10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CROSSJACK»
Discover the use of
crossjack in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
crossjack and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Next to the development of the modern head sails, the changes made in
crossjack and spanker are of most interest. As is well known by old seamen, no
sail was bent on the crossjack yard until about 184-0, the first man to set a
crossjack being ...
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, ...
Derrick and span. 152, Top. 153, Crossjack yard. 154, Crossjack lifts. 155,
Crossjack braces. 1 56, Crossjack slings. — 157, Mizen-topmast. 158, Shrouds
and laniards. 159, Yard and sail. 1 60, Backstay». 161, Stay. 162, Halliards. 163,
Lifts.
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Encyclopædia Britannica: or, A dictionary of arts and ...
150, Stay. 1 j 1, Derrick and span. 152, Top. 153, Crossjack yard. 154, Cros-jack
lifts. 155, Crossjack braces. 136, Crossjack flings. — 157, Mizentop-majl. 158,
Shrouds and laniards. 1 ^9, Yard and fail. j6o, Backstays. 161, Slay. 162,
Halliards.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, James Millar,
1810
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Constitution - All Sails Up and Flying
The pendant (strap) on the fore and main yard, (none on the mizzen crossjack), is
made from 7” stretched and wormed rope, and the lengths equal 1/10 of the
respective yard's overall length. One end has an eye splice to fit the yardarm, and
...
5
The Elements[!] of Naval Architecture, Or A Practical ...
25 16 31 16 Crossjack 32 Breadth 23 f. 2 in. Length low. deck 78 feet, 1 1 i in.
Capt. Lyons, about 167 Tuns. Masts. Yards. Length. Diara. Len. Feet. Inth. Feet.
Main-Mast 60 i6i- 42 Do. top 33 10 32 Do. top gall. 18 5t 24 Fore-Mast 54 16 37
Do.
Duhamel du Monceau (M.), M. Duhamel du Monceau,
1764
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The Rigging of Ships: in the Days of the Spritsail Topmast, ...
... Sheat Pendant Lines Peckbrails Stay Sail Stay Derrick and Span Top Cross
Jack Yard Crossjack Liffts Crossjack Braces Crossjack Slings MIZON TOP MAST
Shrouds and Lanyards Yard and Sail Backstays Stay Hallyards Liffts Braces and
...
She crossed a crossjack yard, a topsail yard, and although not mentioned in the
logs, a topgallant yard and studding sail yards. A 'spread yard' also appears in a
log entry. Chapman5 depicts a cutter with a yard slung below the crossjack yard ...
Leonard George Carr Laughton, Roger Charles Anderson, William Gordon Perrin,
1996
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The naval officer's guide for preparing ships for sea
Fitted the same as crossjack yard ; one stirrup is sometimes put on each yard arm
; the end must be unlaid and plaited, there being no jack- stay bolts. Crossjack,
fore topsail, and spritsail yards, are the same size ; also, main topgallant and ...
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Sovereign of the Seas: The Seventeenth Century Warship
Aparrel was notrigged on the crossjack yard.Instead, it was secured by a truss.
The crossjack was hoisted by slings.A block was stroppedin thecentre ofthe yard.
Through the blockrove a rope with an eye inone end.The twoends ofthe runner ...
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A code of signals for the use of the mercantile navy
... 43 Cross 72 Crumble ly 73 Crump ness et 44 Cross-cut ets 45 Cross-head 74
Crumple 46 Cross-examine 75 Crupper ation 76 Crural 47 Cross-grained 77
Crusade 48 Crossjack r 49 Crossjack-yard rs 50 Crosspiece 78 Crush Section"
46.
Bethune James Walker,
1841
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