10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEA LADDER»
Discover the use of
sea ladder in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sea ladder and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
While it was deadly stuff to swim through, the blanket of grease did tendtoreduce
the turmoilof thesea and enabled themto reach the relative safety oftheDelphy's
side right under the starboard sea ladder. Rhodehamel was making hisway ...
There was a dim light ondeck near the top of the sea ladder. The man at the boat
controls hailed the ship, and a sailor from the ship appeared at the top of the sea
ladder and looked down at them. He wore a cap with a single gold anchor on it.
3
On a
Sea of Glass: The Life and Loss of the RMS Titanic
In the meantime the sailors have been getting out the sea ladder for the pilot's
descent; at lastthe steamer is abaft the pilot boat... lookingnot unlike aprivate
yacht. A rowboat isput off fromthe steam pilot boat andthe sailorsthrow the rowers
the ...
Tad Fitch, J.Kent Layton & Bill Wormstedt, 2013
Slug Slagger, our leading petty officer for the First Division, came up to me and
said, “Wiebe, I want you to give the crew preparing the starboard sea ladder for
port.” He explained what it was all about, which was to start while we were still at
...
5
Royce's Sailing Illustrated: The Sailor's Bible Since 1956
... sea kindly— a vessel riding comfortably in rough weather, page 1 52. sea
ladder— portable ladder over the side of a ship as to take up a pilot. sea lawyer—
belligerant seaman who enjoys arguments with authority. seam— space between
...
6
Battleship Arizona: An Illustrated History
The footing was a bit tricky at times, especially for the first run in the morning,
when the catwalk was likely to be wet from condensed fog. Once out on the boom
, the crew descended into the boat by a sea ladder and began the day's activities.
7
The Congo and Coasts of Africa
As the ship was getting under way, a young man in "whites" and a sun helmet, an
agent of a trading company, went down the sea ladder by which I was leaning.
He was smart, alert; his sleeves, rolled recklessly to. 22 THE CONGO AND ...
Richard Harding Davis, 2006
8
Pulp Classics: Submarine Stories Magazine (March 1930)
"Lay me alongside that sea ladder, Perry. I'm going aboard." The torpedoman
steering the boat obeyed without a word. Since there was a human life to be
saved, there could be no hesitation. Stanton jumped handily as the swell lifted
the boat ...
9
The Passing of Starr Faithfull
Alice Davies: The Staff Captain, the Inspector, Miss Faithfull and myself went
down to D deck. All the way Miss Faithfull was asking that she should not be put
ashore and was more hysterical. When we got to D deck, the sea ladder was
down.
... usually of canvas stretched on a conical frame, dragged by a vessel with the
large end toward the vessel, to keep the vessel from drifting or to keep her head
to the wind Sea Ladder - A rope ladder, usually with wooden steps, for use over
the ...
