10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STERNPOST»
Discover the use of
sternpost in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sternpost and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
War at Sea in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
These larger vessels became the mainstay of shipping in northern Europe.33
They also were among the first to employ the significant advantage in navigation
provided by the sternpost-mounted rudder affixed by pintles and gudgeons.
John B. Hattendorf, Richard W. Unger, 2003
2
Nicolaes Witsen and Shipbuilding in the Dutch Golden Age
The Rake ofthe sternpost is th us, every 6 feet of height must rake I foot, so the
rake is 3 feet. (72 || 49) To be sure about the rak e ofthe sternpost, one foot ofrake
is taken for each 6 feet ofthe length of the sternpost, and should someone wish it
...
A. J. Hoving, Diederick Wildeman, 2012
3
American-Built Packets and Freighters of the 1850s: An ...
Stem Assembly sternpost Assembly Constantine #1 Stem, NHWO, $.16", one pc.;
M.20“ at head, sternpost, NHWO, M18" at head, M.27" at keel. Cornelius Grinnell
#2 Daniel I/Webster #2 Defender #1 Dione #1 Edisto #1 Elvira #1 Emerald #1 ...
William L. Crothers, 2013
4
Serçe Limanı: An Eleventh-century Shipwreck
The battens, tacked onto both the stem and sternpost templates, ran across the
stern crate structure flush on its inner face (Figs. - and -). Frames
through were secured in place onto the wired stern crate, where their face ...
George Fletcher Bass, 2004
5
The Oxford Handbook of Maritime Archaeology
heights of the stem and sternpost are given from the top of the keel (Boudriot
1998: 108). After taking these examples into consideration and trying various
arrangements, it appears that in La Belle's devis the sternpost height, the height
of the ...
Alexis Catsambis, Ben Ford, Donny L. Hamilton, 2011
6
The Development of the Rudder: A Technological Tale
When looking at the differences between ships of the thirteenth and fourteenth
centuries, perhaps the most striking one is the straight vertical sternpost found on
many of the latter vessels. The introduction of this design feature not only ...
7
Transactions of the Society of Arts
occupied in removing this woodlock, under any circumstances, could not exceed
a minute. 2dly.-With regard to the improved form of the sternpost, it is necessary
to premise that formerly ships' stern-posts and rudders invariably presented ...
8
Transactions of the Society, Instituted at London for the ...
occupied in removing this woodlock, under any circumstances, could not exceed
a minute. 2dly.-—With regard to the improved form of the sternpost, it is
necessary to premise that formerly ships' stern-posts and rudders invariably
presented ...
9
Transactions of the Society Instituted at London for the ...
occupied in removing this woodlock, under any circumstances, could not exceed
a minute. 2dly. — With regard to the improved form of the sternpost, it is
necessary to premise that formerly ships' stern-posts and rudders invariably
presented ...
10
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
(2) Rolled or extruded shapes such as keel, stem, sternpost, gunwales, etc., and
rivets shall be made by the open-hearth or electric furnace process in
accordance with A.S.T.M. Standard Specification A7. Consideration will be given
to the use ...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STERNPOST»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
sternpost is used in the context of the following news items.
Images of Historic San Francisco Wreck Revealed
Coda Octopus 3-D Echoscope sonar, downward view of the shipwreck SS City of Chester with sternpost, (left side of sonar image) compound steam engine and ... «MarineLink, Dec 14»
Fire at Waikato Museum
Poutapu, who had a carving school at Tuurangawaewae Marae, researched Waikato carving styles and carved the bow, figurehead, sternpost and sides. «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 14»
Only a tiller in hand
Divers, nevertheless, recovered a sternpost and rudder, but the tiller and everything else above was missing. However, they also recovered the fixed block and ... «USA Today, Jun 06»
