- The
foretop of the
Prince William. Note the ****tock
shrouds (white-painted rods
angling inwards) and jacob's ladders;
extending upwards are the topmast...
- A
petty officer (PO) is a non-commissioned
officer in many navies.
Often they may be
superior to a seaman, and
subordinate to more
senior non-commissioned...
- and gave no more trouble. He
later achieved the rank of
captain of the
foretop and died of
consumption in
August 1862. His VC is on
display in the Lord...
- came
round untouched, but
Colossus was
going about when her
foreyard and
foretop yard were shot away. She was
forced to wear ship
instead of tack and the...
-
Sergeant Finch was
second in
command of the pom-poms and
Lewis gun in the
foretop of HMS Vindictive. At one
period Vindictive was
being hit
every few seconds...
- Mast
heights above deck in
metres Tea rig
Sydney Foretop 18.8 16.5
Topgallant 29.8 24.3
Royal 39.6 35.4
Maintop 19.8 16.9
Topgallant 31.9 22.8
Royal 36...
-
Tirpitz was
equipped with
Model 23
search radars mounted on the forward,
foretop, and rear rangefinders.
These were
later replaced with
Model 27 and then...
-
transferred to the ****
frigate HMS Shannon,
where he
became captain of the
foretop. When the
Indian Mutiny broke out in May 1857,
Shannon was
among the fleet...
- Tuunbaq,
although it is
implied that he dies fighting.
Captain of the
Foretop Harry Peglar A
respected member of the crew,
Peglar is one of the senior...
-
English seaman who
served in the
Royal Navy. He
served as
Captain of the
Foretop, a
Petty Officer rank, on HMS
Terror during the 1845
Franklin Expedition...
