Seamanship, both in theory and practice; to which is annexed, an essay on naval tactics and signals: also, regulations for the government of the Navy ... of general and particular orders for the bet

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1813 Excerpt: ...wind, when they are to heave to on the larboard tack. Thus they will proceed along the dotted parallels, and arrive in the order of battle at the same distance from each other they held in the order of retreat, BAD being an isosceles triangle. If it be-required to form upon the starboard tack, the ship D is to heave to upon the starboard tack, and the rest are to steer with the wind a point upon the starboard quarter, till D hears six points from the wind, when they are to hcave-to on the starboard tack. 1?R0B. X. To work to JVindward in the Order of Sailing. Let the three lines, A 1, B St, C 8, figure 46, represent the lines of bearing of the order of sailing when close hauled upon the larboard tack, and the three lines 1 C, 5 D, 8 E, the three lines or bearings, when close hauled upon the starboard tack; also let the small circles numbered 1,4, 7, represent the van ships in the order of sailing upon the larboard tack abreast of each other. To explain, the manner-of performing this problem, for the sake of simplicity Figure 46. we shall consider the manoeuvres of the three van ships only, which is sufficient,) as the remuinder of the ships are to tack in succession after their respective van. Now, to form the order of sailing on the other tack, let the van ship, 1, of the lee-line tack and stand on; and when the van ship 4 of the centre line biings the van of the lee-line four points abaft her lee-beam, viz. in the direction 5, 2, she is to tack; the van of the weather line tacking when the van of the centre is four points abaft her lee-beam, viz. in the direction 8, 6, at which time the ships will be abreast of each, other upon the starboard tack, as represented by the large dots 3, 6, 8.. PROB. XI. To wort to Windward in the Order of Battle. To work to w...