Abaft
Abaft Abaft is a nautical expression indicating a point ... given part of a ship. For example, "abaft the funnel" means behind the ship's funnel. (If not qualified, abaft means "behind the mid-point of a ... ships".) Note that unqualified or in the "abaft the beam" form, abaft does not ...
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Glossary of nautical terms
... or power authorising action by a privateer. Abaft - Towards the stern ("to go abaft") Abaft the beam - The half of the ship ... stern; an object or vessel that is abaft another vessel or object. ASW - Anti-submarine ... are located here, officers being housed behind (abaft) the mast and enlisted men before ...
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Battle class destroyer
... of a 4" gun on a gundeck abaft the funnel. It was also decided that ... the limited usefulness of the 4" gun abaft the funnel and only the first ships ... positioned on the original 4" gun deck abaft the funnel. In the event these guns ... huge new latice foremast was fitted immediately abaft the bridge. The base of this mast ... containing generators and radar offices was built abaft the funnel. A new latice mainmast ...
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Emerald class cruiser
... part forward of amidships magazine and part abaft forward engine room 80,000 shp (59 ... part forward of amidships magazine and part abaft forward engine room 80,000 shp (59 ...
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HMS Emerald (D66)
... part forward of amidships magazine and part abaft forward engine room 80,000 shp (59 ... part forward of amidships magazine and part abaft forward engine room 80,000 shp (59 ...
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USS Tangier (AV-8)
... Pearl Harbor on 3 November and moored abaft the former battleship USS Utah now serving ... Fleet, moored at Pearl Harbor. Tangier, still abaft Utah, was in the fight from the ...
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Aft
... antonym is forward. The corresponding preposition is abaft. For example, the mizzenmast is abaft the mainmast. Its antonym is before or ...
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USS Sealion (SS-315)
... a large watertight cylindrical chamber was installed abaft the conning tower to store amphibious landing ... during one of which the "LVT hangar" abaft the conning tower was removed, and for ...
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USS Wahoo (SS-238)
... the tanker, the second hitting him just abaft of his midships, breaking his back. He ... under the mainmast and completely disintegrated everything abaft of the stack. The forward section sank ...
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HMS Enterprise (D52)
... part forward of amidships magazine and part abaft forward engine room 80,000 shp (59 ... part forward of amidships magazine and part abaft forward engine room 80,000 shp (59 ...
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