MRP: Shipping terminology
Shipping terminology
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31/05/12, CSG: Created page
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Notes
A
Anchor
Apparell
B
Boatswaine
C
Caske ("did stave and cast over board most of their caskes with fresh water" (HCA 13/73))
Company ("Master and Company")
F
Foresaile ("y:e said ship running before the sea, under her foresaile" (HCA 13/73); "this depo:t and Company were forced to haul the said foresaile of the said ship, and lye under a mizen" (HCA 13/73))
Furniture
H
Hold ("shipped under water w:ch came into y:e hold of y:e sd ship" (HCA 13/73); "in a short time foure foote and a halfe of water in her hold, w:ch caused y:e said XXX to lye dead in y:e sea" (HCA 13/73))
L
Lading ("ships lading")
Long boate
M
Main saile
Master ("Master and Commander")
Missen saile ("y:e said ships ?Missen saile was blowne away, and lost, and by Meanes of looseing y:e Misen, y:e said ship lay broad XXX to the sea" (HCA 13/73))
Mizen ("a mizen")
Mizzen mast
Q
Quartermaster
R
Ropes ("Cut downe y:e maine mast. by the board. and cut away. y:e Ropes and Tackling thereto belonging" (HCA 13/73))
Rowling ("by y:e said ships Rowlings it bilged a hole in y:e XXXX of the said ship" (HCA 13/73))
Rudder
S
Sheath anchor ("her ?sheath Anchor was well and sufficiently fastened to the side of the said ship" (HCA 13/73))
Sheats anchor
Skiffe
Spritsaile ("her spritsaile was XXX away, by y:e violence of the said Storme" (HCA 13/73))
Stern (" the said ships stern gave way" (HCA 13/73); "y:e stern poast Rudder and sterne of the said Shipp" (HCA 13/73))
Sterne ("Sterne part")
Strong ("the said ship was strong strong and Tight, and was well fitted with all manner
of necessaryes and materialls for y:e said voyage" (HCA 13/73))
T
Tackle ("all and singular the Tackle Apparrell funiture and things belonging
to the said ship y:e Oporto Merchant" (HCA 13/73))
Tackling ("Cut downe y:e maine mast. by the board. and cut away. y:e Ropes and Tackling thereto belonging" (HCA 13/73))
Tiller ("ships Tiller")
