Bells on Ships [some naval history]

Naval Historical Center--Department of the Navy ^ | 15. July 1999 | unattributed

[1rudeboy]

THE SHIP'S BELL CODE
BELLS	HOUR
1 Bell 2 Bells 3 Bells 4 Bells 5 Bells 6 Bells 7 Bells 8 Bells	4:30 5:00 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00	8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00	12:30 1:00 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00

[freedumb2003]

This is really, realluy interesting.

History fascinates me -- and this kind of thing is really quite cool.

[freedumb2003]

ps: Thanks for posting it.

[1rudeboy]

Anybody keep a Navy ping list? Remember folks, Fleet Week in Seattle and Tall Ships in Chicago this weekend!

[1rudeboy]

Do you keep a military ping list? Can I borrow it?

[VOA]

bump

[1rudeboy]

You might have a ping list, I think?

[NewCenturions]

Thanks for posting. I never could figure out the ship's bell code before.

[Coastie]

For you armchair sailors and and old salts on the beach, just what you've been missing, a ship's bell program;

Ship's Bell

It'll drive the missus nuts, it's great!

[freedumb2003]

I've installed it -- can't wait for the next hour boundry :)

[snippy_about_it]

Some Navy history for the FReeper Foxhole thanks to 1rudeboy!

ping!

[Cagey]

On July 4th, 1995 the ship's bell and stanchion were recovered from where they lay beneath 550 feet of Lake Superior. A replica of the bell, graven with the names of the crew, was left in its place. The bell was presented to the relatives of the crew and rung thirty times -- once for each member of the crew and a final time in honor of all those who have lost their lives at sea. The bell was given to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point to serve as a memorial to the ship and crew.

[Soaring Feather]

Thank you so much for this interesting article.

Thanks snippy for the ping.

[Soaring Feather]

Canteen Ping.

[Khurkris]

The story is, when I was a wee little lad and baptized, my Pop held a bell over me while this was done. He was a 26 yr US Navy man...1919 - 1946. Old school Sailor he was.


Now I know why.

[Professional Engineer]

805 KIDDER BREESE SE -- WASHINGTON NAVY YARD

Hey, I've been there before.

[Professional Engineer]

[BIGLOOK]

http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/questions/bells.html

[SunkenCiv]

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[StarCMC]

COOL!! Thanks for the ping!! BIGLOOK explained this to me once before, but it remains a foreign language! :-D