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| Bare Poles | Condition of a sailing ship when all sails have been taken down in a severe storm, very often a hazardous undertaking if there is a high sea running. |
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| Barge | (1) A cargo carrying vessel, usually without an engine, towed or pushed by a tug. Small barges for carrying cargo between ship and shore are known as lighters. (2) Also a term in sail racing - a boat which forces its way illegally between another contestant and the starting line is said to be barging. |
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| Barnacle | A small shellfish which sticks to the bottoms of ships. |
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| Barograph | An instrument used to keep a record of atmospheric pressure, such as on a paper drum. |
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| Barometer | An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure in inches or millibars of mercury |
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| Barometric Pressure | Atmospheric pressure as measured by a barometer. |
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| Barque (Also Bark) | A sailing ship with three to five masts, all of them square-rigged except the after mast, which is fore-and-aft rigged. |
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| Barquentine | Sailing vessel with three or more masts. Square rigged on foremast, fore and aft rigged on all others. |
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| Barratry | Any wrongful act knowingly done by the master or crew of a vessel to the detriment of the owner of either ship or cargo; and which was done without knowledge or consent of owner or owners. |
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| Bathyscaphe | A small free-moving submersible designed for exploring the ocean depths. |
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| Batten Down | Secure hatches and loose objects both within the hull and on deck in preparation for approaching bad weather. |
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| Batten Pockets | Pockets in a sail where battens can be placed to stiffen the sail. |
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| Battle Honors | The names of battles or individual ship actions in which a warship has taken part, usually displayed in a prominent place on a ship as a source of pride in her name. Known as Battle Stars in the U.S. Navy. |
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| Bay | An indentation of the coastline between two headlands. |
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| Beachcomber | Originally a seaman who, not wanting to work, preferred to exist by hanging around ports and harbors and living on the charity of others. Now more generally describing any loafer around the waterfront who prefers not to work. |
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