B
BACK of the post to BALANCE of the mizen
BALANCE of the boom sail to BARK
BARNACLE to BEAMS
BARNACLE
BARRICADOE
BARS of the Capstern and Windlast
BASIN
BATTENS
BAY
BEACON
BEACONAG
BEAK-HEAD
BEAMS
BEAMS to BED of a river
BED of a cannon to BIGHT
BILANDER to BLACK-STRAKES
BLADE to Trim the BOAT!
To bale the BOAT to BOLT-ROPE
BOMB to BOTTOM
BOTTOM to BOX-HAULING
BOXING to To BREAK-UP
BREAK-WATER to BRIDLES of the bowline
BRIG, or BRIGANTINE to Ship-BUILDING
Ship-BUILDING to BUNTINE
BUNTLINES to BUTTONS
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BEAK-HEAD
BEAK-HEAD, (coltis, Fr.) a name given to a ship's head whose forecastle is square or oblong, a circumstance common to all vessels of war which have two or more decks of guns. In smaller ships, the forecastle is nearly shaped like a parabola, whose vertex, or angular point, lies immediately over the stem.The strong, projecting, pointed beaks used by the ancients in time of battle, have been intirely rejected since the use of gun-powder.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 31, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0122.html