full astern!
1astern — [ə stʉrn′] adv. [ A 1 + STERN2] 1. behind a ship or aircraft [a keg bobbed up astern] 2. AFT1: not a nautical usage 3. backward; in a reverse direction [full speed astern] …
2USS William Ward Burrows (AP-6) — was a transport ship that saw service with the US Navy in World War II. Santa Rita a twin screw, steel hulled, passenger and cargo motorship launched in May 1929 at Copenhagen, Denmark, by Burmeister and Wain was built for the Grace Steamship… …
3MV George Prince ferry disaster — The MV George Prince ferry disaster was a nautical disaster that occurred in the Mississippi River in Louisiana on the morning of October 20, 1976. The ferry George Prince was struck by the Norwegian tanker SS Frosta , which was traveling upriver …
4Engine order telegraph — This article is about the engine order telegraph, colloquially known as the chadburn . For other uses, see the English surname, also known by its variant Chadbourne . Several engine order telegraphs on the bridge of RMS Queen Mary …
5Telégrafo (náutica) — Por otras acepciones de la palabra véase Telégrafo Telégrafo en el puente (en inglés). El telégrafo es un dispositivo instalado en el puente de mando de un buque con una réplica en la sala de máquinas, por medio del cual se transmiten las órdenes …
6Philip Vian — Infobox Military Person name=Sir Philip Louis Vian lived=15 June 1894 27 May 1968 placeofbirth=London placeofdeath=Ashford Hill, Hampshire near Newbury, Berkshire caption= nickname= allegiance=United Kingdom branch= Royal Navy serviceyears= 1907… …
7Kitchen rudder — The Kitchen Rudder is the familiar name for Kitchen s Patent Reversing Rudders , a combination rudder and directional propulsion delivery system for relatively slow speed displacement boats which was invented in the early 20th century by Admiral… …
8Melbourne–Voyager collision — Date 10 February 1964 Place Jervis Bay, Australia Vesels involved • HMAS Melbourne (R21) • HMAS Voyager (D04) Cause Navigational …
9Melbourne–Evans collision — The stern section of USS Frank E. Evans on the morning after the collision. USS Everett F. Larson (right) is moving in to salvage the remains of the abandoned destroyer. Date …
10HMAS Melbourne (R21) — The Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne (R21) was the lead ship of the Royal Navy s Majestic class of light aircraft carriers. Operating from 1955 until 1982, she was the third and final conventional aircraft carrierref|def| [I] to serve… …
