HMS Larne (1829), the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 18 relations: Beam (nautical), Bow (watercraft), Builder's Old Measurement, Carronade, Ceremonial ship launching, Gun deck, HMNB Devonport, Hold (compartment), Keel, Keel laying, Naval rating, Pembroke Dockyard, Royal Navy, Ship breaking, Ship commissioning, Tonnage, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Wales.

2. 1829 ships
3. Comet-class sloop
4. First Opium War ships of the United Kingdom

Beam (nautical)

The beam of a ship is its width at its widest point.

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Bow (watercraft)

The bow is the forward part of the hull of a ship or boat, the point that is usually most forward when the vessel is underway.

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Builder's Old Measurement

Builder's Old Measurement (BOM, bm, OM, and o.m.) is the method used in England from approximately 1650 to 1849 for calculating the cargo capacity of a ship.

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Carronade

A carronade is a short, smoothbore, cast-iron cannon which was used by the Royal Navy.

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Ceremonial ship launching

Ceremonial ship launching involves the performance of ceremonies associated with the process of transferring a vessel to the water.

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Gun deck

The term gun deck used to refer to a deck aboard a ship that was primarily used for the mounting of cannon to be fired in broadsides.

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HMNB Devonport

His Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport (HMNB Devonport) is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Portsmouth) and is the sole nuclear repair and refuelling facility for the Royal Navy.

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Hold (compartment)

View of the hold of a container ship A ship's hold or cargo hold is a space for carrying cargo in the ship's compartment.

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Keel

The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element on a watercraft.

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Keel laying

Laying the keel or laying down is the formal recognition of the start of a ship's construction.

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Naval rating

In a military navy, a rate or rating, and sometimes known as a bluejacket in the United States, is a junior enlisted sailor who is below the military rank of warrant officer.

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Pembroke Dockyard

Pembroke Dockyard, originally called Pater Yard, is a former Royal Navy Dockyard in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

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Ship breaking

Ship breaking (also known as ship recycling, ship demolition, ship scrapping, ship dismantling, or ship cracking) is a type of ship disposal involving the breaking up of ships either as a source of parts, which can be sold for re-use, or for the extraction of raw materials, chiefly scrap.

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Ship commissioning

Ship commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service and may be regarded as a particular application of the general concepts and practices of project commissioning.

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Tonnage

Tonnage is a measure of the capacity of a ship, and is commonly used to assess fees on commercial shipping.

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state in Northwestern Europe that was established by the union in 1801 of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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See also

1829 ships

• Brunswick (1829 ship)
• Caledonia (1829 ship)
• Constitution (1829 steamboat)
• Fanny (1829 ship)
• French corvette Créole (1829)
• French corvette Sphinx (1829)
• French ship Suffren (1829)
• George Green (1829 ship)
• HCS Hugh Lindsay (1829)
• HMS Fox (1829)
• HMS Hyacinth (1829)
• HMS Larne (1829)
• HMS Partridge (1829)
• HMS Penelope (1829)
• HMS President (1829)
• HMS Prospero (1837)
• HMS Raven (1829)
• HMS Recruit (1829)
• HMS Starling (1829)
• HMS Thais (1829)
• Hannah Elizabeth (ship)
• Intrepid (1829 ship)
• List of ship launches in 1829
• Majestic (1829 ship)
• Miranda (1829 ship)
• Royal Saxon (1829 ship)
• Royal Sovereign (1829 ship)
• Science (1829 ship)
• St Vincent (1829)
• Stirling Castle (1829 brig)
• Tam O'Shanter (ship)
• USS William Badger
• Warren (1829 ship)

Comet-class sloop

• HMS Comus (1828)
• HMS Larne (1829)

First Opium War ships of the United Kingdom

• HMS Alligator (1821)
• HMS Blenheim (1813)
• HMS Calliope (1837)
• HMS Conway (1832)
• HMS Cornwallis (1813)
• HMS Druid (1825)
• HMS Hazard (1837)
• HMS Herald (1824)
• HMS Hyacinth (1829)
• HMS Larne (1829)
• HMS Melville (1817)
• HMS Modeste (1837)
• HMS North Star (1824)
• HMS Rattlesnake (1822)
• HMS Samarang (1822)
• HMS Sulphur (1826)
• HMS Wellesley (1815)
• INS Ariadne (1839)
• Nemesis (1839)
• PS Madagascar (1838 ship)

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Larne_(1829)

Also known as HMS Lightning (1829).