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What is a fife rail?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

A circular rail about the mainmast, to which lines and sheets were bound to and by belaying pins. It is known as the fife rail because in ships smaller than frigates, the 'music' was provided by a single fife (pipe) and drum. The 'beat' to quarters, for example, was performed by the 'fife and drum', close to the mainmast, both fifer and drummer touching the fife rail.

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16y ago

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