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Q: How do you tell time with a ship's bell?
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A device that was used to tell time aboard a ship?

The clock has been used to tell time on ships for centuries.


How did people in middle ages tell time?

they used a bell tower


Who shine the ships bell?

An old Navy tradition has it that the ship's cook shines the ship's bell and the ship's bugler shines the ship's whistle. This tradition may still be observed in some of the ships of the modern Navy. However, in normal practice, the ship's bell is maintained by a man of the ships' division charged with the upkeep of that part of the ship where the bell is located.


Does anyone have a photo of the USS Ponchatoula AO 148 ships bell?

I cleaned that brass bell for three long years.


What is the Naval system of bell time?

On ships at sea, a practical measure of time is the watch, a period of 4 hours. The watch is divided into 8 bells, so one bell equals 1/2 hour or 30 minutes. Every 30 minutes the ship's bell sounds the number of bells elapsed since the start of the watch.


When was The Time Ships created?

The Time Ships was created in 1995.


What is the device called to tell time on a ship?

The proper name for a ships clock is chronometer. A chronometer is a clock that has 24 hours on it.


What is bell time?

* Bell time is the time for bell. Like, when it's dismissal or a start of another period. Or, when it's lunch.


How many pages does The Time Ships have?

The Time Ships has 454 pages.


What is the ISBN of The Time Ships?

The ISBN of The Time Ships is 0-002-24609-0.


What are the uses for the Bell Rock lighthouse?

The Bell Rock lighthouse has the same use all lighthouses have - to warn ships of dangers of rocky reefs lying below the surface of the water, where they cannot be seen. Bell Rock lighthouse sits atop a particularly hazardous rock which is visible for only a short time at low tide each day.


What is the role of the bell in the history of independence?

The bell was originally used to announce the time on ships. Then it was used by the town criers to announce the news to small communities. As communities grew the churches adopted the bell to call the people to worship and as a warning that danger was approaching. Teachers used a smaller bell to call children to school. Bells were rung across the country to announce the signing of the Declaration of Independence and Liberty from the King of England. Thus the bell that cracked during this event was called the Liberty Bell.