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(New page: A '''Ship's bells''' are used to indicate time onboard ship. One bell sounds for each half hour. One bell means 12:30, two bells mean 1:00, three bells mean 1:30, and so on until 4:00 ("ei...) |
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| − | A '''Ship's bells''' are used to indicate time onboard ship. One bell sounds for each half hour. | + | A '''Ship's bells''' are used to indicate time onboard ship. One bell sounds for each half hour. Bells are rung in pairs to make it easier to count.<ref>http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/shipbee.htm</ref> Thus, for a watch starting at 12:00, one bell means 12:30, two bells mean 1:00, two bells pause 1 bell means 1:30, and so on until 4:00 ("eight bells"). This cycle starts again for the next watch. |
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| + | The use of 30 minutes as the interval between bells originates from the use of a half hour glass to keep time. Each half hour, the glass would be flipped and the appropriate count of the bell would be rung.<ref>http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq83-1.htm</ref> | ||
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| + | {|border=1 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | !Number of bells | ||
| + | !colspan=3|Hour | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | !One bell | ||
| + | |12:30 | ||
| + | |4:30 | ||
| + | |8:30 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | !Two bells | ||
| + | |1:00 | ||
| + | |5:00 | ||
| + | |9:00 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | !Three bells | ||
| + | |1:30 | ||
| + | |5:30 | ||
| + | |9:30 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | !Four bells | ||
| + | |2:00 | ||
| + | |6:00 | ||
| + | |10:00 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | !Five bells | ||
| + | |2:30 | ||
| + | |6:30 | ||
| + | |10:30 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | !Six bells | ||
| + | |3:00 | ||
| + | |7:00 | ||
| + | |11:00 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | !Seven bells | ||
| + | |3:30 | ||
| + | |7:30 | ||
| + | |11:30 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | !Eight bells | ||
| + | |4:00 | ||
| + | |8:00 | ||
| + | |12:00 | ||
| + | |} | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Shipping terms]] | [[Category:Shipping terms]] | ||
Revision as of 21:20, July 12, 2007
A Ship's bells are used to indicate time onboard ship. One bell sounds for each half hour. Bells are rung in pairs to make it easier to count.[1] Thus, for a watch starting at 12:00, one bell means 12:30, two bells mean 1:00, two bells pause 1 bell means 1:30, and so on until 4:00 ("eight bells"). This cycle starts again for the next watch.
The use of 30 minutes as the interval between bells originates from the use of a half hour glass to keep time. Each half hour, the glass would be flipped and the appropriate count of the bell would be rung.[2]
| Number of bells | Hour | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| One bell | 12:30 | 4:30 | 8:30 |
| Two bells | 1:00 | 5:00 | 9:00 |
| Three bells | 1:30 | 5:30 | 9:30 |
| Four bells | 2:00 | 6:00 | 10:00 |
| Five bells | 2:30 | 6:30 | 10:30 |
| Six bells | 3:00 | 7:00 | 11:00 |
| Seven bells | 3:30 | 7:30 | 11:30 |
| Eight bells | 4:00 | 8:00 | 12:00 |