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GAFF —A light spar set at an angle from the
upper part of a mast, from which the ensign is
flown when a ship is under way.
GALLEY —Space where food is prepared.
Never called a kitchen.
GANGWAY —(1) The opening in a bulwark
or lifeline to provide access to a brow or an
accommodation ladder. (2) Given as an order, it
means “Clear the way.”
GANTLINE —Line used for hoisting and
lowering a boatswain’s chair.
GENERAL ALARM —A sound signal of a
pulsating ringing tone used only on board ship
for calling all hands to general quarters.
GENERAL QUARTERS —The condition of
full readiness for battle.
GIG —Boat assigned for the commanding
officer’s personal use.
GIRDER —A longitudinal supporting a deck.
GRANNY KNOT —A bungled square knot.
GRAPNEL —A small, four-armed anchor
used to recover objects in the water.
GRIPE —Device for securing a boat at its
davits or in a cradle.
GROUND TACKLE —Equipment used in
anchoring or mooring with anchors.
GUNWALE —(Pronounced gunnel.) The upper
edge of the sides of a ship.
GUY —A line used to steady a spar or boom.
HALF DECK —A partial deck below the main
deck.
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HALYARD —A light line used to hoist a flag
pennant.
HAND —A ship’s crew member.
HANDSOMELY —Slowly and carefully.
HARD OVER —Condition of a rudder that
has been turned to the maximum possible rudder
angle.
HASH MARK —Service stripe; a red, blue, or
gold diagonal stripe across the left sleeve of an
enlisted person’s jumper or coat; each stripe
indicates 4 years’ service.
HATCH —A square or rectangular access in
a deck.
HAUL —To pull in or heave on a line by hand.
HAUL OFF —Changing a vessel’s course to
keep clear of another vessel.
HAWSEPIPE —Opening through which the
anchor cable runs from the deck out through the
side of the ship.
HAWSER —Any heavy wire or line used for
towing or mooring.
HEAD —(1) The upper end of a lower
mast boom. (2) Compartment containing toilet
facilities. (3) Ship’s bow.
HEADING —The direction toward which the
ship is pointing at any instant.
HEAVE —To throw.
HEAVE AROUND —(1) The act of hauling
in a line, usually by means of a capstan or winch.
(2) General term for “Get to work.”
HEAVE IN —Take in line or cable.
HEAVE OUT AND TRICE UP —Announce-
ment given at reveille to persons sleeping in
hammocks. It meant, “Get up and lash up your
hammocks.” This term now applies to ships
equipped with bunks.
HEAVE TO —Stopping or reducing headway
of a vessel just enough to maintain steerageway.
HEAVING LINE —A line with a weight at
one end that is heaved across an intervening space
for the purpose of passing over a heavier line.
HELM —Mechanical device used to turn the
rudder; usually a wheel aboard ship; a lever in
boats.
HELMSMAN —Person who steers the ship by
turning the helm.
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