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	BELLS
		Brass bells have always been associated with their vessels and many sailors consider the sound of the bell to be the soul of the ship.
		As early as the 15th Century a bell was used to sound the time on board a ship.
		The bell was run every half hour of the 4 hour watch.
	www.nauticool.com /bells.html

	Russian admiral causes flap over nuclear ship risk
		The head of the Russian navy rang alarm bells Tuesday after being quoted saying one of the world's most powerful nuclear warships might be about to blow up.
		The head of the Russian navy rang alarm bells March 23, 2004 after being quoted saying one of the world's most powerful nuclear warships might be about to blow up.
		Kommersant newspaper quoted naval sources saying Kuroyedov's decision to recall the ship was motivated by rivalries among admirals, including Kuroyedov and the ship's master, Admiral Vladimir Kasatonov, who is a bitter critic of the navy chief.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2004-03/24/content_317523.htm

	Don Macnaughtan - Lane Community College Library - The Bells of Sunday Island
		Grandfather Bell, his wife and family of six children, obtained a passage on the vessel "Norval", under command of Capt. MacKenzie, from Samoa to Sunday Island, with an agreement that the ship would call back in a few months to see how they were making out.
		The Bells now decided to explore the Island, which covers an area of 7,260 acres, although the family consider it nearly twice that size owing to the steep cliffs and the ruggedness.
		The excitement for the Bell children may well be imagined when this ship would blow her siren on arrival at the Island.
	www.lanecc.edu /library/don/kermadec1.htm (8310 words)

	Ship Preview: Freedom of the Seas; Cruisemates Cruise Ship Feature Articles
		With all its bells and whistles, the ship’s surf park is creating big waves in the cruise industry.
		Freedom of the Seas is 43 percent larger than Royal Caribbean’s roomy Voyager class of ships and thus has space for three large pool areas, each offering innovative concepts.
		Freedom’s rock-climbing wall will be much larger than those on other Royal Caribbean ships, which have traditionally measured 30 by 33 feet.
	www.cruisemates.com /articles/feature/rcifreedom.cfm (890 words)

	Concert bells Products
		This set of deluxe orchestra bells is specially designed for the musician in search of an instrument that produces an extraordinarily beautiful sound while at the same time serving as a remarkable piece of craftsman ship that is adoring to the eyes.
		Ross marching bells feature a lift-front carrier for improved comfort and assembly and come standard with strong durable nylon carrying cases for instrument and carrier.
		These bells are double pinned, so the bars are secure and firm on the rails.
	www.libtiff.org /WB/Concert-Percussion/Concert-Bells (890 words)

	Chapter Bournless <i>to</i> Bowl of B by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)
		The bells of Bow Church in London; cockneydom.
		An anchor carried at the bow of a ship.
		A pair of compasses, with a bow or arched plate riveted to one of the legs, and passing through the other.
	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/257/1193/22092/4.html (257 words)

	Bell Reducer
		Ship's bells mark the time on a ship.
		On a wind instrument the bell is the round, flared openingat the opposite end from the mouthpiece, where the sound exits and is amplified.
	www.daikaiju.com /edge/11503-bell%20reducer.html (275 words)

	Nautical Gifts Collectible Lighthouses Door Knockers Nantucket Baskets - Cape Cod Nautical Gifts at Allen Harbor Marine
		Ship's Bells are still very much in use during periods of heavy fog as well as the coastal tradition of giving a Ship's Bell as a housewarming gift.
		From 1775 to 1815 the world was ruled from Europe by wooden war ships.
		We also sell a big selection of lighthouse posters and collectible models.
	www.capecodnauticalgifts.com /flotsam (275 words)

	gothicdragon 7.0
		The bells were struck for every half-hour of each watch, with a maximum of eight bells.
		At the end of the First Dog Watch, only four bells were struck, and the Second Dog Watch bells were struck like this: 6:30 PM, one bell; 7 PM two bells; 7:30 PM, three bells; and at 8 PM, eight bells.
		As early as the 15th Century, a bell was used to sound the time onboard a ship.
	www.gothicdragon.com (1360 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Military -- Navy commissions lead ship in newest class of fast-attack subs
		NORFOLK, Va. – With bells ringing and horns blaring, the Navy on Saturday commissioned the lead ship of its latest class of fast-attack submarines specifically designed for post-Cold War security threats.
		SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Military -- Navy commissions lead ship in newest class of fast-attack subs
		"This ship will very definitely play a role in that war on terror."
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/military/20041023-1219-ussvirginia.html (1360 words)

	Cruise Critic: Cruise reviews, cruise bargains, discount cruises, cruise news news and cruise vacation guide
		Norwegian Jewel is the closest thing in the big-ship marketplace to a land-based resort vacation, with lots of restaurants, lounges, and other bells and whistles.
		You've heard of "Ship of Fools" and ship of state -- but for our reviewer, Carnival Valor turned out to be a "Ship of Surprises." Read the review.
		From sparkling new vessels to extra-ordinary excursions, there's a lot going on for cruise passengers this year in balmy, beautiful Hawaii.
	www.cruisecritic.com (228 words)

	The Weather Store : Midshipman Ship's Clock by Maximum Weather Instruments
		The Midshipman, a Ship's bell clock with quartz movement, features 12- and 24-hour increments and shows traditional on-board watch periods.
		Bells may be turned off for silent operation.
		Home > Weather Instruments > Maximum Weather Instruments > Midshipman Ship's Clock by Maximum Weather Instruments
	store.theweatherstore.com /mishclbymawe.html (228 words)

	Foolish Clothing: Depictions of Jesters and Fools in Medieval and Renaissance Art
		A fool entertaining banqueters wears a loose green tunic, with bells at the peak of each dag; his hose, with pointed soles (and probably leather-reinforced soles) are yellow and red; and he wears a yellow hood with asses' ears, pointed towards the bottom.
		There are several medieval woodcuts which feature pictures of jesters and fools -- largely from various editions of the Ship of Fools (Navis Stultifera or Narrenschiff) by Sebastian Brandt.
		A fool diving under the table on the left side of this detail wears a hooded garment (probably with ass's ears) -- or possibly a garment and separate hood -- both of a red and white diamond pattern, as well as long stockings covering his legs.
	www.geocities.com /karen_larsdatter/foolwear.htm (1606 words)

	Ship of Fools
		The Ship of Fools may be thought of as a blend of tradition and innovation.
		The fools themselves are depicted with ass-eared head-dresses, laden with bells, and occasionally carrying a "fool-stick" which has a replica fool’s head on its end.
		Also known as the Stultifera Navis or Ship of Fools, the work was first published in German, but there was a gradual demand for it to be translated into all the leading European languages of the time.
	special.lib.gla.ac.uk /exhibns/month/Mar2002.html (1444 words)

	Foolish Clothing: Depictions of Jesters and Fools in Medieval and Renaissance Art
		A fool entertaining banqueters wears a loose green tunic, with bells at the peak of each dag; his hose, with pointed soles (and probably leather-reinforced soles) are yellow and red; and he wears a yellow hood with asses' ears, pointed towards the bottom.
		A fool appears in the margins of the illustration of the Battle of Najera; he wears a hood with asses' ears (which may be part of his overgarment).
		A fool diving under the table on the left side of this detail wears a hooded garment (probably with ass's ears) -- or possibly a garment and separate hood -- both of a red and white diamond pattern, as well as long stockings covering his legs.
	www.geocities.com /karen_larsdatter/foolwear.htm (1581 words)

	Stultifera Navis (The Ship of Fools): The Medieval Satire of Sebastian Brant
		Stultifera Navis (The Ship of Fools): The Medieval Satire of Sebastian Brant
		Some of the chapters are united by the common theme of a ship which will bear the assembled fools to Narragonia, the island of fools.
		In 1494, humanist Sebastian Brant published Das Narrenschiff, or The Ship of Fools, a long, moralistic poem written in the German language.
	info.lib.uh.edu /sca/digital/ship/introduction.html (587 words)

	Foolish Clothing: Depictions of Jesters and Fools in Medieval and Renaissance Art
		A fool entertaining banqueters wears a loose green tunic, with bells at the peak of each dag; his hose, with pointed soles (and probably leather-reinforced soles) are yellow and red; and he wears a yellow hood with asses' ears, pointed towards the bottom.
		While the painting is intended as satire, there is at least one "real" fool among the shipmates -- the figure hunched over his bowl, perched on the trees growing out of the boat.
		A fool diving under the table on the left side of this detail wears a hooded garment (probably with ass's ears) -- or possibly a garment and separate hood -- both of a red and white diamond pattern, as well as long stockings covering his legs.
	www.geocities.com /karen_larsdatter/foolwear.htm (1623 words)

	Shipwreck.co.za - Brederode 1785 - Dutch East India Company (VOC) vessel.
		This artefact often holds the key to the positive identification of a wreck, as bells were generally cast with the date and maker's name in the same year as a vessel was completed.
		Charlie said to Sverker jokingly, "now find some tin to identify this site!" These words were hardly out of his mouth, when images of tin ingots appeared, then an iron cannon, followed by a huge anchor, bronze cannon and then a ship's bell!
		The Brederode was a Dutch East India Company (VOC) vessel that was lost off the South African coast while homeward bound from Batavia and China in 1785, carrying a valuable cargo of tea, spices, satin and linen cloth, porcelain, tin and gold.
	www.shipwreck.co.za /brederode.html (1623 words)

	Historic shipwrecks: Loch Ard bell
		There are more than 700 shipwrecks in Victorian waters; Heritage Victoria has only 18 bells recorded in its artefact database.
		The Loch Ard was declared a Historic Shipwreck under the Commonwealth Historic Shipwrecks Act in 1989.
		The ship's bell is one of the most important fittings on a ship.
	www.heritage.vic.gov.au /page.asp?ID=306 (313 words)

	USS Tarawa (LHA 1) - Our history, mission, departments, news, photos, and personnel support pages
		This time out to sea, the crew had to reacquaint themselves with a lot more of those proverbial bells and whistles that haven’t been heard since before the shipyard period.
		As the San Diego-based amphibious assault ship steamed off the coast of Southern California May 3-14, sights and sounds that haven’t filled her spaces since the previous deployment in 2003 began to reappear.
		The San Diego-based amphibious assault ship was conducting routine training operations off the coast of Southern California May 3 - 14.
	www.tarawa.navy.mil /news/may04/04-16.html (797 words)

	Christian News, Updated Daily - Christian Today > Ship of Fool’s "Mystery Worshippers" to be Unleashed on London’s Churches
		The co-editor of the Ship of Fools website, Stephen Goddard said, "Whether they are happy-clappy, bells and smells or rock the flock, we'll have a better picture of what neighbouring churches were like in one 24-hour period."
		Ship of Fool’s "Mystery Worshippers" to be Unleashed on London’s Churches
		The editor of the Ship of Fools website, Simon Jenkins said, "Our volunteers go to a church they have never been to before, and experience the service as an outsider.
	www.christiantoday.com /news/ministries/ship.of.fools.mystery.worshippers.to.be.unleashed.on.londons.churches/207.htm (565 words)

	Ship of Fools
		The fools themselves are depicted with ass-eared head-dresses, laden with bells, and occasionally carrying a "fool-stick" which has a replica fool’s head on its end.
		The Ship of Fools may be thought of as a blend of tradition and innovation.
		Also known as the Stultifera Navis or Ship of Fools, the work was first published in German, but there was a gradual demand for it to be translated into all the leading European languages of the time.
	special.lib.gla.ac.uk /exhibns/month/Mar2002.html (1444 words)

	Ship of Fools
		The fools themselves are depicted with ass-eared head-dresses, laden with bells, and occasionally carrying a "fool-stick" which has a replica fool’s head on its end.
		The Ship of Fools may be thought of as a blend of tradition and innovation.
		Also known as the Stultifera Navis or Ship of Fools, the work was first published in German, but there was a gradual demand for it to be translated into all the leading European languages of the time.
	special.lib.gla.ac.uk /exhibns/month/Mar2002.html (1444 words)

	The Hound of the Hill of Spears
		Having landed by the castle of the King of Denmark, the ship turned into a Hound, and the Hound into a Steed of Bells, the very picture of the real Steed of Bells of the King of Spain.
		When they reached Spain, and got on dry land, just by the King's castle, and when the ship was again turned into the White Hound of the Hill of Spears, the Hound asked Owen to strike him with the wand.
		But just as he was getting out of the castle gate, didn't one of the bells touch the gate-and that moment all the thousand bells upon the Steed rang out so loud that they were heard round half the world.
	www.rickwalton.com /folktale/donega04.htm (1444 words)

	WAHINE 1966 - The New Zealand Maritime Record - NZNMM
		When the reef damaged the ship's hull the stability of the vessel was maintained until the vehicle deck began to take on water.
		This single compartment spanned nearly the entire length of the ship and clear across her beam from the port to the starboard side.
		The Captain and crew could not determine which way the vessel was oriented and inadvertently backed over a reef severely damaging the ship's bottom.
	www.nzmaritime.co.nz /wahine.htm (1444 words)

	The Watch System & Ship's Time
		The passage of time aboard a ship is denoted by the striking of bells on the half hour, the time it would take the sand to run out of a half hour glass.
		So 1 bell is 30 minutes into the watch, 2 bells is an hour into the watch, 3 bells is an hour-and-a half into the watch, and so on until 8 bells which signifies the change of the watch.
		Counting the bells will tell you how many hours into the watch you are but you have to know what time the watch started to calculate the current time.
	digitalmagic.i8.com /SeaJournals/ShipTime.html (1444 words)

	Hermle 35060-000132 Traditional Brass Ship's (ships) Bell Striking Clock
		Ships bell (ship's bell) strike is based on "watches" onboard ship of 4 hours each.
		The bells are struck in pairs, that is, the first two bells are struck close together followed by a pause, then the next two, etc. The table below shows the pattern of the bells:
		A half hour later, the bell is struck once, with an additional strike each half hour until the end of the watch.
	billsclockworks.com /merchandise/clockDetail/clock137.html (520 words)

	Historic ships bells ring the Navy's past
		Cressman concluded his remarks by saying, "We honor those officers and men who made Worden the ship she was, and particularly those 14 men who perished in the ship's battle with the elements on that sad day 60 years ago.
		He recounted the history of the ship and its loss, and quoted one of the original captain's description that Worden was "the product of years of technological development and skilled labor, but only a ship's hull until manned by a trained and dedicated crew.
		Worden is the assembly of nearly 400 men who operate the complex systems installed to make Worden an effective unit in our country's desire to preserve the peace."
	www.dcmilitary.com /navy/tester/10_17/features/34610-1.html (392 words)

	Leander Class
		This leads me to believe the bell may still be within the UK (I doubt that ship's bells are destroyed when they are de-commissioned?) My father, George Webster, served on HMS Dido and I was christened on the ship (c.1963).
		If you have any information you would like to send us including photographs of crew members serving on the ship(s) and also photographs of the ship(s) please USE OUR MESSAGE FORM
		Lynx 377 of HMS Phoebe landing on HMS Phoebe, August 1985.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /leander_class2.htm (392 words)

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