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Schematic view of the bow of a ship, showing: A the martingale stay, B the dolphin striker and C the bobstay. A dolphin striker (an older term for a martingale boom or simply a martingale; sometimes called a striker) is a small vertical or near vertical ancillary spar spanning between the bowsprit and martingale thereby redirecting the tension in the forward end of the martingale slightly more ...
A bobstay is a part of the rigging of a sailing boat or ship. Its purpose is to counteract the upward tension on the bowsprit from the jibs and forestay. A bobstay may run directly from the stem to the bowsprit, [1] or it may run to a dolphin striker, a spar projecting downward, which is then held to the bowsprit or jibboom by a martingale stay.
Signage on Boathouse 4. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is an area of HM Naval Base Portsmouth which is open to the public; it contains several historic buildings and ships. It is managed by the National Museum of the Royal Navy as an umbrella organization representing five charities: the Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust, the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, the Mary Rose Trust ...
The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS), often called the Portsmouth Navy Yard, is a United States Navy shipyard on Seavey's Island in Kittery, Maine, bordering Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The naval yard lies along the southern boundary of Maine on the Piscataqua River. Founded on June 12, 1800, PNS is the U.S. Navy's oldest continuously operating ...
HMS Portsmouth (1690) HMS Prince George (1895) HMS Princess Charlotte (1825) HMS Princess Royal (1853) Q. HMS Queen (1839) HMS Queen Elizabeth (1913) R. HMS Racer (1833)
Each year, 12 boat slips in Prescott Park are made available for seasonal rental. Slips are awarded by lottery, first to Portsmouth residents. That lottery is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 5 at 9 a.m.
Matt Homich of Portsmouth finished in 2 hours 44 minutes 13 seconds, the top time for a Seacoast New Hampshire area runner. He placed 731st overall and 699th among men. He competed in the ages 18 ...
Boathouse 4 (opened 2015), which tells the 'forgotten story' of the small boats of the Navy and is an active boat building and restoration site. The Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust has long sought to extend the area of the Historic Dockyard to cover Dry Docks 4 and 5 and the historic Block Mills building among others.