Part 11 — Transcriber’s Notes
Reading edition
Depending on the hard- and software used to read this text and on their settings, not all elements may display as intended. In particular, the (larger) tables towards the end of this text may require horizontal and vertical scrolling or be illegible on small screens or in small windows. Several tables might be considered continuations of the foregoing table(s). Due to the order in which they were printed and differences in lay-out they have been included here as separate tables.
Page numbers 211 and 212 are not used in the source document, the pagination jumps directly from 210 to 213.
Except as mentioned under Changes below, the text in this e-text is that of the source document, including archaic, obsolete, unusual and inconsistent spelling (also of proper names), hyphenation and grammar. Repeated illustrations (including those that appear to be ornamental only) and text have not been deleted. Differences in wording between the Table of Contents and the section titles have not been standardised.
Table data and calculations have not been checked or corrected, except as listed below. Several tables towards the end of the book that were printed on separate pages in the source document have been recombined when their contents and lay-out suggested they were intended to be read as single tables. Many of the tables give no units for lengths etc.
The author often uses full stops between feet and inches (so 2 feet 10 inches may be written 2.10), and between tons, hundredweights, quarters and pounds (as in 1.13.1.24), etc. which may resemble but are not decimal points.
References to tables: unless the context or the reference itself make it clear which of the tables is intended, reference is assumed to be made to the part of the book containing all of the tables in general.
Page 31, ... which has been described before on another page: it is unclear to which other page this refers.
Page 53, footnote [3]: this footnote also refers to the very section where it is included.
Plate following Page 102: the Sail room is not included in the captions to the right of the illustration; the caption may be found next to item 10 in the drawing.
Page 148, 28, 4.17 seconds: as printed in the source document, including the comma and period, the spacing and the values.
Page 281, (See Pudding.): there is no such entry in the word list, but the subject is discussed in several places in the body text.
Page 293, Table 499: the value 2¹⁄₄ in column Size is possibly an error for 2¹⁄₂.
Page 314. Columns Frigates and Smaller of sub-category Receiving Vessels: it is not clear from the source document which ranks are included in the phrase By special order.
Page 318, Table 517, row Mizen Royal Yard, values 11 (in this context: .11 inch) in columns Masthead: possibly error for 1 1 (in this context: 1 foot 1 inch) (2×).
Page 344: the two entries here included as ??? were illegible in the source document.
Page 384: Table 525, row Size of Spar-deck Beam: 10 is possibly an error for 1.0.
Changes made:
Multi-page tables from the original have been re-combined into single tables; in those cases repeated table and column headers have been deleted, as have connecting elements like Brought and Carried forward. Ditto marks and do. in some tables have been replaced with the dittoed text.
Plates and illustrations have been moved outside text paragraphs. Footnotes were moved to underneath the sections or tables to which they belong. Some plates and individual illustrations have been rotated.
Obviously missing or erroneous punctuation was added or otherwise corrected silently. Obvious minor misprints and typographical errors have been corrected silently as well.
Text in dotted boxes has been copied from the illustration for easier legibility.
Page 21: Part heading PART I. inserted cf. Table of Contents.
Plate following Page 24: transcription of caption A Back-wall Hitch changed to A Black-wall Hitch.
Page 29: ... as you see in Plate No. 3. changed to ... as you see in Plate No. 2.
Pages 31 and 33: See Plate No. 4 changed to See Plate No. 3.
Page 40 : (HOGSHEAD SLINGS) Is a piece of rope about ... changed to Are pieces of rope about ....
Page 54: The formost leg is once and a-half ... changed to The foremost leg is once and a-half ... as elsewhere.
Page 56: ... the men on the trestle-tress ... changed to ... the men on the trestle-trees ....
Page 77: ... strapped in toa bolt ... changed to ... strapped into a bolt ....
Page 78: When the half spiritsail yard ... changed to When the half spritsail yard ....
Page 90, illustration: some white space deleted between the two blocks.
Page 127: ... and the all hooks should be well moused. changed to ... and all the hooks should be well moused.
Page 162: ... as she comes too; ... changed to ... as she comes to; ....
Page 169: ... take the end of a rope from the forcastle ... changed to ... take the end of a rope from the forecastle ....
Page 183: ... heave the ship too; ... changed to ... heave the ship to; ....
Page 193, Footnote 3: See wrecked in a gale. changed to See Wrecked in a Gale.
Page 199: ... ready hooked to there respective lanyards. changed to ... ready hooked to their respective lanyards.
Page 220: ... when they have there proper masts ... changed to ... when they have their proper masts ....
Caption with illustration following Page 224: A Sloop-of-War hove too ... changed to A Sloop-of-War hove to ....
Page 255: the Representation of a Temporary Rudder has been moved to Section 477.
Page 294-297 (tables 498, 499, 500 and 501): column Mean changed from a separate column to a third sub-column of the column Breaking strain in tons.
Page 309, third table (The Fore-mast from top of deck ...): the final two columns have been laid out as similar columns on this page, i.e. as a single column with a separating full stop between feet and inches.
Page 314: 510.--A Table showing the Complement of Officers ... changed to 516.--A Table showing the Complement of Officers ....
Page 323: 310 feet changed to 710 feet (giving 118 fathom 2 feet).
Page 326: 513.--A Table showing the Complement ... changed to 519.--A Table showing the Complement ....