DICTIONARY OF

Fancy Line 133 Feather Spray
Fancy Line. Downhaul runner at throat of a gaff. 2. Line for hauling on a lee toppinglift.
Fang. Valve of a pump box. 2. To prime a pump.
Fanion. Small marking flag used when surveying.
Fanny Adams. Name given to tinned mutton in R.N.
First issued. in 1867. A child of this name, 9 years old, was murdered about the same time.
Fantod. A nervour and irresolute person.
Farcost.* A ship or boat. A voyage.
Fardage. Dunnage used with bulk cargo.
Farewell Buoy. Buoy at seaward end of channel leading from a port.
Fash. An irregular seam.
Fashion Pieces. Outer cant frames.
Fashion Plate. Ship side plate at end of well deck. Usually has an end that is swept in a
curve.
Fast. Hawser by which a vessel is secured. Said of a vessel when she is secured by fasts.
Fast Ice. Ice extending seaward from land to which it is attached.
Father of Lloyds. Name given to Julius Angerstein, 1735-1823. Father of Navigation. Dom
Henrique, better known as Prince Henry the Navigator. 1394-1460.
Fathom. Six feet (1.83 metres); length covered by a man's outstretched arms. Fathom of
wood is a cubical volume 6' x 6' x 6' =216 cu.ft.
Fathometer. Echo-sounder made by Submarine Signal Co. of Boston, U.S.A.
Fathom Lines. Lines drawn on chart to limit areas having depths of 1, 3, 6, 10, 30, and 100
fathoms.
Fathom Wood. Second-hand wood sold in cubic fathom lots.
Fatigue. Deterioration in strength of a metal due to stress, variations in temperature,
vibration and other factors.
Faying. Uniting or joining closely. Joining edges of plates or planks to make a flat surface.
Faying Surface. That surface of a fitting, or member, by which it is joined to another faying
surface.
Feather (an Oar). To put the blade of oar horizontal, when taken from water at end of
stroke, and keep it so during its movement forward.
Feather Edged. Said of a plank that is thicker along one edge than along the other edge.
Feathering Float. Paddle board of a feathering paddle wheel.
Feathering Paddle Wheel. Wheel having a subsidiary gearing so that paddles are
mechanically governed and enter water vertically, remain vertical while submerged, and so
propel vessel directly forward or astern.
Feathering Propeller, Screw. Propeller having gearing that can cause blades to be turned
fore and aft when vessel is under sail alone.
Feather Spray. Foaming water that rises upward immediately before stem of any craft being
propelled through water.