DICTIONARY OF

Schermuly Pistol 294 Screw Alley
Schermuly Pistol. Firearm that ignites and aligns a line-carrying rocket.
School. Shoal of fish, or whales.
School Ship. Instructional ship permanently moored in harbour.
Schooner. Fore and aft rigged vessel having two or more masts. First built Gloucester,
Mass., about 1713.
Schottel. Propulsion and steering unit, a propeller-rudder. The horizontal propeller is driven
by a vertical shaft and pivots like a rudder-blade.
Schuyt. Fore and aft rigged Dutch fishing-boat, having one or two masts.
Scirocco. Warm wind blowing from South to SE, in Mediterranean Sea, and preceding a
depression moving E'ly. Name is loosely given to any warm S'ly wind in this area.
Scope. The amount of cable by which a ship rides to an anchor.
Scorbutic. Pertaining to scurvy; giving rise to scurvy.
Score. Cut-out part, of shell of a wooden block, that receives and confines the strop.
Scoriae. Reddish-brown, or black cinders of volcanic eruption.
Scorpio (Lat.= Scorpion). Constellation situated between R.A.'s 15 h 50 m and 17 h 50 m,
and Dec. 20° to 43° S. Contains three bright stars, the principal being Antares.
Scotch Boiler. Cylindrical boiler with combustion chamber furnaces and smoke tubes fitted
in water space. Can be single or double ended. Usually has three furnaces.
Scotched Up. Shored up.
Scotchman. Any wood batten, hide, or metal put on rigging to take a chafe. Any wooden
construction placed for protective purposes.
Scotch Mist. Combination of drizzle and thick mist.
Scott-Still Engine. Small engine using steam generated by the gases exhausted by a diesel
engine.
Scoute. Manx sailing craft, formerly used in herring fishery.
Scow. Flat-bottomed, square-ended craft used for transport of cargo.
Scowing. Name sometimes used for ‗Becueing‘
Scran Bag. Bag, or compartment, in which articles of clothing, left lying about by naval
ratings, are stowed. The articles are redeemed by payment of a small piece of soap. 2. Bread
bag.
Scrap Log. Alternative name for 'Deck Log'.
Screen. Canvas partition or protection. 2. Thwartship plating of an erection on upper deck.
3. Wood or metal fixture that limits arc of visibility of a navigational light.
Screen Bulkhead. Thwartship bulkhead on upper deck at forward or after end of midships
accommodation.
Screw. Screw propeller. 2. Steamer having screw propulsion.
Screw Alley. Enclosed space with a gangway alongside propeller shaft. Used when
examining, lubricating, or refitting bearings of propeller shaft, or when withdrawing tail-end
shaft.