Signalman 1 & C - Historic Naval Ships Association

Figure 13-32.—Types of king posts.appear in pairs abreast, they are coded as a singlecrane. When located outboard from, and in line with,a mast, the crane is coded as if it were located forwardof the mast. When two cranes are mounted on the samepedestal but are arranged fore and aft, they are codedas two cranes. Figure 13-33 shows examples of cranes.GantryA gantry is unique in appearance and function.Typically, the gantry spans the width of a ship and hasa boxlike shape. It also has the ability to traverse foreand aft along the ship's deck line, stopping over cargoholds. Figure 13-34 shows an example of a gantry.FunnelsNo distinction is made between the shapes offunnels on merchant ships. Funnels are not coded ifthey are so small that they are difficult to see,including the small pipes found on some motor ships.Though extremely rare, a few ships still exist withfunnels that resemble king posts. Such funnels arecoded if they appear after the king post.Funnels paired athwartships are coded as a singlefunnel. Figure 13-35 shows examples of funnels.BOW AND STERNBows and sterns can also assist in the identificationof ships. Bow types (fig. 13-36) are as follows:Straight, plumb, or vertical—This type is theoldest type; it offers the most resistance to thesea.Raking or sloping, and curved and raking—Angle varies greatly. Clipper or cable bowscome within this group.13-24