The hawse-pipe is a pipe in the ship's bow for the anchor cable to run through. Anybody who has risen to Captain from lowly deckhand is said to have "come up through the hawse-pipe." To [..]

 A nautical term for keeping a boat upright, not heeling over to either side. Today the expression is used when describing a persons emotions.  To "keep an even keel" is to remain le [..]

  Originates from the top ranking given to a wooden ship in the Lloyd's Register, an organization f

 

  Meaning along side the beam of a ship. Now a common expression, "keeping abreast of a situation" means staying in touch with or keeping up with. 

 An admiral is a senior ranking officer and the word signifies a commander of a fleet, or part of a fleet, in all maritime nations. The root of the word is from the Arabic word amir

  Comes from the Latin term adornare

 Naval word for anyone or anything that cannot be found or has come undone.  Ships are adrift when they are moved about at the will of the wind and tide. Adrift originates from the Middle English  [..]

The sea watch from noon until 4 p.m.-- one of the seven watches used by the Royal British Navy.

  An Albatross is a large and long-winged seabird of the Southern Hemisphere capable of long flights. It was believed among seamen that albatrosses embodied the souls of dead sailors and it was consid [..]