image Prow PSF .png thumb right 295px wiktionarypar prow The prow is the forward most part of a ship s can it also apply to boats, rowboats, sailboats, sailing ships, yachts, etc? Bow ship bow that cuts through the water. The prow is the part of the bow above the waterline. The terms prow and bow ship bow are often used interchangeably to describe the most forward part of a ship and its surrounding parts. In old Navy naval parlance , the prow applied to the battery of guns placed in the fore Gun deck gun deck . Prow may also refer to a pointed, projecting front part of other travelling objects, such as a racing skates, airplanes, or chariot s. In maritime terminology, prow also describes a small version of accommodation ladder used for boarding and disembarking a vessel. This is more commonly known as a brow. I have not been able to validate this. Such a definition does not exist in United States Navy, Basic Military Requirements, NAVEDTRA 14325 http compass.seacadets.org pdf nrtc bmr 14325.pdf , which defines brow as the Navy term for gangplank .? Prow is also a Climbing terminology climbing term that refers to an overhanging arete shaped like the front of a boat. See also Glossary of nautical terms Bowsprit Figurehead object Sailing ship elements Category Ship construction Category Sailboat components es Proa io Pruo ... more details
Infobox mountain name Prow Mountain photo photo caption elevation m 2858 elevation ref ref name peakfinder http peakfinder.com peakfinder.ASP?PeakName Prow Mountain PeakFinder ref prominence m 158 prominence ref map Canada Alberta map caption Location in Alberta map size 200 label position right location Alberta Alberta, Canada range Vermilion Range lat d 51 lat m 38 lat s 25 lat NS N long d 115 long m 53 long s 35 long EW W coordinates ref topo National Topographic System NTS 82O 12 first ascent 1918 Morrison P. Bridgland easiest route Prow Mountain named because it was said to resemble the Prow of a ship. It is located in the Vermilion Range in Alberta . ref http peakfinder.com peakfinder.ASP?PeakName Prow Mountain Peakfinder ref ref http www.bivouac.com MtnPg.asp?MtnId 1658 Prow Mountain ref See also Mountains of Alberta References reflist 2 Canadian Rockies state collapsed Category Mountains of Alberta Prow Mountain Alberta geo stub ... more details
Use dmy dates date March 2012 Use British English date November 2011 Infobox book name The Prow Beast image File The Prow Beast.jpg 200px image caption author Robert Low cover artist country England language English series Oathsworn series genre Historical Fiction publisher Harper publisher Harper pub date Start date 2010 08 05 df y media type Print pages 368 isbn 978 0 00 729857 0 oclc dewey congress preceded by The White Raven novel The White Raven br 2009 followed by The Prow Beast is the fourth and final novel of the Oathsworn series by Scottish people Scottish writer of historical fiction , Robert Low , released on 5 August 2010 through Harper publisher Harper . ref cite web url http www.lovereading.co.uk book 9780007298570 isbn The Prow Beast by Robert Low.html title The Prow Beast by Robert Low Lovereading UK publisher Lovereading.co.uk date accessdate 9 November 2011 ref The novel was well received. Plot The story revolves around Orm Rurikson, a young man who joined the crew of a Viking band as a child and is now their reluctant leader. This novel centres around the oathsworn band attempting to protect the pregnant Sigrid the Haughty Queen Sigrith from the combined forces of their old enemy Sterki and Styrbj rn the Strong Styrbjorn , nephew to Eric Bloodaxe King Eirik , who is seeking to claim the throne by ridding himself of the current heir, Sigrith s child. Reception The novel was well received. Gareth Wilson, writing for on line review site Falcata Times , praised Low s ability to search the tales of the ancient Norse mythology Norse to weave a thread that the Norns Norn s sic would be proud to call their own and stated he was sad to say that this is going to be the last ... 2010 05 historical fiction review prow beast.html title Falcata Times HISTORICAL FICTION REVIEW The Prow Beast Rob Low publisher Falcatatimes.blogspot.com date 14 May 2010 accessdate ... Official website http robert low.com oathswornseries.htm Robert Low DEFAULTSORT Prow Beast Category ... more details
Other uses Rake disambiguation Rake A rake is an angle of slope ref name OED cite web title rake 3 url http oxforddictionaries.com view entry m en gb0685390?rskey ulVj6l&result 2 m en gb0685390 publisher Oxford Dictionaries accessdate 22 February 2011 ref measured from horizontal, or from a vertical line 90 perpendicular to horizontal. A 60 rake would mean that the line is pointing 60 up from horizontal, either forwards or backwards relative to the object. Use There are many ways in which the term can be used. The rake of a prow ships prow measures the angle at which the prow rises from the water the rake below water being called the Bow ship bow rake . A Bicycle and motorcycle geometry Fork offset motorcycle or bicycle fork rake measures the angle at which the forks are angled down towards the ground. In machining the rake angle is that which measures the cutting angle of the cutting head to the object being worked on. In geology it Rake geology measures the angles at which one rock moves against another in a geological fault. In a theatre or opera house the stage can be Rake theatre raked to slope up towards the back of the stage to allow better viewing for the audience. See also Empty section date February 2011 References reflist Category Trigonometry Category Ship construction Category Machining Category Tectonics Category Stage terminology ... more details
Bowsprit Point is the northeast point of Leskov Island , South Sandwich Islands . The name applied by the UK Antarctic Place Names Committee in 1971 suggests the resemblance of this feature to a bowsprit , or prow of a ship. References usgs gazetteer id 1779 coord 56 40 S 28 8 W source GNIS display title Category Headlands of South Georgia SouthGeorgia geo stub ... more details
Stamnen Peak coor dm 72 16 S 3 26 W is a Summit topography peak 1 nautical mile 1.9 km north of Babordsranten Ridge , near the southwest end of Ahlmann Ridge in Queen Maud Land . Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian British Swedish Antarctic Expedition NBSAE 1949 52 and named Stamnen the prow . usgs gazetteer Category Mountains of Queen Maud Land Category Princess Martha Coast PrincessMarthaCoast geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Image Vecchi 003.jpg thumb right 150px Rome. Circa 241 235 BC. bronze Aes grave Triens 107.00 g Image Triente repubblicano.jpg thumb right 150px Triens O Minerva, four pellets above R prow of a galley left, four pellets below The triens plural trientes was an Ancient Rome Ancient Roman bronze coin produced during the Roman Republic valued at one third of an as coin as 4 Uncia coin uncia e . The most common design for the triens was the bust of Minerva and four pellets indicating four unciae on the obverse and the prow of a galley on the reverse. It was not a common denomination and was last struck ca. 89 BC . See also Roman currency Commons Triens Category Coins of ancient Rome Ancient Rome stub Coin stub bg de Triens gan hr Triens it Triente la Triens nummus pl Triens ru tr Triens uk ... more details
protein Name CD1a molecule caption image width HGNCid 1634 Symbol CD1A AltSymbols CD1 EntrezGene 909 OMIM 188370 RefSeq NM 001763 UniProt P06126 PDB ECnumber Chromosome 1 Arm q Band 22 LocusSupplementaryData q23 protein Name CD1b molecule caption image width HGNCid 1635 Symbol CD1B AltSymbols CD1 EntrezGene 910 OMIM 188360 RefSeq NM 001764 UniProt P29016 PDB ECnumber Chromosome 1 Arm q Band 22 LocusSupplementaryData q23 protein Name CD1c molecule caption image width HGNCid 1636 Symbol CD1C AltSymbols CD1 EntrezGene 911 OMIM 188340 RefSeq NM 001765 UniProt P29017 PDB ECnumber Chromosome 1 Arm q Band 22 LocusSupplementaryData q23 Group 1 CD1 is a subset of CD1 which is expressed on cells specialized for antigen presentation. Types include Gene CD1A , also known as RT4 and HTA1 . ref cite web author Leonardo Fainboim M. C. Salamone Reviewed by Cesar Milstein title CD1a part of CD1 Family work PROW Protein Reviews on the Web url http mpr.nci.nih.gov prow guide 1450098843 g.htm accessdate August 16, 2005 ref Gene CD1B Gene CD1C , also known as Dendritic cell BDCA 1 References references Clusters of differentiation Category Clusters of differentiation ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The sextans was an Ancient Rome Ancient Roman bronze coin produced during the Roman Republic valued at one sixth of an as coin as 2 Uncia coin unciae . The most common design for the sextans was the bust of Mercury mythology Mercury and two pellets indicating two unciae on the obverse and the prow of a galley on the reverse. Earlier types depicted a scallop shell, a caduceus , or other symbols on the obverse. See also Roman currency Commons and category Sextans Sextans coin DEFAULTSORT Sextans Coin Category Coins of ancient Rome Ancient Rome stub Coin stub ca Sextant moneda de Sextans M nze fr Sextant monnaie it Sestante moneta la Sextans nummus tr Sextans sikke uk ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 The semuncia Latin half ounce , symbol , was an Ancient Rome ancient Roman bronze coin valued at one twenty fourth of an as coin as produced during the Roman Republic . It was made during the beginning of Roman casting metalworking cast bronze coinage as the lowest valued denomination. The most common obverse types were a bust of Mercury mythology Mercury or an acorn , and the most common reverse types were a prow or a caduceus . It was issued until ca. 210 BC, at about the time the same time as the denarius was introduced. See also Roman currency . Commons category Semuncia Category Coins of ancient Rome AncientRome stub Coin stub it Semioncia la Semuncia lt Semuncija ru tr Semuncia uk ... more details
Infobox glacier name Inter Glacier photo Steamboat Prow 5869.JPG photo caption Steamboat Prow, Convert 9680 ft m , upper left with the small Inter Glacier on its northeast face. Steamboat Prow divides Emmons Glacier left from Winthrop Glacier behind . type Mountain glacier location Mount Rainier , Pierce County, Washington , United States USA coords coord 46 52 35 N 121 43 37 W type glacier ref name Google Earth images Google Earth images. ref area 0.3 mile sup 2 sup 0.8 km sup 2 sup , 1983 ref name Ref2 length thickness terminus status The Inter Glacier or Interglacier , is a small glacier on the northeast face of Mount Rainier in Washington U.S. state Washington . The body of ice has a volume of 0.6 billion feet sup 3 sup 17 million m sup 3 sup and covers an area of 0.3 mile sup 2 sup 0.8 km sup 2 sup . ref name Ref2 Cite web title DESCRIPTION Mount Rainier Glaciers and Glaciations Mount Rainier Glacier Hazards and Glacial Outburst Floods url http vulcan.wr.usgs.gov Volcanoes Rainier Glaciers description rainier glaciers.html accessdate 2007 10 07 publisher USGS ref The glacier lies on top of a wedge called the Steamboat Prow in between the Emmons Glacier to the south and the Winthrop Glacier to the north. The glacier starts below the Steamboat Prow at about Convert 9400 ft m 2 and flows northeast down to its moraine at Convert 7000 ft m 2 . ref name Ref1 The gentle topography under the glacier results in a smooth glacial surface with little in the way of crevasse s. ref name Google Earth images A small subsidiary peak of Rainier, named Mount Ruth, lies adjacent to the glacier. ref name Ref1 Cite web title USGS Sunrise WA Topo Map work USGS Quad maps url http www.topoquest.com map.php?lat 46.87868&lon 121.72087&datum nad27&zoom 4 publisher TopoQuest accessdate 2008 05 17 abbr on ref Meltwater from the glacier drains into the White River Washington White River . ref name Ref2 See also List of glaciers References reflist Glaciers of Mount Rainier Category Glaciers ... more details
unreferenced date September 2009 General New River was a Indigenous peoples of the Americas Native American leader of the Catawba tribe . He was chief of the Catawba 1780 to 1801 following the death of King Prow during the American Revolutionary War . He was the son in law of King Hagler King Haigler Hagler or Nopkehee. He fought in several battles of the American Revolution starting with the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in 1781. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME General New River ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT General New River Category Native American leaders Category Native Americans in the American Revolution NorthAm native bio stub ... more details
The nguzu nguzu sometimes called a musu musu or toto isu is the traditional Figurehead object figurehead which was formerly affixed to canoe s in the Solomon Islands . It was attached to the canoe s prow at the waterline, and was held to provide supernatural protection during expeditions. Nguzu nguzus typically depict bust length figures with large heads, small arms, and circular ear ornament s the hands are raised to the figure s chin, sometimes clasping either another head or a bird. Their jutting jaws were traditionally held to be an attribute of spirits. ref http www.metmuseum.org toah hd solo ho 1976.351.htm Canoe Figurehead Nguzu Nguzu , Musu Musu , or Toto Isu , late 19th early 20th century at the Metropolitan Museum of Art ref References reflist Solomons stub Culture of Oceania Category Ship construction Category Nautical terms Category Solomon Islands culture ... more details
James Shoolbred and Company was a draper and later a department store , located on Tottenham Court Road , London. The store was established in the 1820 s at 155 Tottenham Court Road selling textiles for home furnishing. In the 1870 s the store began designing, manufacturing and selling high quality furniture. The company ceased trading in 1931. ref http www.virtualmuseum.info collections person.asp?personid 100080&prow &bio full Brighton And Hove Museums ref References reflist coord 51.52347 N 0.13701 W region GB type landmark display title Category Defunct department stores of the United Kingdom Category Shops in London Category Defunct retail companies of the United Kingdom England company stub UK retail company stub ... more details
s nautica Tanzania The ngalawa is a traditional, outrigger canoe double outrigger canoe of the swahili people living in Zanzibar and the Tanzania n coast. It is usually 5 6 m long and has two outriggers, a centrally placed mast often inclining slightly towards the prow and a single triangular sail. It is used for short distance transport of goods or people, as well as a coastal fishing boat . It can be classified as a variation of another common type of swahili canoe known as mtumbwi . tanzania stub swahili stub Category Swahili culture Category Canoes Category Indigenous boats fr Ngalawa it Ngalawa ... more details
dablink For the obsolete constellation , see Quadrans Muralis . Image Aes Grave Quadrans2.jpg thumb Circa 275 270 BC. Image Aes Grave Quadrans4.jpg thumb Cast coin. O bust of Hercules l. three pellets. R Prow of galley three pellets. Image Vecchi 283.jpg thumb Teruncius Apulia , Luceria . Circa 220 BC Image RIC 0465.jpg thumb Augustus Quadrans Image 0808quad.jpg thumb Quadrans of Domitian The quadrans literally meaning a quarter was a low value Roman bronze coin worth one quarter of an As Roman coin as . The quadrans was issued from the beginning of Casting metalworking cast bronze coins during the Roman Republic with three pellets representing three Uncia coin unciae as a mark of value. The obverse type, after some early variations, featured the bust of Hercules , while the reverse featured the prow of a galley . Coins with the same value were issued from other cities in Central Italy, using a cast process. After ca. 90 BC, when bronze coinage was reduced to the semuncial standard, the quadrans became the lowest valued coin in production. It was produced sporadically until the time of Antoninus Pius AD 138 161 . Unlike other coins during the Roman Empire, the quadrans rarely bore the image of the emperor. The quadrans was also known as teruncius , i.e. three unciae . The Greek word for the quadrans was kodrantes , which was translated in the King James Version of the Bible as Farthing British coin farthing . See also Roman currency Semis External links http esty.ancients.info catalogs quadrans.html Quadrans Roman Imperial , Quadrantes, Semis, Semisses Commons Quadrans coin stub Ancient Rome stub Category Coins of ancient Rome Category New Testament Latin words and phrases bg de Quadrans gan hr Quadrans it Quadrante moneta la Quadrans lt Kvadrantas moneta ja pl Quadrans sv Quadrans tr Quadrans uk ... more details
File 2.jpg thumb Picture of a boom in Kuwait . File Sd11 boom.JPG thumb An Indian style boom sailing. Note the shorter prow File MarinetimeMKuwaitAlshami.jpg thumb Boom Maritime Museum in Kuwait City commemorating the founding of Kuwait as a sea port for merchants. A boom lang ar lang fr boum , known as dhangi in India , ref K. N. Chaudhuri, Trade and Civilisation in the Indian Ocean , Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780521285421 ref is a medium sized deep sea dhow , a traditional Arabic sailing vessel. This type of dhow has two masts with lateen sails . a stern that is tapering in shape and a more symmetrical overall structure than other dhow types. The Arab boom has a very high prow, which is trimmed in the India n version. ref http www.brighthub.com engineering marine articles 57371.aspx ixzz0i9fPvOwY Dhow Ship Types ref The boom replaced the heavier baghlah s and ghanjah s which were more difficult to maneuver. Booms were mainly built in Beypore , Konkan and Gujarat , India , and Kuwait and are primarily used along the coasts of the Arabian Peninsula , Sindh , the west coast of the Indian Subcontinent , and East Africa . Nowadays some booms have been converted into motorboat s after being fitted with engines instead of sails, especially in the Persian Gulf Gulf area . A boom in full sail is represented in the Emblem of Kuwait , emphasizing its traditional importance in the country, where it was used to carry fresh water and in the pearl industry, as well as a trading ship. ref http www.kuwaitboom.com history eng ver eng main.htm Kuwait Boom ref See also Dhow Kuwait Scientific Center Uru boat References references Further reading Clifford W. Hawkins, The dhow an illustrated history of the dhow and its world . External links commonscat http www.kuwaitboom.com history eng ver eng main.htm Kuwait Boom ship type stub Category Dhow types Category Arabic words and phrases Category Sailing rigs and rigging ar fa ... more details
Image Jason s Tomb P8020030.JPG thumb right 150px Closeup of the tomb File Jason, a Jewish archer on the prow of a pirate ship .jpg thumb right 250px archery Archer on the prow of a ship. A painting from Jason s tomb A Rock cut tombs in ancient Israel rock cut tomb discovered in Jerusalem s Rehavia neighborhood has been identified as the burial site of Jason. King Alexander Jannaeus made repairs to the family tomb in order to prepare it for the burial of his grandson, who was also called Jason. This man was a naval commander, which is probably why there is a charcoal drawing of two warships in the courtyard. Also an inscription witnesses that Jason sailed to the coast of Egypt. Inside there are eight niches for graves, behind a small opening on the left. To make room for additional burials the bones were later removed to the charnel space in front. ref http www.jewishmag.com 47mag jerusalemtombs jerusalemtombs.htm Jerusalem tombs ref The building consists of a courtyard and a single Doric order Doric column decorating the entrance to the burial chamber, topped with a reconstructed pyramid shaped roof. Among the carved inscriptions in Greek and Aramaic is one that laments the deceased Jason A powerful lament make for Jason, son of P..... my brother peace ...... who hast built thyself a tomb, Elder rest in peace. ref http www.mfa.gov.il MFA History Early 20History 20 20Archaeology Archaeological 20Sites 20in 20Israel 20 20Jerusalem 20Burial Archaeological Sites in Israel Jerusalem Burial Sites and Tombs of the Second Temple Period Bot generated title ref See also Jason high priest References reflist commonscat Jason s Tomb coord 31 46.388 N 35 12.788 E display title type landmark DEFAULTSORT Jason s Tomb Category Rock cut tombs Rock cut tombs Category Burial monuments and structures Category Archaeological sites in Jerusalem Category Jewish cemeteries Category Jewish mausoleums Category Cemeteries in Jerusalem fr Tombe de Jason he ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The Vermilion Range Coord name Vermilion Range Alberta 51 30 N 115 45 W is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies , in Banff National Park , Canada . The range is east of the Sawback Range and west of the Bare Range Bare and Palliser Range s. This range includes the following mountains and peaks border 0 cellspacing 3 style margin left 3em align left width 120 Mountain Peak metres feet Flints Peak 2,950 align right 9,682 Mount Brewster 2,859 align right 9,380 Prow Mountain 2,858 align right 9,377 Mount Norquay 2,522 align right 8,275 Canadian Rockies state collapsed Category Mountain ranges of Alberta Category Canadian Rockies Alberta geo stub fr Cha non Vermilion Alberta ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Refimprove date July 2007 Solovey Old Norse S lvi was a Varangian merchant and adventurer who arrived at Kiev with 30 magnificent longship s, whose prow s were decorated with heads of aurochs and moose , whose sails were tightly woven canvas , and which had rings of silver and anchors of steel. He came from the rippling V ttern Veter , had crossed the Sea of Dunai to arrive at Kiev Nieprovskiy Gorod . He disembarked on a gangway of whale bone Valtsen as the guest of Vladimir I of Kiev , playing bylina s from the other side of the sea on a Swedish harp svirsk . References Martelius, M. ed. 1944 . Ryssland i bild . Tome 1. Stockholm. p. 176. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Solovey ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH Category Viking warriors Category Geats sweden bio stub es Solovey ... more details
coord 53.3676 N 1.5023 W scale 2000 region GB display title The Sheffield Round Walk is a 14 mile walk through the south west of Sheffield , South Yorkshire , England . ref http www.sheffield.gov.uk roads and transport cycling and walking and prow walking sheffield round walk Sheffield Round Walk from Sheffield City Council Dl date April 2011 ref Starting from Hunters Bar , it travels along the Porter Brook Porter valley to Ringinglow . It then descends through the Limb Brook Limb valley and Ecclesall Woods to Abbeydale Road, before climbing through Beauchief Abbey Ladies Spring Wood to Graves Park . The walk then passes through the Gleadless valley, Meersbrook Park and Chelsea Park before returning to Hunters Bar. References reflist External links http www.sheffieldroundwalk.co.uk Sheffield Round Walk website Category Transport in Sheffield Category Geography of Sheffield Category Visitor attractions in Sheffield Category Footpaths in Yorkshire SouthYorkshire geo stub ... more details
Italic title The Tyger tiger was the ship used by Dutch captain Adriaen Block during his 1613 voyage to explore the East Coast of North America and the present day Hudson River . Its remains were uncovered in 1916 during the construction of the New York City subway system, on land that is now part of the World Trade Center site World Trade Center complex . Shipwreck In late summer of 1613, the Tyger had moored in Lower Manhattan on the Hudson to trade with the Lenape Indians. By November, the vessel had been filled with pelts of beaver, otter, and other skins obtained in barter for trifles. In November, an accidental fire broke out and the Tyger rapidly burned to the waterline. The charred hull was beached and all but a small section of prow and keel that was salvaged in 1916 see below remain in that location, buried beneath what later became the intersection of Greenwich and Dey Streets in Lower Manhattan. During the fire, the crew salvaged some sails, rope, tools and fittings and, over the winter, Block and his men, with help from the Indians, built the Onrust Restless , which they used to explore the East River and Long Island Sound before returning to Europe in 1614. Rediscovery In 1916, workmen led by James A. Kelly uncovered the prow and keel of the Tyger while excavating an extension for the New York City subway near the intersection of Greenwich and Dey Streets. The ship and some related artifacts were discovered by Kelly s crew at a depth of about 20 feet below the street right where it had been beached on the shoreline of Manhattan Island at the time of the ship s burning. Over a period of 150 years after the vessel had been beached, approximately 11 feet of silt accumulated and, in 1763, a waterfront fill in project added another 8 to 9 feet. Although the excavation crew was under great pressure to keep the pace of work on schedule, Kelly persuaded his supervisors to allow sufficient excavation to remove about 8 feet of prow and keel with three of the hul ... more details
File Kotia 1909.jpg thumb A ghanjah at Bombay harbor in 1909 File Sur Dhow 7 .JPG thumb A ghanjah on dry dock showing the trefoil ornament on the prow A ghanjah or ganja ref Thabit A. J. Abdullah, The Political Economy of Trade in Eighteenth Century Basra , SUNY series in the Social and Economic History of the Middle East , 2000, ISBN 978 0 7914 4808 3 ref lang ar , also known as kotiya in India , is a large wooden trading dhow , a traditional Arabic sailing vessel. ref Clifford W. Hawkins, The dhow an illustrated history of the dhow and its world ref Description The ghanjah dhows had a curved prow with a characteristic trefoil ornament carved on top of the stem head. They also had an ornately carved stern and quarter galleries . Their average length was convert 97 ft 0 abbr on with a convert 15 m 0 abbr on keel length and an average weight of 215 tons. Usually they had two masts, the main mast having a pronounced inclination towards the prow. They used two to three Lateen lateen sails supplementary sails were often added on the bowsprit and on a topmast atop the main Mast sailing mast . ref http indigenousboats.blogspot.com 2008 08 too late to document dhows.html Too Late to Document Dhows? ref The ghanjah is often difficult to distinguish from the baghlah , a similar type of dhow. Besides the trefoil shaped carving on top of the stem head, ghanjahs had usually a more slender shape. ref http www.omanet.om english culture boats.asp?cat cult The Traditional Dhow ref History Ghanjahs were widely used in the past centuries as merchant ships in the Indian Ocean between the western coast of the Indian Subcontinent and the Arabian Peninsula . ref name RG89 Gardiner, Robert 2001 1998 . The Victory of Seapower . Caxton Editions. ISBN 1 84067 359 1. p. 89 ref Many ghanjahs were built at traditional shipyards in Sur, Oman Sur , Oman , ref http www.omanet.om english culture boats.asp?cat cult The Traditional Dhow ref as well as in Beypore , Kerala , India. Ghanjahs were l ... more details
Other uses Semi disambiguation Semi Image Vecchi 009.jpg thumb right 200px Cast semissis Image Semisse.jpg thumb right 200px The semis literally meaning half was a small Roman bronze coin that was valued at half an as coin as . During the Roman Republic , the semis was distinguished by an S indicating semis or 6 dots indicating a theoretical weight of 6 Uncia coin uncia e . Some of the coins featured a bust of Saturn mythology Saturn on the obverse, and the prow of a ship on the reverse. Initially a Casting metalworking cast coin, like the rest of Roman Republican bronzes, it began to be struck from shortly before the Second Punic War 218 204 BC . The coin was issued infrequently during the Roman Empire , and ceased to be issued by the time of Hadrian 117 138 AD . See also Roman currency External links Commons Semis coin stub Ancient Rome stub Category Coins of ancient Rome Category Numismatics ca Llista de monedes romanes Semis de Semis es Semis gan it Semisse la Semis lt Semis pl Semis pt Semis ru sl Semis tr Semis uk ... more details
Taxobox name Australian prowfishes image PataecusSubocellatusFord.jpg image caption Pataecus fronto regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Scorpaeniformes familia Pataecidae subdivision ranks Genera subdivision Aetapcus br Neopataecus br Pataecus Australian prowfishes are a family biology family , Pataecidae , of scorpaeniform fishes. They are distinguished by a long dorsal fin that begins far forward on the head, forming a prow shape, and extends all the way to the caudal fin . They lack scales and pelvic fin s. ref name EoF cite book editor Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N. author Eschmeyer, William N. year 1998 title Encyclopedia of Fishes publisher Academic Press location San Diego isbn 0 12 547665 5 page 176 ref Species There are just three species of prowfish, each the sole member of its genus ref cite web title FishBase url http www.fishbase.org identification specieslist.cfm?famcode 269&areacode accessdate 2008 11 13 ref Family Pataecidae Genus Aetapcus Aetapcus maculatus Warty Prowfish Genus Neopataecus Neopataecus waterhousii Whiskered Prowfish Genus Pataecus Pataecus fronto Red Indianfish References reflist Scorpaeniformes stub Wikispecies Pataecidae Category Pataecidae de Indianerfische lt Australin s velvet s nl Indianenvissen zh ... more details
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