Show C F s Telling Hours by Bells d Common Practice on Ships r. r On shipboard for purpose of discipline discipline discipline dis dis- and to divide the watch fairly the crew is mustered in two divisions the starboard right side looking toward the head and the I port left dL The day commences at noon and is thus divided Afternoon watch noon to 4 p. p m. m first dog watch 4 p. p m m. to 6 p p. p m. m second dog watch 5 g 6 B P. P m m. to 8 p. p p m. m first watch 8 jp p. p m m. to midnight middle middle watch 12 to 4 a a. a m. m morning watch 4 a a. a m. m Wo ito 8 a. a m. m forenoon watch 8 a a. a m. m 1 to noon M 11 This makes seven watches which enables the crew to keep them alternately alter alter- W as the watch which comes con fi If on duty at noon one day has the l afternoon the next day and the men menI WhO have only four hours' hours rest one V I night have eight the next This TIllS is the reason for having the do dog g watches which are made by dividing dividing divid divid- ing the hours between 4 p p. p m. m and 8 p p. p m m. into two watches notes a Writer ter in in the Cleveland Plain Dealer Time is kept by bells rung every half hour and beginning with each watch except that tha- one series of bells runs through the two dog watches The time recorded by the bells is therefore as follows A. A M. M or A. A M. M or A. A M. M or Bells P. P M. M Bells P. P M. M Bells P. P M. M 1 1430 1 2 1 00 2501 2 5 0 2 9 00 3 3 3 4 5 6 3 00 6 7 00 6 11 00 7 3 30 7 7 30 7 30 8 8 B. 8 8 8 or t. t r midnight 11 d r Y 5 |