Examples of 'amidships' in a sentence
Meaning of "amidships"
amidships (noun) - The middle section or part of a ship
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- In the middle of a ship, either longitudinally or laterally.
- Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and stern; often contracted to “midships.” (FM 55-501).
- On the flank, at a vulnerable place.
- A helm order, normally shortened to midships!, to centre the helm in the line of the keel.
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We set her right amidships at the waterline.
Stand by ready to fire as soon as we come amidships.
Then we will have him amidships as he comes around.
Two giant propeller engines were installed amidships.
Direct hit amidships by photon torpedo.
There may still be paneling right amidships.
It was displayed amidships from a round lantern.
She had a single large funnel amidships.
It had a well amidships for storing live fish.
Standby ready to fire as soon as we come amidships.
They had struck amidships on the starboard side.
The centre of the ring shall be placed amidships.
Amidships under the bridge.
The starboard side hit was amidships.
The amidships section was entirely underwater at that time.
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She had two small funnels abreast amidships.
Amidships are the listening devices.
The class also featured an aircraft catapult amidships.
Keep the rudder amidships when you hit that white water.
The tall mast was placed amidships.
A single torpedo hit her amidships and she sank in three minutes.
Eight of these were mounted on the upper deck amidships.
Four were mounted in turrets amidships and the other four were placed in casemates.
They were mounted in casemates in two gun decks amidships.
The amidships hold had the capacity for seven large seaplanes.
And then it come up amidships.
Keep that rudder amidships when you hit that white water downriver.
Close with him amidships.
She sported two funnels amidships and her mainmast was a gantry right at the stern.
Put your rudder amidships.
The second struck her amidships and sank her in the shallow water.
The hit was on the amidships.
Chester was hit amidships on the starboard side but continued under her own power.
All stop rudder amidships.
The hit amidships set off several torpedoes and the resulting explosions destroyed the ship.
The class also had two aircraft catapults amidships.
Gwin received a torpedo hit amidships in her engine room and exploded.
The boilers were trunked into two funnels located amidships.
The sheer is traditionally lowest amidships to maximize freeboard at the ends of the hull.
The boilers were trunked into three closely spaced funnels amidships.
Watch your amidships.
The boilers were ducted into a pair of large funnels located amidships.
Torpedo hit amidships.
The guns were often mounted in single casemates or single turrets amidships.
Direct hit amidships.
The boilers were trunked into a single funnel placed amidships.
A second hit amidships between the aircraft catapult and the funnel and caused severe damage.
The diving line is amidships.
Amidships is at the middle of the length I.
The rudder is amidships.
