Examples of 'receiving ship' in a sentence
Meaning of "receiving ship"
receiving ship: In naval terminology, a receiving ship is a vessel used as a barracks and administrative center for sailors. It serves as a base for new recruits before they are assigned to active duty on other ships
Show more definitions
- A stationary ship for recruits for the navy.
How to use "receiving ship" in a sentence
Basic
Advanced
receiving ship
Signed by the representative of the receiving ship and.
Each receiving ship played a different role as a hospital ship if any.
The barge has obtained the necessary permissions to go alongside receiving ship.
Instead it used her as a receiving ship at Plymouth.
Often the afloat surgeon would take up station on the receiving ship.
The receiving ship then comes alongside the supplier at a distance of approximately 30 yards.
The optical receiver is like the sailor on the deck of the receiving ship.
On 22 January, she became receiving ship at Philadelphia, embarking drafts of recruits for training.
She served in the American Civil War and later as a receiving ship.
Shannon became a receiving ship and temporary hulk at Sheerness in 1831.
She remained in ordinary until 1842 when she became a receiving ship for the Norfolk Navy Yard.
Between May and June 1816 Enchantress was at Plymouth undergoing fitting as a receiving ship.
On active operations, she becomes the Primary Casualty Receiving Ship ( PCRS ) ; essentially a hospital ship.
In October 1805, Autumn was at Portsmouth where she underwent fitting as a receiving ship.
In 1893 he was promoted to Lieutenant Commander and assigned to the receiving ship USS Minnesota.
See also
In 1848, Union was sent to the Philadelphia Navy Yard and converted into a receiving ship.
Then between April and May 1811 she was fitted as a receiving ship.
In 1803 Lieutenant James Bowen recommissioned her as a receiving ship.
You'll also be interested in:
Examples of using Ship
Show more
The ship was also built on the slip
Folks are bound to ship cotton down river
The ship is now attached to it by a single cable
Examples of using Receiving
Show more
The child is not receiving enough medicine
Receiving and inspection activities in field missions
There is also a light receiving section at the
