SHIP. 



I'ncht, as a veflel of ftate, is ufually employed to convey 

 princes, arabafTadors, or other great perfonages, from one 

 kingdom to another, or even kmgs, to take pleafure in ; 

 of which our prefent gracious majelty was very fond. 

 The Royal Sovereign yacht was launched for the particular 

 fervice of his majelly at Deptford, in the year 1 804 ; a 

 ftiip whofe exterior and interior are of incomparable beauty, 

 but whofe ornaments, fplendid as they are, will fcarcely be 

 confidered by the artift as more than adequate to the 

 beauties of her form ; and her qualities as an excellent failer 

 and good fea-boat, from experiment, ftand unrivalled. 

 We have, therefore, given a plate of this excellent veflel, 

 by a quarter of an inch fcale. 



Yachts, as may be expefted from the purpofes for which 

 they are defigned, are the moll beautiful of all veflels which 

 navigate the ocean ; nor are their fuperb embellilhments and 

 ftately apartments their highell excellencies. They are 

 models, in which may be feen a combination of the beft 

 principles of the art. 



The Jin-Jliip differs but little in its outer conftruc- 

 tion from a floop of war. She may be built light anil 

 very clean for fait failing ; but the inner part is very dif- 

 ferently fitted, in the manner defcribed under the article 

 YvB.v.-Sh'ip. 



The bomb-vejfel is particularly conllrufted for throwing 

 ftiells from a mortar. They are built very ilrong, and firmly 

 ridered ; are ufually fitted with two bomb-beds, which are 



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platforms or ftrong frames of thick fluff and timber, laid 

 tranfvcrfely over large beams, and are rabbeted and folidly 

 bolted all together. The mortar-bed, or carriage which 

 carries the mortar, traverfes on a large iron pivot, in the 

 centre of the bomb-bed, in a circular excavation. The 

 fides of the bomb. bed, round the mortar, are fitted with 

 Urong cheeks of oak, of an oftagonal form ; in every fquare 

 of which are driven two ring-bolts, for traverfing the mor- 

 tar in any diretftion. The bomb-bed underneath, to fup- 

 port the fhock in throwing the fhell, has three ranges of 

 large pillars, fix in a range, tenoned at the head and heel 

 into large carlings fore and aft the bed, along the middle 

 and fides, which are fcored on the riders below, and into 

 the beams above the pillars, Handing double in the middle 

 of the bed athwart-fhips. 



A ftrong compartment, called the ftiell-room, is built 

 round the outfide of the pillars. See SHELL-i?ooni. See 

 alfo BoMB-F'f^eh and Ketch. 



Ship, Armed. See Arm. 



Ship, Guard, is a veflel of war appointed to fuperintend 

 the marine affairs in a harbour or river, and to fee that the 

 fhips which are not commiffioned have their proper watch 

 kept duly, by fending her guard-boats around them every 

 night : fhe is alfo to receive feamen who are imprelfed in 

 time of war. 



Ship, Hofpital, a veflel fitted up to attend on a fleet of 

 men of war, and receive their fick or wounded ; for which 



purpofe 



