Ships of the Sea - Maritime Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• sssavannah: first steamship to cross the atlantic ocean
• anne: ship that carried the first 114 colonists to the colony of georgia
• pulaski: ships that exploded in 1838 of the coast of north carolina
• julia: name of william scarbrough's wife
• william jay: full name of architect of the scarbrough house, telfair academy, and owens-thomas house
• west broad street: name of school that inhabited the scarbrough house form 1878 to 1962
• porthole: windows or openings in the hulls of ships used to admit light and air
• capstan: vertical-axled rotating machine used on sailing ships to multiple the pulling force of seamen when hauling ropes
• hardtack: biscuits commonly eaten by sailors on historical ships
• marine chronometer: a watch used to determine longitude based on celestial navigation
• ns savannah: first nuclear powered merchant ship
• yawl: two-masted sailing vessel whose mainmast is taller than the mizzenmast
• sextant: a navigational tool designed to find longitude by measuring angular distance between the moon and a nearby star
• knot: one nautical mile per hour, used to measure speed
• sailors valentine: sentimental gift customarily given to loved ones from sailors after long voyages
• scrimshaw: decorative carvings on walrus tusks, whales teeth, or bits of bone
• tugboat: a powerful boat used for towing larger vessels
• bow: the front of a vessel
• cargo: freight loaded into a ship
• liner: a vessel advertising sailings on a specified trade route on a regular basis
• port: left side of ship or a harbor with piers or docks
• starboard: right side of a ship
• stern: end of a vessel