Sentence examples for forward or astern from inspiring English sources

This involved raising one or two turrets so they could fire over a turret immediately forward or astern of them.

These guns had a firing arc of 120° and could fire straight ahead or astern.

These guns had a firing arc of 120 degrees and could fire straight ahead or astern.

All four turrets could in theory fire on the broadside, and three could fire ahead or astern.

The others were mounted at each end of the ship where they could fire directly ahead or astern.

On bearings 1° ahead or astern she could fire six guns, although she would have inflicted blast damage on the superstructure.

The first known castles are shown amidships or astern on Roman ships, to afford vantage points in sea skirmishes.

One of these launches a sound wave from a point close to the keel; the second, a few metres ahead or astern, detects this wave and measures the time required for it to traverse the known distance.

The ship was armed with a main battery of six 15 cm L/40 guns all mounted individually in sponsons, with two side by side forward, two astern, and one amidships on each broadside.

The wheelhouse can be forward or aft.

They may have forward or aft wheelhouses.