Sentence examples for guide ship from inspiring English sources

On the night of 6/7 October noted in the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships as "particularly dark and rainy"—the ships were having trouble maintaining their stations in the convoy; American was sailing in the column headed by the convoy's guide ship,.

Bar pilots also guide ships east into San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay and up the Sacramento River.

Lightships are essentially floating lighthouses that guide ships through dangerous areas.

In-car navigation systems rely on satellites that were put into orbit to guide ships, troops and missiles.

For centuries the lighthouse atop the hill at San Benigno has helped guide ships home through the night.

Years have passed since the stone lighthouse, built in 1822, was needed to guide ships into the port of Rochester.

"SQUEEGEE merchants of the seas": that is the nickname shipping companies have bestowed on the pilots who guide ships into Brazilian ports.

New locomotives to guide ships through the narrow locks and better lights have improved reliability, according to Alberto Alemán, the authority's head.

Lewes is the headquarters of the Delaware Bay pilots who guide ships through the bay and river; the College of Marine Studies of the University of Delaware also is located there.

The blunt-nosed red and black Moran tugs are used to guide ships up and down the swift currents and winding channels of the Piscataqua River.

Somewhere along the way, Mr. Malouf learned that in the 15th century, the English used to light fires along the coast to guide ships.