Sentence examples similar to improvised ship from inspiring English sources
Not until mid-July, Admiral Allen said, will a freestanding system will be ready to take the place of the improvised ship-mounted oil collection system now being used; such a freestanding system would be less vulnerable to storms.
For the remainder of 2 August Nelson's ships made improvised repairs and boarded and consolidated their prizes.
The militia also improvised a small flotilla of ships, which even included a fire ship.
Coal supplies had to be conserved, allowing only limited use of the engines, and the improvised emergency rudder made steering difficult; the ship wallowed helplessly at times, in danger of foundering.
The plan of attack had to be improvised at the last minute, after several ships ran aground while trying to enter the harbour, including Nelson's flagship,.
He improvised a kiln and storage facility from discarded shipping containers and a used U-Haul trailer.
It also develops systems to protect aircraft and ships against missiles, and sensor equipment to detect improvised explosive devices.
Together, the three British ships removed the prisoners from Thétis and affected improvised repairs: Thétis had lost her remaining masts shortly after she had been boarded and Amethysts were in immediate danger of collapse.
It was originally a nautical term; on a sailing ship, a "jury rig" was a replacement mast and yardarm improvised in case of damage or loss of the original mast (Onions 1966: 637).4.
As the battle began, several of Nelson's ships ran aground on shoals in the harbour, and a new plan of attack had to be improvised.
