Sentence examples for light vessel from inspiring English sources

Put him in the engine room of an old light vessel, and he is in heaven.

Floca's meticulous drawings are based on Light Vessel 87, now docked at the South Street Seaport Museum in Manhattan.

Whilst returning from one of these missions on 19 January Grenville struck a mine 23 mile east of Kentish Knock Light Vessel.

On 1 May, Haecker spotted two old Royal Navy destroyers, and, about 30 nautical miles southwest of the Galloper light vessel.

Pliny's uncle Pliny the Elder was in command of the Roman fleet at Misenum, and had meanwhile decided to investigate the phenomenon at close hand in a light vessel.

This was a short response, and after cessation of light, vessel diameter returned to preflicker levels within 6 seconds.

102, authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to designate and define by the suitable bearing or range with light houses, light vessels, buoys, or coast objects, the lines dividing the high seas from rivers, harbors, and inland waters.

Besides, at that time they had turned their thoughts to the seas and sailing as far as the Pillars of Hercules in light vessels fitted for that purpose, robbed and destroyed all that trafficked in those parts.

The Norwegian air force includes fighter planes and antiaircraft rocket systems, and the Norwegian navy comprises heavy coastal artillery and light vessels such as gunboats, torpedo boats, submarines, and corvettes.

Small craft advisories were also posted, cautioning light vessels to remain in port.

Several light vessels were destroyed by Greta's gale-force winds and only schooners with little carrying capacity were able to make it to the island.