False Sternpost. Timber attached to after side of wooden sternpost.
Fanal. The lamp, and its mechanism, in a lighthouse.
Fancy Line 133 Feather Spray
Fancy Line. Downhaul runner at throat of a gaff. 2. Line for hauling on a lee toppinglift.
Fang. Valve of a pump box. 2. To prime a pump.
Fanion. Small marking flag used when surveying.
Fanny Adams. Name given to tinned mutton in R.N.
First issued. in 1867. A child of this name, 9 years old, was murdered about the same time.
Fantod. A nervour and irresolute person.
Farcost.* A ship or boat. A voyage.
Fardage. Dunnage used with bulk cargo.
Farewell Buoy. Buoy at seaward end of channel leading from a port.
Fash. An irregular seam.
Fashion Pieces. Outer cant frames.
Fashion Plate. Ship side plate at end of well deck. Usually has an end that is swept in a curve.
Fast. Hawser by which a vessel is secured. Said of a vessel when she is secured by fasts.
Fast Ice. Ice extending seaward from land to which it is attached.
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