There was one officer among the younger men of the navy who resembled Barry no less in bravery and seamanlike skill than in the winning frankness and generosity of his nature.
It is rapidly done, easily undone, and one of the most seamanlike acts, exhibiting grace as well as power.
To make a stern board is frequently a very critical as well as seamanlike operation, as in very close channels.
This term is familiarly known to seamen as tacking by misadventure in stays; or purposely, as a seamanlike measure, to effect the object.
To handle a ship well, is to work her in a seamanlike manner.
It demands not only courage, butseamanlike judgment.
She was, however, conducted in a most seamanlike manner, not a word being heard on board her.
Humane and brave as British officers have almost always proved themselves, tyrannical captains, who in most instances have been also deficient in courage and seamanlike qualities, have occasionally been found in the service.
The next point, I remember, was, whether up to the time of the accident the ship had been navigated with proper and seamanlike care.
His head splitting with the foul drink, knowing nothing and no one; but he had heard a seamanlike order, so he hauled on the rope, and only muttered something about his last ship having a crab-winch for the topsail halyards!
Now all was mixed and hazy, but in the mist one thing stood definite, a seamanlike order: "Top'sl halyards!
He was old and strong, dexterous in all seamanlike arts, a being shaped for good and evil both by half a century of seafaring, of wrong and hardship, or danger and toil, of scant food and poor pay.
He went at his usual deliberate gait, a notable figure of seamanlikerespectability and efficiency.
Never had a ship a more energetic seamanlike officer.
We came to an anchor near the middle of the roadstead in seamanlike fashion, every sail being furled before the anchor was dropped, and the old tub brought-to as if going into dock.
The officers, on the other hand, who did their part well under these trying circumstances, were treated by every one with that deference which was their right, and consequently the work of the ship went on in seamanlike fashion.
All sledges had small manilla rope spans, secured in most seamanlike fashion, to take the towing strain and throw it fairly through the structure of these light but wonderfully strong sledges.
We dropped anchor shortly after dawn, the ship was handed over to the Wicked Mate and Boatswain, who set up the rigging and delighted themselves with a seamanlike refit.
Seamanlike and simple, we saw only one form of warfare at sea, and based our signals on that.
At critical turns in the courses of our naval conduct, it was to the steersmen of Trinity that the Ministers of the State relied for prompt and seamanlike action.
It would have been more seamanlike had they been furled; but, to tell the truth, our commander appeared seized with a fit of infatuation, which deprived him of his usual clear judgment on professional matters.
I watched this operation with some interest as it was carried on under the supervision of the chief and the boatswain, and inclined as I was to criticise steamboat sailors, I confessed to myself that it was done in a seamanlike manner.
For Treasure Bound By Harry Collingwood This is a very well-written and seamanlike book.
If the boat is well under command when the squall is seen advancing, then the method of steering into the wind's eye may be safely adopted, and is, in fact, the better and more seamanlike method.
We will first explain how a yacht is put about in heavy weather and withseamanlike accuracy.
Coffin, "easily; but I wanted you to see how a craft should be put about in a seamanlike manner, and how she would have to be put about in heavy weather.
She is also admirably sailed by her owner, and it is a great pleasure to watch her being handled by him under sail, everything being done with great method and system and in a highly seamanlike style.
They were a happy-go-lucky lot of foremastmen with strong prejudices, of course, against all Yankee rebels, but with thoroughly seamanlike ideas that they had no right to be sulky over the ordinary chances of war.
The remark of Captain Velasquez was more seamanlike than religious.
Her commander was a regular navy lieutenant, and he was a seamanlikeold fellow.
During this neat and seamanlike operation Paul Darcantel wandered away on the tracks of the flying wolf till he came to the cleft in the rock.
But the Navy officer's voice continued sternly: "Sit up in a more seamanlike manner.
Dave gazed so steadily at Midshipman Henley that the latter, though he colored, took a more seamanlike attitude for a while.
The problem before Howe demanded therefore the utmost of his seamanlikequalities and of his tactical capacity.
These are instances of Cook's observation and seamanlike perspicacity.
The fact that Decatur was taken out of his ship so often to lead a division of the boats, left the command of the Enterprise much to Lawrence, and he handled the little schooner in the most seamanlike manner.
Hull kept the crew on deck the livelong day, and the seamanlike manner in which he beat the English frigate, which was also remarkably well sailed, won the admiration even of his opponents.
At ten o'clock she was overhauled, and forced to strike also, and the Constitution had gained the most brilliant and seamanlike of all her victories.
This chase is one of the glories of the American navy,--not merely because of the escape itself, but by reason of the seamanlike manner in which it was accomplished.
The neatness of the Essex and the seamanlike appearance and conduct of her officers and men were so much remarked upon that it gave great offence to the officers of the guardship.
They took position in true seamanlike fashion, arms folded or akimbo, feet wide apart, ready for any unexpected roll on the part of the St. Francis Hotel.
With seamanlike care, it had been so arranged that what had been almost an impossible task for one man in a hurry he could easily accomplish.
The flight had been carefully planned and carried out in a bold and seamanlike way.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "seamanlike" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: marine; maritime; nautical; navigational; oceanic; pelagic; salty; seafaring
