guard-boat

Passing the guard-boat, we delivered our permit; before venturing into the open sea we repeated the Fatihah-prayer in honor of the

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The most ticklish part of the work had been approaching near enough in the guard-boat and putting the drogue overside after it had been attached to the line, but Field reported that no hail had come from the Estrella.

Hornblower In The West Indies Forester, C. S. 1958

When the guard-boat came in for the relief of its crew there was another crew standing by all ready, who went down overside rapidly and quietly although encumbered with the Thing and the necessary gear.

Hornblower In The West Indies Forester, C. S. 1958

Two strong swimmers, their faces blackened, had slipped overside from the guard-boat and had swum unseen to the Estrella.

Hornblower In The West Indies Forester, C. S. 1958

The vessel of the captors is, however, chased by a guard-boat, and on the point of being taken, when Leucippe is brought on deck and decapitated by the pirates, who throw the headless body into the sea, and make their escape; while Clitophon stays the pursuit, to recover the remains of his mistress for sepulture.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844 Various

Once or twice a guard-boat passed them closely enough to make sure that there were only two colored children in the boat, and they came up under the walls of Fort Sumter without a hindrance.

Yankee Girl at Fort Sumter Alice Turner Curtis

"Now set a guard-boat," said the Englishman, "or he will steal the line, to get another dollar for finding the smuggler again."

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873 Various

For several days Sylvia could think and talk only of her wanderings among the sand-hills, and of her first sight of the guard-boat.

Yankee Girl at Fort Sumter Alice Turner Curtis

They will steal the sheathing from a copper-bottomed vessel in broad daylight, and at night a guard-boat is necessary for protection.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873 Various

All boats to be hailed and ordered alongside to give the countersign, or to lay off on their oars to be visited by the guard-boat.

Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance