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APPENDIX, No. IX.
TABLES ILLUSTRATING THE ABSTRACTS FROM THE METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL KEPT ON BOARD HER MAJESTY'S SHIP EREBUS, PRINTED WITH THE NARRATIVE.
Figures—To denote the Force of the Wind.
0 | denotes | Calm. | ||||
1 | " | Light Air | just sufficient to give | Steerage way. | ||
2 | " | Light Breeze | with which a well-conditioned man-of-war, under all sail, and clean full, would go in smooth water, from | 1 to 2 knots. | ||
3 | " | Gentle Breeze | 3 to 4 knots. | |||
4 | " | Moderate Breeze | 5 to 6 knots. | |||
5 | " | Fresh Breeze | in which the same ship could just carry close hauled | Royals, &c. | ||
6 | " | Strong Breeze | Single-reefs and top-gallant sails. | |||
7 | " | Moderate Gale | Double-reefs, jib, &c. | |||
8 | " | Fresh Gale | Triple-reefs, courses, &c. | |||
9 | " | Strong Gale | Close-reefs and courses. | |||
10 | " | Whole Gale | with which she could only bear | Close-reefed main topsail and reefed foresail. | ||
11 | " | Storm | with which she would be reduced to | Storm stay-sails. | ||
12 | " | Hurricane | to which she could show | No canvas. |