An early version of "port" is
larboard, which itself derives from Middle-English ladebord via corruption in the 16th century by
Kaynak: Port and starboardthe sternmost ship luffing up for our
larboard quarter—we poured a broadside into the headmost ship, and then braced aback our Main and
Kaynak: Capture of HMS CyaneCaptain opened fire on the Spanish vessels with her
larboard (port) side broadside and then put the helm over and hooked her
larboard cat-
Kaynak: Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797)She was ahead of the flagship, Bucentaure, on her
larboard quarter, and astern on the
larboard quarter was the 74-gun Redoutable .
Kaynak: French ship Neptune (1803)"Beef was stowed on the
larboard side and pork to starboard ; flour, rice, and peas/beans in the wings. Stowage, as with the water casks
Kaynak: Provisioning of the USS Constitutionluffed under her stern, and gave him the
larboard broadside, bore up under the
larboard quarter and gave him the starboard broadside,
Kaynak: Henry BlackwoodThe
larboard guns had been run out and the starboard guns moved in to the centre of the deck to heel over the ship until her lowest gun
Kaynak: Richard Kempenfeltat half past four oclock a sea struck and made a breach over the
larboard side of the ship carrying away all before it it stripped the
Kaynak: Anna Josepha KingThere was a
larboard (left side) watch and a starboard (right side) watch; the quartermaster ran one watch, the sailing master the other.
Kaynak: Governance in 18th century piracyCaptain Thomas Fremantle , aboard the 36-gun Inconstant | 1783 | 6 seized the opportunity and ranging up on Ça Ira s
larboard quarter,
Kaynak: Battle of Genoa (1795)As she passed under Bucentaure s stern, Neptune discharged a double-shotted broadside from her
larboard (port) guns, with devastating
Kaynak: HMS Neptune (1797)The Rainbow sounded her whistle twice for the
larboard side, and was answered by one sound of the whistle from the Dean; the Rainbow was
Kaynak: Julia Deanthree each took up positions on Seagull s quarter, where they fired on her with their 24-pounder guns while Lougen fired on her
larboard bow.
Kaynak: HMS Seagull (1805)The execution took place at 6 pm Kirkby was ‘kneeling on the
larboard side of the forecastle' facing the six musketeers appointed to shoot
Kaynak: Richard Kirkby (Royal Navy officer)She nevertheless fired 129 broadsides to the enemy's 70, with Mounsey alternating between the starboard and
larboard sides as
Kaynak: HMS Furieuse (1809)During the night the Naiad s
larboard topsail sheet blew away, and the reefed topsail sheet was split. The crew were forced to cut away
Kaynak: Thomas Dundas (Royal Navy officer)noon all hands were called up to attend his execution; he was shot on the
larboard side of the Quarter Deck by six Marines, attended by Lieut.
Kaynak: HMS Monarch (1747)