This is the story of when bells come home. For hundreds of years, bells have accompanied navies and merchant fleets across the world. A practical and symbolically-important instrument onboard the vessel, a ship’s bell signals the time, indicates the position of the ship in heavy fog, honors lost sailors, and may even be used as a makeshift baptismal font. “A ship’s bell, foremost, establishes the rhythm of a ship,” said Rear Admiral Warren Smith, Commander of the New York Naval Militia. “It is used for many purposes, but it is a reference point for life aboard ship.”
Vintage ship's bell set for rededicated at Military and Naval Affairs Headquarters
Bells at Sea National Bell Festival
Ship bells are iconic - Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum
Sea History 082 - Autumn 1997 by National Maritime Historical Society & Sea History Magazine - Issuu
LAMP Divers Discover Four Cannon and the Ship's Bell - St Augustine Light House
The Superstitious Sailor: The Ship's Bell
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Gloriana) by Charles Miller Ltd - Issuu
Sea kayaking with seakayakphoto.com: A St Kilda tale of a bell and a spirit of generosity.
Ships band hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
Bells at Sea National Bell Festival
Sea History 136 - Autumn 2011 by National Maritime Historical Society & Sea History Magazine - Issuu
For Whom The Shipwreck Bell Tolls - InDEPTH
What does the US Navy do with the ship's bell of decommissioned warships? - Quora
