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A detail of one or more men who keep watch on deck at night when a vessel is at anchor.

A detail of one or more men who keep watch on deck at night when a vessel is at anchor.

A watch, consisting of a small number of men. (from one to four,) kept constantly on deck while the vessel is riding at single anchor, to see that the stoppers, painters, cables, and buoy-ropes are ready for immediate use. The Lady Franklin, 2 Lowell, 220, Fed. Cas. No. 7,984.

A portion of the watch constantly on deck while a ship is at single anchor, ready to attend to it, let go another, set headsails, etc., as required.