Rededicating Wrecked or Decommissioned Ship's Bells

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.”

For Whom The Shipwreck Bell Tolls - InDEPTH

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Bells at Sea National Bell Festival

Manley donates bell recovered from 1857 shipwreck

Bells at Sea National Bell Festival

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US Navy Crew members assigned to the guided missile cruiser USS Yorktown (CG 48) man the rails for the final time in preparation of the order to deman the ship as she

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Bells at Sea National Bell Festival

HMS 'Erebus' Ship's Bell Recovered From Franklin Expeditio…