guard-shipguardshipn.2
/ˈɡɑːdʃɪp/ (a) A vessel of war appointed to protect a harbour and to superintend its marine affairs, and to receive seamen until they are able to join their ships. (b) ‘The ship (of the squadron) having guard-duty for the day’ (Funk's Stand. Dict.).
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > look-out or reconnaissance vessel
spy-boat1637
guard-ship1689
station ship1693
scout-ship1694
guard-boat1696
scout1706
lookout1761
lookout ship1762
watch-boat1789
patrol boat1854
spy-ship1858
picket boat1861
picket launch1864
scout vessel1869
vedette boat1884
picket ship1898
coastal1912
P boat1917
spotter1931
radar picket1945
1689 A. Wood Life 1 Oct. Colonel Thomas Wilford, late commander of the guardship at Chatham.
1696 Baker's Chron. Kings of Eng. (new ed.) 756 While our Guard-Ships were remote at Sea, they [sc. the Hollanders] arrived at the mouth of the River Medway.
1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. i. viii. 164 To secure that Trade, they had a Guardship lying there.
1753 Scots Mag. Jan. 47/2 Eighteen men of war are put into commission as guard~ships.
1806 A. Duncan Life Nelson 179 The Goliath was stationed at Portsmouth as a guard-ship.
1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. xiii. 198 I was sent on board of the guard ship, where I remained about ten days, and then was sent round to join this frigate.
1836 F. Marryat Mr. Midshipman Easy III. ix. 186 I will procure his discharge as soon as I arrive, and send him on board the guard-ship till I obtain it.
1866 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. IX. xx. 358 Prescott..had his quarters at a lonely farm-house..with..no protection but a sentry and the guard-ship in the bay.
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