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The ship's clock strikes in a half-hour sequence based on the four-hour ship's watch system.
The end of the first half hour is marked by one bell, the end of the first hour is two bells, the end of the first 1-1/2 hours is three bells, etc.
Eight bells mark the end of a four-hour watch.
Eight bells are struck six times in a 24-hour period: at noon, 4 p.m., 8 p.m., midnight, 4 a.m. and 8 a.m. |
