Navy Bells Time. The following is taken from chapman’s standard. The afternoon watch was from noon to 16:00 (4 p.m.) the first dog watch (2 hours) was from 16:00 (4.
The ship's bell system of chimes evolved from a crude sand clock dating back to the time of columbus. This primitive clock was called a sand or sandglass clock, and was an essential. The united states navy time as marked by the bells the use of the bells to mark the time stems from the period when seamen (1) could not afford a personal time piece (i.e.
