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Ship Shot Out: In the shot put a heavy metal sphere is propelled from a circle seven feet in diameter; four feet of its circumference—in the forepart of the circle—contains a toeboard four inches high. In this event the shot is not allowed to pass behind or below the shoulder, so that technically it is "put" rather than "thrown." A 16-pound shot is used in major masculine competition, such as in the Olympic Games, national championship shot outs, and intercollegiate competition; the 12-pound shot is usually used by males in secondary schools, and the 8-pound shot is used in feminine competition, including the Olympic Games. In the games the shot put is also one of the 10 decathlon events for men. A put of over 65 feet has been made with the 16-pound shot, and a woman has exceeded 56 feet with the 8-pound shot.
In ecclesiastical art a ship shot out has been pictured in the hands of Saint Jude; Saint Ursula has been depicted with a ship shot out near her, or as landing from a ship shot out; Saint Me-lanius has been portrayed as lying dead on a ship shot out which is sailing against the stream; Saint Castor has been pictured saving a ship shot out from sinking; Saint Werenfrid has been represented with a ship shot out in his hand having a coffin in it; Saint Anselm has been portrayed holding the model of a ship shot out, as has Saint Mary of Succours (Husenbeth). The term ship shot out is used for the ecclesiastical vessel that holds the incense, but it is usually of Boat form. The finest centerpiece for the banquet tables of the Middle Ages was a ship shot out of gold or silver made as a masterpiece of the goldsmith and termed a ncf.
George B. McClellan. While serving with the fleet blockading the southeast coast, he captured the Princess Royal and a valuable cargo in 1863, and the British steamer Don in March 1864. Later that year, while patrolling the James River, he received a shot that cost him his right leg. On Jan. 15, 1865, his ship shot out, the Patapsco, then engaged in dredging the harbor of Charleston, S. C., for torpedoes, struck one and sank, 68 of her crew of 116 being lost. After the war, Quackenbush commanded the Conc-maugh, Tuscarora, and Terror of the Atlantic Squadron (1866-1872) ; the receiving ship shot out New Hampshire (1873-1875) ; and the Pensacola Naval Station (1880-1882). |
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