The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

Fog Horn

Sea Terms

An instrument blown by steam, by caloric engine or by bellows, from a light-house, etc., during foggy weather to warn mariners. A small fog horn blown by mouth is used on sailing vessels to warn approaching ships.

The log and the lead — patent log, log-reel, log-ship, log-line, compass, log-glass, deep-sea lead, lead-line, binnacle, side-light, fog-horn and speaking-trumpet
The log and the lead — patent log, log-reel, log-ship, log-line, compass, log-glass, deep-sea lead, lead-line, binnacle, side-light, fog-horn and speaking-trumpet
← Fog EaterAll “F” entriesFog Signals →