As early as the 15th Century a bell was used to sound the time on board a ship. The bell was rung every half hour of the 4 hour watch.Even numbers were in pairs, odd numbers in pairs and singles.
Type
Wave (.wav)
Duration
0:08.229
File size
1.4 MB
Sample rate
44100.0 Hz
Bit depth
16 bit
Channels
Stereo
Comments
1 year, 5 months ago
Practical perfection
7 years ago
Excellent
11 years, 1 month ago
Thank you! Using this in a sound design project for school on the poem "O Captain! My Captain" by Walt Whitman.
11 years, 3 months ago
What a great and high quality sound clip! It has become the perfect SMS alert for a mariner like myself. I just have to avoid receiving messages around departure times. :-) Many thanks!
14 years, 7 months ago
This will work adequately for a maritime Rainmeter skin I am working on....Thanks to the uploader
