The Nautical Telegraph Code Book And Postal Guide Sailings and arrivals

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		NOTE	If desired, the name of port, place, or station can be cabled after code word responding to country, if not detailed in this book. It must also be understood that although sentences are given in the plural sense, they infer that the sender is about to leave for the port or place corresponding to the code word received.
		CODE WORD	MEANING
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1		Dabble	We are about to leave for the United Kingdom (* --) * Here follows name of port if necessary.
2		Dace	We are about to leave for --.
3		Dampen	We are about to leave for London.
4		Dampish	We are about to leave for Liverpool.
5		Dancer	We are about to leave for Cardiff.
6		Dankish	We are about to leave for Glasgow.
7		Debacle	We are about to leave for Newport, Mon.
8		Debark	We are about to leave for Belfast.
9		Decapod	We are about to leave for Swansea.
10		Deck	We are about to leave for Southampton.
11		Deep	We are about to leave for Plymouth.
12		Deepen	We are about to leave for Hull.
13		Demersed	We are about to leave for Sunderland.
14		Demurrage	We are about to leave for Newcastle.
15		Depth	We are about to leave for Shields.
16		Derrick	We are about to leave for Hartlepool.
17		Dhow	We are about to leave for Middlesbrough.
18		Diluvium	We are about to leave for Leith.
19		ingy	We are about to leave for Dundee.
20		Dirk	We are about to leave for Dublin.
21		Discharge	We are about to leave for Hull.
22		Disembark	We are about to leave for Queenstown for orders.
23		Disload	We are about to leave for Falmouth for orders.
24		Dismantle	We are about to leave for England.
25		Dismast	We are about to leave for Scotland.
26		Dismasted	We are about to leave for Ireland.
27		Displace	We are about to leave for Wales.
28		Disrate	We are about to leave for Australia* (* Name of port, place or station follows here if desired.)
29		Distance	We are about to leave for Melbourne, Australia.
30		Distil	We are about to leave for Sydney, Australia.
31		Distress	We are about to leave for Newcastle, Australia.
32		Ditch	We are about to leave for Brisbane, Australia.
33		Ditcher	We are about to leave for Adelaide, Australia.
34		Dive	We are about to leave for Fremantle, Australia.
35		Diver	We are about to leave for Africa (N.) (* --).
36		Diving	We are about to leave for Algiers, Africa (N.)
37		Dock	We are about to leave for Tunis, Africa (N.)
38		Dockage	We are about to leave for Bona, Africa (N.)
39		Docker	We are about to leave for Tripoli, Africa (N.)
40		Docket	We are about to leave for Tangier, Africa (N.)
41		Dockyard	We are about to leave for Africa (W.)*
42		Doctor	We are about to leave for Dakar, Africa (W.)
43		Dodger	We are about to leave for Bathurst, Africa (W.)
44		Dogfish	We are about to leave for Sierra Leone, Africa (W.)
45		Dogger	We are about to leave for Accra, Africa (W.)
46		Dogship	We are about to leave for Forcados, Africa (W.)
47		Dogstar	We are about to leave for Brass, Africa (W.)
48		Dolce	We are about to leave for Kotonou, Africa (W.)
49		Dogwatch	We are about to leave for Niger Coast Protectorate, Africa (W.)*
50		Doldrums	We are about to leave for St. Thomé, Africa (W.)
51		Dolphin	We are about to leave for Loanda, Africa (W.)
52		Dolphinet	We are about to leave for Ascension, Africa, (W.)
53		Dorado	We are about to leave for St. Helena, Africa (W.)
54		Dory	We are about to leave for Africa (S.)*
55		Dowel	We are about to leave for Cape Town, Africa (S.)
56		Drabbler	We are about to leave for Port Elizabeth, Africa (S.)
57		Draft	We are about to leave for East London, Africa (S.)
58		Drake	We are about to leave for Durban, Africa, (S.)
59		Dredger	We are about to leave for Delagoa Bay, Africa, (S.)
60		Drift	We are about to leave for Africa (British Central).*
61		Driftage	We are about to leave for Africa (E.)*
62		Drill	We are about to leave for Mozambique, Africa (E.)
63		Drilling	We are about to leave for Madagascar, Africa (E.)
64		Drive	We are about to leave for Zanzibar, Africa (E.)
65		Driving	We are about to leave for Mombasa, Africa (E.)
66		Droger	We are about to leave for Seychelles, Africa (E.)
67		Druxy	We are about to leave for Mauritius, Africa (E.)
68		Duck	We are about to leave for Azores.* (* Name of port should follow code word unless understood.)
69		Dunnage	We are about to leave for Adriatic*
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70		East	We are about to leave for Argentina.*
71		Easterly	We are about to leave for Buenos Aires.
72		Easting	We are about to leave for Bahia Blanca.
73		Eastward	We are about to leave for Eusenada.
74		Eclipse	We are about to leave for Rosario.
75		Ecliptic	We are about to leave for La Plata.
76		Eddy	We are about to leave for America (N.), U.S.*
77		Element	We are about to leave for Portland, Maine.
78		Embank	We are about to leave for New York.
79		Embargo	We are about to leave for Philadelphia.
80		Embark	We are about to leave for Boston.
81		Embarked	We are about to leave for Delaware Breakwater.
82		Embarking	We are about to leave for Baltimore.
83		Embay	We are about to leave for Charlestown.
84		Emigrant	We are about to leave for New Orleans.
85		Emigrate	We are about to leave for Savannah.
86		Emigration	We are about to leave for America (South).*
87		Ensign	We are about to leave for America (N.W. Coast).*
88		Equation	We are about to leave for Austria.*
89		Equator	We are about to leave for San Francisco.
90		Equinox	We are about to leave for America (Central).*
91		Estuary	We are about to leave for Panama (Central America).
92		Euripus	We are about to leave for Nicaragua (Central America).*
93		Excise	We are about to leave for Ecuador.* (* For Telegraphic Charges, Postal Rates, Distances from London, and Times of Transmission, see Appendix.)
94		Exciseable	We are about to leave for Galapagos Islands (Ecuador).
95		Exhaust	We are about to leave for Belgium.*
96		Explore	We are about to leave for Antwerp (Belgium).
97		Explorer	We are about to leave for Bosphorus.*
98		Exploring	We are about to leave for Bulgaria.
99		Export	We are about to leave for Black Sea (* --).
100		Exporter	We are about to leave for Galatz.
101		Extol	We are about to leave for Ibrail.
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102		Fairway	We are about to leave for Sulina.
103		Fathom	We are about to leave for Odessa.
104		Fathomable	We are about to leave for Sevastópol.
105		Fathomless	We are about to leave for Nikolaieff.
106		Faultless	We are about to leave for Kertch.
107		Favonian	We are about to leave for Baltic.
108		Felucca	We are about to leave for Brazil.*
109		Fender	We are about to leave for Rio de Janeiro.
110		Ferry	We are about to leave for Santos.
111		Fertile	We are about to leave for Bahia.
112		Fetter	We are about to leave for Pernambuco.
113		Fid	We are about to leave for Para.
114		Finned	We are about to leave for River Amazon.* (* The port or place in any particular country may follow code word. Example: Fishery, Quebec, would mean - We are about to leave for Quebec, Canada.)
115		Finny	We are about to leave for Colombia.
116		Fiord	We are about to leave for Columbia (British).*
117		Firearm	We are about to leave for Vancouver Island (British Columbia).
118		Fireman	We are about to leave for Esquimalt (British Columbia).
119		Fisherman	We are about to leave for Portland, Oregon.
120		Fishery	We are about to leave for Canada.*
121		Flag	We are about to leave for St. John, New Brunswick.
122		Flagship	We are about to leave for Nova Scotia.*
123		Flagstaff	We are about to leave for Halifax.
124		Flake	We are about to leave for Montreal.
125		Flatboat	We are about to leave for St. John's (Newfoundland).
126		Flaunt	We are about to leave for Newfoundland.*
127		Fleet	We are about to leave for Chili.* (* Names of ports or places may follow code word if desirable.)
128		Float	We are about to leave for Valparaiso.
129		Floatable	We are about to leave for Junin.
130		Floatage	We are about to leave for Talcahuano.
131		Floater	We are about to leave for Coquimbo.
132		Floe	We are about to leave for Hong Kong.
133		flood	We are about to leave for China.*
134		Flooding	We are about to leave for Cuba.*
135		Flota	We are about to leave for Caleta Buena.
136		Flotant	We are about to leave for Iquique.
137		Flotation	We are about to leave for Coronel.
138		Flotilla	We are about to leave for Punta Arenas.
139		Flotsam	We are about to leave for Denmark.*
140		Flounder	We are about to leave for Copenhagen.
141		Flow	We are about to leave for East Indies.*
142		Flowing	We are about to leave for Calcutta.
143		Flyboat	We are about to leave for Rangoon.
144		Fog	We are about to leave for Bombay.
145		Foggy	We are about to leave for Madras.
146		Fogginess	We are about to leave for Karachi.
147		Fogless	We are about to leave for Aden.
148		Foil	We are about to leave for France.* (* Names of ports or places should follow code word unless it expressly states name of port or is understood between sender and receiver.)
149		Foiling	We are about to leave for Colombo.
150		Foison	We are about to leave for Dunkerque.
151		Fold	We are about to leave for Havre.
152		Folding	We are about to leave for Cherbourg.
153		Folio	We are about to leave for Marseilles.
154		Folkland	We are about to leave for Germany.*
155		Forecabin	We are about to leave for Hamburg.
156		Forecastle	We are about to leave for Bremerhaven
157		Foredeck	We are about to leave for Bremen.
158		Foreland	We are about to leave for Holland.*
159		Forelock	We are about to leave for Rotterdam.
160		Forepart	We are about to leave for Naples.
161		Forepeak	We are about to leave for Italy.*
162		Forereach	We are about to leave for Genoa.
163		Foresail	We are about to leave for Leghorn.
164		Foreship	We are about to leave for Messina.
165		Forestay	We are about to leave for Palermo.
166		Foretop	We are about to leave for Iceland.*
167		Forward	We are about to leave for Java.*
168		Fother	We are about to leave for Japan.* (* Name of port, place, or station should follow code word if desired where star is places after names of countries.)
169		Founder	We are about to leave for Nagasaki.
170		Freight	We are about to leave for Yokohama.
171		Freightage	We are about to leave for Kobe.
172		Freighter	We are about to leave for Jeddah.
173		Frigate	We are about to leave for Jutland.*
174		Frigatoon	We are about to leave for Korea.*
175		Funnel	We are about to leave for Labrador.*
176		Furl	We are about to leave for Levant.*
177		Futtock	We are about to leave for Mexico.*
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178		Gabbart	We are about to leave for Vera Cruz.
179		Gaff	We are about to leave for Galveston.
180		Gale	We are about to leave for Pensacola, Florida.
181		Galleon	We are about to leave for Malta.
182		Galley	We are about to leave for the Mediterranean.*
183		Galliot	We are about to leave for New Zealand.*
184		Gallivat	We are about to leave for Nelson.
185		Garboard	We are about to leave for Otage Harbour.
186		Garfish	We are about to leave for Lyttelton.
187		Grampus	We are about to leave for Christchurch.
188		Grapnel	We are about to leave for Auckland.
189		Grapple	We are about to leave for Wellington.
190		Grappling	We are about to leave for The Bluff.
191		Graving	We are about to leave for New Guinea (British).* (* Names or ports or places should follow code word unless understood.)
192		Greenhand	We are about to leave for Pacific.
193		Grenade	We are about to leave for New Caledonia.*
194		Gripe	We are about to leave for Fiji Islands.
195		Grog	We are about to leave for Sandwich Islands.*
196		Groundage	We are about to leave for Norfolk Islands.*
197		Guanaco	We are about to leave for Samoa.
198		Gulf	We are about to leave for Honolulu.
199		Gulfy	We are about to leave for Norway.*
200		Gull	We are about to leave for Philippines.*
201		Gumption	We are about to leave for Manila.
202		Gunboat	We are about to leave for Iloilo.
203		Gunnage	We are about to leave for Portugal.*
204		Gunner	We are about to leave for Lisbon.
205		Gunnery	We are about to leave for Oporto.
206		Gunning	We are about to leave for Red Sea.*
207		Gunwale	We are about to leave for Russia.*
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208		Halcyon	We are about to leave for St. Petersburg.
209		Halibut	We are about to leave for Riga.
210		Haliotes	We are about to leave for Sweden.*
211		Halyard	We are about to leave for Spain.*
212		Hammock	We are about to leave for Bilbao.
213		Harbour	We are about to leave for Vigo.
214		Harbourage	We are about to leave for Huelva.
215		Haroship*	We are about to leave for Cadiz. * Note: Code word for sentence 215 is Harbourless in previous editions.
216		Harpoon	We are about to leave for Barcelona.
217		Harpooner	We are about to leave for the Straits Settlements.*
218		Hatch	We are about to leave for Singapore.
219		Hatchet	We are about to leave for Sicily.*
220		Hatchway	We are about to leave for the Falkland Islands.*
221		Haul	We are about to leave for the Canary Islands.*
222		Haulage	We are about to leave for the Cape Verde Islands.* (* The names of ports or places should follow code word unless understood.)
223		Hauler	We are about to leave for Turkey.*
224		Haven	We are about to leave for Constantinople.
225		Havened	We are about to leave for Batúm.
226		Hawse	We are about to leave for Uruguay.*
227		Hawser	We are about to leave for Monte Video.
228		Hazard	We are about to leave for United States.*
229		Hazardous	We are about to leave for Venezuela.*
230		Hazardry	We are about to leave for West Indies.*
231		Haze	We are about to leave for Yellow Sea.*
232		Haziness	We are about to leave and shall coal at Alexandria; write there.
233		Hazy	We are about to leave and shall coal at Algiers; write there.
234		Heada	We are about to leave and shall coal at Brindisi; write there.
235		Headband	We are about to leave and shall coal at Elsinore; write there.
236		Headily	We are about to leave and shall coal at Gibraltar; write there.
237		Headland	We are about to leave and shall coal at Malta; write there.
238		Headstone	We are about to leave and shall coal at Port Said; write there.
239		Headstall	We are about to leave and shall coal at Las Palmas (Canary Islands).
240		Headstrong	We are about to leave and shall coal at Madeira Islands.
241		Headway	We are about to leave and shall coal at St. Vincent (C. Verde Islands).
242		Heban	We are about to leave and shall coal at Aden.
243		Hebot	Expect to be away in two days.
244		Hebix	Expect to be away in a week.
245		Heel	Expect to be away in two weeks.
246		Heeling	Expect to be away in a month.
247		Helm	Have received orders to load for --.* (* Unless understood, names of ports or places should follow code word.)
248		Helmage	Have commenced loading; taking full cargo here.
249		Helmless	Have commenced loading; taking part cargo here, and completing at --.
250		Helmsman	Will leave soon, and wire you where to write.
251		Hemp	Will leave soon. Ask owners where to address letters.
252		Hitch	Now leaving for (here follows name of port, place, or station).
253		Hooker	Arrives; shall be here some time; you can write here.
254		Horizon	Arrived; shall be here only a few days; will write from next port.
255		Hulk	Arrived, and leaving for -- to discharge there.
256		Hull	Arrived at --.
257		Hurricane	Arrived at -- after a good passage.
258		Hyades	Arrived at -- after a bad passage; heavy gales.
259		Hydraulic	Arrived at --; keeping very fit and well.
260		Hydriad	Arrived at --; greatly improving in health.
261		Hydrometer	Arrived at --; feeling very seeding.
262		Hydrophone	Arrived at --; leaving again at once.
263		Hydrophore	Arrived at --; cable me. We are sailing soon.
264		Hydroscope	Arrived at --; cable me. We are sailing soon.
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265		Ice	Arrived; ship in quarantine for a few days.
266		Icean	Arrived; ship in quarantine until --.
267		Iceba	Arrived; shall wait here for orders.
268		Iceberg	Arrived; at well.
269		Icebl	Arrived all well; expect to leave for --.
270		Iceblink	Very glad to hear of your safe arrival.
271		Iceboat	Very glad to hear of your safe arrival; am writing.
272		Iced	Arrived here all well; meet me at --.
273		Icefield	Arrived here all well; leaving for home to-morrow.
274		Icefloe	Arrived here all well; leaving for home in a few days.
275		Icepack	Arrived here all well; leaving for home very shortly.
276		Icelander	Arrived here all well; am leaving for -- to load for --.
277		Iceness	Arrived here; future movements uncertain.
278		Inboard	Arrived here; expect we shall be here some time.
279		Indiaman	Arrived here; shall have to wait for cargo, so continue writing.
280		Inshore	Expect to sail to-day, but orders may be changed.
281		Iron	About to leave; plenty of time for you to write to next port.
282		Ironclad	Now leaving; plenty of time for you to write to next port.
283		Island	Sailing on Monday.
284		Islander	Sailing on Tuesday.
285		Isle	Sailing on Wednesday.
286		Islesman	Sailing on Thursday.
287		Isobar	Sailing on Friday.
288		Isochnal	Sailing on Saturday.
289		Isocryme	Sailing on Sunday.
290		Isthmus	Sailing shortly for --.
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291		Jacko	Sailing to-day; shall call at --.
292		Jackstaff	Sailing to-day; shall not call at --.
293		Jackstay	Sailing to-day; coming direct home.
294		Jackstar	Arrived here; * letter follows. (* Wherever spaces are left for names of ports or places these should follow code word. In some cases it is not necessary to send name of port where cable has been sent; this is given gratis at the heading of telegram.
295		Jerk	Arrived here; * write.
296		Jetsam	Now leaving for --; write there.
297		Jettison	Now leaving for --; will write on arrival.
298		Jib	Going to --; write there at once.
299		Jibboom	Going to --; letter follows; write now.
300		Jigger	When do you expect to leave?
301		Jiggermast	Where can I write?
302		Jollyboat	Let me know your destination.
303		Jonah	Will you call at --.*
304		Junk	We shall be calling at --.*
305		Junkman	Now leaving for cable repair of --.*
306		Junker	There are several cables to repair.
307		Jupiter	Expect to go to -- after repair.
308		Jurymast	Ordered on repair; will write first post.
309		Jury	Expect to be long time away.
310		Jussive	If fine weather we should return here in a few days.
311		Jutty	Do you know who is going in the --?
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312		Keckle	When will you relieve us?
313		Keckling	We expect to relieve you about --.
314		Kedge	Cable me latest ship news.
315		Keel	Cable down; expect we shall be sent.
316		Keelage	Delay your departure; we are leaving for repair.
317		Keelb	-- has ariived at --.
318		Keeled	Expecting orders daily.
319		Keeler	Repairing cable en route.
320		Keelhaul	Unless other cable broken we shall return here.
321		Keeling	You may be ordered to relieve --.
322		Keelman	Cable broken down off.
323		Keels	Let me know who is to repair--.
324		Keelson	Expect you will have to repair --.
325		Keg	-- has been ordered on repair.
326		Kegab	We are ordered to repair a cable off --,* and shall likely call at --*; you had better write one letter there. I will wire or write at first fort of call. (* Ports or places left blank should follow code word if not understood.)
327		Keir	Several cables down, so expect to be away some time; write to --, and also to --, we may call there. I will cable or write first port.
328		Keist	I have sent letter or letters to --*; you will find them on your arrival there.
329		Keito	Will probably return to head station after repair.
330		Keive	Returning to station.
331		Kejam	Bad weather outside; shall probably put in for shelter somewhere; if so, will write if possible to post.
332		Kejop	Cable is in deep water, so may have much difficulty and delay.
333		Kelab	Cable in shallow water, do not expect to be long on repair.
334		Kelk	If you hear anything about us being relieved please cable; find out if you can.
335		Kelma	I hear that we shall (you will) be relieved soon. Am writing.
336		Kelo	Shall send you wireless message informing you of progress.
337		Kelop	Let me know by wireless to ship at sea.

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