Ship's bell

A ship's bell is a bell usually made of bronze that is used on ships and sailboats. It is most often rung to announce the time, such as at the hour and half-hour.

Sometimes a ship's bell may be used as a percussion instrument in an orchestra.^{[original research?]}

Ship's Bell Media

Ship's bell on USS Robert Smalls
Bell from RMS Titanic
An underwater archaeologist with the Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program in St. Augustine, Florida, recording the ship's bell discovered on the 18th-century Storm
Ship's bell of HMS Cavalier
Ship's bell as a baptismal font at chapel, Yeo Hall, Royal Military College of Canada
A baby is baptized with holy water from the ship's bell
A baby is baptized by a chaplain on a Royal Navy armed trawler in 1943.
Ship's bell on the nuclear submarine Alexander Nevsky

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