I am looking for information about what bells should ring at what time on a nautical clock.?

Question

I would like to know exactly what the strikes are, for each hour and half hour.

Answer 1

actually, they usually don't start ringing any bells until Reveille at 6:00 a.m. on Navy ships. Unless for some reason, Reveille has to go earlier, like for Flight Operations or pulling into port...
6:00a.m. 4 bells, in groups of 2, like ding ding(pause)ding, ding
6:30a.m. 5 bells, ding ding(pause)ding ding(pause) ding
7:00a.m. 6 bells, 3 groups of ding, ding's
7:30a.m. 7 bells, 3 groups of ding ding's (pause) ding
8:00a.m. 8 bells, 4 groups of ding ding's
8:30a.m. 1 bell
9:00a.m. 2 bells (ding ding)
9:30a.m. 3 bells, one group of ding ding (pause) ding
10:00a.m. back to 4 bells, same as 6:00 a.m.

The bells are rung every half hour, from Reveille to Taps, at 10:00p.m. It's easy to remember that every multiple of 4 gets 8 bells. 8:00a.m., 12:00noon, 4:00 p.m. and 8:00p.m..

Answer 2

A "watch" aboard ship last 4 hours. The ship's bell is rung every half hour starting with one bell and working up to 8 bells by adding one each half hour. This was done to let the crew know what time it was - pre-dated everyone having a watch. Time was kept with an hour glass in the early days. The glass would run for a half hour, the bell(s) would be rung and the glass turned.

Time was noted by # bells and watch name, i.e., 4 bells in the Mid Watch.

Answer 3

30 minutes=one bell
1 hour = two bells
1 1/2 hours= three bells
and so on up to four o'clock (8 bells) and start over. This pattern repeats every four hours, six times a day.