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The main lower mast of Lord Nelson's HMS Victory has been removed for the first time in nearly 130 years.

"Lower mast. Oarsmen to your oars."

The reader doubtless knows that the lubber’s hole is an open space between the head of the lower mast and the edge of the top; it is so named from the supposition that a “land-lubber” would prefer that route.

They waited till daylight, and then were just able to distinguish the lower mast of a steamer standing out of the water.

For building a new boat we had all the materials on board, except prepared plank; and for this we cut up a spare spar, which was intended to supply the place of a defective or injured lower mast or bowsprit.