On a ship, what time is it when '8-bells' are rung?

Question

On a ship, what time is it when '8-bells' are rung?

Answer 1

8:00

Here is an answer posted on Y!A 6 months ago:

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..

6 years in the Navy, 4 1/2 of those on a ship.

Answer 2

mebbe 8 am...

for 8 pm it must be 20 rings on that same bell...

i hope u got the answer...

Answer 3

Its time to change the shift.

Answer 4

Time to make the doughnuts! - or the ice cream- or the lobster- or the pina coladas.  Time for something to get consumed!

Answer 5

whatever your watch shows!daah!

Answer 6

maybe 8 o'clock ?