Watchstanding regulate the sailors' duty watches and for other purposes (see main article). Unlike civil clock bells, the strikes of a ship's bell do not accord to the number of the hour. Instead, there are eight bells, one for each half-hour of a four-hour watch. Bells would be struck every half-hour, and in a pattern of pairs for easier counting, with any odd bells at the end of the sequence. Watchstanding Watchstanding, or watchkeeping, in nautical terms concerns the division of qualified personnel to operate a ship continuously. On a typical seafaring vessel, be it naval or merchant, personnel keep watch
End of Watch (novel) Mercedes" novel, "Finder Keepers" and "End of Watch". End of Watch (novel) End of Watch is a crime novel by American writer Stephen King, the third volume of a trilogy focusing on Detective Bill Hodges, following "Mr. Mercedes" and "Finders Keepers". The book was first announced at an event at St. Francis College on April 21, 2015 under the title "The Suicide Prince". On June 10, the new title "End of Watch" was announced. At the 2015 Edgar Awards, while accepting the award for Best Novel for "Mr. Mercedes", King announced that the novel's antagonist, Brady Hartsfield, would be making