Ursa Major best-known patterns in the sky. Like many of its common names allude to, its shape is said to resemble either a ladle, an agricultural plough or wagon; in the context of Ursa Major, they are commonly drawn to represent the hindquarters and tail of the Great Bear. Starting with the "ladle" portion of the dipper and extending clockwise (eastward in the sky) through the handle, these stars are the following: Except for Dubhe and Alkaid, the stars of the Big Dipper all have proper motions heading toward a common point in Sagittarius. A few other such stars have been identified,
HMS Ursa (1917) HMS Ursa (1917) HMS "Ursa" was a modified Admiralty destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. The vessel served with the Grand Fleet during World War I. The destroyer took part in the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight while being commanded by Commander John Tovey, who later became Admiral of the Fleet and led the successful action against the battleship "Bismark". "Ursa" was long overall, with a beam of and a draught of . Displacement was . Power was provided by three Yarrow boilers feeding two Parsons geared steam turbines rated at and driving two shafts, to give a design