- An
able seaman (AB) is a
seaman and
member of the deck
department of a
merchant ship with more than two years'
experience at sea and
considered "well acquainted...
-
Able seaman is a
military rank used in some navies. In the
Royal Australian Navy,
able seaman (AB) is the second-lowest of the non-commissioned member...
- SS
Sauternes was a
steamship built in 1922. It was
known as the Jólaskipið (the
Christmas Ship) in the
Faroe Islands. It sank in a
storm in the
firth Fugloyarfjørður...
- An
ordinary seaman (OS) is a
member of the deck
department of a ship. The
position is an
apprenticeship to
become an
able seaman, and has been for centuries...
- Ffont-Bittocks),
Second Officer McCluty, The
Mistress Tenniel Evans as
Able Seaman (later
Leading Seaman) "Taffy"
Goldstein (starboard lookout),
Admiral Ffont-Bittocks...
-
Third class (previously
Ordinary Seaman) or
matelot de troisième
classe Sailor Second class (previously
Able Seaman) or
matelot de deuxième
classe Sailor...
- Huggan,
whose careless blood-letting of
able seaman James Valentine while treating him for
asthma led to the
seaman's death from a
blood infection. To cover...
- He went to sea as an
able seaman at the age of 19. He had
served on five
naval ships by 1787, when he was
signed as an
able seaman by
Captain Bligh on...
- what
uniform is worn at the time. It is
senior to
able seaman but
junior to
petty officer.
Leading seaman or
leading hand,
which it is also
known as, is...
- mate,
directing the
able seamen and
ordinary seamen. The
boatswain generally does not
stand a
navigational watch. An
able seaman (AB)
works under the...
