- The
master, or
sailing master, is a
historical rank for a
naval officer trained in and
responsible for the
navigation of a
sailing vessel. In the Royal...
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lieutenant as
commissioned officer ranks while sailing master (often
shortened to
simply "
master") was seen as a type of
warrant officer specializing...
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headed by the
sailing master John Fryer. The
other warrant officers were the boatswain, the surgeon, the carpenter, and the gunner. Two
master's mates and...
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James Cook's
third and
final voyage (1776–80) in
which he had
served as
sailing master, or
chief navigator, on HMS Resolution.
Bligh was born in
Plymouth in...
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related to
Battle of Lake Erie. "Log of the
Battle of Lake Erie" by
Sailing Master William Taylor US Brig
Niagara Barclay's
court martial records and correspondence...
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Selkirk served on
Cinque Ports, St George's
companion ship, as
sailing master under Captain Thomas Stradling. By this time,
Selkirk must have had...
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shall be
appointed by the
President of the
United States, to wit; one
sailing-
master, one purser, one boatswain, one gunner, one sail-maker, one carpenter...
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master of the
fleet denoted the
sailing master of a
fleet flagship, or the
senior sailing master in a fleet.
Examples include John
Bowen (
master of...
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August 1787 at the age of 33,
after a
career that
included a tour as
sailing master of the
sloop Resolution during the
third voyage of
James Cook, which...
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warrant the ****ignment of a post-captain, or (before
about 1770) a
sailing-
master who was in
charge of a ship's navigation.
These ships were
usually unrated...
