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able seaman (AB) Also able-bodied seaman. A merchant seaman qualified to perform all routine duties on a vessel, or a junior rank in some navies. aboard On or in a vessel. Synonymous with "on board". See also close aboard. about To change the course of a ship by tacking. "Ready about" is the order to prepare for tacking. [8] above board
Roman numerals: for example the word "six" in the clue might be used to indicate the letters VI; The name of a chemical element may be used to signify its symbol; e.g., W for tungsten; The days of the week; e.g., TH for Thursday; Country codes; e.g., "Switzerland" can indicate the letters CH; ICAO spelling alphabet: where Mike signifies M and ...
1. A seaman in the British Royal Navy in the 18th century who had between one and two years of experience at sea. Later, a formal rank in the Royal Navy for the lowest grade of seaman, now obsolete. 2. The second-lowest rank in the United States Navy from 1797 to 1917, between landsman and seaman. Renamed "seaman second class" in 1917. 3.
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Seaman may refer to: Sailor, a member of a marine watercraft's crew; Seaman (rank), a military rank in some navies; Seaman (name) (including a list of people with the name) Seaman, a 1999 simulation video game for the Sega Dreamcast; Seaman (dog), on the Lewis and Clark Expedition; USS Seaman, a destroyer
In the 17th century, a midshipman was a rating for an experienced seaman, and the word derives from the area aboard a ship, amidships, either where he worked on the ship, or where he was berthed. Beginning in the 18th century, a commissioned officer candidate was rated as a midshipman, and the seaman rating began to slowly die out.
[3] [4] However, this superstition is not universal. [5] In the 19th century Admiral William Henry Smyth, writing in his nautical lexicon The Sailor's Word-Book, described Friday as The Dies Infaustus, on which old seamen were desirous of not getting under weigh, as ill-omened. [6] (Dies Infaustus means "unlucky day". [7])
Seaman is a military rank used in many navies around the world. [1] It is considered a junior enlisted rank and, depending on the navy, it may be a single rank on its own or a name shared by several similarly junior ranks.