A boatswain (/ˈboʊsən/ BOH-sən, formerly and dialectally also /ˈboʊtsweɪn/ BOHT-swayn), bo's'n, bos'n, or bosun, also known as a deck boss, or a qualified...
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The United States Navy occupational rating of boatswain's mate (abbreviated as BM) is a designation given by the Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS) to...
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A boatswain's call, pipe, or bosun's whistle is a pipe or a non-diaphragm type whistle used on naval ships by a boatswain. The pipe consists of a narrow...
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A boatswain's mate is a petty officer assisting the boatswain aboard ship. Specifically, boatswain's mate may refer to: Boatswain's mate (United States...
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Jacqueline Boatswain (sometimes credited as Jacqui Boatswain) [failed verification] is an English actress of Vincentian origin. She is best known for...
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Look up boatswain in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Boatswain is the seniormost rate of the deck department. Boatswain or bosun may also refer to: Boatswain's...
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The boatswain's mate is a position in the United States Coast Guard. A boatswain's mate is a versatile role, with those holding the role expected to be...
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Boatswain Bird can refer to: Another name for the red-billed tropicbird Boatswain Bird Island, a small uninhabited island nature reserve, home to many...
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Jamille Boatswain (born 30 September 1993) is a Trinidian footballer who plays as a striker for Honduran side Honduras Progreso and the Trinidad and Tobago...
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Quinton Hubert Boatswain (born 16 October 1990) is a West Indian cricketer from Montserrat. Boatswain is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium...
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The National Boatswain is the leading youth member of Sea Scouts program of the Boy Scouts of America. The National Boatswain is a member of the National...
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Operation Boatswain was the first of the operational missions carried out by the Palmach as part of the cooperation between the Jewish Yishuv in Mandatory...
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Boatswain Bay (French: Baie Boatswain) is an uninhabited waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It extends eastward from James Bay into...
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Harry Boatswain (June 26, 1969 – August 8, 2005) was a professional American football player who played offensive tackle for five seasons for the San...
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Anthony Boatswain is a politician from Grenada. A member of the New National Party, he served for a time in the office of prime minister Keith Mitchell...
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Boatswain Bird Island, also spelt Boatswainbird Island, is a small island some 270 metres (300 yd) off the east coast of Ascension Island in the South...
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Seafarer's professions and ranks (section Boatswain)
regardless of the weather. The boatswain is the highest rankings unlicensed (rating) in the deck department. The boatswain generally carries out the tasks...
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written in 1808 in honour of his Landseer dog, Boatswain, who had just died of rabies. When Boatswain contracted the disease, Byron reportedly nursed...
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Bosun's chair (redirect from Boatswain's chair)
A bosun's chair (or boatswain's chair) is a device used to suspend a person from a rope to perform work aloft. Originally just a short plank or swath...
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Aviation boatswain's mate (abbreviated as AB) is a United States Navy occupational rating. Aviation boatswain's mates operate, maintain, and perform organizational...
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Skua (redirect from Boatswain (bird))
The skuas /ˈskjuːə/ are a group of predatory seabirds with seven species forming the genus Stercorarius, the only genus in the family Stercorariidae. The...
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The Boatswain's Mate is an opera in one act (but in two parts) written by British composer and suffragette Ethel Smyth in 1913–14 set to her own libretto...
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Mr. Smee is a fictional character who serves as Captain Hook's boatswain in J. M. Barrie's 1904 play Peter Pan, or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and 1911...
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Caning (redirect from Boatswain's cane)
Caning is a form of corporal punishment consisting of a number of hits (known as "strokes" or "cuts") with a single cane usually made of rattan, generally...
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to British and Commonwealth forces. Sheppard was 37 years old, and a boatswain's mate in the Royal Navy, serving with the Naval Brigade during the Crimean...
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Ship's bell (section Cook and boatswain)
seafaring legend, the ship's cooks and boatswain's mates had a duty arrangement to give the cooks more sleep. The boatswain's mates, who worked 24 hours a day...
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of petty officer second class) and the rating of boatswain's mate, then combining the two—boatswain's mate second class (BM2)—defines both rank and rating...
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Red-billed tropicbird (redirect from Boatswain birds)
common name was "bosun bird", also spelt "boatswain bird", from the similarity of its shrill call to a boatswain's whistle. An alternative derivation of the...
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The Boatswain Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary (variant: Baie Boatswain Migratory Bird Sanctuary) is a migratory bird sanctuary that extends between Nunavut...
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Bootsmann (lit. 'Boatswain') is a naval rank used in some navies. The German term Bootsmann translates to Boatswain, i.e. the senior crewman of the deck...
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