48167°N 0.00861°W / 51.48167; -0.00861 The Seafarers Hospital Society, formerly the Seamen's Hospital Society, is a charity for people currently or previously...

some history of the modern hospital Dreadnought Unit information provided by the Seamen's Hospital Society's funded Seafarers' Benefits Advice Line History...

Greenwich Hospital still exists, although it is no longer based at the original site. It is now a Crown Charity for the benefit of seafarers and their...

are based on land; while seaman may refer to a specific enlisted rank. Seafarers hold a variety of professions and ranks, each of which carries unique...

International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) is an international NGO and UK registered charity that aims to assist seafarers and their...

name from deference to it iconography from the Knights of Malta who were seafarers; Saint Elmo is the patron saint of sailors. Construction on St. Elmo Hall...

[citation needed] Historically, the Royal Hospital School exclusively admitted children or grandchildren of seafarers. This policy was in place until the mid-20th...

officers and merchant seafarers. Samuel Pepys, Secretary to His Majesty's Navy and from 1699 vice-president of Christ's Hospital, made a considerable contribution...

The Boston Seaman's Friend Society (est. 1827) or Seafarer's Friend is a charitable religious organization based in Boston, Massachusetts. It aims to...

transportation to seafarers on shore leave. Prominent international seafarers' ministry organizations include Stella Maris, the Mission to Seafarers, the Sailors'...

facilities. It remained a seamen's hospital (one of only two in Britain offering free treatment exclusively to seafarers) until 1948. Following the formation...

graduates registered for employment as seafarers. The ADB identified that the number of Tuvaluans employed as seafarers has decreased steadily from about 340...

Newfoundland. No further European exploration occurred until 1497, when seafarer John Cabot explored and claimed Canada's Atlantic coast in the name of...

(Chapters 4, 8 and 19) in its sequel, Equality Humble, Richard (1978). The Seafarers – The Explorers. Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books. Orloff, Richard...

order to serve seafarers on the 400 sailing vessels which used the Bristol Channel. The mission would later become the Mission to Seafarers, which still...

confessions of over 5,000 people per year. He is also patron saint for seafarers. He is considered a heroic example of what should be the Christian praxis...

public health workers. She has backed the passage of the "Magna Carta for Seafarers", as well as the establishment of more medical schools in state universities...

Seafarers Society, also with its offices in Honiara, with its network of chaplain, honorary chaplain, staff, and helpers, communicates with seafarers...

chaplaincy's support. Bush Church Aid Society Mission to Seafarers Church Mission Society/South American Mission Society Partnership for World Mission Global...

and linguistically distinct from mainland Aboriginal peoples, they were seafarers and obtained their livelihood from seasonal horticulture and the resources...

general, until the middle of the 19th century, the Oinoussian captains and seafarers would participate in the transit trade between the islands of the Eastern...

were Chinese, primarily from the Guangdong Province, most of whom were seafarers who had already established Western contacts. “Few women accompanied these...

Magnus, Dominic Scribes - Catherine of Alexandria Sculptors - Claude Seafarers - Brendan the Navigator Second hand dealers - Roch Secretaries - Catherine...

established The Marine Society in 1756 as the first seafarer's charity, in a bid to aid the recruitment of men to the navy. By 1763, the society had recruited...

Bank. A memorial was erected in 2006 in honour of nine local merchant seafarers who died in that ship's heroic 1940 naval battle with the German heavy...

established The Marine Society in 1756 as the first seafarers' charity, aiming to aid the recruitment of men into the navy. By 1763, the Society had enlisted over...

a radio reception guide; and The Merchant Navy Programme, a show for seafarers presented by Malcolm Billings; The Morning Show, Good Morning Africa and...

appeal to many seafarers. Whatever the calling, those who live and work at sea invariably confront social isolation. Findings by the Seafarer's International...

2009. Suárez, Thomas. Early Mapping of Southeast Asia: The Epic Story of Seafarers, Adventurers, and Cartographers Who First Mapped the Regions Between China...

certified and active as seafarers. The ADB estimates that, at any one time, about 15% of the adult male population works abroad as seafarers. Job opportunities...