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- Lexicon:Surgeon-major <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">The chief medical officer of a regiment, primarily an administrator.</td>2 KB (202 words) - 14:11, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Surgeon … pay but lower in status. After the reforms of that year, he was a Warrant Officer of wardroom rank.</td>5 KB (586 words) - 14:11, 13 November 2007
- Transcription for 21 governor's [house]: the nominal white squadron had no flag officer of its [own];17 KB (3054 words) - 03:01, 12 November 2007
- Master and Commander (rank) …below a [[Post Captain (rank)|post captain]]. The primary function of an officer with this rank was to take command of a small naval vessel (a [[sloop]]) w… …te seventeenth century and derives from the fact that, originally, such an officer was required to function as his own [[Sailing master|master]] as well as e…2 KB (333 words) - 02:31, 13 April 2008
- US frigate Constitution …appears to closely match at least one official account of the action by an officer who was present. The obvious exception is O'Brian's insertion of the fict… …Holt & Co. 1997) -- (Containing transcript of official report of a British officer present during ''Constitution'' vs. ''Java'' action.5 KB (768 words) - 00:46, 11 January 2009
- HMS Hermione …manded by Captain Hugh Pigot, a very indiscreet but well intentioned young officer, and from some severities on his part, occasioned the seamen the most outr…4 KB (630 words) - 09:27, 24 November 2010
- Napoleon Bonaparte …n '''Napoleone di Buonaparte''', in [[Corsica]]. He was a gifted artillery officer and became a general during the [[French Revolution|French Revolutionary W…674 B (98 words) - 02:00, 16 January 2009
- Boatswain …boatswain''' familiarly known as the Bosun or Bo'sun is a warrant or petty officer in charge of the ship's cordage, anchors, and boats. He also supervised th…287 B (47 words) - 23:53, 24 March 2008
- William Babbington …nding, Babbington had consistently shown himself to be a brave capable sea officer on numerous occasions).5 KB (699 words) - 15:48, 2 May 2010
- William Mowett …ry on nautical themes. By all accounts, Mowett was a cheerful, well-liked officer, although he did find his publisher to sorely try his patience.3 KB (404 words) - 09:33, 24 November 2010
- M. Harte …(we learn his initial from a letter from Jack Aubrey) was a [[Royal Navy]] officer who has a negative influence on Jack Aubrey's career. Harte does not resem… …eived a strong dislike of Commander [[William Babbington]] because of that officer’s passion for [[Fanny Harte]], his daughter, whom Harte wished to marry …2 KB (381 words) - 09:25, 24 November 2010
- James Lawrence '''James Lawrence''' (October 1, 1781 – June 4, 1813) An American naval officer. During the War of 1812, he commanded the ''[[US frigate Chesapeake]]'' in…4 KB (697 words) - 12:10, 5 May 2009
- Lord Clonfert …r who appears in [[The Mauritius Command]] as an [[England|English]] naval officer. He is described as an Englishman whose family holds an [[Ireland|Irish]]…2 KB (274 words) - 04:44, 9 June 2011
- Sloop …on the rigging of the vessel nor on its size but rather by the rank of the officer who commanded her. When a vessel is commanded by a [[Master and Commander…1 KB (172 words) - 14:41, 1 February 2009
- WikiPOBia:General editing information …stion asking why the author thought Lord Keith to be the most admired flag officer. It may be that adding some explanation could allow the words to stand as …8 KB (1381 words) - 04:42, 31 May 2011
- Philip Broke [[Category: Royal Naval officer (non-fictional)|Broke, Philip]]8 KB (1276 words) - 09:34, 24 November 2010
- Royal Naval Academy …riority of practical experience learnt on the quarterdeck ensured that the officer class favoured the traditional model. [[Duke of Clarence|William IV]] summ…4 KB (606 words) - 17:17, 9 July 2009
- Charles Douglas …s of Morton and a distinguished [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] naval officer. According to Richard O'Neill's ''Patrick O'Brian's Navy'', he is the "Cap… [[Category:Royal Naval officer (non-fictional)|Douglas, Charles]]8 KB (1261 words) - 09:29, 24 November 2010
- Cunt splice … It is used for Pendents, Jib-Guys, &c."<ref>Lever, Darcy. ''The Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor: or, A Key to the Leading of Rigging and to Practical Seam…2 KB (265 words) - 17:54, 14 October 2016
- Lizard (term) …th a Thimble, sliced into a larger one."<ref>Lever, Darcy. ''The Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor: or, A Key to the Leading of Rigging and to Practical Seam…402 B (68 words) - 16:21, 2 May 2010
