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- HMS Leopard (ship) '''HMS Leopard''' was a 50-gun ship involved in a serious peacetime incident with the [[USN Chesapeake|''USN C… …eing too small to stand in the line of battle and unsuitable as a cruising ship.3 KB (478 words) - 17:08, 15 March 2010
- Punishment aboard ship There were a number of traditional '''punishments aboard ship''' which could be administered by the captain under [[Articles of War#Arti… …der was dragged under the hull. This was usually done from one side of the ship to the other and could be repeated one or more times. It was not usually f…2 KB (293 words) - 20:17, 8 July 2007
- HMS Surprise (ship) '''''HMS Surprise''''', a [[frigate]] of the [[rate|sixth rate]], is the ship most closely associated with [[Jack Aubrey]] from the third book of the Ca… … a somewhat artificial reckoning to distinguish her from an unrated [[post ship]] on the one hand (such vessels might carry up to 26 guns) and from a 32-g…11 KB (1769 words) - 19:21, 30 May 2011
- Lexicon:Hospital ship <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">hospital ship</td> <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">A ship serving as a hospital for the Fleet. The [[Lexicon:Physician of the Fleet|…2 KB (217 words) - 12:52, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Ship's barber <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">ship's barber</td>2 KB (238 words) - 14:04, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Ship's butcher <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">ship's butcher</td>2 KB (218 words) - 17:03, 31 January 2009
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- WikiPOBia:Rules and guidelines *Ship building and design …brey can be compared and contrasted; ''[[The Rose]]'' as ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|Surprise]]'' can be an article, too. However, text such as "The movie was…8 KB (1324 words) - 04:40, 31 May 2011
- WikiPOBia:Style Manual *When noting ship names, the ship should be enclosed in the italics mark up: <nowiki>''HMS Shipname''</nowik… *For inanimate objects, use British; ''HMS Surprise'' is a British ship.17 KB (2715 words) - 00:35, 11 January 2009
- WikiPOBia:Naming conventions …Harte, but a page about ship's boats should be called Ship's boats and not Ship's Boats. **(ship) – for disambiguating ship names8 KB (1200 words) - 20:15, 13 November 2007
- Summary for Master and Commander …te his promotion. Going aboard his new command he finds that he requires a ship's surgeon and so invites Maturin to sail with him in that capacity. Aubrey has a busy time improving the ship's rig and guns and learning the capabilities of his new command and crew, …3 KB (441 words) - 18:47, 13 May 2008
- HMS Surprise * [[HMS Surprise (ship)]]66 B (7 words) - 02:16, 23 June 2007
- The Truelove *[[The Truelove (ship)]]123 B (16 words) - 01:50, 21 June 2007
- Nutmeg of Consolation * [[Nutmeg of Consolation (ship)]]88 B (10 words) - 16:34, 17 January 2009
- 21: The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey *'''[[Ringle]]''' [[Schooner]] acting as tender to ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|Surprise]]'' …-pounders; this may be a deliberate change, based on the fact that an old ship could be seriously damaged by the recoil of very heavy firing. See Bruce…14 KB (2348 words) - 09:34, 24 November 2010
- Desolation Island (novel) …a loved one, except in the sense that the assignment to the [[HMS Leopard (ship)|Leopard]] offers opportunities to escape from recent trials of life.3 KB (404 words) - 02:36, 8 August 2009
- The Fortune of War ==Officers on [[HMS Leopard (ship)|HMS Leopard]]==620 B (81 words) - 18:07, 23 October 2009
- HMS Surprise (novel) [[Richard Canning]]: A Jewish merchant and ship builder. He offers Jack a chance to captain one of his newest ships as a …2 KB (365 words) - 17:48, 31 January 2009
- The Letter of Marque (novel) …vities on behalf of British Intelligence, has bought for Aubrey his former ship the ''[[Surprise]]'' to command as a [[privateer]], more politely termed a…4 KB (710 words) - 02:39, 24 February 2009
- Master and Commander (novel) *'''Stephen Maturin''', Irish-Catalan physician, ship's surgeon5 KB (807 words) - 06:06, 15 December 2008
- Post Captain (novel) …nded, they escape from France and return to England. Aubrey pleads for any ship. After many tribulations and disagreements with Maturin and others, he is … *[[Stephen Maturin]] - ship's surgeon, friend to Jack and intelligence officer.7 KB (912 words) - 07:25, 12 November 2010
- The Mauritius Command A curious detail is that [[HMS Leopard (ship)|HMS Leopard]] (50) was briefly (April-May 1810) included in the squadron.…7 KB (948 words) - 09:23, 24 November 2010
- The Yellow Admiral (novel) …oss of his fortune, and the end of his naval career at the same time. His ship, ''[[HMS Bellona]]'', is part of the Brest blockade squadron commanded by…2 KB (394 words) - 01:13, 12 November 2007
- Blue at the Mizzen …ce movement under the guise of a hydrographical survey. ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|Surprise]]'' first returns to [[England]] for refitting and Jack receives… *'''Asp''' Former naval ship-sloop bought and overhauled by Lindsay. (The historical ''Asp'' (16), for…11 KB (1805 words) - 09:30, 24 November 2010
- Patrick O'Brian …Brian; the unusual spelling of the surname seems to derive from that of a ship-owner in a Victorian insurance contract which he had transcribed from an u…15 KB (2453 words) - 14:40, 25 September 2020
- The Unknown Shore …t the abuse of authority (p.101, in regard to Jack’s [[punishment aboard ship|mastheading]]). Jack Byron, for his part, has not yet developed [[Jack Au…10 KB (1542 words) - 09:33, 24 November 2010
- Jack Aubrey Aubrey's name was first put into a ship's books when he was nine years old, though he did not actually go to sea u… …rk, First Edition: p. 220</ref> aboard ''HMS Resolution'', "a discontented ship on the Cape station",<ref>O’Brian, Patrick. ''Post Captain''. ©1972. J.…21 KB (3045 words) - 15:57, 30 December 2013
- Category:Historical ships … the actual history as well as any fictional additions will be included in ship articles.258 B (39 words) - 22:52, 8 July 2007
- User:Billy Ruffian …fian"''' was the sailors' corrupted pronunciation of '''Belerophon''', the ship aboard which [[Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleon]] was held prior to his exile t…488 B (74 words) - 03:34, 21 June 2007
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World …ng fleet, even though ''Acheron'' is described as being a "faster, heavier ship." …isguises ''Surprise'' as a British whaler ''[[Syren]]'' to lure the French ship close enough to board and take her.7 KB (1175 words) - 21:26, 17 April 2008
- Diana Villiers Jack, now engaged to Sophie, brings ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|HMS Surprise]]'' to [[Bombay]], where Stephen plans to meet Diana. She is… …n [[Louisa Wogan]], who is sentenced to be transported in ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|HMS Leopard]]'' for that very crime.6 KB (1011 words) - 09:33, 24 November 2010
- HMS Leopard (ship) '''HMS Leopard''' was a 50-gun ship involved in a serious peacetime incident with the [[USN Chesapeake|''USN C… …eing too small to stand in the line of battle and unsuitable as a cruising ship.3 KB (478 words) - 17:08, 15 March 2010
- Category:Ships The following is a list of '''ship''' articles for vessels mentioned in Patrick O'Brian's works. These artic… To see articles on various types of ship, see [[:Category:Types of ship]]394 B (61 words) - 17:37, 27 September 2007
- Articles of War …le penalty of death. However, the vast majority of the [[Punishment aboard ship|disciplinary measures]] administered on board naval ships fell under Artic… …y preserved, and the very originals shall by the commanding officer of the ship which shall take such prize, be sent entirely, and without fraud, to the […20 KB (3467 words) - 09:31, 24 November 2010
- Grog …er [[Jack Aubrey]]'s command. It might be stopped as a [[Punishment aboard ship|punishment]] for lesser crimes or increased as a reward for services above… The recipe aboard [[HMS Surprise (ship)|HMS Surprise]] is described in Chapter 3 of '''[[The Far Side of the Worl…4 KB (720 words) - 23:04, 15 August 2010
- Sidney Smith …Sir Edward Pellew]]. Smith fitted the pattern and on one occasion took his ship almost into the port of [[Brest]] to observe the French fleet. … they attempted to leave harbour and the French were able to recapture the ship with Smith aboard. Instead of exchanging him as was the custom, Smith was …18 KB (3010 words) - 09:30, 24 November 2010
- Master and Commander XXX *'''Stephen Maturin''', Irish-Catalan physician, ship's surgeon5 KB (812 words) - 05:44, 16 January 2009
- Surprise #REDIRECT [[HMS Surprise (ship)]]33 B (4 words) - 16:03, 5 June 2007
- Shelmerston …evon,somewhere in the Torbay area. [[Jack Aubrey]] bases ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|Surprise]]'' there after she has been sold to [[Stephen Maturin]] to be o…822 B (124 words) - 22:53, 6 June 2007
- Summary for Desolation Island …orical [[Royal Navy]] warship, although unlike in the preceding novels the ship and captain in ''Desolation Island'' do not follow a direct historical tem… …the Dutch ship-of-the-line [[Waakzaamheid]], until in heavy seas the enemy ship is sunk in a deadly duel. Third, after the Leopard's rudder is lost in a …5 KB (810 words) - 11:42, 5 January 2009
- Summary for The Commodore ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|Surprise]]'', ''[[HMS Berenice]]'' and ''[[Ringle]]'' schooner arriving i…6 KB (897 words) - 05:15, 16 January 2009
- Summary for The Fortune of War ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|Leopard]]'' docks in [[Pulo Batang]] - has discharged [[convicts]] at [[B… …[HMS Shannon|Shannon]]'' - dinner with Captain Broke - his handling of the ship and gunnery - better than Jack's.4 KB (593 words) - 01:25, 12 November 2007
- Summary for The Ionian Mission …e - firework powder aggravates hangover - Mitchell was [[Punishment aboard ship|flogged round fleet]], Jack expects same. Polonius - ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|Surprise]]'' joins squadron with post - [[William Babbington|Babbington]]…6 KB (909 words) - 18:33, 23 October 2009
- Summary for The Nutmeg of Consolation … [[Australia|Australian]] bigotry and ill-nature - Jack falls in love with ship and names her ''Nutmeg''. …rward to [[platypus]]es - ''Cornélie'' steals a march - ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|Surprise]]'' sighted with three consorts - chase in reverse - ''Cornélie…5 KB (886 words) - 16:34, 17 January 2009
- Summary for The Reverse of the Medal Bridgetown, [[Barbados]] - ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|Surprise]]'' with whaler in tow - Captain Goole blackguards [[Jack Aubrey…6 KB (1014 words) - 19:20, 5 May 2008
- Summary for Blue at the Mizzen …hed hands reach the shore. His fears are justified when ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|Surprise]]'', damaged in a collision, has to return to [[Gibraltar]] for … …e marriage to [[Christine Wood]]. The news quickly spreads throughout the ship.7 KB (1131 words) - 17:22, 31 January 2009
- Edward Pellew …w is briefly mentioned as Lord Exmouth in ''[[The Hundred Days]]'' and his ship makes an important appearance in ''[[Post Captain (novel)|Post Captain]]''… …e Champlain, Pellew with his superior officers wounded managed to save his ship and was immediately promoted to command her. In the summer of 1777 Pellew,…7 KB (1190 words) - 14:42, 14 July 2009
- Summary for Clarissa Oakes ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|Surprise]]'' in [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]], [[Stephen Maturin|Stephen]] re… Seven men [[Punishment aboard ship|flogged]] - Clarissa tells Stephen she was often raped - for her, kindness…4 KB (611 words) - 01:39, 12 November 2007
- Desolation Island (place) …nd]]'' as a refuge where [[Jack Aubrey]] manages to bring ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|HMS Leopard]]'' to be repaired. It strongly resembles [[Kerguelen Island]…546 B (82 words) - 14:28, 10 June 2007
- Ringle …than a square-rigged ship. She is used by Aubrey as a tender to his 74-gun ship ''[[HMS Bellona]]'' in ''[[The Commodore (novel)|The Commodore]]'' and ''[…1 KB (204 words) - 23:27, 2 October 2015
- Royal Navy ranks … Rear Admiral's uniform. A Commodore of the second rank had to command the ship as well as the squadron. Commodores flew a broad pennant. |The commander of a "post ship", this was at least a [[rate|sixth rate]], carrying between 20-28 guns.6 KB (1003 words) - 19:35, 4 May 2008
- Letter of marque (document) …reluctantly accepts a letter of marque in order to captain [[HMS Surprise (ship)|HMS Surprise]] (now owned by [[Stephen Maturin|Stephen]]) in order to con…1 KB (243 words) - 02:41, 23 June 2007
- Post Captain (rank) …' of a ship of war is the commanding officer of a ship, [[galley]], [[fire ship]] or the like. This officer ranks with a [[colonel]] in the land-service.…305 B (43 words) - 03:15, 18 November 2007
- US frigate Chesapeake …l six frigates that was not constructed under Humphreys' supervision. The ship's construction at Norfolk was instead supervised by Humphreys' former frie… …he was forced to strike colors to the British fourth-rate ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|HMS Leopard]]'' after ''Leopard'' had fired into her while enforcing a se…9 KB (1427 words) - 15:48, 28 February 2012
- Summary for The Wine-Dark Sea guns - ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|Surprise]]'' loses [[mast]], Reade overboard - ''Franklin'' out of sight …5 KB (812 words) - 16:38, 5 April 2008
- Summary for The Yellow Admiral …- [[Royal Society]] Club - Chileans come to the Grapes - ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|Surprise]]'' to go to Chile while peace lasts - will take the women and c…5 KB (807 words) - 03:40, 12 April 2008
- Summary for HMS Surprise takes store-ship ''Dromadaire'' instead - Chinese and Malay ex-pirate hands …in [[Lexicon:Bath|Bath]] - Sir Joseph suggests voyage of ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|Surprise]]'' with Stanhope to [[Kampong]] - Jack released to the Grapes -…5 KB (828 words) - 01:34, 12 November 2007
- Summary for Post Captain …n disappears when he is forced to repay the [[prize money]] for a merchant ship which has been deemed an unlawful capture and his prize-agent absconds wit… …tar, Jack and Stephen take passage aboard an East India Company ship. The ship is captured by the privateer ''Bellone'', but a British squadron overtakes…13 KB (2072 words) - 07:10, 12 November 2010
- Summary for The Thirteen-Gun Salute ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|Surprise]]'' sails from [[Shelmerston]] for [[Chile]] and [[Peru]] as [[p… Lightening ship etc - guns overboard - cable parts -6 KB (916 words) - 19:35, 5 May 2008
- Summary for The Letter of Marque Storm, ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|Surprise]]'' almost overwhelmed - Jack covered with blood - [[schooner]] … poor old ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|Leopard]]'' - dirty, unhappy ship - reflects on opera,6 KB (994 words) - 03:41, 12 April 2008
- Summary for Treason's Harbour … Pullings|Pullings]] made [[Master and Commander (rank)|commander]] but no ship - [[Stephen Maturin|Stephen]] and [[Ebenezer Graham|Graham]] discuss Rouss… … - diving bell carried on [[camel]]s - Hairabedian stung by [[scorpion]] - ship ready but Turks missing, days' delay - Turks in no hurry, but galvanized6 KB (1024 words) - 18:49, 13 May 2008
- Punishment aboard ship There were a number of traditional '''punishments aboard ship''' which could be administered by the captain under [[Articles of War#Arti… …der was dragged under the hull. This was usually done from one side of the ship to the other and could be repeated one or more times. It was not usually f…2 KB (293 words) - 20:17, 8 July 2007
- Summary for The Far Side of the World Equipping ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|Surprise]]'' for Pacific, many interruptions - [[Heneage Dundas|Dundas]] … …ts Stephen for [[Lexicon:Impotence|impotence]] - Nagel [[Punishment aboard ship|flogged]] for insubordination - Stephen [[Lexicon:Bleeding, blooding, bloo…7 KB (1029 words) - 05:44, 16 January 2009
- Summary for The Mauritius Command …aptain Golovnin and McAdam - [[Barret Bonden|Bonden]], [[Punishment aboard ship|flogged]] in ''Néréide'', [[Preserved Killick|Killick]] - Cl… ''Boadicea'' looks in at Ile de la Passe - store ship4 KB (624 words) - 23:30, 16 March 2010
- HMS Shannon …nored the heroism of Captain Lawrence, whose last order,"Don't give up the ship!" has become one of the most famous phrases in the US Navy. …s in boarding the ''Chesapeake'' while Maturin treats the injured with the ship's surgeon. She sails into [[Halifax]] along with her prize, ''Chesapeake''…2 KB (379 words) - 15:24, 24 January 2019
- Carronade …line]], where they would give extra weight of firepower without making the ship top-heavy. ''E.g.'', the ''[[HMS Victory|Victory]]'' carried two 68-pounde…5 KB (788 words) - 10:04, 24 November 2010
- Brig …at the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813, ''[[HMS Queen Charlotte]]'', a 400-ton ship, was taken by the US Brig ''Niagara'' of 480 tons.<ref>Roosevelt, Theodore…762 B (123 words) - 14:37, 1 February 2009
- HMS Surprise (ship) '''''HMS Surprise''''', a [[frigate]] of the [[rate|sixth rate]], is the ship most closely associated with [[Jack Aubrey]] from the third book of the Ca… … a somewhat artificial reckoning to distinguish her from an unrated [[post ship]] on the one hand (such vessels might carry up to 26 guns) and from a 32-g…11 KB (1769 words) - 19:21, 30 May 2011
- Category:Weapons This category contains articles about weapons on board ship.108 B (14 words) - 01:50, 16 January 2009
- Summary for The Unknown Shore …r than the ''Centurion'', the two friends set out with Eliot to join their ship. …inds himself taking the whole blame and is sent to the [[punishment aboard ship|masthead]] just before dinner. Toby, nothing of a [[topman]], nonetheles…8 KB (1388 words) - 05:34, 16 January 2009
- Summary for 21: The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey The ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|Surprise]]'' is making her way eastward through the Magellan Strait; [[J… …favour with the [[Duke of Clarence]] and so climbs down. Returning to the ship, Jack and Stephen read a batch of letters from home and realise that there…4 KB (658 words) - 01:23, 12 November 2007
- Barque … vessel, with square-sails only on the fore- and main-masts, effectively a ship with no mizzen [[topsail|top-]] or [[topgallant sail]]. There have been ba…645 B (102 words) - 14:37, 1 February 2009
- Gelijkheid #REDIRECT [[Nutmeg of Consolation (ship)]]42 B (5 words) - 16:38, 17 January 2009
- Nathaniel Martin …MS Worcester]] commanded by [[Jack Aubrey]]; delays in the arrival of his ship, ''HMS Berwick'', allows Martin and Stephen to become friends. At first M… … in [[Mediterranean Sea|the Mediterranean]] includes a [[Punishment aboard ship|flogging around the fleet]]. In response to his outrage, he writes a pamp…2 KB (387 words) - 17:45, 18 January 2011
- Laura Fielding …ades Aubrey to carry her to safety in [[Gibraltar]] aboard [[HMS Surprise (ship)|HMS Surprise]], in the process Stephen gives the impression he really is …1 KB (236 words) - 23:30, 12 February 2009
- Court martial … surviving captain and crew of a ship would be tried for the loss of their ship either to enemy action or to shipwreck. [[Jack Aubrey]] was tried in ''[[M…2 KB (334 words) - 16:00, 16 July 2007
- Mast A '''mast''' is a vertical spar, usually rigged to carry [[sail]]s. A ship has three masts, fore mast, main mast and mizzen mast, a [[brig]] or [[sch… …ed to the one below and could be struck down in heavy weather to avoid the ship carrying too much weight aloft.1 KB (208 words) - 02:41, 3 April 2008
- Thomas Cochrane …ing a Danish flag and dissuading an attempt to investigate by claiming his ship was plague-ridden. Chased by an enemy frigate, and knowing it would follow… … pull away briefly, and fire on the concentrated boarding parties with his ship's guns. Cochrane then boarded the ''Gamo'', despite still being outnumbere…9 KB (1534 words) - 09:30, 24 November 2010
- Stays …nine different stays, one fore-stay and two backstays, one to each side of ship, for each mast section, ''i.e.,'' the [[mast|mainmast]] has a mainstay an…2 KB (298 words) - 05:17, 16 January 2009
- Cutter *A ship's boat, usually 25ft (7.6m) in length. This type of cutter could be eithe…1 KB (224 words) - 14:38, 1 February 2009
- Lieutenant …rst lieutenant, besides being immediately in line to take command of the [[ship]] if the captain was incapacitated, was responsible for the overall superv… … (£8.40) per lunar month; this did not vary according to the rate of his ship or whether he was first or subordinate.2 KB (389 words) - 15:17, 28 October 2007
- Admiralty …eir commissions, determined the disposition of [[fleet]]s and individual [[ship]]s, supervised the preparation and issuing of [[chart]]s and orders, and r…2 KB (374 words) - 19:24, 5 May 2008
- Rate …ny unrated (smaller) ships, [[brig]]s and lesser vessels, but only a rated ship would be commanded by a [[Post Captain (rank)|post captain]]. … of the period based on complex mathematical calculations derived from the ship's dimensions.3 KB (397 words) - 14:40, 1 February 2009
- Weigh … raise the [[anchor]] (or rather anchors, since it was usual to [[moor]] a ship with two) from the sea-bed. The expression "to weigh anchor", referring t… … ranks|officer]]s, would divide into five main groups as prescribed by the ship's [[watch book]].6 KB (1030 words) - 09:32, 24 November 2010
- HMS Worcester …dmiral Thornton]]'s orders to transfer to his old command, [[HMS Surprise (ship)|HMS ''Surprise]]'', whose [[Post Captain (rank)|captain]] has died under … …lication in [[Thomas Pullings|Tom Pullings]]'s remarks that she was an old ship, since the faults he lists would have been inherent in her materials and c…3 KB (451 words) - 10:27, 20 May 2008
- Commission … new commission had to be drawn up each time an officer was moved from one ship or posting to another, even where there was no change in rank; this proce…1 KB (210 words) - 14:02, 21 August 2007
- Chronometer …in degrees can be converted into [[nautical mile|nautical miles]] once the ship's [[latitude]] is known; one degree represents 60 nautical miles at the e… …n which the movement was suspended in [[gimbals]], like those used for the ship's [[compass]], so that it would remain horizontal in all conditions; this…3 KB (449 words) - 23:27, 1 March 2011
- Yard …ublications, Inc., 31 East 2nd Street, Mineola, NY 11501: p. 38</ref> Most ship's rarely [[bend|bent]] a mizzen [[course]] because it would be largely blo…2 KB (304 words) - 15:11, 31 October 2009
- Category:Animal names in nautical use …ttempt to list all of the animal names used for such purposes--making each ship "a positive ark"--though they are generally unsure of to what the names re…986 B (153 words) - 16:55, 15 September 2022
- Boom …e-and-aft sail. For larger sails like the [[spanker]] or [[driver]] of a [[ship]], the boom may swing with the sail. The [[headsails]], particularly the [… …adly to describe the sundry extra spars carried amidships and on which the ship's [[boat]]s are often stored on those vessels lacking [[davit]]s.731 B (125 words) - 19:24, 11 November 2007
- /the orlop … process requires planning, recording, and controlling the movement of the ship. An essential attribute is being able to calculate one's position. This re… …n of error for dead reckoning was insignificant in relation to the stately ship speeds. [[Latitude]] as a measure and device was solved, and its increasi…3 KB (420 words) - 00:38, 27 September 2007
- Frigate A '''frigate''' was a 5th or 6th [[rate]] ship, carrying between about 28 and 44 [[cannon]] on one deck. Frigates were ge…594 B (91 words) - 14:43, 1 February 2009
- Geoff Hunt …''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]'' shows ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|Leopard]]'' being followed by the ''[[Waakzaamheid]]'', a crucial element…984 B (161 words) - 09:33, 24 November 2010
- Typhus This form of the disease is called gaol fever, ship fever, and hospital fever due to its appearance in crowded conditions with… The crew of [[HMS Leopard (ship)|HMS Leopard]] in ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]'' were…2 KB (327 words) - 09:28, 24 November 2010
- Barret Bonden …ef> and becoming furious upon hearing of his receiving [[Punishment aboard ship|fifty lashes]] on Captain Corbett’s order in ''The Mauritius Command'' (… …of information to both the lower deck and quarterdeck. As ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|HMS Leopard]]'' stowaway [[Michael Herapath]] learns, Bonden's good word …11 KB (1817 words) - 17:20, 31 January 2009
- Port * [[Larboard]] -- left side of a ship84 B (14 words) - 16:56, 5 April 2008
- Platypus …nd one [[Stephen Maturin]] wants to find as the ''[[Nutmeg of Consolation (ship)|Nutmeg of Consolation]]'' docks in Sydney Harbor in [[Australia]]. The …2 KB (290 words) - 16:36, 17 January 2009
- Cricket In Peter Weir's film, the crew of ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|Surprise]]'' are briefly seen playing cricket on one of the [[Galapagos I…13 KB (2321 words) - 20:15, 18 May 2013
- HMS Implacable '''HMS ''Implacable''''' was a 74-gun third rate [[ship of the line]], launched sometime between 1795 and 1800, and sunk in 1949. … … surviving examples of the 74-gun third rate, the most popular variety of "ship-of-the-line." ''Implacable'' was, at the time of her sinking, the second …2 KB (343 words) - 15:36, 23 January 2012
- HMS Acasta :1809 -- Served as command ship for the landing of 4500 troops on Martinique … are ultimately given to other, more influential officers. Another such ship, promised to Aubrey but never delivered, is the fictional frigate ''[[HMS …5 KB (699 words) - 09:26, 24 November 2010
- Navy Board …tation, assisted by two Surveyors (three from 1813), who were in charge of ship design, and also by a varying number of Commissioners, including the heads…1 KB (225 words) - 09:05, 14 November 2007
- Lexicon:Cacafuego Quite often used as an actual ship's name by the Spanish.2 KB (281 words) - 05:01, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Houario <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">a type of ship</td>2 KB (253 words) - 16:42, 31 January 2009
- Lexicon:Mala soluta navis exit alite ... …n: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">An evil, winged omen is unleashed, and the ship bearing the foul Maevius sets out.<br>O South Wind, make sure you pound he…3 KB (436 words) - 05:31, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Monsieur, je prends le commandement ... …tyle="text-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">Sir, I take command of this ship</td>2 KB (263 words) - 05:34, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Posse navitatum …orce of the county' was the local militia. Aubrey presumably means to say 'ship's militia', which would be ''posse navis'' in Latin. However he has nearly…2 KB (315 words) - 05:43, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Qué barca está <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">what ship is that?</td>2 KB (256 words) - 05:55, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Qué nave?; que entregue en seguida; ... <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">what ship is that? surrender immediately; we are English</td>2 KB (259 words) - 05:55, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Qui ferox bellotamen inter arma ... … had just been in the fighting at war,<br>or had anchored his storm-tossed ship on the damp shore.<br><nowiki>[</nowiki>He sang of the Muses, of Bacchus a…3 KB (379 words) - 05:55, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Cape Horn scurvy …icon:Scurvy|Scurvy]] caused by a lack of fresh fruit and vegetables when a ship takes a very long time to round Cape Horn??</td>2 KB (214 words) - 06:33, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Hospital ship <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">hospital ship</td> <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">A ship serving as a hospital for the Fleet. The [[Lexicon:Physician of the Fleet|…2 KB (217 words) - 12:52, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Naval surgeon … padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">A [[Lexicon:surgeon|surgeon]] operating on a naval ship.</td>2 KB (205 words) - 13:23, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Physician …e operations with limited chances of the patient surviving. Aboard a naval ship, the surgeon was a warrant officer who had to have a certificate of profic…5 KB (674 words) - 17:00, 31 January 2009
- Lexicon:Pratique boat …align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">The vessel which gave permission for a ship to enter a foreign port after having satisfied local health requirements.<…2 KB (208 words) - 13:50, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Sea-sickness … 8px 0;">Dizziness and [[Lexicon:nausea|nausea]] caused by the motion of a ship at sea.</td>2 KB (261 words) - 14:03, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Ship's barber <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">ship's barber</td>2 KB (238 words) - 14:04, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Ship's butcher <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">ship's butcher</td>2 KB (218 words) - 17:03, 31 January 2009
- Lexicon:Sick bay, sick berth <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">The part of the ship where sick men were kept and treated.</td>4 KB (524 words) - 14:04, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Surgeon …:physician|physician]]. A [[Lexicon:naval surgeon|naval surgeon]] on board ship performed the duties of physician, surgeon and [[Lexicon:apothecary|apothe…5 KB (586 words) - 14:11, 13 November 2007
- Transcription for 21 and they said little as they returned to the ship.17 KB (3054 words) - 03:01, 12 November 2007
- Master and Commander (rank) …r shortly afterwards. This was very far from guaranteeing he would have a ship to command, since the number of commanders was often three or more times a…2 KB (333 words) - 02:31, 13 April 2008
- US frigate Constitution …he pursuing British, including wetting the sails, towing the ship with the ship's boats, and "kedging" with the anchors and capstan. Taking advantage of a…5 KB (768 words) - 00:46, 11 January 2009
- HMS Hermione …e crew mutinied, killed the officers and sailed to [[Venezula]], where the ship was handed over to the [[Spain|Spanish]], and renamed Santa Cecilia. … Spanish Main (Venezula) for Havana. Captain Hamilton of ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|HMS Surprise]]'' offered to lead a cutting out expedition while the ''Her…4 KB (630 words) - 09:27, 24 November 2010
- Forecastle …rotected castle-like platform at the bow for observation, fighting ship to ship, and command.334 B (50 words) - 11:48, 21 March 2008
- Brigantine …rigands" -- as it required a much smaller crew than even a similarly-sized ship or brig but which could still make use of the square-riggers' down-wind sp…587 B (94 words) - 16:16, 5 April 2008
- Baltimore clipper …d transports, couriers, and packets. The ''[[Ringle]]'', ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|Suprise]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s tender, was a [[schooner]] rigged Baltimor…522 B (81 words) - 14:36, 1 February 2009
- Boatswain …nown 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 the on deck crew, often …287 B (47 words) - 23:53, 24 March 2008
- Orlop deck … name, which already appears in English usage in papers connected with the ship ''Mary Rose'' (1510-45), is derived from the Dutch noun ''overloop'' ('ove…439 B (70 words) - 16:57, 30 June 2009
- Book Covers … foreground. With the light breeze coming from aft, it is curious that the ship is not being swung about to point into the wind; perhaps there are unseen … …ain sail, bent to the gaff and boom. If the ''Sophie'' were a three masted ship, this sail might be called the spanker. The main yard carries a tightly fu…7 KB (1220 words) - 09:27, 24 November 2010
- Sail …mber and shape of the sails varied according to the size and design of the ship. A ship rigged vessel had three [[mast]]s, from bow to stern, the foremast, the ma…1 KB (232 words) - 17:57, 2 April 2008
- HMS Indefatigable '''HMS ''Indefatigable''''' was a 64-gun [[ship of the line]]. She was ordered in 1781 at the [[Bucklers Hard]] shipyard. … …battle was in 1797 against the French ship ''Droits de l'Homme'', a 74-gun ship of the line. The battle ended with ''Droits de l'Homme'' being driven on s…3 KB (474 words) - 11:10, 21 March 2009
- HMS Lively …e actual history of ''Lively'' which was a very new ship, in the book, the ship has spent time in the East Indies and has a crack experienced crew. Aubrey…1 KB (206 words) - 09:26, 24 November 2010
- HMS Java …29, 1812, the American frigate [[USN Constitution]], a much more powerfull ship, rated at 44 guns but carrying 55,of which 30 were long 24-pounders on her… …rt had been mortally wounded and the ''Java's'' lieutenant surrendered the ship. After the surrender she was deemed unfit for repair and subsequently burn…2 KB (315 words) - 09:27, 24 November 2010
- Blue Peter (flag) …ntended to alert crew and passengers ashore that they should return to the ship. The flag is hoisted at the fore-topmasthead or main-topmasthead in ships …597 B (101 words) - 00:48, 18 February 2014
- Royal Navy ensigns …s not always worn at sea, but would be shown upon meeting other vessels: a ship always had to show her true colours before opening fire. Amongst the guns… A ship carrying an admiral would wear his flag at the appropriate masthead; all o…2 KB (337 words) - 19:54, 16 August 2010
- Prize money …the capture of a [[prize]] ship. It was based on the value of the captured ship and its cargo which was either sold or bought by the [[Royal Navy|navy]] f… The purpose of prize money was to reward the ship's company for the capture of enemy ships. All ships in sight of the captur…2 KB (319 words) - 09:30, 24 November 2010
- Thomas Pullings …gs made a lieutenant aboard her, and when given command of [[HMS Surprise (ship)|''HMS Surprise'']] (1805), Aubrey immediately obtained Pullings appointme… …ed under Aubrey’s direct command as First Lieutenant of ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|HMS Leopard]]'' (1812), but was forced to relinquish his position due to …5 KB (713 words) - 01:42, 7 August 2009
- William Babbington …antic. They were rescued by ''[[HMS Java]]'' in time to take part in that ship's disastrous encounter with the [[USN Constitution]]. As a prisoner of th… …ng the voyage across the Channel to England, Babbington in his capacity as ship's captain performs a marriage ceremony for Stephen and Diana.5 KB (699 words) - 15:48, 2 May 2010
- William Mowett …t lieutenant of the ''Surprise'', serving as such until the return of that ship to England after her cruise into the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] in pursuit …3 KB (404 words) - 09:33, 24 November 2010
- Heneage Dundas …. Norton & Company, Inc. New York, NY: pp. 117, 4-5</ref>, [[HMS Surprise (ship)|HMS ''Surprise'']],<ref>O’Brian, Patrick. ''H.M.S. Surprise''. © 1973.… … of ''HMS Berenice'', he rescued Aubrey in his crippled ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|Surprise]]'' off [[Cape Horn]], after a nearly fatal encounter with a po…3 KB (441 words) - 21:06, 15 February 2010
- Clarissa Oakes (character) … aboard Surprise, Clarissa engaged in sexual liaisons with a number of the ship’s officers, resulting in intense jealousies that for a time threatened t… … Oakes and her husband left the Surprise aboard ''[[Nutmeg of Consolation (ship)|Nutmeg of Consolation]]'' and eventually returned to [[England]] where Cl…3 KB (392 words) - 16:37, 17 January 2009
- Calcutta [[Jack Aubrey]] refits [[HMS Surprise (ship)|''HMS Surprise'']] in Calcutta following her battle with [[Linois]] in co…2 KB (259 words) - 09:28, 24 November 2010
- Forty Thieves …era of sailing warships and some were even converted to steam engines; one ship was not broken up until after the beginning of the 20th century. …orcester'' of [[The Ionian Mission]] would actually have been a fairly new ship, not long out of the builder’s yard.1 KB (232 words) - 09:27, 24 November 2010
- Horatio Nelson …n command of the 64-gun ''HMS Agamemnon'', described as Nelson's favourite ship, in 1793. …been shut up in port for years on end, his crew were not used to working a ship quickly in heavy seas (or in any others, quite often) nor to fighting her …7 KB (1202 words) - 22:38, 30 January 2009
- In this Month …solation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]] but the flight from the Dutch ship is altered to March, 1812, in ''[[The Fortune of War]]''.3 KB (441 words) - 15:10, 15 January 2009
- In this Month - January …nuary 16, 1794''': French corvette ''L'Unité'' (later, ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|HMS Surprise]]'') launched at Le Havre, France. '''AHE'''487 B (58 words) - 15:11, 15 January 2009
- In this Month - February *February 18, 1800: French ship-of-the-line ''Genereux'' captured; Jack Aubrey later appointed prizemaster…1 KB (162 words) - 15:12, 15 January 2009
- In this Month - March …the American ''Alice B. Sawyer'' supposedly fired upon by ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|HMS Leopard]]''. [[The Fortune of War|FOW]]: page 1531 KB (140 words) - 18:11, 23 October 2009
- In this Month - September *September 25, 1799: Boats of ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|HMS Surprise]]'' capture the ''Hermione'' from mutineers and the Spanish.…2 KB (266 words) - 15:14, 15 January 2009
- In this Month - December *December 24, 1811: Damaged ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|HMS Leopard]]'' attempting repair of leak. [[Desolation Island (novel)|D… …lation (ship)|Nutmeg of Consolation]]'' departs from the ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|Surprise]]''. [[The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel)|NOC]]: page 1812 KB (214 words) - 18:12, 23 October 2009
- Chile …]]. He also cut out the frigate ''Esmeralda'', the strongest Spanish naval ship in the country. Later Cochrane attempted but failed to capture [[Chiloé I…3 KB (423 words) - 09:27, 24 November 2010
- Navigation … process requires planning, recording, and controlling the movement of the ship. An essential attribute is being able to calculate ones position. This req… …n of error for dead reckoning was insignificant in relation to the stately ship speeds. [[Latitude]] as a measure and device was solved, and its increasi…3 KB (488 words) - 15:21, 15 January 2009
- James Lawrence …d him posthumously to a national hero. His command '''''Don't give up the ship''''' became emblematic of the United States Navy. …Lawrence, mortally wounded, ordered his officers to "...not to give up the ship. Fight her till she sinks." However, his crew was overwhelmed by a Britis…4 KB (697 words) - 12:10, 5 May 2009
- Saturn Maturin subsequently joins the Sophie as ship’s surgeon and reports on board. The next morning Jack Aubrey is on deck … In ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]'', The [[HMS Leopard (ship)|Leopard]] in danger of floundering and destruction seeks a refuge in the …8 KB (1285 words) - 09:31, 24 November 2010
- Holystone … on how tired they are -- by the noise, which tends to echo throughout the ship with a sound quite unlike any other.1 KB (245 words) - 16:14, 2 May 2010
- Gun Tools …gnite the fuze and cause the shell to explode as it was over, or inside, a ship or fort. The shrapnel produced would do great damage to an opponent's shi…5 KB (832 words) - 22:21, 19 November 2013
- Catalonia …t, ready to find refuge in any cove or in the shallow waters were a larger ship could not venture. …fferent times showed it with different shapes. Without local knowledge, a ship would not have ventured through the always shifting sand banks of the delt…13 KB (2168 words) - 09:33, 24 November 2010
- Lord Clonfert …e [[Jack Aubrey|Aubrey]], who promotes Clonfert to the command of the post-ship ''HMS Nereide''.2 KB (274 words) - 04:44, 9 June 2011
- Sloop …sailors attempt to explain to [[Stephen Maturin|Stephen]] why a particular ship is or is not rated as a sloop.1 KB (172 words) - 14:41, 1 February 2009
- Longitude … which is measured by determining the difference between the time at the ship's location and the time at a known reference line of longitude as determin…2 KB (289 words) - 15:19, 15 January 2009
- Larboard Larboard is a historical name for the port side of a ship; the left side to an observer facing forward. Due to its similarity with …677 B (98 words) - 15:18, 15 January 2009
- Brazil [[Jack Aubrey]] makes frequent stops at Brazilian ports, to repair his ship or to replenish stores. On several occasions, he leaves sick or wounded cr… …sions he is indulged and in one memorable case returns to [[HMS Surprise (ship)|HMS Surprise]] with a sloth which Aubrey proceeds to debauch with [[rum]…2 KB (403 words) - 00:41, 13 January 2009
- Channel (part) …h, 1867 does not have a definition of Channel as it relates to a part of a ship. However, some other definitions in this dictionary refer to the channels…947 B (151 words) - 16:49, 16 January 2009
- Philip Broke … was also awarded a Naval Gold Medal, one of only eight awarded for single ship actions between 1794 and 1816. His injury prevented further active sea ser…8 KB (1276 words) - 09:34, 24 November 2010
- American Revolutionary War …ments favourably on many aspect of the American navy and American society; ship discipline and the practice of volunteer crews are examples.3 KB (452 words) - 09:32, 24 November 2010
- Waakzaamheid …ench empire. As such the Waakzaamheid is a threat to the ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|Leopard]]'' (54). The Waakzaamheid is clearly a superior force given its … …ate of alertness and ready for action. While this Dutch 74 is a fictional ship, there was a Waakzaamheid 24-guns at the [[Battle of Camperdown]] (Kamperd…5 KB (864 words) - 02:39, 16 August 2009
- Clarges Street …is detained and to be transported to Australia aboard the ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|Leopard]]''.1 KB (183 words) - 09:26, 24 November 2010
- HMS Raisonable …mmission she was withdrawn from active service, to function as a receiving ship (for accommodation of newly-pressed men) until she was broken up in 1815. … …in (rank)|post-captain]] since 1805. ''Raisonable'' is described as an old ship in poor condition and unable to sustain a full broadside; this is in acco…2 KB (290 words) - 13:44, 19 March 2010
- Michael Herapath …y educated man of American birth, Herapath is nonetheless entered into the ship's books as a lower-deck sailor, where he is assigned to mess with Aubrey's… After an outbreak of [[gaol fever]] kills a substantial portion of the ship's crew, including surgeon's mate Paul Martin, Herapath becomes the acting …2 KB (320 words) - 17:05, 20 December 2011
- Battle of Trafalgar …a fatal wound from a musket shot fired by a sharpshooter aboard the French ship [[Redoutable]].715 B (105 words) - 15:33, 23 January 2012
- HMS Polychrest …llowing the vessel to absorb the recoil of the rocket without damaging the ship. …hecked tyranny of [[Aubrey]]'s First Lieutenant -- to mutiny and carry the ship to France. [[Maturin]] warns [[Aubrey]] of the impending mutiny, and [[Au…4 KB (622 words) - 04:45, 6 February 2012
- Louisa Wogan …at one of Wogan's lovers, [[Michael Herapath]], has stowed away aboard the ship to be with her. Herapath, who is ignorant of Wogan's character as an inte…3 KB (423 words) - 02:17, 8 February 2012
- Cacafuego …ave simply been named ''Cacafuego,'' the name widely used for the historic ship by non-Spanish speakers.793 B (128 words) - 03:58, 23 May 2012
- The Ships of Jack Aubrey …shipman or lieutenant, Jack Aubrey hungered for glory and for command of a ship. Indeed, the two were vitally connected, for the first was a path to the … … title of this page, the ''Sophie'' being only a brig and thus not truly a ship by the definition of the sea, I must fall back upon the sage words of that…43 KB (6674 words) - 00:31, 2 January 2014
- The Ships of Jack Aubrey - HMS Surprise … she could come about like a cutter, and she could eat the wind out of any ship on the station."<br /> …s novels. On the longitudinal section below, click on to the area of the ship you wish to explore further. On succeeding pages, each deck is shown sepa…3 KB (462 words) - 02:42, 2 January 2014
