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- Commodore (rank) A commodore is an officer of the [[Royal Navy|British navy]], commissioned by the lords of the admir…331 B (49 words) - 02:56, 20 January 2009
- Summary for Treason's Harbour …dwatching was disappointing - Hairabedian introduces odabashi to [[warrant officer]]s - social success - explains janissaries - jinns and ghouls.6 KB (1024 words) - 18:49, 13 May 2008
- Punishment aboard ship …ng "mast-headed", i.e. sent to the top of the mast to stay there until the officer decided to allow them down. This was usually a minor punishment, equivalen…2 KB (293 words) - 20:17, 8 July 2007
- Duke of Clarence …Captain]] the following year. His reputation in the service was of an able officer but a strict disciplinarian. Politically he was not popular with the King … [[Category:Royal Naval officer (non-fictional)|Clarence, Duke of]]1 KB (237 words) - 17:59, 9 February 2011
- Court martial … convened. This was mandatory if the accused was a commissioned or warrant officer or the charge involved the death penalty. …period an ordinary sailor would be confined either ashore or aboard but an officer would be relieved of duty but usually allowed his freedom.2 KB (334 words) - 16:00, 16 July 2007
- Thomas Cochrane … Cochrane''' until he inherited his father's title in 1831. He was a naval officer and a radical politician. His career as one of the most daring and success… [[Category:Royal Naval officer (non-fictional)|Cochrane, Thomas]]9 KB (1534 words) - 09:30, 24 November 2010
- Admiralty … but is not to be identified with him, since Barham had been a capable sea-officer and was noted for his sound grasp of administration.) The First Secretar…2 KB (374 words) - 19:24, 5 May 2008
- Weigh …ter part of the seamen, together with their supervising [[Royal Navy ranks|officer]]s, would divide into five main groups as prescribed by the ship's [[watch… …ward from the [[cathead]] (the anchor is then said to be [[a-trip]]). The officer supervising the forecastle party then calls out 'Up and down. sir', and th…6 KB (1030 words) - 09:32, 24 November 2010
- Commission …ial turn whose field of action happened to lie at sea. Thus an active sea-officer would accumulate a considerable number of commissions during his career.1 KB (210 words) - 14:02, 21 August 2007
- Chains …, "These Cables are now in general use."<ref>Lever, Darcy. ''The Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor: or, A Key to the Leading of Rigging and to Practical Seam…2 KB (382 words) - 15:24, 31 October 2009
- Yard …ng the sheets of the mizzen [[topsail]].<ref>Lever, Darcy. ''The Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor: or, A Key to the Leading of Rigging and to Practical Seam…2 KB (304 words) - 15:11, 31 October 2009
- Barret Bonden … wear round now," even laughing at the idea of himself "rigged out like an officer."<ref>O’Brian, Patrick. ''Master and Commander''. p. 247.</ref> Armed wi…11 KB (1817 words) - 17:20, 31 January 2009
- Navy Board … Controller (sometimes archaically spelt ''Comptroller''), usually a naval officer of some reputation, assisted by two Surveyors (three from 1813), who were …1 KB (225 words) - 09:05, 14 November 2007
- Lexicon:Aid de con …aide de camp]]'', lit: an assistant in the camp, the assistant to a senior officer</td>2 KB (302 words) - 04:39, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Aides-de-camp …adding: 0 0px 8px 0;">lit.: assistants in the camp; assistants to a senior officer</td>2 KB (273 words) - 04:39, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Vous êtes un officier anglais, monsieur? <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">are you an English Officer, Sir?</td>2 KB (263 words) - 06:19, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Larrey …0px 8px 0;">Domenique-Jean, Baron Larrey (1766-1842) was the chief medical officer of Buonaparte's armies.</td>2 KB (212 words) - 13:00, 13 November 2007
- Lexicon:Physician of the Fleet <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">The highest medical officer in a Fleet — e.g., Channel, Mediterranean, West Indies, Baltic — in th…3 KB (349 words) - 16:59, 31 January 2009
- Lexicon:Physician …s of the patient surviving. Aboard a naval ship, the surgeon was a warrant officer who had to have a certificate of proficiency from the Board of Sick and Hu…5 KB (674 words) - 17:00, 31 January 2009
- Lexicon:Quarantine-officer <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">quarantine-officer</td> <td style="text-align: left; padding: 0 0px 8px 0;">An officer in a port responsible for keeping vessels carrying people with contagious …2 KB (203 words) - 13:56, 13 November 2007
- 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
- Santa Maura …he fellow was no seaman.. but with no more than log, lead, and lookout, an officer-like commander would have found his way home from Troy a d-d sight quicker…5 KB (707 words) - 03:36, 18 January 2011
- Gedymin Jagiello Captain Gedymin Jagiello is a fictional Lithuanian cavalry officer in the Swedish service.3 KB (424 words) - 06:19, 28 August 2011
- The Ships of Jack Aubrey … in 1799. Indeed, In the novel the ''Sophie'' is pointed out by one naval officer as being the former "''Vencejo''" - an alternative spelling - although in … … in fact, engaged in a secret Admiralty mission, commanded by a Royal Navy officer. Technically, she is operating as "''His Majesty's Hired Vessel Surprise'…43 KB (6674 words) - 00:31, 2 January 2014
