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He later achieved the rank of chief boatswain's mate. en.wikipedia.org

Jones had lost his boatswain, his gunner, three quartermasters, the cook, and more than a dozen sailors. en.wikipedia.org

He ordered the boatswain to take all the rebels' names. en.wikipedia.org

Boatswain's mates take charge of working parties; perform seamanship tasks; act as petty officer-in-charge of picketboats, self-propelled barges, tugs, and other yard and district craft. en.wikipedia.org

The bridge broke off and fell into water, taking the captain and the boatswain with it. en.wikipedia.org

The passenger ticket contained a non-responsibility clause exempting the carrier, so the claimant sued the master of the ship and the boatswain. en.wikipedia.org

The mate (often there were first and second mates) usually worked under the ships master, boatswain, gunner or carpenter as an apprentice. en.wikipedia.org

Specialty training was added later to include fireman, signalman, laundryman, radioman, boatswain's mate, cooks and bakers, and volunteer port security. en.wikipedia.org

He explains her duties and summons the children with a boatswain's call. en.wikipedia.org

Sometimes, the boatswain is also a third or fourth mate. en.wikipedia.org

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