- The
master, or
sailing master, is a
historical rank for a
naval officer trained in and
responsible for the
navigation of a
sailing vessel. In the Royal...
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headed by the
sailing master John Fryer. The
other warrant officers were the boatswain, the surgeon, the carpenter, and the gunner. Two
master's mates and...
- and
Selkirk served on
Cinque Ports, St George's
companion ship, as
sailing master under Captain Thomas Stradling. By this time,
Selkirk must have had...
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Sailing ship
tactics were the
naval tactics emplo**** by
sailing ships in
contrast to
galley tactics emplo**** by
oared vessels. This
article focuses on...
- by the
sailing master John Fryer. The
other warrant officers were the boatswain, the surgeon, the
carpenter and the gunner. To the two
master's mates and...
- and
lieutenant as
commissioned officer ranks while sailing master (often
shortened to
simply "
master") was seen as a type of
warrant officer specializing...
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others or of a task;
Large British sailing ships, for example,
typically had both a
captain and a
sailing master, the
latter in
charge of the detailed...
- 1514. Its
first master was
Thomas Spert (later Sir),
sailing master of
Henry VIII's
flagship Mary Rose and of
Henry Grace à Dieu. The
Master of the Corporation...
- of
master of the
fleet denoted the
sailing master of a
fleet flagship, or the
senior sailing master in a fleet.
Examples include John
Bowen (
master of...
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warrant the ****ignment of a post-captain, or (before
about 1770) a
sailing-
master who was in
charge of a ship's navigation.
These ships were
usually unrated...