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Captain of the Chilean steam tug Yelcho which rescued the 22 stranded crewmen of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance from Antarctica. Chile: Yes 1882 1935 Parker, John. One of the most successful arctic whalers to sail from Hull in the nineteenth century and for many years captain of the whale ship Truelove. United Kingdom: Yes 1800 1867
John Daniel (ship's captain) William Davies (master mariner) James Davis (mariner) William Day (sea captain) Deborah Doane Dempsey; John DeWolf (sea captain)
AAW An acronym for anti-aircraft warfare. aback (of a sail) Filled by the wind on the opposite side to the one normally used to move the vessel forward.On a square-rigged ship, any of the square sails can be braced round to be aback, the purpose of which may be to reduce speed (such as when a ship-of-the-line is keeping station with others), to heave to, or to assist moving the ship's head ...
The great cabin at the rear of the deck was designed as a workroom for Cook and the Royal Society. On the rear lower deck, cabins facing on to the mates' mess were assigned to lieutenants Zachary Hickes and John Gore, ship's surgeon William Monkhouse, the gunner Stephen Forwood, ship's master Robert Molyneux, and the captain's clerk Richard Orton.
A sea captain, ship's captain, captain, master, or shipmaster, is a high-grade licensed mariner who holds ultimate command and responsibility of a merchant vessel. [1] The captain is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the ship, including its seaworthiness, safety and security, cargo operations, navigation, crew management, and legal compliance, and for the persons and cargo on ...
Manzi, as captain of Oceania Cruises ship Vista, was not on the bridge at that moment anyway, but instead was about to address a percentage of the 900 passengers aboard the 243-meter luxury liner ...
Also ship's magazine. The ammunition storage area aboard a warship. magnetic bearing An absolute bearing using magnetic north. magnetic north The direction towards the North Magnetic Pole. Varies slowly over time. maiden voyage The first voyage of a ship in its intended role, i.e. excluding trial trips. Maierform bow A V-shaped bow introduced in the late 1920s which allowed a ship to maintain ...
[62] Captain Carlos A. Sardiello assumed temporary command of Theodore Roosevelt; his second stint serving as the ship's captain. [63] Modly traveled to Guam and gave a ship-wide speech, which The New York Times described as a "tirade", [64] during which he was heckled by some of the sailors. [65]