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First World War memorial in Kilkenny, Ireland, giving "Donkeyman" as a rank; such a man was the operator of a steam donkey aboard a merchant ship.. The following equivalent ratings in the Merchant Navy were those officially recognised by the National Maritime Board for British Merchant Navy ocean-going cargo vessels carrying up to six passengers in 1919, 1943, and 1964.
These are the equivalent Merchant Navy and Royal Navy ranks officially recognised by the British Government in the Second World War. [1]Naval Auxiliaries were members of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and crews of Admiralty cable ships or merchant ships or commissioned rescue tugs requisitioned by the Royal Navy and coming under naval discipline.
The rankings below are the 30 largest public pension plans in the U.S., according to the 2018 list compiled by Pensions & Investments. [1] Because this information is now several years old, the numbers and rankings may no longer be entirely accurate.
For much of its history, the merchant navy was the largest merchant fleet in the world, but with the decline of the British Empire in the mid-20th century it slipped down the rankings. In 1939, the merchant navy was the largest in the world with 33% of total tonnage. [11] By 2012, the merchant navy held only 3% of total tonnage. [12]
By 2012, the Merchant Navy – while still remaining one of the largest in the world – held only 3% of total tonnage. [16] In 2010 the Merchant Navy consisted of 504 UK registered ships of 1,000 gross tonnage (GT) or over. In addition, UK merchant marine interests possessed a further 308 ships registered in other countries and 271 foreign ...
This is a list of Royal Navy ratings rank insignia. [1] Insignia. Royal Navy. NATO Code: OR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-2 United Kingdom Rank Insignia Rank Title: ...
The rating of "Specialist" was discontinued in 1948. Since the establishment of the rating system, the U.S. Navy enlisted rating structure played a key role in career development, serving as a basis for training, detailing, advancement, and simply keeping tabs on several hundred thousand sailors. [3]
The Merchant Navy Welfare Board was established in 1948 following a review initiated, five years earlier, by the Government. As a consequence it took over and enhanced the role of its predecessor, the Seamen's Welfare Board which, in 1938, had taken over the work of the British Council for the Welfare of Mercantile Marine dating back to 1927.