An able seaman (AB) is a seaman and member of the deck department of a merchant ship with more than two years' experience at sea and considered "well acquainted...

Able seaman is a military rank used in some navies. In the Royal Australian Navy, able seaman (AB) is the second-lowest of the non-commissioned member...

Third Class (previously Ordinary Seaman) or matelot de troisième classe Sailor Second Class (previously Able Seaman) or matelot de deuxième classe Sailor...

SS Sauternes was a steamship built in 1922. It was known as the Jólaskipið (the Christmas Ship) in the Faroe Islands. It sank in a storm in the firth Fugloyarfjørður...

An ordinary seaman (OS) is a member of the deck department of a ship. The position is an apprenticeship to become an able seaman, and has been for centuries...

Ffont-Bittocks), Second Officer McCluty, The Mistress Tenniel Evans as Able Seaman (later Leading Seaman) "Taffy" Goldstein (starboard lookout), Admiral Ffont-Bittocks...

Huggan, whose careless blood-letting of able seaman James Valentine while treating him for asthma led to the seaman's death from a blood infection. To cover...

Century Royal Navy when the ranks were called landsman, ordinary seaman and able seaman.) The actual title for an E-2 in the U.S. Navy varies based on the...

mate, directing the able seamen and ordinary seamen. The boatswain generally does not stand a navigational watch. An able seaman (AB) works under the...

He went to sea as an able seaman at the age of 19. He had served on five naval ships by 1787, when he was signed as an able seaman by Captain Bligh on...