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This historic book may have numerous typos or missing text. Not indexed. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1905. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... INDEX Aberdeen trawlers, 399 Able seaman, ancient and modern, 7 and mariner, 7 mercantile, 270, 275, 280, 285, 334, 370; Appendix XIV. and naval, 7, 8, 193, 334 naval examination, 188; ex-penses, 191 pay and prospects, 189 Accountant officers, Royal Navy, 133; see also Paymasters Admiral analagous to emperor, 193 different kinds of. 133 engineer, 4, 87, 101, 103 of fishing fleet, 414 Royal Navy, age for retire-ment, 56 fall pay, 55 half pay, 56 pension, 59 retired pay, 58 secretary to, 134 widow's pension, 61 Admiralty, Court of, 133 largely guided by naval officers, 192 on attractions of naval service, 147 pamphlet on joining navy, 14, 147 Adventurers, England made by, 3 Advice, 19, 20-28, 63,147. 156, 169, 170, 186, 342, 356, 363, 376, 415 Africa, South, war, and sea power, 3 Age for going to sea, 6 Age limits for apprentices, fishing, 415 Bengal pilot service, 327 dockyard, 153 merchant service, 353 artificers, boy, 156 engine room, 159 assistant clerks, Royal Navy, 136 Age limits for boy artificers, 157 coopers, 165 boys, Royal Navy, 171 cadets, engineer, Royal Navy, 88 mercantile marine, 39, 342-344 naval, 39, 41-53 chaplains, naval, 115 commissions, Royal Marines,72 Royal Naval Reserve, 259 Royal Naval Volunteers, Appendix XII.----dockyard apprentices, 153 engine-room artificers, Royal Navy,159 medical officer, Royal Navy, 128 merchant service, boys, 353 officers, 337-341, 360 naval apprentices, 153 chaplains, 115 instructors, 119 ratings, 152, 158, 163, 165, 196, 203-219, 225 shipwright apprentices, 153 Age pensions, Royal Navy, 149 Alexandra, Queen, Royal Naval Nursing Service, 131 Allingham, Mr W., on mercantile marine, 348 American training ships, 352 Angier, Mr T. V., on foreign sea-men, 18 Apprentices, artificers, 157 Bengal pilot service, 327...
