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A boatswain ( BOH-sən, formerly and dialectally also BOHT-swayn, is the most senior rate of the deck department and is responsible for the components of a ship's hull. The boatswain supervises the other members of the ship's deck department and typically is not a watchstander, except on vessels with small crews. Additional duties vary depending upon ship, crew and circumstances. The name is also known as bo's'n, bos'n, bosun, deck boss, a qualified member of the deck department or the third hand on a fishing vessel.
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Boatswain Karl Muller smoking a pipe and hosing the deck of SEETEUFEL (9611943840).jpg
This photograph depicts the boatswain of SEETEUFEL, Karl Muller, smoking a pipe and hosing the vesse...
This photograph depicts the boatswain of SEETEUFEL, Karl Muller, smoking a pipe and hosing the vesse...
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The en:bosun on deck of a U.S. freighter exams a cargo hold during cargo operations. Date: circa 198...
The en:bosun on deck of a U.S. freighter exams a cargo hold during cargo operations. Date: circa 198...
Etiévant. Henri, Achille. 32 ans, né à Flammanville (Manche). Typographe. Anarchiste. 4-3-94. MET DP289855.jpg
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Royal Navy Boatswain 1820.jpg
Boatswain (uniform); lithograph, coloured, ca.1820. 200 mm x 175 mm
Boatswain (uniform); lithograph, coloured, ca.1820. 200 mm x 175 mm
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