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HMS Elephant (1776), the Glossary

HMS Elephant was a 10-gun storeship of the Royal Navy which saw active service during the American Revolutionary War.^[1]

Table of Contents

34 relations: Admiralty (United Kingdom), American Revolutionary War, Barque, Beam (nautical), Boatswain, British Newspaper Archive, Builder's Old Measurement, Combat stores ship, Copper sheathing, Deptford Dockyard, Fitting out, Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Greenock, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Gun deck, Hold (compartment), Hull (watercraft), Keel, Lieutenant (navy), Mast (sailing), Naval rating, Navy Board, Petty officer, Port Glasgow, Privateer, Prize (law), Royal Navy, Ship commissioning, Swivel gun, Third-rate, Victualler, Warrant officer, Widow's man, Yard (sailing).
1770s ships
Storeships of the Royal Navy

Admiralty (United Kingdom)

The Admiralty was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy until 1964, historically under its titular head, the Lord High Admiral – one of the Great Officers of State.

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American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a military conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.

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Barque

A barque, barc, or bark is a type of sailing vessel with three or more masts consisting of a fore mast, mainmast and additional masts rigged square and only the aftmost mast (mizzen in three-masted barques) rigged fore and aft.

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Beam (nautical)

The beam of a ship is its width at its widest point.

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Boatswain

A boatswain, bo's'n, bos'n, or bosun, also known as a deck boss, or a qualified member of the deck department, is the most senior rate of the deck department and is responsible for the components of a ship's hull.

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British Newspaper Archive

The British Newspaper Archive web site provides access to searchable digitized archives of British and Irish newspapers.

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Builder's Old Measurement

Builder's Old Measurement (BOM, bm, OM, and o.m.) is the method used in England from approximately 1650 to 1849 for calculating the cargo capacity of a ship.

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Combat stores ship

Combat stores ships, or storeships, are ships used to store naval supplies.

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Copper sheathing

Copper sheathing is a method for protecting the hull of a wooden vessel from attack by shipworm, barnacles and other marine growth through the use of copper plates affixed to the surface of the hull, below the waterline.

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Deptford Dockyard

Deptford Dockyard was an important naval dockyard and base at Deptford on the River Thames, operated by the Royal Navy from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries.

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Fitting out

Fitting out, or outfitting, is the process in shipbuilding that follows the float-out/launching of a vessel and precedes sea trials.

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Grand Banks of Newfoundland

The Grand Banks of Newfoundland are a series of underwater plateaus south-east of the island of Newfoundland on the North American continental shelf.

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Greenock

Greenock (Greenock; Grianaig) is a town in Inverclyde, Scotland, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland.

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Gulf of St. Lawrence

The Gulf of St.

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Gun deck

The term gun deck used to refer to a deck aboard a ship that was primarily used for the mounting of cannon to be fired in broadsides.

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Hold (compartment)

View of the hold of a container ship A ship's hold or cargo hold is a space for carrying cargo in the ship's compartment.

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Hull (watercraft)

A hull is the watertight body of a ship, boat, submarine, or flying boat.

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Keel

The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element on a watercraft.

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Lieutenant (navy)

LieutenantThe pronunciation of lieutenant is generally split between,, generally in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Commonwealth countries, and,, generally associated with the United States.

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Mast (sailing)

The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall spar, or arrangement of spars, erected more or less vertically on the centre-line of a ship or boat.

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Naval rating

In a military navy, a rate or rating, and sometimes known as a bluejacket in the United States, is a junior enlisted sailor who is below the military rank of warrant officer.

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Navy Board

The Navy Board (formerly known as the Council of the Marine or Council of the Marine Causes) was the commission responsible for the day-to-day civil administration of the Royal Navy between 1546 and 1832.

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Petty officer

A petty officer (PO) is a non-commissioned officer in many navies.

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Port Glasgow

Port Glasgow (Port Ghlaschu) is the second-largest town in the Inverclyde council area of Scotland.

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Privateer

A privateer is a private person or vessel which engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war.

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Prize (law)

In admiralty law prizes (from the Old French prise, "taken, seized") are equipment, vehicles, vessels, and cargo captured during armed conflict.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

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Ship commissioning

Ship commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service and may be regarded as a particular application of the general concepts and practices of project commissioning.

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Swivel gun

A swivel gun (or simply swivel) is a small cannon mounted on a swiveling stand or fork which allows a very wide arc of movement.

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Third-rate

In the rating system of the Royal Navy, a third rate was a ship of the line which from the 1720s mounted between 64 and 80 guns, typically built with two gun decks (thus the related term two-decker).

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Victualler

A victualler is traditionally a person who supplies food, beverages and other provisions for the crew of a vessel at sea.

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Warrant officer

Warrant officer (WO) is a rank or category of ranks in the armed forces of many countries.

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Widow's man

A widow's man was a fictitious seaman kept on the books of Royal Navy ships during the 18th and early 19th centuries so that their pay and rations could be redistributed to the families of dead crew members.

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Yard (sailing)

A yard is a spar on a mast from which sails are set.

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See also

1770s ships

Storeships of the Royal Navy

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Elephant_(1776)