• A midshipman is an officer of the lowest rank in the Royal Navy, United States Navy, and many Commonwealth navies. Commonwealth countries which use the...
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  • The Midshipman is a 1925 American silent romantic drama film directed by Christy Cabanne. The film stars Ramon Novarro and Harriet Hammond. Joan Crawford...
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  • Commonwealth navies. Midshipman or midshipmen may also refer to: Midshipman (horse), an American Thoroughbred racehorse Midshipman fish, a member of the...
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    A midshipman fish is any species of toadfish belonging to the genus Porichthys (in family Batrachoididae). Historically, there have been two common names...
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  • Midshipman extraordinary originally referred to an officer in the Royal Navy below the rank of post-captain who was paid as a midshipman until he could...
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  • A passed midshipman, sometimes called as "midshipman, passed", is a term used historically in the 19th century to describe a midshipman who had passed...
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    batrachoid toadfish. It is a member of the midshipman genus, Porichthys, and is known by the common name plainfin midshipman. It is native to the eastern Pacific...
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    Midshipman (foaled March 26, 2006, in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Owned by Stonerside Stable and trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert...
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  • Hypocrisy is the practice of feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not. The word "hypocrisy" entered the English language c. 1200...
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  • Robert Pitcairn (6 May 1752 – c. 1770) was a Scottish midshipman in the Royal Navy. Pitcairn Island was named after him: he was the first person to spot...
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  • Defence Force Academy (ADFA). The ranks of officer cadet, staff cadet, and midshipman are primarily found at these establishments. However, RAAF officer trainees...
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    respective midshipman officer collar insignia. Midshipman officer collar insignia are a series of gold bars, from the rank of Midshipman Ensign (one...
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  • Midshipman Bolitho and the Avenger is a historical fiction novel written by Douglas Reeman under the pseudonym Alexander Kent. Set in the late-18th-century...
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  • Midshipman Easy is a 1935 British adventure film directed by Carol Reed and starring Hughie Green, Margaret Lockwood, Harry Tate and Robert Adams. The...
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  • Richard Bolitho, Midshipman is a novel in the Bolitho series of nautical fiction set in the late-18th-century Royal Navy, written by Douglas Reeman under...
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  • Midshipman ordinary, or midshipman-by-order, refers to an obsolete rating for prospective officers in the British Royal Navy. The rating was specifically...
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    taut-line hitch, tent-line hitch, rigger's hitch, adjustable hitch, or midshipman's hitch. These knots are generally shown as being based on one of three...
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    Mr Midshipman Easy is an 1836 novel by Frederick Marryat, a retired captain in the British Royal Navy. The novel is set during the Napoleonic Wars, in...
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  • The "Prayer of a Midshipman" was written by William Nathaniel Thomas in 1938. Thomas (1892-1979) was the Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy....
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    Porichthys myriaster, commonly known as specklefin midshipman, is a species of toad fish in the family Batrachoididae. Porichthys myriaster can grow to...
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  • Reproduction and vocalization in midshipman fish are closely interlinked. Mating in midshipman fish depends on auditory communication, the production...
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  • 1795 – 27 April 1813) was a midshipman in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. Hatfield was appointed Midshipman 18 June 1812 upon the outbreak...
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    officer specializing in navigation and ship handling. In 1758, the rank of midshipman was introduced, which was a type of officer candidate position. The rank...
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  • UK and A&E in the US. It is often repeated on ITV4. Ioan Gruffudd as Midshipman (and later Lieutenant and Commander) Horatio Hornblower Robert Lindsay...
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    Porichthys plectrodon, commonly known as Atlantic midshipman, is a species of toad fish in the family Batrachoididae. "ITIS standard report - Porichthys...
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    and his father worked to have him enlisted into the Navy. Appointed a midshipman on June 16, 1838, Woodworth was ordered to join the Wilkes Exploring Expedition...
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  • Mr. Midshipman Hornblower is a 1950 Horatio Hornblower novel written by C. S. Forester. Although it may be considered as the first episode in the Hornblower...
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    Midshipman Jack is a 1933 American pre-Code action film directed by Christy Cabanne and written by Frank Wead and F. McGrew Willis. The film stars Bruce...
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  • Midshipman Easy is a 1915 British silent adventure film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Fred Groves and A. V. Bramble. It was...
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  • Bellisario has mostly had parts in series produced by his father. He played Midshipman Michael "Mikey" Roberts in JAG and also appeared during the first part...
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