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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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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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 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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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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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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Porichthys notatus (redirect from Plainfin midshipman)
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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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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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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Robert Pitcairn (Royal Navy officer) (redirect from Robert Pitcairn (midshipman))
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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Porichthys myriaster (redirect from Specklefin midshipman)
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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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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Hypocrisy (redirect from Thomas Cleary (Midshipman))
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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Officer cadet (redirect from Cadet midshipman)
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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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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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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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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Taut-line hitch (redirect from Midshipman's hitch)
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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Reproduction and vocalization in midshipman fish are closely interlinked. Mating in midshipman fish depends on auditory communication, the production...
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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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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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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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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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Porichthys plectrodon (redirect from Atlantic midshipman)
Porichthys plectrodon, commonly known as Atlantic midshipman, is a species of toad fish in the family Batrachoididae. Collette, B.; Aiken, K.A.; Polanco...
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Selim E. Woodworth (redirect from Passed Midshipman Woodworth)
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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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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causes of the West Seattle Hum considered was that it was related to the midshipman fish, also known as a toadfish. A previous hum in Sausalito, California...
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Service Medal. Midshipman Francis A. Dales, Midshipman Elmer C. Donnelly, Midshipman Carl M. Medved – Awarded posthumously, Midshipman Edwin Joseph O'Hara...
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Academy (PMMA) 1st Year: Midshipman CDT 4CL 2nd Year: Midshipman CDT 3CL 3rd Year: Midshipman CDT 2CL 4th Year: Midshipman CDT 1CL Maritime Academy of...
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