• 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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  • navies. Midshipman or midshipmen may also refer to: Midshipman (horse), an American Thoroughbred racehorse Midshipman fish, a member of the genus Porichthys...
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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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    two-year-old Midshipman won 3 of 4 starts, including the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and Del Mar Futurity. Two weeks before his run in the Breeders' Cup, Midshipman was...
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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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  • 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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  • passed midshipman, sometimes called as "midshipman, passed", is a term used historically in the 19th century to describe a midshipman who had passed the lieutenant's...
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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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    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 Ocean...
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  • c. 1770) was a Scottish midshipman in the Royal Navy. Pitcairn Island was named after him: he was the first person to spot the island, on 2 July 1767 (ship's...
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    the academy and apply separately for a nomination, usually from a member of Congress. Students are officers-in-training with the rank of midshipman....
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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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  • 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 the pseudonym...
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    adjustable hitch, or midshipman's hitch. These knots are generally shown as being based on one of three underlying hitches: two variants of the rolling hitch...
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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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  • 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 with the meaning...
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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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  • Reproduction and vocalization in midshipman fish are closely interlinked. Mating in midshipman fish depends on auditory communication, the production and reception...
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  • determined to be the mating call of the male midshipman. However, in that case the hum was resonating through houseboat hulls and affecting the people living...
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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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  • tri-service Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA). The ranks of officer cadet, staff cadet, and midshipman are primarily found at these establishments. However...
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    enlisted into the Navy. Appointed a midshipman on June 16, 1838, Woodworth was ordered to join the Wilkes Exploring Expedition because of the Polynesian...
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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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  • In the Philippines, Cadet is a rank held by candidate officer during the training to become commissioned officers in their preferred branch of military...
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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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    navigation and ship handling. In 1758, the rank of midshipman was introduced, which was a type of officer candidate position. The rank of "master and commander"...
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  • Duel. In January 1793, 17-year-old midshipman Horatio Hornblower is assigned to his first posting, the ship of the line HMS Justinian. Hornblower is introduced...
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  • John Hatfield (United States Navy) (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships)
    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 of war....
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  • (such as the armourer), in his role as a superior officer, to be court-martialed for striking a midshipman. This is because the midshipman was regarded...
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