The designing of ships by naval architects.
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NAVAL TRAWLER
A converted trawler, or boat built in that style, used for naval purposes.
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ORDNANCE EXERCISE
Naval firing practice
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NAVAL STATION
A naval base; a naval air station is a base for naval aircraft.
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LINE ASTERN
In naval warfare, a line of battle formed behind a flagship
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JACK DUSTY
The naval stores clerk.
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PIM
Points (or plan) of intended movement. The charted course for a naval unit's movements.
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CIVIL RED ENSIGN
The British Naval Ensign or Flag of the British Merchant Navy, a red flag with the Union Flag in the upper left corner. Colloquially called the 'red duster'.
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ARTICLES OF WAR
Regulations governing the military and naval forces of UK and US; read to every ship's company on commissioning and at specified intervals during the commission.
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DEPOT SHIP
A ship which acts as a mobile or fixed base for other ships and submarines or supports a naval base.
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MAN THE RAILS
To station the crew of a naval vessel along the rails and superstructure of the vessel as a method of saluting or rendering honors.
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