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Idlers

Members of a ship's company not required to serve watches. These were in general specialist tradesmen such as the carpenter and the sailmaker.

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Boat; General boating

Members of a ship's company not required to serve watches. These were in general specialist tradesmen such as the carpenter and the sailmaker.

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Industrial machinery; Conveyors

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Boat; General boating

the central deck of a ship between the forecastle and the quarterdeck.

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