Boatswain (disambiguation)

Boatswain or bosun may refer to:

Occupations

Boatswain, a seaman's occupation and/or rank
Boatswain's Mate (US Navy), a job classification in the United States Navy
Boatswain's Mate (US Coast Guard), a job classification in the United States Coast Guard
Boatswain is a position on yacht racing crews
Boatswain, the highest petty officer in Sea Scouting

Animals

Boatswain (bird), any species of gull of the genus Stercorarius
Boatswain Bird Island, a small uninhabited island and nature reserve home to many endemic species of bird off the coast of Ascension Island

Equipment

Bosun, the NATO reporting name for the Soviet Tupolev Tu-14 bomber
Bosun (dinghy) a type of sailing dinghy
Bosun's chair, a type of harness that allows a crewmember to climb into the rigging and work safely on the sails, halyards, or other rigging

The arts

The Boatswain, a minor character in Shakespeare's The Tempest
Boatswain, a Newfoundland dog kept by Lord Byron, who honored him by the poem "Epitaph to a Dog"

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