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Abbreviations
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A
Appointment
AB
Able Seaman
Ad
Advice Boat
Addl
Additional
Adm
Admiral, and derivatives, such as ADM(W) for Admiral of the White
AL
Admiralty Library
alt
alternative
AO
Admiralty Order
AoF
Admiral of the Fleet
appt
appointment
AV
Armed Vessel (or Ship)
AX
Quarterdeck (After Castle)
Ba
Battery
BL
British Library
bldg
Building
Bo
Bomb
Br
Brig ( nb not usually brig-rigged sloop)
BU
Break up/broken up
Bu
Buss
BW
(Navy) Board Warrant
C
Carronade (in context)
C
Commission (in context)
Capt
Captain
Car(r)
Carronade(s)
Cdr
Commander
Cdre
Commodore
CM
Court Martial
CO
Commanding Officer
Cu
Cutter
D
Discharged
d
date to be confirmed
DD
Discharged dead
df
date to be confirmed when warrant reads 'formerly of'
Dim
Dimensions
dl
date to be confirmed when warrant reads 'late of'
Do
Dogger
Ds
Discharged sick
Dsq
Discharded to Sick Quarters
DY
Dockyard
E
Entry (n.b. could be 'I' for split pay books)
Est
Establish/Establishment
Fb
Flyboat
Fs
Fireship
FX
Forecastle
G
Gun (generally not carronade)
Ga
Galley
Gs
Guardship
Gt
Galliot
Gu
Gunboat
Hi
Hired
Ho
Hospital
Hu
Hulk
Hy
Hoy
I
In post (on the date in question)
Ke
Ketch
Ki
Kitchen
Lt
Lieutenant
Lt Cdr
Lieutenant Commander
Lu
Lugger
Ma
Machine
Me
Merchant
MS(S)
Manuscript/Manuscripts - see 'conventions/sources'
MP
Member of Parliament
Mr
In seniority lists, first commission as Lt - see 'conventions/seniority'. In context 'Master'
NA
National Archives
nc
non continuous
NR
Not registered
ogt
of good testimony. Usually indicates first employment (warrant)
Ord
Ordinary Seaman
ovgt
of very good testimony, Occasionally used in lieu of above.
p.
page. In some instances form takes 'p.c8' indicating 'page 8' in alphabetical section 'c'
Pi
Pink
PM
Primary Manuscript source
PP
Primary Printed source
Pr
Prison ship
PRO
Public Record Office
Qr
Quarter
QM
Quartermaster
QMM
Quartermaster's Mate
R
Run [Deserted]
Rs
Run [Deserted when discharged sick]
rec.
recommended (by)
rps
return to proper ship [after loan or exchange]
Rx
Receiving ship
Sb
Scout boat
Sc
Schooner
Sl
Sloop
SM
Secondary Manuscript source
Sm
Smack
SN
Newspaper source
SP
Secondary Printed source
St
Storeship. In context 'Servant'
sup.
superceded. A notation that the post-holder has been relieved
tbc
to be confirmed
Te
Tender
Tr
Transport
Vi
Victualler
vice
in place of
VPO
Voluntier (or Volunteer) per Order
when ready ...
For those standing by ships building where the entry commonly reads 'so soon as she shall be in a Condition to receive such an Officer'.
within the age
within the age established for bearing Voluntiers. Implication but not invariably first employment.
Xe
Xebec
Ya
Yacht
YC
Yard Craft
Yeo
Yeoman
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