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An impromptu variety show put on by the ship's company, usually of a bawdy nature. It is an RN term, however it can be found in the RCN as well.
Means to say nothing, and avoid repercussions. This term comes from the Army, specifically the British Army. However it is often used by members of the RCN to this day. Pack-drill was a punishment given to soldiers requiring them to undertake drill in full uniform and carrying a heavy pack. "No names, no pack-drill" was used to imply that the names of those who have committed a transgression will not be mentioned in order to spare them from the awful punishment.
When the RCN wore square rig, this was a sailor's best uniform, which was often tailor-made and saved for extra-special occasions. Often, it couldn't be worn on parade as it was sometimes illegally altered, however it could be worn ashore when the sailor wished to impress the ladies.
A non-commissioned officer responsible for discipline on a naval ship. Standing between the officers and the crew, and commonly known in the RN as "the Buffer". In the RCN this position has been replaced by the Ship's Coxswain.
1. A person who designs, builds, and repairs ships, especially wooden ones. 2. In the RCN, a nickname for a member of the Hull Technician trade.
Traditionally, the person who buys, stores and sells all supplies on board ships, including victuals, rum and tobacco. This term has largely fallen out of use in the RCN, however, its derivative "pusser" is still vey common.
In the RCN, this is the term that east coast sailors use to describe west coast sailors.
An obscene drinking song associated with Canadian sailors. The main chorus is "Away, away, with fyfe and drum, here we come, full of rum, looking for women to pat on the bum, in the North Atlantic Squadron." As well, there are a number of traditional verses, but the challenge for participants is to make up new verses on the spot. It is thought to have originated in the RCN during WWI as the "Old Destroyer Squadron". Some say that the "Squadron" referred to in the lyrics is the "10th Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron" of the RCAF.
Admiral Rollo Mainguy's report on mutiny incidents in the post WWII years of the RCN.
In modern language this is the hull number, painted on the side of a warship. Incidentally, during WWII most of the RCN ships did not show a pendant number, so as to cloak their identities from the enemy.
The officer responsible for all money matters in RCN ships including the paying and provisioning of the crew, all stores, tools and spare parts.
The chorus of the song "Wavy Navy" sung by thousands of members of the RCNVR during WWII and continuing into the post-war years.
A card game similar to blackjack where the top hand is a pair of aces, which is called a "Stook". It is a Canadian variant to the game and only common to the RCN. It is a game where it is easy to triumph, if you know where the aces are.
Short for a hammock. The last ships to have micks in the RCN were the Tribal class destroyers decommissioned in the early 1960s.
A 40-millimetre British autocannon, used famously as an anti-aircraft gun by the RCN (and other navies) in WWII. The name came from the sound that the gun made when firing.
1. During the 17th century, a naval rating for an experienced seaman. 2. From the 18th century, a naval commissioned officer candidate. 3. From the 1790s, an apprentice naval officer. 4. From the 19th century, an officer cadet at a naval academy. 5. In contemporary RCN usage, the term is sometimes used for a second year Naval Cadet.
Term used for the RCN sailor's uniform worn prior to the 1970s.
Queen's Regulations and Orders. The standing orders governing the RCN, and issued under the title of the figure-head of the navy.
Royal Canadian Navy.
Friendly term for the RCN's venerable Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AOR) vessels.
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