![]() ![]() Though you might think of an old naval warship equipped with just cannons, many early navies also used sharpshooters on deck and in rigging to fire at enemy ships’ decks. A boatswain was the foreperson on deck, in charge of managing the crew on duty and directing any rigging, anchoring, or cabling of the ship.Ĭrossed cannons: A pair of crossed cannons designated military service among sailors. Eventually, merchant marines would adopt the anchor as a de facto badge of membership.Ĭrossed anchors: A pair of anchors crossed on the webbing of the hand-between the thumb and index finger-meant you were a boatswain’s mate. ![]() Anchors also could mean that a sailor had crossed the Atlantic and returned safely. Anchor: Anchors were symbols of stability to sailors and were often accompanied by “Mom” or “Dad”, authority figures likened with a seaman’s stability.
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