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Navy Ranks c. 1722



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Mon Sep 27, 2010 1:05 am
Elinor says...



A story I've been working on, Into the Depths, deals a lot with the navy. Midway through the story, one of the characters is recruited to it. I tried looking this up, but I found so many different lists, a lot of which only went up to the officer rank. So, in the early 1700s, what would have been the rank that new recruits to the navy would hold?

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Mon Oct 04, 2010 12:35 am
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Likely, Midshipman. The Navy is not my area of expertice so-to-speak. That being said, to be part of the King's Navy was highly respected and put that family in very good standing in society/public(k) gatherings. To be part of the King's Army, ehhh... Not so shiny and pretty unless you work through the ranks - more highly thought of- or comissioned - lazy, haha, but respected because he is an Officer.
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