Navy List
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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After being struck off Britain’s Navy List because of a financial scandal in 1814, he began a new career as a mercenary.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
It had been decided that before being definitely placed on the Navy List I must pass my public examination as a first- class pupil at Brest.
From Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville by Loyd, Lady Mary Sophia (Hely-Hutchinson)
Old monitors that had engaged the batteries of Charleston figured in the Navy List, beside sloops and steam frigates that were little better than armed merchantmen.
From Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima by Hale, John Richard
These numbers are drawn from the official Navy List of latest date.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Whymper, Frederick
I looked at the chap’s easy bearing, the pleasant, hearty manner and torpedo beard, and concluded that the Navy List, at any rate, was a bit of evidence.
From The Outspan Tales of South Africa by Fitzpatrick, Percy, Sir
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