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
Admiral Hay Denver did not belong to the florid, white-haired, hearty school of sea-dogs which is more common in works of fiction than in the Navy List.
From Beyond the City by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
A number of antiquated units figured on the Navy List, including useless "battleships" dating from the 'sixties, and small unarmoured cruisers little better than gunboats.
From Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima by Hale, John Richard
The first serious introduction of steam-vessels into the Royal Navy occurred about the year 1829, the Navy List of that year showing seven, of which three only were commissioned, and these for home ports.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Whymper, Frederick
I reflected a short time, and not knowing there was such a ship on the Navy List, turned to the first lieutenant and asked him if he had heard of such a man-of-war.
From A Sailor of King George by Bevan, A. Beckford
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