officer of the deck
Americannoun
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Brandon Carney, the Ford’s assistant first lieutenant, who regularly stands watch as officer of the deck.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 24, 2020
Sarah Coppock, the officer of the deck aboard the Fitzgerald during the incident, pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty in May.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 3, 2019
A navigator acting as officer of the deck during the USS Antietam incident was not properly qualified to fill that role, according to investigative findings provided to The Washington Post.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2017
"My job was to make sure we did not screw up," said Starnes, 94, who performed the role of officer of the deck the morning of Sept. 2, 1945.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2015
On the clear, cold, moonlit night of February 17, 1864, John Crosby, the officer of the deck aboard the Union’s mightiest sloop of war, the USS Housatonic, stood gazing across the waters of Charleston Harbor.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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