Very few people today understand what it took to make ships in the "days of sail" actually work. It took apprentice sailors a long time to learn their craft, and it's why the Royal Navy established a system of young mid-shipmen. Royal Navy officers had to learn their craft back in the day when a Royal Army commission was simply purchased.
Very few people today understand what it took to make ships in the "days of sail" actually work. It took apprentice sailors a long time to learn their craft, and it's why the Royal Navy established a system of young mid-shipmen. Royal Navy officers had to learn their craft back in the day when a Royal Army commission was simply purchased.
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