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(Encyclopedia) grog, originally a mixture of rum and water. It is named after Admiral Grogram Vernon, who first ordered the dilution of the British Royal Navy's daily rum ration. The term is now…Gosport
(Encyclopedia) Gosport Gosport gŏsˈpôrt [key], city and district, Hampshire, S England. The city is a major port…Forester, C. S.
(Encyclopedia) Forester, C. S. (Cecil Scott Forester), 1899–1966, British novelist, b. Cairo, Egypt, educated in England. A prolific and popular author, C. S. Forester is best known for his novels of…Saint John's, city, Antigua and Barbuda
(Encyclopedia) Saint John's, city (1991 pop. 21,514), capital of Antigua and Barbuda, in the West Indies. St. John's, at the head of a harbor formed by an inlet, is the commercial center of the…Admiralty
(Encyclopedia) Admiralty, in British government, department in charge of the operations of the Royal Navy until 1964. Originally established under Henry VIII, it was reorganized under Charles II.…De Jong, Piet
(Encyclopedia) De Jong, Piet (Petrus Jozef Sietse De Jong)De Jong, Pietpēt də yông; pāˈtrüs yōˈzəf sēĕtˈsə [key], 1915–2016, Dutch naval officer and political leader. Having entered the royal navy in…Froude, William
(Encyclopedia) Froude, WilliamFroude, Williamfr&oomacr;d [key], 1810–79, English engineer and naval architect, brother of J. Anthony Froude; educated at Oxford. In 1837 he worked on the Bristol…Kermode, Sir Frank
(Encyclopedia) Kermode, Sir FrankKermode, Sir Frankkärˈmədē [key], 1919–2010, English critic, b. Douglas, Isle of Man. Educated at Liverpool Univ. (grad. 1940) and a lieutenant in the Royal Navy…Attenborough, Sir David Frederick
(Encyclopedia) Attenborough, Sir David Frederick, 1926–, British naturalist and television personality. After serving in the Royal Navy (1947–49), he worked as an editor, then joined the BBC (1952)…Cinque Ports
(Encyclopedia) Cinque PortsCinque Portssĭngk [key] [O. Fr.,=five ports], name applied to an association of maritime towns in Sussex and Kent, SE England. They originally numbered five: Hastings,…Trending
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