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Black gangMember of the engine-room force, which included the engineers, firemen, oilers, and wipers.
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Black gangThe engineering crew of the vessel, i.e., crewmembers who work in the vessel's engine room, fire room, and boiler room, so called because they would be covered in coal dust during the days of coa [..]
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Black gangMember of the engine-room force, which included the engineers, firemen, oilers, and wipers.
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Black gangNautical slang for the engineroom crew. Included the chief engineer, who ran the engine and supervised; oilers and wipers, who lubricated and maintained the engine; and firemen and coal:passers, who f [..]
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Black gangBoiler room firemen, who originally stoked the boilers with coal
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Black gangNautical slang for the engineroom crew. Included the chief engineer, who ran the engine and supervised; oilers and wipers, who lubricated and maintained the engine; and firemen and coal-passers, who f [..]
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Black gangengine room crew
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Black gangThe engine-room crew, although there is no record of there having been a coal-burning submarine.
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Black gangNautical slang for the engineroom crew. Included the chief engineer, who ran the engine and supervised; oilers and wipers, who lubricated and maintained the engine; and firemen and coal-passers, who f [..]
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Black gangA slang expression referring to the personnel in the engine department aboard ship.
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