Meaning Black gang
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Member of the engine-room force, which included the engineers, firemen, oilers, and wipers.
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The 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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Member of the engine-room force, which included the engineers, firemen, oilers, and wipers.
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Nautical 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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Boiler room firemen, who originally stoked the boilers with coal
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Nautical 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 [..]
Source: wisconsinshipwrecks.org

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engine room crew
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The engine-room crew, although there is no record of there having been a coal-burning submarine.
Source: wisconsinmaritime.org (offline)

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Nautical 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 [..]
Source: marinewaypoints.com

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A slang expression referring to the personnel in the engine department aboard ship.
Source: insurexchange.com





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