0 a rank in the British navy, and some other navies, for someone who is not an officer but is more experienced than an ordinary seaman -- （英国）一等水兵
She was the wife of Able Seaman Chapman.
At that time pay was £11 10s a month for able seamen and £12 for firemen.
Now consider an able seaman serving in a minesweeper on home seas service.
An able seaman in barracks will be 50p better off as a result of the pay award.
The first, an able seaman on a long-term engagement, receives £480 a year.
I spent five years in the merchant service both as a helmsman and an able seaman.
The able seaman would probably take the wheel thus leaving an immature youth as the only available deck hand.
