From Wikipedia: Rear Admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank [...] below that of a Vice Admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "Admiral" ranks [.] It originated from the days of naval sailing squadrons and can trace its origins to the Royal Navy. Each naval squadron would be assigned an admiral as its head, who would command from the centre vessel and direct the …

Oct 17, 2013 · When the Spaniſh Admiral, and the Commanders of the three other Capital Ships, found that the Lord Thomas, and the Rear-Admiral of the Engliſh, began to do the like : They all ſlipt Anchor, and ran a Ground, their Soldiers and Mariners tumbled into the Sea, ſome were drown'd, ſome ſtuck in the Mud ; the Admiral burnt the St. Philip, and ...

Jul 12, 2020 · Rear-Admiral Miller, in command of the Pacific station, who is now at Honolulu on the flagship Philadelphia, believes that Japan is planning to prevent the annexation of the islands to the United States, and has notified the Navy Department to that effect.

Sep 9, 2015 · In US Naval lore there's the story of Rear Admiral David Farragut at The Battle of Mobile Bay where he was said to have shouted "damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead!" knowing full well he was putting both his ship, the Hartford, as well as the Metacomet which was lashed to her side, into harm's way.

Dec 16, 2014 · The question is about the contemporary usage of the following distich: For he that fights and runs away, May live to fight another day ; ...and whether historical events and imprecision have

Jan 31, 2012 · According to Wikipedia the three axes are called the abscissa, ordinate and applicate, referring to x, y and z respectively. So although applicate doesn't translate directly to the word you're looking for, this would be an appropriate notation to distinguish your axes.

Jul 7, 2015 · This is utterly incorrect. Using the most in the example in the question here is perfectly grammatical and exceedingly common. There is nothing ungrammatical or incorrect about it. The adverbial use of the definite noun the most synonymous with the bare-adverbial most to modify an entire clause or predicate has been in use since at least the 1500s and is an …

Jul 1, 2012 · Modern cars aren't supposed to make much noise at all. There's the comfort of travellers and the general public near the highway to consider, not to mention the fact that fuel economy implies aerodynamic body shape. At most, what we're looking for …

I used to think PM/AM was correct, but at some point, I switched to using p.m./a.m. for reasons I can't recall. I know that in practical, casual writing, people tend to use whatever form is most

Feb 21, 2012 · I want to write that I have handful of somethings. Which of these is the correct form? There is a handful of somethings. There are a handful of somethings. Are both correct?