Captain Hugh Mulzac and officers of the SS Booker T. Washington.
(Mulzac, center, hands in pockets). [photo from National Archives]
Liberty Ship Crew
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| Deck department | Engine department | Steward's department | Radio operator (Sparks) | Purser-Pharmacist's Mate |
| Chief Mate (Mate) | Chief Engineer (Chief) | Chief Steward | ||
| Second Mate | First Assistant Engineer (First) | Chief Cook | ||
| Third Mate | Second Assistant Engineer (Second) | Second Cook | ||
| Deck maintenance man | Third Assistant Engineer | Baker | ||
| Boatswain (Bos'n) | Deck Engineer | Messman (6) | ||
| Carpenter (Chips) | Oiler (3) | Galleyman | ||
| Able seaman (6) | Fireman/watertender (3) | |||
| Ordinary seaman (3) | Wiper (2) | |||
Naval Armed Guard
Duties of Seamen in Deck Department
Duties of Seamen in Engine Department
Duties of Seamen in Steward Department
Black gang - the engine room crew,
the name originating on coal burning ships
Bos'n - deck supervisor, unlicensed
Messman - waiter and dishwasher
Ordinary seaman - the lowest grade for the deck department
Purser-Pharmacist's mate - bookkeeper and medic
Wiper - a general handyman in the engine room
What did World War II seamen wear?
Captain Hugh Mulzac and officers of the SS Booker T. Washington.
(Mulzac, center, hands in pockets). [photo from National Archives]
Unlicensed crew in work clothes. [from "Heroes in Dungarees" by John
Bunker]
07/30/06
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