Boy seaman

A boy seaman (plural boy seamen) is a boy (male minor) who serves as seaman and/or is trained for such service.

In the British naval forces, where there was a need to recruit enough hands to man the vast fleet of the British Empire, extensive regulations existed concerning the selection and status of boys enlisted to keep filling the ranks.

Various specific terms were introduced for different, age- and exam-related stages in a boy's potential career:

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