Sentence examples for chief mate from inspiring English sources
noun
The officer who is second-in-command following the captain, and whose primary duties include managing the maintenance and upkeep of the vessel.
"Chief mate is first mate.
We're fucked," the chief mate called out.
The chief mate, Zakharchenko, occupied an ambiguous position.
"I became chief mate too late," he told me.
Known fearfully as "Rupert", he is the chief mate.
As the trip progressed, I found myself spending more time with the chief mate, Vadim.
These mariners consist of 17 licensed officers on board (including two captains, two chief mates, three second mates, and ten third mates), five maritime enforcement investigators, and eight researchers in nautical science.
Point Welcome began evasive maneuvers at the direction of Chief Boatswains Mate Richard Patterson, who had assumed command after the executive officer was seriously injured.
Others honored included Chief Boatswain's Mate Harry Gibson (posthumously) and Chief Electrician's Mate L. J. Kelly, who both received the Navy Cross; and Richards, Scott, and Chief Boatswain's Mate Charles Charlesworth all received letters of commendation.
Six men Chief Watertenders August Holtz and Patrick Reid, Chief Machinist's Mates Thomas Stanton and Karl Westa, Machinist's Mate First Class Charles C. Roberts, and Watertender Harry Lipscomb each received the Medal of Honor "for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession" during the fire.
The chief boatswain's mate's wife was about to have a baby when the….
