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Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 350 Send Message	Jacqui	Report	22 May 2010 18:46
	Hello does anyone know anything about naval rankings? I have an ancestors naval record showing the ships he served on, his rank and how much he got paid beween 1803 and 1815. The ranks are all abbreviated and while I've figured out most of them I'm stuck on what an "arms" was. Thanks for any help Jacqui
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 3,379 Send Message	George_of_Westbury	Report	22 May 2010 18:59
	I would suggest it is" Master at Arms" which is a Royal Navy rank Plenty of info if you "google" George
	Researching: My avatar is that of my Dad and shipmates, taken onboard HMS Blanche in 1938, place unknown From left to right, my Dad,Sidney Mellor and Sidney Bateman.
Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 350 Send Message	Jacqui	Report	22 May 2010 19:07
	Thanks George Had tried googling alsorts but not that He was down as this for 8 years and then went to AB (presumably able seaman) for about 10 days and then back to "arms". Jacqui
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 5,730 Send Message	Staffs Col	Report	24 May 2010 14:39
	Dont think it stands for Master At Arms - that would be abreviated to MAA and the title didn't come into force until around 1860. AB would mean Able Bodied or in other words fully qualified at his job.