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- Powder_monkey abstract "A powder boy or powder monkey manned naval artillery guns as a member of a warship's crew, primarily during the Age of Sail. His chief role was to ferry gunpowder from the powder magazine in the ship's hold to the artillery pieces, either in bulk or as cartridges. The function was fulfilled by boy seamen 12 to 14 years of age. Powder monkeys were usually boys or young teens selected for the job for their speed and height — they were short and would be hidden behind the ship's gunwale, keeping them from being shot by enemy ships' sharp shooters. In recent times the term has been applied to a variety of workers who deploy explosives. The use of the term 'powder monkey' in English dates to the late 17th century.".
- Powder_monkey thumbnail Tir.jpg?width=300.
- Powder_monkey wikiPageExternalLink index.php?Itemid=183&id=128&option=com_content&task=view.
- Powder_monkey wikiPageID "19677803".
- Powder_monkey wikiPageRevisionID "603638934".
- Powder_monkey hasPhotoCollection Powder_monkey.
- Powder_monkey subject Category:Children_in_war.
- Powder_monkey subject Category:Combat_occupations.
- Powder_monkey subject Category:Marine_occupations.
- Powder_monkey subject Category:Military_ranks_of_the_Royal_Navy.
- Powder_monkey subject Category:Nautical_terms.
- Powder_monkey subject Category:Naval_ranks.
- Powder_monkey subject Category:Obsolete_occupations.
- Powder_monkey comment "A powder boy or powder monkey manned naval artillery guns as a member of a warship's crew, primarily during the Age of Sail. His chief role was to ferry gunpowder from the powder magazine in the ship's hold to the artillery pieces, either in bulk or as cartridges. The function was fulfilled by boy seamen 12 to 14 years of age.".
- Powder_monkey label "Powder monkey".
- Powder_monkey label "Pulveraffe".
- Powder_monkey sameAs Pulveraffe.
- Powder_monkey sameAs m.03qcxk9.
- Powder_monkey sameAs Q2118064.
- Powder_monkey sameAs Q2118064.
- Powder_monkey wasDerivedFrom Powder_monkey?oldid=603638934.
- Powder_monkey depiction Tir.jpg.
- Powder_monkey isPrimaryTopicOf Powder_monkey.