A cabin boy or ship's boy was a title given to a young boy who waits on the officers and passengers of a ship, especially running errands for the captain. Cabin boys were usually 13-16 years old, and also helped the cook in the galley and carried buckets of food from the ship's kitchen to the forecastle where the ordinary seamen ate. They would have to run from one end of the ship to the other carrying messages and become familiar with the sails, lines and ropes and the use of each in all…
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