barge master

20:14 Mar 2, 2013
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English to Polish translations [PRO]
Ships, Sailing, Maritime / żegluga rzeczna
English term or phrase: barge master
He spent his early years on the River Thames, where his father had been a barge master until his death from pneumonia.

Chodzi o powieść z XIXw. i barge masterów jest w niej też więcej.
Anna Kamińska
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4kapitan barki
Polangmar
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non-definitive finding
liz askew

  

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kapitan barki


Explanation:
Opcjonalnie "szyper barki" - ale lepiej "kapitan".

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From 1932 until a little while after she had her engine fitted, her Master was Captain Jim Uglow MBE - the only barge captain known to receive this decoration for gallantry, devotion to duty and meritorious service on board the Will Everard during the war.
He tells his story in the book "Sailorman - A Barge Master's Story" - about half of which includes his time as master of the Will Everard.
http://www.thamesbarge.org.uk/barges/barges/will.html

master (of a vessel)
kapitan (statku)
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Reference information:
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qSEBjYeyUpAC&pg=PA410&lpg...

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Sailing Barge Master – the story of a Victorian Bargeman
www.swmaritime.org.uk › Book reviewsSailing Barge Master – the story of a Victorian Bargeman. Front cover image from publisher's website By Capt. George Winn, edited by Richard Walsh ISBN ...

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[PDF]
BOOK REVIEW SAILING BARGE MASTER : The Story of a Victorian ...
cic.oceancruisingclub.org/articles/2533/Review14.pdf?1297552734File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
SAILING BARGE MASTER : The Story of a Victorian Bargeman – Captain. George Winn. Published in paperback by Chaffcutter Books. [www.chaffcutter.com] in ...

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master, = captain
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liz askew
United Kingdom
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