And pray, what in sea language is meant by a ship? - Patrick O'Brian

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And pray, what in sea language is meant by a ship?

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Patrick O'Brian, CBE (12 December 1914 – 2 January 2000), born Richard Patrick Russ, was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series of novels set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars.

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