Photograph of Bosun's Mate With Pipe. "All Hands on Deck!" This grizzled, veteran bosun's mate of the United States Coast Guard is not putting on airs with a fancy cigarette holder. That gadget in his mouth is a bosun's pipe. It is used for a variety of purposes, from piping an Admiral aboard ship to rounding up the crew for a swabbing session on the decks.

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Size: 4820px × 5666px
Photo credit: © NB/USC / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 17-a2-170, 26-, coast, guard, history, job, rdss, rg