| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ENSIGN | Navy officer | |
| ADMIRAL | Navy officer | |
| LIEUTENANT | A commissioned officer in the British navy, in rank next below a commander. | |
| GUNNER | A warrant officer in the navy having charge of the ordnance on a vessel. | |
| COMMANDANT | A commander; the commanding officer of a place, or of a body of men; as, the commandant of a navy-yard. | |
| PURSER | A commissioned officer in the navy who had charge of the provisions, clothing, and public moneys on shipboard; -- now called paymaster. | |
| CAPTAIN | An officer in the United States navy, next above a commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the army. | |
| MASTER | ...lled captain. Also, a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next above ensign and below lieutenant; formerly, an officer on a man-of-war who ... | |
| MATE | ...w the captain. If there are more than one bearing the title, they are called, respectively, first mate, second mate, third mate, etc. In the nav... | |