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BO'SUN'S CALL
The Bo'suns Call or Whistle, was once the only method, other than human voice, of passing orders to men on board ship. Since a shouted order may not have been heard above the wind and seas during storms, the instructions to hoist sails, haul or let go ropes, etc were conveyed by different notes and pitches on the high-pithced whistle. First used on English ships in the thirteenth century, the whistle became known as the "Call" about 1630 when the Lord High Admiral of the Royal Navy wore a gold whistle as a badge of rank.
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