Boatswain (disambiguation)

Boatswain is the seniormost rate of the deck department.

Boatswain or bosun may also refer to:

Occupations

 * Boatswain's mate (United States Navy), a job classification in the United States Navy
 * Boatswain's mate (United States Coast Guard), a job classification in the United States Coast Guard
 * Boatswain, a position on yacht racing crews
 * Boatswain, the highest petty officer in Sea Scouting

Animals

 * Boatswain (bird), any species of gull of the genus Stercorarius
 * Boatswain Bird Island, a small uninhabited island and nature reserve home to many endemic species of bird off the coast of Ascension Island

Equipment

 * Bosun, the NATO reporting name for the Soviet Tupolev Tu-14 bomber
 * Bosun (dinghy), a type of sailing dinghy
 * Bosun's chair, a type of harness that allows a crewmember to climb into the rigging and work safely on the sails, halyards, or other rigging
 * Boatswain's call, a pipe or whistle used to issue commands on board ship

The arts

 * The Boatswain, a minor character in Shakespeare's The Tempest
 * Boatswain, a Newfoundland dog kept by Lord Byron, who honored him by the poem "Epitaph to a Dog"

Surname

 * Jacqueline Boatswain (born 1962), English actress
 * Quinton Boatswain (born 1990), Montserratian cricketer