Ship's Cats
Toolbox is the senior ship's cat and officially a warrant officer with the title of 'Captain's Assistant.' The offspring of a feral cat, she was born in a toolbox while the ship was under construction in 1997. She has always lived on the ship and therefore has the greatest accumulated sea time of any member of the crew. A celebrity in her own right, she is the star of two books. In addition, a number of other cats have served with the Kalmar Nyckel at various times, including Clew Garnet, Lagan, and the current junior ship's cat, Timmynocky (a word unknown in Swedish, but said to mean 'thingamabob').
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