Black Gang (ship)

The black gang is the part of a ship's crew that works in the engine room. They were called 'black' because of the soot and coal dust that was thick in the air in the fire room/engine room. The term began usage in the days of the coal fired steam-ships. The term is commonly used in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard to describe personnel in "M" and "B" divisions.

United States Navy

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Category: United States Navy

Leadership

Secretary of the Navy
Under Secretary of the Navy
Chief of Naval Operations
Vice Chief of Naval Operations
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
4-star admirals
House Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces
Senate Subcommittee on Seapower

Structure

Navy
Navy Reserve
Fleet Marine Force
Expeditionary Combat Command
Merchant Marine

Operating forces	Fleet Forces Command Pacific Fleet Naval Forces Europe Naval Forces Central Command Naval Forces Southern Command Naval Special Warfare Command Naval Reserve Forces Operational Test and Evaluation Force Naval Network Warfare Command Military Sealift Command

Shore establishments	Naval Sea Systems Command Naval Air Systems Command Naval Facilities Engineering Command Naval Supply Systems Command Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Fleet Cyber Command Naval Academy Naval Education and Training Command Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command Office of Naval Intelligence Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center Naval Legal Service Command Naval Observatory Naval Safety Center Bureau of Naval Personnel Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

Fleets	Third Fleet Fourth Fleet Fifth Fleet Sixth Fleet Seventh Fleet Tenth Fleet

Structure	The Pentagon Units Aircraft wings Aircraft squadrons Carrier strike group Installations Naval Observatory Master Jet Base

Ships	A–B C D–F G–H I–K L M N–O P Q–R S T–V W–Z Aircraft carriers Airships Amphibious warfare ships Auxiliaries Battleships Cruisers Destroyers Destroyer escorts Escort carriers Frigates Mine warfare vessels Monitors Patrol vessels Sailing frigates Steam frigates Steam gunboats Ships of the line Sloops of war Submarines Torpedo boats

Personnel
&
training

People
Officers: Officer insignia; Designators
Enlisted: Enlisted insignia; Ratings; Classification

Personnel: Chaplain Corps (Chief of Chaplains); United States Navy EOD; Medical Corps; Dental Corps; Nurse Corps; Medical Service Corps; Supply Corps; Civil Engineer Corps; JAG Corps (JAG); NCIS; Boatswain's mates; Hospital Corpsman; Naval Aviator; SEALs; Seabees; SWCCs; Hispanic sailors
Training: Recruit training; United States Naval Academy; Officer Candidate School; STA-21; NROTC; BESS; BFTT; CNATT; COMPTUEX; NAWCTSD; Naval Chaplaincy School; Naval Hospital Corps School; Naval Justice School; Naval Postgraduate School; Navy School of Music; Navy Senior Enlisted Academy; Navy Supply Corps School; Naval War College; Nuclear Power School; JMTC; TOPGUN; USNTPS; Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Equipment

Uniforms
Awards
Badges
Current fleet
Reserve fleet
Aircraft
Weapons
Naval reactors

History
&
traditions

History
"Anchors Aweigh"
Blue Angels
Continental Navy
Ensign
Fleet bands
Fleet Week
Jack
Line-crossing ceremony
National Museum
Navy Band
Navy Flag
Navy Hymn
Navy Memorial
Navy service numbers
Sailor's Creed
Ship commissioning
Ship decommissioning
USS Constitution
Wetting-down

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