# Second master

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{{Short description|French naval rank and historical rating in the British Royal Navy}}
{{About|the Royal Navy rating|the educational appointment|Deputy head teacher}}
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'''Second master''' ({{langx|fr|Second-maître}}) is a [military rank](/source/military_rank) used in multiple [Francophone](/source/Francophone) navies across the world as well as a former rating in the [Royal Navy](/source/Royal_Navy).

==United Kingdom==
Second master was introduced in 1753 and indicated a deputy [master](/source/master_(naval)) on [third-rate](/source/third-rate) [ships of the line](/source/Ship_of_the_Line) or larger.

Second masters were paid significantly more than [master's mate](/source/master's_mate)s, £5 5s per month.<ref name="Lavery326">{{cite book|last=Lavery|first=Brian|title=Nelson's Navy: The Ships, Men and Organization|year=1989|location=Annapolis, Md|publisher=Naval Institute Press|isbn=0-87021-258-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/nelsonsnavyships00lave/page/326 326]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/nelsonsnavyships00lave/page/326}}</ref> A second master was generally a master's mate who had passed his examination for master and was deemed worthy of being master of a vessel. Second masters were given the first opportunity for master vacancies as they occurred.<ref name="wooden">{{cite book|last=Rodger|first=N.A.M.|title=The Wooden World: An Anatomy of the Georgian Navy|location=Annapolis, MD|publisher=Naval Institute Press|year=1986|page=216|isbn=0-87021-987-1}}</ref>

Master's mates also acted as second master of vessels too small to be allocated a warranted master.<ref name="officerranks">{{cite web|url=http://www.royalnavalmuseum.org/info_sheets_nav_rankings.htm#Slt|title=Officer ranks in the Royal Navy|accessdate=2009-04-25}}</ref>

==Gallery==
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File:Belgium-Navy-OR-5.svg|{{lang|nl|Tweede meester}}<br />{{small|{{langx|fr|Second-maître}}<br />{{langx|de|Zweiter Meister}}}}<br />([Belgian Navy](/source/Belgian_Navy))<ref name=Belgium_Navy>{{cite web |title=Marinecomponent |url=http://www.mil.be/def/ranks/index.asp?LAN=nl&ID=1&IDS=3&IDT=3 |website=mil.be |access-date=25 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050220083946/http://www.mil.be/def/ranks/index.asp?LAN=nl&ID=1&IDS=3&IDT=3 |archive-date=20 February 2005 |language=nl}}</ref>
File:Cameroon-Navy-OR-5.svg|{{lang|fr|Second-maître}}<br />([Cameroon Navy](/source/Cameroon_Navy))
File:05.DRCN-PO1.svg|{{lang|fr|Second-maître}}<br />([Navy of the DR Congo](/source/Navy_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo))
File:04-ROCongo Navy-PO1.svg|{{lang|fr|Second-maître}}<br />([Congolese Navy](/source/Armed_Forces_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo))<ref name="RepublicoftheCongo">{{cite web |title=Grades appellations distinctions |url=https://defense.gouv.cg/gradesappellationsdistinctions/ |website=defense.gouv.cg |publisher=Ministry of National Defense (Republic of the Congo) |access-date=7 June 2021 |language=fr}}</ref>
File:Djibouti-Navy-OR-5.svg|{{lang|fr|Second-maître}}<br />([Djiboutian Navy](/source/Djiboutian_Navy))
File:France-Navy-OR-5 Sleeve.svg|{{lang|fr|Second-maître}}<br />([French Navy](/source/French_Navy))<ref name="FranceNavy">{{cite web |title=Instruction n°1 DEF/EMM/RH/CPM relative aux uniformes et tenues dans la Marine du 15 juin 2004 |url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boc.sga.defense.gouv.fr%2Fvisu%2Fboc_visu4.php%3Fnor%3DB0451497J%26id%3D2408 |access-date=4 June 2021 |pages=3793-3867 |language=fr |date=15 June 2004}}</ref>
File:04.GN-PO1.svg|{{lang|fr|Second-maître}}<br />([Gabonese Navy](/source/Gabonese_Navy))
File:blank.svg|{{lang|fr|Second-maître}}<br />([Guinean Navy](/source/Republic_of_Guinea_Armed_Forces))
File:Ivory_Coast-Navy-OR-5.svg|{{lang|fr|Second-maître}}<br />([Navy of Ivory Coast](/source/Armed_Forces_of_the_Republic_of_Ivory_Coast))<ref name="IvoryCoast">{{cite web |title=GRADES / APPELLATIONS / DISTINCTIONS |url=http://www.defense.gouv.ci/culture/grades |website=defense.gouv.ci |publisher=Ministère de la Défense |access-date=23 September 2020 |language=fr}}</ref>
File:Mexico-Navy-OR-7.svg|{{lang|es|Segundo maestre}}<br />([Mexican Navy](/source/Mexican_Navy))<ref name="Mexico_Navy">{{cite web |author1=Secretariat of the Navy |title=Reglamento De Uniformes, Condecoraciones, Divisas Y Distintivos De Laarmada De México |url=https://www.semar.gob.mx/juridico/leyes_reglamentos/REG_UNIFORMES_2006.pdf |website=SEMAR |access-date=9 June 2024 |pages=80–83 |language=es |date=21 November 2005}}</ref>
File:Senegal-Navy-OR-5.svg|{{lang|fr|Second-maître}}<br />([Senegalese Navy](/source/Senegal_Navy))
File:blank.svg|{{lang|fr|Second-maître}}<br />([Togolese Navy](/source/Togolese_Armed_Forces))<ref name="Togo">{{cite web |title=Journal officiel de la république togolaise |date=12 February 2008 |volume=5 |url=http://jo.gouv.tg/sites/default/files/annee/2008/jo%202008-5.pdf |access-date=16 June 2021 |language=fr}}</ref>
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==Footnotes==
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Category:Military ranks of the Royal Navy

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