The HMS Wager

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Across
  1. 4. – A fixed amount of food given each day
  2. 5. – A sailor’s drink made by mixing water with rum
  3. 8. – A deadly disease spread by lice, common on crowded ships
  4. 10. – Disease caused by lack of vitamin C, common among sailors
  5. 11. Passage – The stormy stretch of ocean between South America and Antarctica
  6. 14. – Indigenous seafaring people of southern Chile’s coastal waterways
  7. 16. – A large ocean wave crashing near shore or rocks
  8. 17. – When sailors rebel against their captain
Down
  1. 1. – Lines on a map that run north to south and measure distance east or west
  2. 2. – Tall vertical pole on a ship that holds the sails
  3. 3. – Small shellfish that cling tightly to rocks
  4. 6. – Lines on a map that run east to west and measure distance north or south
  5. 7. Horn – The dangerous southern tip of South America sailors must round
  6. 9. – A shiny mineral often called “fool’s gold”
  7. 10. – A person who works aboard a ship
  8. 12. – A dry, hard biscuit sailors ate on long voyages
  9. 13. – A country’s fleet of warships and sailors
  10. 15. – Strong animal tendon used like rope or thread