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