Bluejacket
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People
- A term for an enlisted sailorSailorA sailor, mariner, or seaman is a person who navigates water-borne vessels or assists in their operation, maintenance, or service. The term can apply to professional mariners, military personnel, and recreational sailors as well as a plethora of other uses...
in the U.S. or British Navy - Blue JacketBlue JacketBlue Jacket or Weyapiersenwah was a war chief of the Shawnee people, known for his militant defense of Shawnee lands in the Ohio Country...
, a Shawnee war chief known for his defense of Shawnee lands in the Ohio Country - Charles Blue JacketCharles Blue JacketCharles Blue Jacket was a 19th-Century Shawnee chief in Kansas, as well as a Methodist minister.Charles Blue Jacket was the grandson of the Shawnee Chief Blue Jacket by his son George Blue Jacket. Charles' mother is not known, but believed to have been a Shawnee...
, a 19th century Shawnee chief in Kansas, and Methodist Minister - Jim BluejacketJim BluejacketJim Bluejacket was a Major League Baseball pitcher in the early 20th century...
, one of the first Native Americans to play in major league baseball - Jimmy Smith (baseball), a major league infielder often referred to as Bluejacket
Geographic
- Bluejacket, OklahomaBluejacket, OklahomaBluejacket is a town in Craig County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 274 at the 2000 census. Bluejacket was named for its first postmaster, the Rev...
- the original 1777 settlement at the site of today's Bellefontaine, OhioBellefontaine, OhioBellefontaine is a city in and the county seat of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The population was 13,069 at the 2000 census. It is the center of the Bellefontaine Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau in 2003...
- an unincorporated town next to Calumet, MichiganCalumet, MichiganCalumet is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County, in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, that was once at the center of the mining industry of the Upper Peninsula. Also known as Red Jacket, the village includes the Calumet Downtown Historic District, listed on the National...
Ships
- Blue Jacket (clipper)Blue Jacket (clipper)The Blue Jacket was an 1854 extreme clipper in the Liverpool and Australia trades, named after the blue jackets, a traditional name for sailors in the US and British navies.-Figurehead:...
, an 1854 clipper ship in the Liverpool and Australia trade. - USS Blue JacketUSS Blue JacketUSS Blue Jacket is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy:, a C2-S-B1 type freighter as laid down 23 October 1941 at Oakland, California....
, the name of several U.S. Navy ships - Blue Jacket (schooner), of Beaumaris
Other
- The Bluejacket's ManualThe Bluejacket's ManualThe Bluejacket's Manual is the basic handbook for United States Navy personnel. First issued in 1902 to teach new recruits about naval procedures and life and offer a reference for active sailors, it has become the "bible" for Navy personnel, providing information about a wide range of Navy topics...
, the basic handbook for U.S. Navy personnel - The BluejacketsThe BluejacketsThe Bluejackets is a 1922 Dutch silent film directed by Maurits Binger.-Cast:* Beppie De Vries - Blonde Greet* Maurits de Vries - Dolle Dries* Johan Elsensohn - De Schele, de verloofde van Toffe Jans* Louis Davids - De Blauwe* Piet Urban - De Mop...
, a 1922 Dutch film - Northwest Indian WarNorthwest Indian WarThe Northwest Indian War , also known as Little Turtle's War and by various other names, was a war fought between the United States and a confederation of numerous American Indian tribes for control of the Northwest Territory...
, a war fought between the United States and various Indian tribes for control of the Northwest Territory - Columbus Blue JacketsColumbus Blue JacketsThe Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, a professional ice hockey team in the NHL based in Columbus, Ohio - Blue Jacket (radar), an Airborne Radio Installation 5880 airborne DopplerDoppler radarA Doppler radar is a specialized radar that makes use of the Doppler effect to produce velocity data about objects at a distance. It does this by beaming a microwave signal towards a desired target and listening for its reflection, then analyzing how the frequency of the returned signal has been...
navigation radar fitted to Hawker-Siddeley Buccaneer aircraft