What is Powder monkey?
{{Source|date=November 2018}} [[File:Tir.jpg|thumb|Powder monkey (left) on a Ship of the Line]] '''Powder monkeys''' were [[boy]]s or young [[teenager]]s who used to work on board the old [[sailing ship]]s when they went to war. When there was a [[battle]] it was the powder monkeys' job to carry bags of [[gunpowder]] from the place where it was stored to the people who were operating the guns. This had to be done quickly, so young boys were ideal because they could run fast and they were small. It was not unknown for [[girl]]s to [[disguise]] themselves as boys and get a job as a powder monkey. ==Other websites== * [http://www.hms-victory.com/index.php?Itemid=183&id=128&option=com_content&task=view HMS Victory: The Crew] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090820085717/http://www.hms-victory.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=128&Itemid=183 |date=2009-08-20 }} [[Category:Childhood]] [[Category:Sailing]] {{military-stub}} [[Category:Military occupations]]