What name is given to a stone anchor and also colloquially to a Leading Seaman in the Royal Navy?
Leading seaman the shoulders, or the fouled anchor worn on the left sleeve, depending on what uniform is worn at the time. It is senior to able seaman but junior to petty officer. Leading seaman or leading hand, which it is also known as, is the equivalent of corporal in the Royal Australian Air Force and the Australian Army. Leading seamen are addressed as "leader", and informally known as "killicks" from the killick anchor which is the symbol of their rank. In the Royal Canadian Navy, leading seaman (LS) is senior to the rank of able seaman, and junior to master seaman
Leading seaman seaman, leading hand or leading rating in the Royal Navy is senior to able seaman and junior to petty officer. It is equivalent to corporal in the other services. The badge is the fouled anchor (an anchor with a length of rope twisted around it), worn on the upper left arm in formal uniform, white front (only when in formal uniform) or overalls and on the shoulder slides in working dress, although this has been updated to single hook in the chest centre. Specialists use the word "leading" before their speciality (for example, leading writer, leading cook, leading regulator). A