| A | B |
|---|
| Charlotte Doyle | The main character of the novel |
| Mr. Grummage | Dropped Charlotte off at the Seahawk |
| Captain Jaggery | heartless and cruel leader |
| Seahawk | Boat the events take place on |
| Mr. Keetch | traitor; Jaggery's informant |
| Zachariah | ship's cook who befriended Charlotte |
| Miss Weed | Headmistress of Barrington School |
| Barrington School | Where Charlotte was a boarder |
| Mr. Hollybrass | stabbed by Captain Jaggery |
| Cranick | one-armed stowaway |
| Jack Tar | another word for sailor |
| mast | pole that carries a ship's sails |
| figurehead | carving at the front of the ship |
| royal yard | top of the main mast |
| forecastle | where the crew sleeps |
