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• United States Navy Hospital Corpsman
  |issued_by= [[United States Navy]] ...tment in a combat environment. Qualified hospital corpsmen may be assigned the responsibility of independent duty aboard ships and submarines; Fleet Marin
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• USS Camp (DE-251)
  |Ship in service= |Ship in service=
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• USS Wainwright (DD-62)
  |Ship image=[[File:USS Wainwright (DD-62).jpg|300px|USS ''Wainwright'', c. 1916–1922]] |Ship caption= USS ''Wainwright'', c. 1916–1922
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• USS Porter (DD-59)
  ...USS Porter (DD-59) cropped.jpg|300px|''Porter'' undergoing trials, 8 March 1916]] |Ship caption=''Porter'' undergoing trials, 8 March 1916
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• USS Shaw (DD-68)
  |Ship country=United States |Ship laid down=7 February 1916
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• 14"/50 caliber gun
  |caption= New Mexico-class battleship [[USS Idaho (BB-42)]] in 1920, showing six 14"/50 caliber guns |origin= {{flag|United States}}
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• 16"/50 caliber Mark 2 gun
  |caption=Model of the [[South Dakota class battleship (1920)|''South Dakota''-class]] battleship, |origin=United States
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• QF 12 pounder 18 cwt naval gun
  ...]] turret for [[HMS Shannon (1906)|HMS ''Shannon'']] under construction at the Vickers works, Barrow ...={{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]]
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• QF 1 pounder pom-pom
  |caption= Mk II dated 1903 at the Imperial War Museum, London |origin= {{flag|United Kingdom}}
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• QF 6 inch /40 naval gun
  ...cases for [[cordite]] propellant were much shorter. A shell stands next to the cartridge. |origin= [[United Kingdom]]<br>license-produced in [[Japan]]
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• Ship gun fire-control systems
  ...such as the [[Armament of the Iowa class battleship|USS ''Iowa'']]. After the 1950s, GCFSs were integrated with missile [[fire-control system]]s and othe ...r television camera, a computer, stabilizing device or gyro, and equipment in a plotting room<ref name="NavOrdAndGunV2">{{cite book|title =NAVAL ORDNANCE
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• Thunder fish
  ...ref name="hellions">{{cite book|last=Gannon|first=Robert|title=Hellions of the Deep|publisher=Pennsylvania State University Press|date=30 April 1996|pages The words '''Thunder fish''' is literally translation of Japanese ''gyorai'' th
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• Codeine
  ...tion process is still much more common. It is considered the prototype of the weak to midrange opioids. ...lgesic, anti-tussive and anti-diarrheal) and hypnotic properties linked to the diversity of its active components, which include morphine, codeine and pap
  40 KB (5,581 words) - 16:45, 27 September 2010
• Morphine
  {{About|the drug|other meanings|Morphine (disambiguation)}} *[[Flushing (physiology)|Flushing]] of the [[face]]
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• Paracetamol
  ...cite journal | doi = 10.1021/je990124v | title = Solubility of Paracetamol in Pure Solvents | author = Roger A. Granberg and Åke C. Rasmuson | url = htt ...States Adopted Name|USAN]]) is a widely used [[over-the-counter drug|over-the-counter]] [[analgesic]] (pain reliever) and [[antipyretic]] (fever reducer)
  54 KB (7,376 words) - 16:52, 27 September 2010
• Harry Ashmore
  ...tanding on the right) with other Planetary Society enthusiasts sometime in the 1970's]] ...tzer Prize]] for his editorials in 1957 on the school integration conflict in [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]], [[Arkansas]].
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• Horace Everett Hooper
  '''Horace Everett Hooper''' (December 6, 1859 – June 13, 1922) was the publisher of ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'' from 1897 until his death. ...Colorado]]. He sold books to the western states making use of the [[United States Postal Service]].
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• Propædia
  ...listing the staff members, advisors and contributors to all three parts of the ''Britannica''. ==The Outline of Knowledge==
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• Wrought iron
  [[image:Eiffel tower from below.jpg|thumb|The [[Eiffel tower]] is constructed from [[puddle iron]], a form of wrought iro ...ron flower.jpg|right|thumb|A wrought iron flower, on the fence in front of the [[Royal Courts of Justice]]]] -->
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• Shingle weaver
  ...ed to the way in which the sawyers moved their hands with dexterity around the whirring blades of their saws. ...hich converted [[Thuja plicata|Western Red Cedar]] into shingles shake for the roofing and siding of American homes.
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