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  • ...water operations, protecting aircraft, fixed and mobile sites on land, and ships at sea. ...ge military element (such as a corps or division) but rather describes the unique operating procedure of a smaller unit (such as a battalion or company) with
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  • ...ng this trip, ''Neunzer'' carried out an operation which is believed to be unique for a destroyer escort. She refueled two Italian subs at sea, pumping 12,00 ...vered, the force ran through a very severe storm which damaged some of the ships. The patrol was finally broken off; the task group refueled at [[Ponta Delg
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  • ...] Robert L. Moon, Jr.. ''Absecon'' was unique among the ''Barnegat''-class ships in that she was the only one fitted with an [[aircraft catapult]] and [[cra ...been decommissioned.<ref>See the annual editions of ''Jane{{'}}s Fighting Ships'' since 1976 to trace the status of [[PRVSN Pham Ngu Lao (HQ-01)|PRVSN ''Ph
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  • As U-boats had been attacking [[bauxite]] ore cargo ships in the [[West Indies]], the Q-ship sailed south to help defend the convoy r ...mmodity was loaded. Many ships in this area had been sunk in recent weeks. Ships proceeding from Trinidad were convoyed to a designated point from which the
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  • [[Category:United States Navy North Carolina-related ships]] [[Category:Ships built in Washington (U.S. state)]]
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  • ...sus''-class patrol boats]] and the [[Boeing Jetfoil|Jetfoil]] ferries. Its unique feature was a [[waterjet]] propulsion and a computer-controlled fully subme ...ific Fleet. In addition, she conducted day and night operations with Fleet ships ranging from cruisers to patrol craft. During her tour of duty in Coronado,
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  • ...ion for one-man who is need to direct the cannon from data provided by the ships fire control system. All other actions when the cannon is fired are automat ==Ships mounted on==
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  • ...NLMS|De Ruyter|1935|2}} in August 1934. These guns were stabilized using a unique system known as the ''Hazemeyer mount'', in which one set of layers aimed t ...e Bofors. Their first examples were air-cooled versions quickly adapted to ships during the withdrawal from Norway. With the fall of the west in 1940 the Du
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  • ...aerial torpedo rev.2 won the admiration of the world. This torpedo had two unique characteristics: ...1941. Germany also needed aerial torpedoes to attack the Allied transport ships steaming in the [[Mediterranean Sea]].<ref>p.13, Fumio Aikō; ''Koku Gyorai
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  • ...of modern day [[ASEAN]] due to its Javanese mastery of bronze-smithing and unique within the immediate region to the [[Majapahit]] court, the technology and ...ould fire whiles its opposite would be reloaded, though this is a rare and unique piece. Other archeological finds have unearthed some triple-barrel and some
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  • The structure is significant at the National level as an early, unique and innovative use of reinforced concrete .The structure which has remarkab ...7 p6]</ref> reports a proposal of Stone's to construct a fleet of concrete ships. The paper reported "Mr. E. G. Stone, of Messrs. Stone and Siddeley, engine
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  • ...ced annually. It is a major component in buildings, infrastructure, tools, ships, [[automobile]]s, machines, appliances, and weapons. Modern steel is genera ...rt 1, 282.</ref> In Sri Lanka, this early steel-making method employed the unique use of a wind furnace, blown by the monsoon winds, that was capable of prod
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  • About 1 in 20 [[meteorite]]s consist of the unique iron-nickel minerals [[taenite]] (35–80% iron) and [[kamacite]] (90–95%
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  • ...up>−1</sup>), these characteristics ensure that beryllium demonstrates a unique degree of dimensional stability under conditions of thermal loading.<ref na ...lso used in Jason pistols which were used to strip paint from the hulls of ships. In this case, beryllium was alloyed to copper and used as a hardening agen
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  • ...definition of each base unit of the SI is carefully drawn up so that it is unique and provides a sound theoretical basis upon which the most accurate and rep ...ot]] (nautical mile per hour) used to measure travel distance and speed of ships and aircraft (1 International nautical mile = {{gaps|1|852}}&nbsp;m or appr
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  • Unlike the typical hijackings of land vehicles or ships, skyjacking usually is not committed for robbery or theft. Most aircraft hi September 11 presented a unique situation because it involved suicide hijackers who could fly an aircraft.
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  • ...the protection of land borders, ports, and airports. The relationship is unique in the sense that the [[Federal government of the United States|federal gov ...ats but also hidden among otherwise legitimate cargoes on large commercial ships. These same pathways are available for exploitation by a terrorist organiz
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  • ====Prison ships==== .../02/usa.humanrights |title=US accused of holding terror suspects on prison ships |publisher=Guardian |date= June 2, 2008|accessdate=2010-07-17 | location=Lo
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