(by boat from a ship)
101Motor Torpedo Boat PT 105 — PT 105 in a hurry. During the World War II period of 1942 to 1943, PT 105, built by Elco and 80 ft in length, was a US Navy PT boat (from Patrol Torpedo ), commanded by Lt Richard Keresey. The boat fought in the same battle where PT 109 was… …
102French ship Boussole (1781) — The Boussole was a ship of the French Navy, famous for its exploration of the Pacific with Jean François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse.It departed Brest on 1st August 1785 under La Pérouse, accompanied by the Astrolabe under Paul Antoine… …
103French ship Astrolabe (1781) — The Astrolabe was a converted fluyt of the French Navy, famous for her travels with Jean François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse.She departed Brest on 1st August 1785 under Paul Antoine Fleuriot de Langle, along with the Boussole under La Pérouse …
104Little Red Ship — Explorer (navire) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Explorer. Explorer …
105jolly boat — noun A type of ships boat of the 18th and 19th centuries, used mainly to ferry personnel to and from the ship …
106pilot boat — /ˈpaɪlət boʊt/ (say puyluht boht) noun a boat which transports a pilot (def. 1) to and from a ship …
107PT boat — PT 105 at high speed PT Boats were a variety of motor torpedo boat (hull classification symbol PT , for Patrol Torpedo ), a small, fast vessel used by the United States Navy in World War II to attack larger surface ships. The PT boat squadrons… …
108Landing Ship, Tank — A Canadian LST off loads an M4 Sherman during the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943. Landing Ship, Tank (LST) was the military designation for naval vessels created during World War II to support amphibious operations by carrying significant… …
109Convoy rescue ship — During the Second World War purpose built convoy rescue ships accompanied some Atlantic convoys to rescue survivors from ships which had been attacked. Rescue ships were typically small freighters with passenger accommodations. Conversion to… …
110The Open Boat — 1st US edition of The Open Boat, illustrated by Will H. Bradley The Open Boat is a short story by American author Stephen Crane (1871–1900). First published in 1897, it was based on Crane s experience of surviving a shipwreck off the coast of… …
