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1Sea trial — is the testing phase of a watercraft (including boats, ships, and submarines). It is usually the last phase of construction and takes place on open water. Sea trials are conducted to measure a vessel’s performance and general seaworthiness.… …
2John Benbow — in 1701, by Sir Godfrey Kneller. He holds a simple officer s hanger.[1] …
3Maersk Alabama hijacking — Part of Piracy in Somalia, Operation Enduring Freedom Horn of Africa …
4Propeller — A propeller is essentially a type of fan which transmits power by converting rotational motion into thrust for propulsion of a vehicle such as an aircraft, ship, or submarine through a mass such as water or air, by rotating two or more twisted… …
5RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 — ( QE2 ) is a Cunard Line ocean liner named after the earlier Cunard liner RMS|Queen Elizabeth, which in turn was named after Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, the Queen consort of George VI. She was the flagship of the line from 1969 until succeeded by… …
6Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan — Infobox Military Person name=Admiral The Viscount Duncan lived=1 July 1731 – 4 August 1804 caption= placeofbirth = Lundie, Angus, Scotland placeofdeath = Cornhill on Tweed, Northumberland, England nickname= residence = Dundee, Scotland… …
7North Carolina-class battleship — North Carolina steaming on 3 June 1946. By this time, many of the light anti aircraft weapons (Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm) mounted during the war had been removed, while more modern radars had been mounted on her forefunnel and mainmast …
8R101 — infobox Aircraft name = R101 type = Airship manufacturer = Royal Airship Works caption = designer = V.C. Richmond first flight = 4 October 1930Clarifyme|date=June 2008 introduction = retired = status = primary user = more users = produced =… …
9MS Pride of Bilbao — (formerly MS Olympia ) is a cruiseferry built in 1986.Brief history Olympia was built by the Wärtsilä Shipyard in Turku, Finland, for Rederi AB Slite. The ship was launched on 26 April, 1986 under the name Olympia , and operated between Stockholm …
10USS Albatross (1882) — The second USS Albatross was an iron hulled, twin screw steamer in the United States Navy and reputedly the first vessel ever built especially for marine research. Albatross was laid down at Wilmington, Delaware, by Pusey and Jones in March 1882; …
