lighter carrier ship
121HMS Vindictive (1918) — HMS Vindictive was a Royal Navy warship built between 1916 and 1918. Originally designed as a Hawkins class heavy cruiser and laid down under the name HMS Cavendish , she served in several different roles and underwent several conversions in a… …
122City of Adelaide (1864) — Coordinates: 55°36′29″N 4°41′09″W / 55.60806°N 4.68583°W / 55.60806; 4.68583 …
123Early life and military career of John McCain — The early life and military career of John Sidney McCain III spans forty five years (1936 ndash;1981). McCain s father and grandfather were admirals in the United States Navy. McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone, and attended many schools… …
124commercial fishing — Introduction the taking of fish and other seafood and resources from oceans, rivers, and lakes for the purpose of marketing them. Fishing is one of the oldest employments of humankind. Ancient heaps of discarded mollusk shells (shell… …
125technology, history of — Introduction the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …
126Aviation history — deals with the development of mechanical flight, from the earliest attempts in kite powered and gliding flight, to powered heavier than air flight, and beyond. Humanity s desire to fly possibly first found expression in China, where people flying …
127USS Utah (BB-31) — Infobox nrhp2 | name =UTAH, USS (Battleship) (Shipwreck) nhl = yes caption = location= Ford Island, Honolulu, Hawaii [ [http://www.nr.nps.gov/writeups/89001084.nl.pdf NHL Summary Doc] ] lat degrees = 21 lat minutes = 22 lat seconds = 18 lat… …
128Crane (machine) — A modern crawler type derrick crane with outriggers. The latticed boom is fitted with a jib. A crane is a type of machine, generally equipped with a hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves, that can be used both to lift and lower material …
