a vessel sent out to reconnoitre
1china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
2China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
371st Regiment of Foot, Fraser's Highlanders — The 71st Regiment of Foot was a regiment of infantry raised during the American Revolution. The unit served in both the Northern and Southern Campaigns, and participated in many major battles including the Battle of Long Island (1776), the Battle …
4Operationsbefehl Hartmut — (literally Operation Order Hartmut ) was the code word to begin German submarine operations during Operation Weserübung Nazi Germany s invasion of Denmark and Norway. Occasionally these operations are termed Operation Hartmut. The orders involved …
5Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson — Horatio Nelson and Lord Nelson redirect here. For other uses, see Horatio Nelson (disambiguation) and Lord Nelson (disambiguation). Vice Admiral The Right Honourable The Viscount Nelson KB …
6naval ship — Introduction the chief instrument by which a nation extends its military power onto the seas. Warships protect the movement over water of military forces to coastal areas where they may be landed and used against enemy forces; warships… …
7HMS Cerberus (1794) — HMS Cerberus was a 32 gun fifth rate frigate of the Royal Navy.Early career Cerberus was launched in September 1794 by Adams, of Bucklers Hard. Her first commander was Captain J. Drew, who took command of her in January 1795. He was succeeded by… …
8Monetons — West Virginia s Moneton tribe on the Kanawha Valley [Kahnawáˀkye in Tuscarora (Iroquois) means waterway , kye is augmentive suffix. Kaniatarowanenneh means big waterway in Mohawk (Iroquois). Lachler, McElwain, and Burke… …
9Charles Lydiard — Charles Lydiard …
10Thomas Phillips (engineer) — Infobox Military Person name=Thomas Phillips lived=d. 22 November 1693 caption=Detail of a portrait by Thomas Murray placeofbirth = placeofdeath = Aboard HMS Norwich at Guernsey Road in the Channel Islands nickname= residence = England… …
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