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  • 91We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea — infobox Book | name = We Didn t Mean To Go To Sea title orig = translator = image caption = author = Arthur Ransome cover artist = Arthur Ransome country = United Kingdom language = English series = Swallows and Amazons genre = Children s books… …

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  • 92Thomas W. Lawson (ship) — The Thomas W. Lawson was a seven masted, steel hulled schooner originally planned for the Pacific trade, but then used primarily to haul coal and oil along the East Coast of the United States. Built in 1902, the ship holds the distinction of… …

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  • 93Chief mate — The Chief Mate is customarily in charge of the ship s cargo and deck crew. General Other names : Chief Officer, First Mate, First Officer. De …

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  • 94rope — Synonyms and related words: Havana, allure, ample scope, anchor, anchor chain, anchor rode, attach, attract, ax, backropes, bag, bait, bait the hook, band, bandage, becket, beheading, belt, belvedere, bend, bind, bind up, blandish, blank check,… …

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  • 95a|peak — «uh PEEK», adverb, adjective. –adv. (of an anchor chain, oars, or a yard) in or into a vertical position or nearly so. –adj. 1. (of a ship or boat) with the anchor chain running vertically, or nearly so, to the anchor. 2. (of oars or a yard)… …

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  • 96CSS Virginia II — an ironclad ram, was laid down at the William Graves shipyard at Richmond, Virginia in 1862. Acting Constructor William A. Graves, CSN superintended her building, but in order to conserve scarce metal, shortened the casemate called for in the or …

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  • 97USS Wateree (ATF-117) — USS Wateree (ATF 117/AT 117) was an Abnaki class fleet ocean tug acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. Wateree was sent to the western Pacific Ocean to perform towing services; however, during a typhoon, she was damaged beyond repair and …

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  • 98bitter end — noun 1. the final extremity (however unpleasant it may be) (Freq. 2) he was determined to fight to the bitter end • Hypernyms: ↑extremity 2. (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt • Topics: ↑ …

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  • 99Cradley, West Midlands — Cradley is a village in the Black Country of Dudley, near Halesowen and the banks of the river Stour. It is unofficially known locally as Colley Gate, however Colley Gate is the name of the short road in the centre of Cradley. It was part of the… …

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  • 100Radio Caroline — is a European radio station that started transmissions on Easter Sunday 1964 from a ship anchored in international waters off the coast of Felixstowe, Suffolk, England. [ [http://www.radiocaroline.co.uk/history2.asp Don t Get Mad, Get Even] ] It… …

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