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11USS Hornet (CV-8) — The seventh USS|Hornet|CV 8 of the United States Navy was a Sclass|Yorktown|aircraft carrier of World War II, notable for launching the Doolittle Raid, as a participant in the Battle of Midway, and for action in the Solomons before being… …
12Container ship — Two container ships pass in San Francisco Bay Class overview Name: Container ship Subclasses: (1) Geared or gearless …
13Henry Fancourt — Captain Henry Lockhart St John Fancourt, DSO, RN (April 1, 1900 January 8, 2004) was a pioneering naval aviator, and held important aviation commands with the Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War. When Fancourt died at the age of 103, he had …
14Aircraft catapult — An aircraft catapult is a device used to launch aircraft from ships in particular aircraft carriers as a form of assisted take off. It consists of a track built into the flight deck, below which is a large piston or shuttle that is attached… …
15Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …
16Stays (nautical) — Stays are the heavy ropes, wires, or rods on sailing vessels that run from the masts to the hull, usually fore and aft along the centerline of the vessel. The stay that runs aft is called backstay and the stay that runs forward is called forestay …
17Lion class battleship — The Lion class were a class of four battleships for the British Royal Navy of which two were laid down and never completed. They were an elaboration of the King George V class and were intended to replace the World War I vintage Revenge class.… …
18Denbigh (ship) — For the town in Wales, see Denbigh. For the former town in Virginia, USA, see Denbigh, Virginia. The Denbigh was a paddle steamer constructed in 1860 at the shipyard of John Laird, Son, and Company at Birkenhead, England at a cost of £10,150. She …
19Junk Rig — The Junk rig, also known as the Chinese lugsail and Sampan rig, is a type of sail rig in which rigid members, called battens, span the full width of the sail and extend the sail forward of the mast. [Hasler MacLeod, Practical Junk Rig , Tiller… …
20HMS Ursa (R22) — was an U class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War II. She was later converted into a Type 15 fast anti submarine frigate, with the new pennant number F200.Towards the end of her service, she completed a refit in …
