commodity-loaded convoy
1USS Big Horn (AO-45) — USS Big Horn (AO 45/IX 207) was a Q ship of the United States Navy named for the Bighorn River of Wyoming and Montana. Gulf Dawn , a single screw oil tanker, was built in 1936 at Chester, Pennsylvania, by the Sun Shipbuilding Drydock Corp. and… …
2ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …
3Osman Ali Atto — Osman Hassan Ali Atto[1] (Somali: Cismaan Xasan Cali Caato) (born 1940) is a Somali warlord, affiliated with the Somali National Alliance. Contents 1 Background 2 Career …
4USS Wrangell (AE-12) — was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1375) as SS Midnight during February 1944 at Wilmington, North Carolina, by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company; launched on 14 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. G. T. Cambell; delivered …
5Portuguese Colonial War — Portuguese troops embarking to go to the Colonial War Date 1961–1974 …
6USS Providence (1775) — Originally chartered by the Rhode Island General Assembly as Katy , USS Providence was a sloop in the Continental Navy.ervice as Katy From early 1775, British men of war, especially His Majesty’s Frigate HMS|Rose|1757|2, searched Rhode Island… …
7Operation Wilfred — v · …
8USS Vireo (AM-52) — was a , and USS|Turkey|AM 13. Shortly before 0800 that morning, Japanese aircraft roared overhead. The marauders swept over the Fleet s base and devastated not only Peal Harbor, but outlying Army and Navy installations all over the island of Oahu …
9Netherlands, The — officially Kingdom of The Netherlands byname Holland Country, northwestern Europe. Area: 16,033 sq mi (41,526 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 16,142,000. Capital: Amsterdam; Seat of Government: The Hague. Most of the people are Dutch. Languages:… …
