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111USS Betelgeuse (AK-260) — USS Betelgeuse AK (FBM) 260 was the last of the AK s or cargo ships in service in the United States Navy. hip s historyConstruction and early career Betelgeuse was constructed by the California Shipbuilding Company, Los Angeles, California and… …
112Roll-on/roll-off — (RORO or ro ro) ships are ferries designed to carry wheeled cargo such as automobiles, trucks, semi trailer trucks, trailers or railroad cars. This is in contrast to lo lo (lift on lift off) vessels which use a crane to load and unload cargo.RORO …
113USS Vega (AK-17) — The USS Vega (AK 17) was originally the Lebanon a single screw, steel hulled freighter built in 1919 under a United States Shipping Board contract at Hog Island, Pennsylvania, by the American International Shipbuilding Co. was acquired by the… …
114brazil — /breuh zil /, n. brazilwood. [1350 1400; ME brasile < ML < It < Sp brasil, deriv. of brasa live coal (the wood being red in color) < Gmc; see BRAISE] * * * Brazil Introduction Brazil Background: Following three centuries under the rule of… …
115Brazil — Brazilian /breuh zil yeuhn/, adj., n. /breuh zil /, n. a republic in South America. 164,511,366; 3,286,170 sq. mi. (8,511,180 sq. km). Cap.: Brasília. Portuguese and Spanish, Brasil. Official name, Federative Republic of Brazil. * * * Brazil… …
116Chola Navy — Depiction of the siege of Kedah, the battle between Beemasenan s Chola naval infantry and the defenders of Kedah fort. Founded 3rd century CE Country …
117logistics — /loh jis tiks, leuh /, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) 1. the branch of military science and operations dealing with the procurement, supply, and maintenance of equipment, with the movement, evacuation, and hospitalization of personnel, with the …
118Day Peckinpaugh (canal motorship) — DAY PECKINPAUGH, (canal motorship) U.S. National Register of Historic Places …
119USS Albemarle (AV-5) — The USS Albemarle (AV 5) was one of only two Curtiss class seaplane tenders built for the United States Navy just prior to the United States entry into World War II. Named for Albemarle Sound and Albemarle, North Carolina, and Albemarle County,… …
120Port Dalhousie, Ontario — Port Dalhousie is a community in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It is known for its waterfront appeal. It is also home to the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta and is historically significant as the terminus for the first three (19th century)… …
