general stores issue ship
51Danlayer — HMS Sir Galahad, a Round Table class trawler displacing 440 long tons, was converted to a danlayer in 1944 and used to support the Normandy landings. A danlayer was a type of vessel assigned to minesweeping flotillas during and immediately after… …
52Naval trawler — Armed trawler HNoMS Honningsvåg off Iceland. A naval trawler is a vessel built along the lines of a fishing trawler but fitted out for naval purposes. Naval trawlers were widely used during the First and Second world wars. Fishing trawlers were… …
53Deep Submergence Vehicle — A Deep Sea Submergence Vehicle (DSV) is a deep diving manned submarine that is self propelled. The term DSV is generally one used by the United States Navy, though several navies operate vehicles that can be accurately described as DSVs. DSVs are …
54Naval drifter — British drifters sailing from their base in the Adriatic to the Otranto Barrage A naval drifter is a boat built along the lines of a commercial fishing drifter but fitted out for naval purposes. The use of naval drifters is paralleled by the use… …
55Ocean boarding vessel — Ocean boarding vessels (OBVs) were merchant ships taken over by the Royal Navy for the purpose of enforcing wartime blockades by intercepting and boarding foreign vessels. Ships Ship Date launched/ completed Date requisitioned/ commissioned… …
56USS Pollux (AKS-2) — was a Castor class general stores issue ship, the second United States Navy ship named after the star Pollux. Pollux was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Hoboken, N.J. as SS Comet 26 May 1939; launched 16 December 1939,… …
57USS Castor (AKS-1) — was a Castor class general stores issue ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering and disbursing goods and equipment to locations in the war zone. Castor (AKS 1) was launched as SS… …
58USS Cybele (AKS-10) — was an Acubens class general stores issue ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering and disbursing goods and equipment to locations in the war zone. Cybele (AKS 10) was launched as SS… …
59Ocean (convict transport ship) — Hunter Island with the ships Ocean and Pilgrim in foreground and the Lady Nelson behind the flag on the stern of the Ocean, 1804. Career …
60USS Kochab (AKS-6) — was an Acubens class general stores issue ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering and disbursing goods and equipment to locations in the war zone. Kochab (AKS 6) was launched 8 March 1944 …
