inshore (direct) fire support ship
1ship — 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… …
2USS Carronade (IFS-1) — USS Carronade (IFS 1/LFR 1) was a ship of the United States Navy first commissioned in 1955. She is named after the carronade, a type of short barrelled cannon.As an Inshore Fire Support Ship (IFS), part of the so called Brown water navy ,… …
3environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
4USS West Virginia (BB-48) — USS West Virginia (BB 48), a Sclass|Colorado|battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 35th state.Her keel was laid down on 12 April 1920 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Newport News,… …
5USS Walke (DD-723) — For other ships of the same name, see USS Walke. Career (US) …
6USS Van Valkenburgh (DD-656) — was a sclass|Fletcher|destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Captain Franklin van Valkenburgh (1888–1941), captain of the battleship USS|Arizona|BB 39|2 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Van Valkenburgh was laid down on 15 November …
7Submarine — For other uses, see Submarine (disambiguation). A Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Oyashio class submarine in 2006 A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which… …
8USS Pensacola (CA-24) — USS Pensacola (CL/CA 24) of the United States Navy was the lead ship of her class of heavy cruiser. The third Navy ship to be named after the city of Pensacola, Florida, she was nicknamed the Grey Ghost by Tokyo Rose.She received 13 battle stars… …
9PT boat — PT 105 at high speed PT Boats were a variety of motor torpedo boat (hull classification symbol PT , for Patrol Torpedo ), a small, fast vessel used by the United States Navy in World War II to attack larger surface ships. The PT boat squadrons… …
10USS Yarnall (DD-541) — For other ships of the same name, see USS Yarnall. Career (United States) …
