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1Cromer Lifeboat Station — Coordinates: 52°56′3.4″N 1°18′5.84″E / 52.934278°N 1.3016222°E / 52.934278; 1.3016222 …
2Mundesley Lifeboat Station — Coordinates: 52°52′34.6″N 1°26′28.9″E / 52.876278°N 1.441361°E / 52.876278; 1.441361 …
3Humber class monitor — The Humber class monitors were three large gunboats under construction for the Brazilian Navy in Britain in 1913. Designed for service on the Amazon River, the ships were of shallow draft and heavy armament and were ideally suited to inshore,… …
4Dory — Stack of Dories at Lunenburg For the fishes known as dories, see dory (fish). For the Greek Spear, see Dory (spear). The dory is a small, shallow draft boat, about 5 to 7 metres/16.4 to 23.0 feet long. It is a lightweight and versatile boat with… …
5HMS Roebuck (H130) — is a coastal survey vessel of the Royal Navy (RN). She was commissioned in 1986, and was the last traditional survey ship to join the fleet. Although nominally used for surveying along the United Kingdom continental shelf, with the downsizing of… …
6Boatswain's mate (United States Navy) — Boatswain s mate Rating insignia Issued by: United States Navy Type Enlisted rating Abbreviation BM …
7Launch (boat) — A launch in contemporary usage refers to a large motorboat . [ [http://www.askoxford.com/concise oed/launch 2?view=uk AskOxford: launch2 ] ] The name originally referred to the largest boat carried by a warship. The etymology of the word is given …
8Spanish Armada in Ireland — The Spanish Armada in Ireland refers to the landfall made upon the coast of Ireland in September 1588 of a large portion of the 130 strong fleet sent by Philip II for the invasion of England. Following its defeat at the Battle of Gravelines, the… …
9HMS Beagle (1854) — HMS Beagle was a wooden hulled Arrow class second class screw gunvessel launched in 1854 and sold in 1863. She was the third vessel of the Royal Navy to use the name.DesignThe Crimean War sparked a sudden need for shallow draught, manoeuvrable… …
10Arrow class gunvessel — The Arrow class comprised six second class screw driven vessels built as despatch vessels for the Royal Navy in 1854, mounting 6 guns. In 1856 they were redesignated as second class gunvessels.ConstructionDesignThe Crimean War sparked a sudden… …
