launch vessel
11vessel — n 1. craft, boat, ship, packet, ark; freighter, cargo ship, commercial ship, merchantman; collier, tanker, oil tanker, liner, ocean liner; flagship, galleon, carrack, clipper, Naut. bark, Naut. brig, Naut. brigan tine, Naut. galley, Class. Hist.… …
12launch — 1. Vessel. Wa apā. 2. Set afloat. Ho olana; ho okumu i ka hana (fig.) …
13launch — Noun: A relatively small watercraft with motive power. Verb: To start an enterprise. To let a newly constructed vessel slide from the way to the water …
14Rocket launch — A rocket launch is the first phase of the flight of a rocket. For orbital spaceflights, or for launches into interplanetary space, rockets are launched from a launch pad, which is usually a fixed location on the ground but may also be on a… …
15Odyssey (launch platform) — Ocean Odyssey redirects here. For the television series of the same name, see Ocean Odyssey (TV series). For the oil tanker, see Odyssey (tanker). For the FIRST Lego League game, see Ocean Odyssey (FIRST). Odyssey at a graving dock in Esquimalt,… …
16Crane vessel — Wind Lift I, Emden harbor, Emden, Germany …
17Ocean 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… …
18Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 6 — Infobox Launch Pad name = Space Launch Complex 6 caption =First launch of a Boeing Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) from SLC 6 on June 27, 2006 (Official photo by Thom Baur for Boeing) site = Vandenberg AFB location =34°58 N 120°62 66 W short = SLC 6… …
19Protector class offshore patrol vessel — For other uses, see Protector class. HMNZS Wellington in September 2010 Class overview Name: Protector class Buil …
20Motor Launch — For other types of Launch see Launch (boat) A Motor Launch (ML) is a small military vessel in British navy service. It was designed for harbour defence and submarine chasing or for armed high speed air sea rescue. Although small by Naval… …
