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  • 71CAM ship — A CAM ship was a World War II era British merchant ship used in convoys as a quick emergency solution to the shortage of escort carriers. CAM was an acronym for Catapult Aircraft Merchantman Wise, James E. Jr., CAPT USN Catapult Off Parachute… …

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  • 72naval ship — Introduction       the chief instrument by which a nation extends its military power onto the seas. Warships protect the movement over water of military forces to coastal areas where they may be landed and used against enemy forces; warships… …

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  • 73John Oxley (ship) — The John Oxley is an Australian coastal steamer, (a type of vessel that stays in coastal waters without venturing into deep ocean regions, due to design constraints such as a reduced keel) built in 1927 in Scotland. The ship was used as a pilot… …

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  • 74Thomas W. Lawson (ship) — The Thomas W. Lawson was a seven masted, steel hulled schooner originally planned for the Pacific trade, but then used primarily to haul coal and oil along the East Coast of the United States. Built in 1902, the ship holds the distinction of… …

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  • 75Weather ship — The weather ship MS Polarfront at sea. A weather ship was a ship stationed in the ocean as a platform for surface and upper air meteorological observations for use in weather forecasting. They were primarily located in the north Atlantic and… …

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  • 76The Stone Pilot — infobox Book | name = The Stone Pilot title orig = translator = image caption = author = Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell illustrator = Chris Riddell cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Children s, Fantasy… …

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  • 77Dropping the Pilot — Caricature by Sir John Tenniel (1820 1914), first published in the British magazine Punch, March 1890. Dropping the Pilot is a political cartoon by Sir John Tenniel, first published in the British magazine Punch, March 1890. It depicts Chancello …

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  • 78Merchant Ship Fighter Unit — The Merchant Ship Fighter Unit (MSFU) was a Royal Air Force operational aircraft unit based at RAF Speke during World War II.[1] The aircraft operated by the MSFU were Hawker Sea Hurricanes. These planes were operated from 35 merchant ships… …

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  • 79Sky Ship — Sky Ships are fictional flying ships from Paul Stuart s fantasy book series The Edge Chronicles . Sky ships are the equivalent of water borne ships in the Edge universe and are used primarily for transporting supplies and valuable commodities… …

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  • 80USS Pilot (AM-104) — was an . She returned to Palermo on the 17th and sailed on for Naples the same day. The next day Pilot received orders to rendezvous with SS Samuel Ashe arid escort her to Anzio, Italy in company with YMS–55. Unfortunately SS|Samuel Ashe collided …

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