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31Steamboat — A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving a propeller or paddlewheel. The term steamboat is usually used to refer to smaller steam powered boats… …
32Tank ship — A tank ship or tankship, often referred to as a tanker is a ship designed to transport liquids in bulk. Major types of tankship include the oil tanker, the chemical tanker, and the liquefied natural gas carrier. BackgroundTankers can range in… …
33History of the Panama Canal — The history of the Panama Canal goes back almost to the earliest explorers of the Americas. The narrow land bridge between North and South America offers a unique opportunity to create a water passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. This …
34USS Orvetta (IX-157) — The USS Orvetta (IX 157) was a transport military ship of the United States Navy used during World War II. Her mission was to provide a variety of services to the U.S. Pacific fleet, including serving as barracks, bank, and a motion picture… …
35Harlan and Hollingsworth — Harlan Hollingsworth was a Wilmington, Delaware, firm that constructed ships and railroad cars during the 19th century and into the 20th century.FoundingMahlon Betts, a carpenter, arrived in Wilmington in 1812. After helping construct many… …
36Bremen — /brem euhn/; Ger. /brdday meuhn/, n. 1. a state in NW Germany. 654,000; 156 sq. mi. (405 sq. km). 2. a port in and the capital of this state, on the Weser River: formerly a member of the Hanseatic League. 522,000. * * * I City (pop., 2002 est.:… …
37Finland — /fin leuhnd/, n. 1. Finnish, Suomi. a republic in N Europe: formerly a province of the Russian Empire. 5,109,148; 130,119 sq. mi. (337,010 sq. km). Cap.: Helsinki. 2. Gulf of, an arm of the Baltic, S of Finland. * * * Finland Introduction Finland …
38New Orleans — New Orleanian /awr lee nee euhn, leen yeuhn/. /awr lee euhnz, awr leenz , awr leuhnz/ a seaport in SE Louisiana, on the Mississippi: British defeated (1815) by Americans under Andrew Jackson. 557,482. * * * City (pop., 2000: 484,674),… …
39tonnage — /tun ij/, n. 1. the capacity of a merchant vessel, expressed either in units of weight, as deadweight tons, or of volume, as gross tons. 2. ships collectively considered with reference to their carrying capacity or together with their cargoes. 3 …
40Ukraine — /yooh krayn , kruyn , yooh krayn/, n. a republic in SE Europe: rich agricultural and industrial region. 50,684,635; 223,090 sq. mi. (603,700 sq. km). Cap.: Kiev. Russian, Ukraina. Formerly, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. * * * Ukraine… …
