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  • 21History of Maersk — The A. P. Moller Maersk Group ( da. A.P. Møller Mærsk Gruppen) is an international business conglomerate more commonly known simply as Maersk. cite web|url=http://about.maersk.com/en |title=Maersk Group home page |accessdate=2007 12 04… …

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  • 22Propeller walk — is the term for a propeller s tendency to rotate a boat as well as accelerating it forwards or backwards.A right handed propeller (which rotates clockwise [as viewed from the stern] when in forward gear) will tend to push the aft of the boat to… …

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  • 23Cod Wars — Not to be confused with the Cold War. The Cod Wars, also called the Icelandic Cod Wars (Icelandic: Þorskastríðin, the cod war , or Landhelgisstríðin, the war for the territorial waters [1]), were a series of confrontations in the 1950s and 1970s… …

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  • 24MS Mount Washington — The MS Mount Washington is the flagship vessel of the Winnipesaukee Flagship Corporation. Its home port is on Lake Winnipesaukee in Laconia, New Hampshire, in the United States. The ship makes several ports of call around the lake during her… …

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  • 25Marine propulsion — For the operation of ship engines, see Engine department (ship). For the design of ships, see Naval architecture. A view of a ship s engine room Marine propulsion is the mechanism or system used to generate thrust to move a ship or boat across… …

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  • 26Seamanship — is the art of operating a ship or boat. It involves a knowledge of a variety of topics and development of specialised skills including: navigation and international maritime law; weather, meteorology and forecasting; watchstanding; ship handling… …

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  • 27SS Norvarg — Career Name: Rotarian (1920–27) Condor (1927–40) Empire Elk (1940–42) Norvarg (1942–47) Nan Chiang (1947–50) Northern Glow (1950–59) Hoping 46 (Hoping Ssu Shi Liu) (1959–71) Owner …

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  • 28SS City of Benares — Career Name: City of Benares Owner: Ell …

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  • 29USS Vedette (SP-163) — otherships|USS VedetteUSS Vedette (SP 163) was a commercial yacht built in 1899. At the outbreak of World War I, the yacht was leased by the U.S. Navy, and was used as a patrol vessel in the North Atlantic Ocean. She served honorably during the… …

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  • 30HMS Reindeer (1883) — HMS Reindeer was a Royal Navy Mariner class composite screw gunvessel of 8 guns. [cite web | url = http://www.battleships cruisers.co.uk/cruisers.htm |title = Cruisers at battleships cruisers website| accessdate = 2008 08 11] ConstructionDesigned …

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