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  • 41USS Big Horn (AO-45) — USS Big Horn (AO 45/IX 207) was a Q ship of the United States Navy named for the Bighorn River of Wyoming and Montana. Gulf Dawn , a single screw oil tanker, was built in 1936 at Chester, Pennsylvania, by the Sun Shipbuilding Drydock Corp. and… …

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  • 42SS Admella — The SS Admella was an Australian passenger steamship which was shipwrecked on a submerged reef off the coast of Carpenter Rocks, south west of Mount Gambier South Australia, in the early hours of Saturday 6 August 1859. Survivors clung to the… …

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  • 43SS Empire Miniver — The SS Empire Miniver was a British steam merchant ship. She was originally an American merchant, launched in 1918 as SS West Cobalt . During a brief stint in the United States Navy in 1919, she was known as USS West Cobalt (ID 3836).SS West… …

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  • 44Hunley — ▪ submarine in full  H.L. Hunley         first submarine to sink an enemy ship. Operated from 1863 to 1864, it was a Confederate invention of the American Civil War.       The Hunley was designed and built at Mobile, Alabama, and named for its… …

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  • 45USS Asterion (AK-100) — USS Asterion (AK 100, AK 63, WAK 123) was a Q ship of the United States Navy named for Asterion, a star in the constellation Canes Venatici. Civilian merchant ship Evelyn , a steel hulled, single screw steamer, was laid down on 17 January 1912,… …

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  • 46USS Atik (AK-101) — was a Q ship of the United States Navy named for al Atik , a double star in the constellation Perseus. Her twin sister ship was USS Asterion (AK 100). Overview The steel hulled, single screw steamer Carolyn was laid down on 15 March 1912 at… …

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  • 47HMS Royal Oak (08) — His Majesty s Ship Royal Oak (pennant number 08) was a Revenge class battleship of the British Royal Navy, torpedoed at anchor by the German submarine U 47 on 14 October 1939. Launched in 1914 and completed in 1916, Royal Oak first saw action at… …

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  • 48Motor life boat — The Motor Life Boat (MLB) is an integral part of a coast guard fleet, built to withstand the most severe conditions at sea. Designed to be self bailing, self righting and practically unsinkable, MLBs are used for surf rescue in heavy weather.The… …

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  • 49Ville du Havre — was a French iron steamship that operated round trips between the northern coast of France and New York. Launched in 1866 under her original name of Napoléon III , she was converted from a paddle steamer to single propeller propulsion in 1871 and …

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  • 50SS Kentuckian — was a cargo ship built in 1910 for the American Hawaiian Steamship Company. During World War I she was known as USAT Kentuckian in service for the United States Army and USS Kentuckian (ID 1544) in service for the United States Navy. After her… …

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