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11Daggerboard — Two different daggerboards. A daggerboard is a retractable centreboard used by various sailing craft. While other types of centreboard may pivot to retract, a daggerboard slides in a casing. The shape of the daggerboard converts the forward… …
12Captain's gig — The captain s gig is a boat used on naval ships as the captain s private taxi. It is a catchall phrase for this type of craft and over the years it has gradually increased in size, changed with the advent of new technologies for locomotion, and… …
13Landing Craft Support — The Landing Craft, Support (Large) later reclassified Landing Ship Support, Large class of amphibious assault ships were used by the United States Navy in World War II in the Pacific. They were primarily used to close support before landing… …
14Denys Rayner — in 1943 Denys Arthur Rayner DSC Bar, VRD, RNVR (9 February 1908 4 January 1967) fought throughout the Battle of the Atlantic. After intensive war service at sea, Rayner became a writer, a farmer, and a successful designer and builder of small… …
15CHANT (ship type) — Class overview Builders: Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Haverton Hill on Tees H Scarr Ltd, Hessle Goole Shipbuilding Repairing Co Ltd, Goole Burntisland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Burntisland J Readhead Sons Ltd, South Shields Operators: Ministry of War… …
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