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41Maritime history — The Clipper Ship Flying Cloud off the Needles, Isle of Wight, off the southern English coast. Painting by James E. Buttersworth Maritime history is the study of human activity at sea. It covers a broad thematic element of history that often uses… …
42List of sunken battleships — The battleship was the key strategic weapon of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Large numbers of battleships were built by the major military powers, in particular Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Italy, Spain, Japan, and the United… …
43German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee — The Admiral Graf Spee was one of the most famous German naval warships of World War II, along with the Bismarck . Her size was limited to that of a cruiser by the Treaty of Versailles, however she was as heavily armed as a battleship due to… …
44SS Politician — The SS Politician was an 8000 tonne cargo ship, owned by T J Harrison of Liverpool which left Liverpool on 3 February 1941, bound for Kingston in Jamaica and New Orleans. Origin The ship was only called Politician after 1935 after she was… …
45Oregon Files — The Oregon Files are a group of novels written by author Clive Cussler and co author Craig Dirgo and later co author Jack Du Brul. The books follow the mysterious Corporation and its leader Juan Cabrillo. The Oregon Files come from the name of… …
46History of cannon — The history of cannon spans several hundred years. First used in China, they were among the earliest forms of gunpowder artillery, and over time replaced siege engines mdash;among other forms of aging weaponry mdash;on the battlefield. The first… …
47King & Winge (fishing schooner) — The King Winge was one of the most famous ships ever built in Seattle. Built in 1914, in the next 70 years she had participated in a famous Arctic rescue, been present at a great maritime tragedy, and been employed as a halibut schooner, a rum… …
48SS Schenectady — The SS Schenectady was a T2 SE A1 tanker built during World War II for the United States Maritime Commission.She was the first tanker constructed by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Company shipyard at Swan Island in Portland, Oregon.… …
49Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
50Ironclad warship — An ironclad was a steam propelled warship of the later 19th century, protected by iron or steel armor plates. [Hill, Richard. War at Sea in the Ironclad Age ISBN 0 304 35273 X; p.17] The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of… …
