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111Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea — is an idiom meaning a dilemma i.e., to choose between two undesirable situations (equivalent to between a rock and a hard place ). Its original meaning may be that of a nautical reference citing the deep blue sea and a devil a seam (where two… …
112La Fayette (R96) — The La Fayette (R96) was an 11,000 ton Sclass|Independence|aircraft carrier that served French Navy as the from 1951 to 1963. She was the first French vessel named after the 18th century general Marquis de Lafayette. She was previously the USS… …
113Clean sweep (naval) — A broom on the USS Wahoo, Pearl Harbor, 1943 A clean sweep for a naval vessel refers to having swept the enemy from the seas, a completely successful mission. It is traditionally indicated by hanging a broom from a mast or lashing it to the… …
114Marco Antonio Bragadin — Marco Antonio Bragadin, also Marcantonio Bragadin (21 April 1523 – 17 August 1571) was an Italian lawyer and military officer of the Republic of Venice. Bragadin joined the Fanti da Mar (marine infantry) Corps of the Republic of Venice. In 1569,… …
115Wooden ship model — Wooden ship models or wooden model ships are scale representations of ships, constructed mainly of wood. This type of model has been built for over two thousand years. [Williams, Guy R. The World of Model Ships and Boats London 1971 Page 30 ]… …
116USS Triumph (AM-323) — was an , USS|Hopewell|DD 681|2, and Coast Guard cutter USCGC|Spencer. Triumph reached recently invaded Leyte on the morning of 30 November and began preparations for the flanking landings at Ormoc Bay on the western shore of the island. Attacked… …
117List of U.S. Marine Corps acronyms and expressions — This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps. Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or… …
118Keelmen — The Keelmen of Tyne and Wear were a group of men who worked on the keels, large boats that carried the coal from the banks of both rivers to the waiting collier ships. Because of the shallowness of both rivers, it was difficult for ships of any… …
119Texan schooner San Antonio — The Texan schooner San Antonio was a two masted schooner of the Second Texas Navy from 1839 1840. She was the sister ship of the San Jacinto and the San Bernard . In 1840, San Antonio was part of the Texas Navy flotilla led by Commodore Edwin… …
120List of objects in Pirates of the Caribbean — The following is a list of fictional canonical objects in the Pirates of the Caribbean films . Created and produced by the producers of the trilogy, the objects often play a relevant key plot or symbolic role either in one, two or all of the… …
