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91Gonfaloniere — The Gonfaloniere was a highly prestigious communal post in medieval and Renaissance Italy, notably in Florence. The name derives from gonfalone , the term used for the banners of such communes.In Florence, he was one of the nine citizens selected …
92PS Comet — The replica of PS Comet in Port Glasgow town centre shows the elongated paddle boxes over the two paddle wheels on each side. Career Name …
93Courtesy flag — A courtesy flag (or courtesy ensign) is flown by a ship in foreign waters as a token of respect by a vessel that is visiting. It is a normally a small (i.e., smaller than the ship s own national ensign) national maritime flag of the host country …
94Currach — on the shore in Inishbofin, Galway A Currach (spelt Curach in Irish and Koruko in old celtic) is a type of Irish boat with a wooden frame, over which animal skins or hides were once stretched, though now canvas is more usual. It is sometimes… …
95Colours, standards and guidons — In the age of line tactics, the unit colour was an important rallying point for the troop. In military organizations, the practice of carrying colours, standards or Guidons, both to act as a rallying point for troops and to mark the location of… …
96USS Waters (DD-115) — Career (US) …
97Studding sail — A studding sail or studsail is a sail used to increase the sail area of a square rigged vessel in light winds. Traditionally pronounced stuns l.It is an extra sail hoisted alongside a square rigged sail on an extension of its yardarm. It is named …
98USS Levant (1837) — The first Levant was a second class sloop of war in the United States Navy. Levant was launched 28 December 1837 by New York Navy Yard; and commissioned 17 March 1838, Commander Hiram Paulding in command. Levant sailed from New York 1 April 1838… …
99Boom (sailing) — In sailing, a boom is a spar (pole), along the foot (bottom) of a fore and aft rigged sail, that greatly improves control of the angle and shape of the sail. The primary action of the boom is to keep the foot of the sail flatter when the sail… …
100Billy Budd (film) — Infobox Film name = Billy Budd caption= imdb id = writer = Peter Ustinov Herman Melville (novel) starring = Terence Stamp Robert Ryan Peter Ustinov director = Peter Ustinov producer = Peter Ustinov distributor = released = 1962 runtime = 94 min… …
