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	T-ACS Auxiliary Crane Ships
		The auxiliary crane ships are converted container ships with three twin boom pedestal cranes which can lift containers or other cargo from themselves or adjacent vessels and deposit the cargo on a pier or lighterage.
		These ships incorporate a unique capability stemming from the need to be able to offload containers and other heavy equipment from non-self-sustaining containerships in areas where port facilities are damaged, inadequate or non-existent.
		During an exercise, RRF ships are directed to shift from a reduced operating status to a fully crewed status, with the quarters made habitable and cargo gear ready, within four or five days.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ship/tacs.htm (1274 words)

	POST OFFICE IN PARADISE - Auxiliary: Ship Marks
		Ship marks of this type are extremely rare and this particular one is unique to this cover.
		Ship marks include marks bearing a ship name and marks identified as being used on vessels either by mail agents or in connection with private handling of mail aboard vessels.
		Ship marks in the auxiliary marks category usually include the ship name, but without a ship name, the mark is still an auxiliary mark if it was associated with handling mail aboard ships of one of the shipping lines.
	www.hawaiianstamps.com /shipmarks.html (2022 words)

	GUIDE TO THE MARINE METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		An auxiliary ship station is a mobile ship station, normally without certified meteorological instruments, which transmits reports in a reduced code form or in plain language, either as a routine or on request, in certain areas or under certain conditions.
		When a ship of foreign registry is recruited, the Member in whose country the ship is registered should be notified, unless a port in the country of the Member which recruits the ship is considered to be its home port.
		This unit should contact shipping agencies to enlist their cooperation, arrange for the provision of instruments, instructive material and other necessary documents to ships, arrange for the collection and examination of the ships’ meteorological logbooks, arrange for visits to ships, and to look after the various financial questions involved.
	www.wmo.ch /web/aom/marprog/Wordpdfs/GuideChp6.html (6962 words)

	Ship of tools: Cruise line downplays ship's woes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		But two naval experts say the ship's power plant may be chronically overloaded, a situation that would account for the repeated failure of the air-conditioning system.
		On the Christmas cruise, a piston got stuck, and the second auxiliary engine generator was down for routine maintenance, he said, and the other five engines and their respective generators could not supply the ship with enough power for air conditioning.
		William Fry, a Tennessee naval architect, marine engineer and expert witness in maritime cases, said large ships are designed with at least three auxiliary engines in reserve.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/metropolitan/97/12/31/cruise-iii.2-0.html (708 words)

	Bay class landing ship dock (auxiliary) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bay class landing ship dock holds ships have been designed as replacements for the ageing Round Table class (ship names beginning 'Sir') vessels.
		However, they have been reclassified as Landing Ship Dock (Auxiliary) (LSD(A)), as they are closer in resemblance to the Albion class, with the superstructure fitted forward, and a large helicopter platform at the stern.
		In addition, instead of the roll on/roll off capability of the 'Sir' class, these ships will have a docking well in the stern capable of accommodating an LCU Mk 10.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bay_class_landing_ship_dock_%2528auxiliary%2529 (180 words)

	Jack Abraitis - M.L.B.W. Glossary - USN Ship Classes - WarShips, Auxiliary Ships
		These ships formerly were Royal Navy replenishment ships, acquired by the Navy because of the increased logistics demands necessitated by maintaining two carrier battle groups in the Indian Ocean during the Iranian hostage crisis.
		Ships of the Conrad class were the first ships built for the purpose of Naval oceanography.
		The mission of the rescue salvage and towing ships is to rapidly provide firefighting, dewatering, battle damage repair and rescue towing assistance to save battle damaged combatant ships in combat or high threat areas from further loss or damage and to tow them to repair ships or bases located in safe areas.
	www.princeton.edu /~abraitis/glosdocs/usnaux.htm (4719 words)

	Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship visits Durban (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The ship displaces 11,706 tonnes and has a length of 140.6m and a beam of 19.2m, and is owned and operated by the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence - Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA).
		Ships of the RFA also supply aviation support to the Royal Navy, together with amphibious support and secure sea transport for army units and their equipment.
		Each ship is painted grey and carries a blue ensign defaced with an upright gold anchor.
	www.ports.co.za /navalnews/article_2003_01_17_1927.html (344 words)

	Ahoy - Mac's Web Log-Auxiliary Hospital Ship Anglia, mined off Folkestone on the 17th. of November 1915. 127, ...
		The ship measured 329 feet by 39 feet to draw 16 feet.
		With the advent of WW1, the ship was acquired as an Auxiliary Hospital Ship, and with Captain Lionel John Manning in command, at 1230 on the 17th.
		The ship was wire swept in 1961, the wreck lies in about 80 feet of water, and has been both dived on and vandalised since then.
	ahoy.tk-jk.net /macslog/AuxiliaryHospitalShipAngl.html (535 words)

	Navy Fact File: Auxiliary Crane Ship - T-ACS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Description: SS Gopher State is a Military Sealift Command Prepositioning ship carrying equipment and supplies to support a U.S. Army heavy brigade in case of a potential continegency in Southwest Asia or the Far East.
		Background: SS Gopher State is a converted container ship named in honor of the state of Minnesota.
		In 1994, Gopher State was activated from the Ready Reserve Force to serve as a Prepositioning ship in Diego Garcia.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/factfile/ships/ship-tacs2.html (200 words)

	ENGINEERING (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Auxiliary Division, or A-Gang as it is known to crewmembers onboard, carries the engineering load topside of the Main Spaces.
		That means that the division provides facilities and services throughout the ship to maintain the ship's habitability, quality of life and operability in addition to supporting their fellow engineers.
		Additionally, Hull Technicians are primary members of the ship's repair party organization and are proficient in all aspects of ship board damage control including firefighting, stability, and defense against Chemical, Biological, and Nuclear warfare.
	www.dubuque.navy.mil /ENG.htm (395 words)

	DIESEL PROPULSION OVERVIEW
		One such arrangement is independent units for ships propulsion, where the engines are entirely independent of each other; they are on opposite sides of the ship, one forward and one aft of an intervening compartment for damage control.
		The ship is equipped with 500 hp bow thruster for increased maneuverability at slow speeds during rescue operations and docking evolutions.
		Although these ships are being decommissioned in the US fleet, they are being sold to foreign fleets so you may still see or even operate with this type of ship during your tours in the Navy.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/navy/docs/swos/eng/62n-110.htm (2351 words)

	T-AKE Lewis and Clark / ADC(X) Auxiliary Dry Cargo Carrier
		These ships provide logistic lift from sources of supply such as ports or at sea from specially equipped merchant ships by consolidation, and would transfer this cargo (ammunition; food; limited quantities of fuel; repair parts; ship store items and expendable supplies and material) at sea to stations ships and other naval warfare forces.
		These ships may be required to operate in concert with a T-AO class ship as a substitute station ship to provide direct logistics support to the ships within a battle group.
		These ships would contribute to America's overall shipbuilding infrastructure because their design would be a common hull having tremendous application to the civilian shipbuilding industry.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ship/take.htm (2361 words)

	XCAS UFOpedia - XCR Dorian Gray - Zeus Class Auxiliary Ship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Mounted in an alcove on the bottom of the XCR Rommel is the auxiliary starship, the XCR Dorian Gray.
		A weak point in the shielding is located around the hangar bay doors on the port side of the ship, this is to allow the scrambling of the Storm fighters in an emergency, should the Dorian Gray be forced to raise shields prior to launching the ships, without causing significant damage to the fighter hulls.
		The ship core aboard the Dorian Gray is of an older design, likely from salvage to save money or resources, and is also more unstable than the more current dimensional cores.
	aa.1asphost.com /DragonHawk/XCAS/UFOpedia/Vehicles/Cap%20-%20DorianGray.html (562 words)

	PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION / SYSTEM SPECIFICATION FOR THE AUXILIARY DRY CARGO SHIP, T-ADC(X) DRAFT 18 MARCH 98
		The ship shall be capable of loading and unloading dry cargo, specialty cargo, cargo fuel, and cargo potable water to both the port and starboard sides.
		The ship shall be capable of smooth, bumpless acceleration and deceleration between the minimum ship speed associated with the lowest sustainable prime mover rpm and corresponding propeller pitch (where controllable pitch propeller(s) are provided) setting and maximum ship speed.
		Within harbors and restricted waters, the ship position shall be determined within an accuracy of 3 m by electronic means and by visual means, an accuracy of 10 m or 0.1 percent of the range to fixed navigation aids, whichever is greater.
	fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/docs/adcxspec.htm (14313 words)

	Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force (PM1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The ships of Military Sealift Command's Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force are the lifeline to U.S. Navy ships at sea.
		Military Sealift Command's Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force Program is composed of fleet ocean tugs, fast combat support ships, fleet replenishment oilers, combat stores ships and ammunition ships plus two hospital ships that are kept in a reduced operating status.
		MSC's six ammunition ships, such as USNS Kiska and USNS Shasta, efficiently move tons of ammunition through a combination of at-sea, side-by-side line transfers and vertical lifts via helicopters.
	www.msc.navy.mil /PM1 (578 words)

	informationsphere.com: Advanced Auxiliary Dry Cargo Ship
		To meet that goal, the ship will be designed and constructed to commercial specifications & standards and certified/classed by the American Bureau of Shipping, United States Coast Guard, and other regulatory bodies.
		The intent of these contracts was to develop innovative integrated ship concepts with life cycle cost improvements by encouraging traditional builders of Navy ships to involve materials handling firms in system development.
		The solicitation for Phase II of the program, Detail Design and Ship Construction, closed September 29, 2000 with a contract expected to be awarded in early calendar year 2001.
	www.informationsphere.com /html/2808.htm (336 words)

	Supply and Support. Logistics support for soldiers in World War II. Ships and aircraft need it too.
		My ship, the destroyer Edison, was berthed in the space next to her probably 100 times during World War II when Vulcan was the support ship for ComDesMed or Commander Destroyers 8th Fleet.
		Cargo ships were also obtained from maritime registry shiplines and their superstructure modified to hold even larger landing craft for long oversea transits.
		Liberty ships and the later Victory ships usually went port to port with cargo and in my experience were not used for direct amphibious landings.
	www.daileyint.com /wwii/picwar6.htm (990 words)

	Naval Technology - Bay Class Auxiliary Ship Alternative Landing Ship Logistic (ALSL)
		Four Bay Class auxiliary ships are scheduled to enter service with the UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary by the end of 2006.
		The design of the ALSL ships is based on the Royal Schelde's Enforcer design and provides more than twice the lift capacity of the Sir Bedivere class.
		The ALSL ships, positioned about 20nm offshore, remain over-the-horizon during the first wave assault, launching helicopters and landing craft to offload the second wave of troops and equipment.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/bay_class (914 words)

	Spring Styles Book # 3 (1939-1944), Lot S-511 -- Auxiliary Ship and Amphibious Warfare Vessel Preliminary Design ...
		If an army "marches on its stomach", a trans-oceanic navy is every bit as dependent on vast numbers of auxiliary ships to maintain its operations, plus plenty of amphibious vessels to support the capture of advanced bases.
		Three of these are for a ship type that, in mid-1940, seemed essential for protecting fleet anchorages: the net layer.
		Preliminary design drawings were submitted for two such ships, one capable of carrying her own aircraft.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/albums/s511-ax.htm (848 words)

	New Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ship Named (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		RFA Largs Bay is the first of a new class of four amphibious landing ships called Landing Ship Dock (Auxiliary), or LSD(A), which have been designed to get troops, vehicles and equipment quickly to where they are needed, for operational or humanitarian missions.
		Although twice the size of their predecessors, with almost three times the capability, the entire project is only expected to cost the same as a life extending re-fit for the older fleet.
		Each ship displaces 16,000 tonnes and can carry 350 military personnel, 1,200 linear metres of vehicles (equivalent to 26 main battle tanks and 70 light vehicles) and around 200 tonnes of other supplies.
	www.mod.uk /dpa/news/pn2003/aug03/ship.htm (438 words)

	MSC Ship Inventory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The 36 ships of Military Sealift Command's Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force are the lifeline to U.S. Navy ships at sea.
		NFAF ships provide fuel, food, ammunition, spare parts and other supplies to keep the U.S. Navy fleet at sea, on station and operating at the highest possible tempo.
		NFAF ships include fleet ocean tugs, fast combat support ships, fleet replenishment oilers, combat stores ships, ammunition ships and two hospital ships which are kept in reduced operating status--ready to be activated when needed.
	www.msc.navy.mil /inventory/inventory.asp?var=PM1 (229 words)

	Navy Ships: Turning Over Auxiliary Ship Operations to the Military Sealift Command Could Save Millions - Storming Media
		Navy auxiliary ships are crewed either by active duty military personnel or civil service mariners.
		The Navy's remaining 15 auxiliary ships are crewed by military personnel.
		Navy auxiliary ships provide underway replenishment to Navy combatant ships worldwide thereby allowing combatant ships to remain at sea for extended periods.
	www.stormingmedia.us /70/7038/A703823.html (464 words)

	US NAVY SHIP AND SERVICE CRAFT CLASSIFICATIONS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Patrol Ships Patrol Combatant PG Amphibious Warfare Type Ships All ships having organic capability for amphibious assault and which have characteristics enabling long duration operations on the high seas.
		Special Warfare Patrol, Coastal PC Auxiliary classification Mobile Logistics Type Ships Ships which have the capability to provide direct material support to other deployed units operating far from home base.
		Material Support Destroyer Tender AD Repair Ship AR Submarine Tender AS Support Type Ships A grouping of ships designed to operate in the open ocean in a variety of sea states to provide general support to either combatant forces or shore based establishments.
	www.nvr.navy.mil /class.htm (462 words)

	EV Survival Guide: Missions: Confederation
		Because of the high numbers of Rebel warships in the area, we are dispatching a squadron of patrol ships to assist you - backtrack into the Farazon system to rendezvous with them.
		Auxiliary ship type is Rebel Destroyers and Cruisers.
		Dozens of ships like these laid waste to entire planets during the Great War - I'm sure I don't need to tell you the threat that this one represents to the human race.
	www.evula.com /survival_guide/ev-misn/confed.html (2045 words)

	AUXILIARY DRY CARGO SHIP (T-ADC(X)) - FY99 Activity
		A 12-ship T-ADC(X)-class is intended to replace these ships, as recommended by the study, which serves as the Analysis of Alternatives for the program.
		Release of a request for proposals (RFP) for detail design and construction phase of the ship is anticipated in early FY00, after the Operational Requirements Document (ORD) and TEMP are approved.
		In FY99, DOTandE reconfirmed the Auxiliary Dry Cargo Ship (T-ADC(X)) Program's designation as an LFTandE oversight program since the ship will be exposed to a hostile combat environment during wartime, provides protection for users, and meets the requisite funding threshold.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/budget/fy1999/dot-e/navy/99tadcx.html (914 words)

	The Steam Ship Alma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Alma was originally named the Pera, and she is a sister ship to the Nubia, built for the same company and now employed in the Black Sea as a transport ship, where, from her size and power, (2,200 tons register and 450 horse-power) she is a valuable steamer.
		She has been placed under the command of Captain Evans, one of the senior commanders in the service, and, as at present expected, she will go to mail work, though it is within possibility she may be taken up by the Admiralty.
		We observed on board this ship what is now becoming common, the application of a small auxiliary steam engine for getting the anchor, discharging cargo, andc., a power which will eventually be largely and beneficially employed in ships and steamers.- Liverpool Albion, February 21.
	www.pbenyon.plus.com /Gazette/Shipping_Steam/SS_Alma.html (236 words)

	Landing Ship Dock Auxiliary (LSD(A)) - Armed Forces - Defence Suppliers Directory
		These ships were initially planned to undergo a Ship Life Extension Programme, but this was abandoned in favour of new-build ships.
		In the autumn 2002 the ALSL Bay Class Vessels adopted the new nomenclature of Landing Ship Dock Auxiliary, LSD(A). This change reflects the new number designation for the vessels "L3000" and meets NATO designation requirements for a vessel that has an integral dock.
		Four ships will be built, two by Swan Hunter (Tyneside) Ltd, and two by BAE Systems Govan, all to the Swan Hunter design. Swan Hunter provide lead yard services.
	www.armedforces.co.uk /projects/raq40ff9b312bea7 (433 words)

	Auxiliary Ships, Page 4, Pacific War
		She was acquired four months after Pearl Harbor for the USN and was converted in another four 4 months to a troopship, USS Kenmore (AP-62), where she continued to serve in the Pacific.
		She was converted in 1944 into a hospital ship, USS Refuge (AH-11), serving first in the Atlantic and then the Pacific.
		Sent to the South Pacific Aug42-mid44 where she repaired hundreds of ships including major repairs on capital ships for the voyage to a stateside yard.
	www.ww2pacific.com /ships4.html (1807 words)

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