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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Argentine Navy
The core of the fleet was reformed with the retirement of all the World War II era Fletcher and Gearing class destroyers and their replacement with the MEKO 360 and 140 classes designed by the German shipyard Blohm + Voss.
ARA Patagonia in Ushuaia, Argentina The FNS Durance (A629) was the lead ship of the Durance class of multi-product replenishment oilers, designed and built for service in the French Navy.
Drummond-class (D'Estienne d'Orves class) ARA Espora (P-41) is the lead ship of the MEKO 140A16 series of six corvettes built for the Argentine Navy.
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  Durance class tanker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Durance class is a series of multi-product replenishment oilers, originally designed and built for service in the French Navy.
Besides the five ships built for the French Navy, a sixth was built for the Royal Australian Navy and the leading ship of the class now serves with Argentine Navy.
The leading ship of the class was sold to the Argentine Navy in 1999; she serves under the name Patagonia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Durance_class_ships   (212 words)

  
 U.S.S. Coronado Ship Information Body
However, she was one of the ships that participated in the evacuation of Qo'nos, which began in 2294.
The Galaxy class heavy cruiser, the Nebula class light cruiser, and the New Orleans class frigate were all ships that were produced as a direct result of the Cardassian War of the 2340s and 2350s.
The Durance, Akyazi, and Rigel class ships appeared as the Durance, Akuzi, and Monarch at Wolf 359, and are copyright 1997, Wolfpak.
www.jestertrek.com /coro2400/bodies/coronado/history.html   (1919 words)

  
 file_nav_name Encyclopedia Index
A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship.
The River class frigates were a class of 151 frigates launched between 1941 and 1944 for use as anti-submarine convoy...
The G and H class destroyers were a class of twenty-four destroyers of the Royal Navy (two later transferred to the...
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 James Dixon Timeline
The U.S.S. "Manassa" (FR-254) "Durance" class vessel is decommissioned and scrapped [CTP].
The DY-245 type ship S.S. "Hatteras" is launched on a deep space exploration mission to the Ficus sector, commanded by Gary Loes [TNG 144].
Each ship has a complement of 250, an actual warp capacity of 3 (although estimated to warp 4.75), 5:1 matter-to-antimatter, and an armament of 6 laser banks, 8 particle beam cannons, and 250 photon torpedoes.
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 French Navy - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
A second aircraft carrier - probably conventionally propelled (the current Charles De Gaulle is nuclear), and built to a similar design as the British CVF ships.
(Note that most amphibious ships are capable of operating a wing of a dozen a heavy helicopters)
Georges Leygues class (F70 type) - 7 ships
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 James Dixon Timeline
The "Klolode" class ship name was taken from Star Trek Log 4, the concept of transporter patterns being used for security purposes was taken from Star Trek Log 3, and the rich background of the characters Arex and M'ress were drawn from these novelizations.
Ships of the Star Fleet Volume 2, right in the Preface, mentions "the apparent withdrawal of the Organians in the early 2280s." Applying the dating system in use here for matching SFB dates to the Chronology, Y 171 comes out to be 2281.
The "Miranda" class was constructed decades later, again utilizing the same general form as the "Avenger" class, and includes the "Lantree" and "Brittain." It may even be possible that the "Saratoga" was upgraded to the "Miranda" class.
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 Spring 2004 Class Notes
She was our class secretary from our graduation to our 25th Reunion, at which time she was given a silver bracelet with a message of thanks engraved on the inside by the class.
The condolences of the class are extended to Barbara Flink Ewels on the recent death of her husband, Jack.
We extend the condolences of the class to the Skoiens.
www.middlebury.edu /administration/middmag/class_notes/spring04.htm   (20105 words)

  
 FedNet | Chronology : 22nd Century
The HMS New Zealand, a DY-732 (N) ship commanded by Bob Lederman, embarks on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan in the Ficus sector.
The SS Chandeleur FR-263 Durance class cargo/tug disappears (cause unknown).
The SS Buckaroo Banzai, a BBI-993 spaceship commanded by John Whorfin, is launched on a mission to Planet 10 (Dim 8) in the Ficus sector.
www.fednet-ufp.net /chronology/22ndcentury.php?pg=2   (1583 words)

  
 Barrett (The Ship)
Barrett is the name of the Durance Class Midsized Transport operated by Walter Kenh and his crew.
This area of the ship is used for meals and often for relaxation.
The ship's infirmary is complete with a diagnostic table that serves as an operating table when needed.
www.snellings.org /Cursed/Barrett.htm   (903 words)

  
 Exercise Rim of the Pacific :: RIMPAC 04 :: Background
The ship is capable of countering simultaneous threats from the air, surface and sub-surface.
The ANZAC Class is based on the German Meko 200 frigate design with eight ships being constructed in Australia as part of the overall plan to upgrade the Royal Australian Navy.
The ships' main armament comprises one five inch (127 mm) gun capable of firing 20 rounds per minute, ship launched torpedoes and a MK 41 vertical launch system for the Sea Sparrow point defence missile.
www.defence.gov.au /rimpac04/background.htm   (749 words)

  
 AOR NEWCON No. 886 class replenishment oiler - People's Liberation Army Navy
The ship is 171 meters long and displacing 22,000 tons at full load, with an armament of two Type 76A 37mm twin guns.
The new oiler is of the same design as the Similan (Hudong-Type R22T) class built for the Royal Thai Navy in 1995, and is comparable to the smaller French DURANCE class AOR.
The new class follows the Fuqing class, of which two units were built, and is needed to support the new Guangzhou-class (Type 052B/C) destroyers.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/china/aor-x.htm   (233 words)

  
 REC.ARTS.STARTREK.TECH FAQ: Rec.arts.startrek.tech Reading List
Ships of the Star Fleet are produced by the same company as are many other things.
Each ship is given a background blurb, a wire-frame rendition, a statistics block giving dimensions and capabilities, and a two-page full fidelity rendering of Foundation's CGI model of the ship.
His K Class blues are a perfect case in point, being based not on K-7 as shown in "The Trouble With Tribbles," but on the sharply angled (and mercifully un-re-released) AMT model kit.
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 RAN
Each ship will be able to transport 450 troops, a number of vehicles and landing craft (in addition to its own complement of about 180 naval personnel and 4 Army Black Hawk helicopters) over long distances.
The ship is equipped with roll-off roll-on hull and a strengthened deck extending the full length of the ship between the bow and stern ramps.
The ships are the Huon, Hawkesbury, Norman, Gasgoyne, Diamantina and Yarra.
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 [No title]
Seventh ship with differing armament was ordered from Navyard, Rio de Janeiro in June 1981 and is used as a training ship.
In wartime, after rapid modification, she would be used as a commando ship, helicopter carrier or troop transport with commando equipment and a battalion of 700 men.
Funds for the first ship allotted in 1978 estimates, for the second in 1979 estimates (ordered 27 September 1979), and for the third and fourth in 1983 estimates.
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 Virtual Sailor - Virtual Sailing Simulator
The ship is scheduled to be Delivered by Tenix on 30 April 2004 and Commissioned into the RAN in mid 2004.
Each ship is able to transport 450 troops, a number of vehicles and landing craft (in addition to its own complement of about 180 naval personnel and 4 Army Black Hawk helicopters) over long distances.
The ship is capable of contering simultaneous threats from the air, surface and sub-surface.
www.qualitysimulations.com /vs/boats.php?dzone=nav   (1958 words)

  
 FedNet | Chronology : 22nd Century   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Both ships are severely damaged and the crews abandon ship, escaping to a habitable planet in the system.
The USS Heron Bay FR-251, USS Avior FR-253, and USS Gridley FR-255 Durance class vessels are decommissioned and scrapped.
Her sister ships, the USS Cay'Andera FR-259, USS Sierra Vista FR-262 and the USS Grevenmacher FR-264 are decommissioned.
www.fednet-ufp.net /chronology/22ndcentury.php?pg=10   (2334 words)

  
 [No title]
Their Ambassador class is based around the lead ship USS Ambassador Hardin, I have therefore referred to it as the Ambassador Hardin class rather than Ambassador class--a different class.
FASA's Reliant class is also significantly different from the Avenger class to be considered yet another offshoot of the popular frigate design--less than a dozen NCCs fall into the 18xx range and these have been dropped--most NCCs of this class are in the 26xxx range and are included.
Their explanation as to what the entire Constitution class was doing in orbit of Starbase 11 (and never a one aside from the Enterprise seen) and the large seperation in the registry range, has never been given.
www.geocities.com /Area51/Crater/2077/nccs.txt   (3107 words)

  
 Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Kanimbla Cruise Photo Gallery 3
First thing this morning, we explore the engine room deep in the bowels of this ship, my son Tony (at right) and one of his friends give scale to one of the six V16 diesel engines that provide the grunt for HMAS Kanimbla.
The many gauges on the board here are a far cry from the complex array of valves, pipes and wheels, etc., that were found in the boiler room of the Melbourne which was, of course, driven by steam turbines.
Some evidence of this is seen in the form of warning signs at the base of the large radio transmitter masts which bristle around the ship.
www.sutcliffegallery.com.au /kanimbla/photo3.htm   (785 words)

  
 Cruise Ships With Single Occupancy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Ships that have single occupancy staterooms are specially priced for solo travelers.
Those inclined to believe that treatment is effective will emphasize that the interventions examined in the current study did not meet contemporary standards; those inclined to doubt the effectiveness of treatment will emphasize the methodological weaknesses in the other studies that have shown positive treatment effects
In addition, a "trail" documents any alteration, such as when a file was locked or unlocked as well who changed it, says Victor.
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 James Dixon's Chronology
The U.S.S. "Cypress" (FR-256), U.S.S. "Aberdeen" (FR-257), and U.S.S. "Rio Verde" (FR-258) "Durance" class cargo/tugs are commissioned [CTP].
The U.S.S. "Halsey" (FR-261) "Durance" class cargo/tug is launched [CTP].
The U.S.S. "Grevenmacher" (FR-264) "Durance" class cargo/tug is commis-
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 Classes - UFOP: SB118 Forums
Classes, this is a list with all class starships.
I think this is a mix of a intrepid and a sovereign class.
I've been trying to compile a list of ship classes which have images for all views...
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 Welcome Aboard - HMAS Success (Royal Australian Navy)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Based on the French 'DURANCE' Class Success was built in Australia by Cockatoo Dockyard Pty Ltd at Sydney.
She is the largest ship built in Australia for the RAN and also the largest ever built in the port of Sydney.
Success is the second RAN ship to carry the name.
www.navy.gov.au /ships/success/default.htm   (289 words)

  
 Defence Talk Forum - World Navies Listing
32 SSK Romeo class (all to decommission by 2010)
The ship is expected to be commissioned in 2006 in the PLAN North Sea Fleet.
It is speculated that the Yuan class could well be the first Chinese submarine to be fitted with an operational AIP system, but this cannot be proved.
www.defencetalk.com /forums/printthread.php?t=4026   (4026 words)

  
 NAVY SYSTEMS
Sale of the ship reportedly was advanced during a November 2002 visit to Beijing by Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, who discussed the idea with then PRC Defense Minister Chi Haotian.
By early 2003 it was possible to determine from Internet-based reporting that the 168 class made extensive use of Russian weapon and sensor components.
The radar may be a developed version of that first seen on the No. 970 weapons development ship, and could either be S-Band or Russian-style X-Band.  At first the SAM was thought to be the 90km range Russian Altair Bureau’s “Rif” naval SAM system, which was reported to have been purchased in 2002.
www.uscc.gov /researchpapers/2004/04fisher_report/8navysystems.htm   (5621 words)

  
 Erica Durance jerak.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Erica Durance (born June 21, 1978) is a Canadian actress.
In the first battle, Dylan Hunt is forced to evacuate his crew, but his ship, the Andromeda Ascendant, gets caught on the edge of a fl hole’s event horizon.
The ship's primary armaments are energy weapons based on antiproton technology.
www.jerak.org /en/Erica+Durance   (10306 words)

  
 List of Royal Australian Navy ships - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from List of ships of the Royal Australian Navy)
Ships of the Royal Australian Navy, past and present:
This page was last modified 01:48, 6 July 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy   (62 words)

  
 V.V.A.A.
During solid cargo transfer the load is supported by a traveller riding on a tensioned highline between SUCCESS and a fixed point in the receiving ship.
During fuel transfers, the highline is used to support a hose which hangs from several travelling saddles and which has a quick connecting probe to mate with the fuel receiving point in the ship being fuelled.
The ship's company of 220 is required to operate and maintain the propulsion, replenishment and auxiliary machinery and support systems in SUCCESS.
www.navaltankermen.com /success.html   (516 words)

  
 jolt.co.uk public forums - News Announcements for/from United Earthlings
Our military is going through a reorganization process and by the approval of the people and Parliament has approved a budget to expand all areas of our armed forces to better serve our needs both in defense and if need be, our allies in defense.
In the Navy- All Prince of Wales Class Battleships have been retired and all but one scrapped- the UES Victoria docked in the port of Sydney earlier today and will become a musuem open to the public.
The new class of ship was given the name Emperor.
forums.jolt.co.uk /showthread.php?threadid=456042   (2099 words)

  
 French Auxiliaries
Photographs and history of the Auxiliaries of the French Navy, including tankers, tenders, tugs, survey ships and research vessels.
A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available.
Chamois Class Supply Tender commissioned 13th January 1978.
www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /french_auxiliaries.htm   (757 words)

  
 **ships** - OneLook Dictionary Search
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 Stock   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
There are several types of shares, including common stock, preferred stock, treasury stock, and dual class shares.
Preferred stock, sometimes called preference shares, have priority over common stock in the distribution of dividends and assets, and sometime have enhanced voting rights such as the ability to veto mergers or aquistions.
A dual class equity structure has several classes of shares (for example Class A, Class B, and Class C) each with its own advantages and disadvantages.
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