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  Navy (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Navy is the branch of a country's military forces principally designated for naval warfare.
Navy Pier, a large pier in Chicago, Illinios
This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Navy_(disambiguation)   (112 words)

  
 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> navy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
A navy (often Navy) is the branch of a country's military forces principally designated for naval warfare and amphibious warfare (marines) namely lake or ocean borne combat operations and related functions.
However, a few nations that lacked a navy but were faced with an enemy that was a strong naval power, such as Rome during the Punic Wars, built a powerful navy from scratch.
Navy ships normally operate with a group, which may be a small squadron of comparable ships, or a larger naval fleet of various specialized ships.
www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/navy   (3369 words)

  
 Navy - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
A Navy is the branch of a country's military forces principally designated for naval warfare, namely lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions.
Navy ships normally operate with a group, which may be a small squadron of comparable vessels, or a larger naval fleet of various specialized ships.
In the United States the First Navy Jack is a flag that has the words, "Don't Tread on Me" on the flat it is a tradition that dates back to the Revolutionary War.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Navy   (1350 words)

  
 Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The strategic offensive role of a Navy is projection of force into areas beyond a country's shores (for example, to protect sea-lanes, ferry troops, or attack other navies, ports, or shore installations).
From the beginning of the 17th century the Dutch began cannibalise the Portuguese empire in the East, and with the immense wealth gained, began to challenge Spanish hegemony at sea.
The French navy did win some important victories near the end of the 17th century, but a focus upon land forces led to the French navy's relative neglect which allowed the Royal navy to emerge with an ever growing advantage in size and quality, especially in tactics and experience, from 1695.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Navy   (3443 words)

  
 HMAS Otway - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The first HMAS Otway was an O class submarine laid down by Vickers Limited of Barrow-in-Furness in England in March 1925, launched on 7 September 1926 and commissioned on 15 June 1927.
HMAS Otway paid off into Reserve on 10 May 1930, paid off for transfer to the Royal Navy on 9 April 1931 and commissioned as HMS Otway on 10 April 1931.
The casing and fin of Otway is on display at a park at Holbrook in southern New South Wales.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/HMAS_Otway   (251 words)

  
 Navy - Voyager, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
A navy (often Navy) is the branch of a country's military forces principally designated for naval warfare, namely lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions.
The strategic defensive purpose of a Navy is to forestall and frustrate sea-borne projection-of-force by enemies.
Within the U.S. Navy, sailors are more commony referred to by their "rating," which indicates both their rank and job specialty (for example, "BT3 Jones" for "Boiler Technician 3rd Class Jones").
www.voyager.in /Navy   (2706 words)

  
 A5 - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
HMS A5, an A-class submarine of the Royal Navy.
USS A-5, a Plunger-class submarine of the United States Navy.
This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/A5   (224 words)

  
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This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
And they wanted to issue bonds; also paper money, army and of the navy and of the whole governmental machine was far in bankruptcy must ensue, and possibly insurrection and revolution.
The infantry the navy revolted; the emperor was seized, and bound hand and foot in his degradation, and made you a nation among nations; I gave you a strong, blessing of blessings--unification.
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 USS Hampton (SSN-767) - One Language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
USS Hampton (SSN-767), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to bear that name.
There are 14 other Hamptons in the United States; see that disambiguation page for a complete list.
The contract to build Hampton was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 6 February 1987 and her keel was laid down on 2 March 1990.
www.onelang.com /encyclopedia/index.php/USS_Hampton_(SSN-767)   (246 words)

  
 Navy -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
A navy (often Navy) is the branch of a country's military forces principally designated for naval warfare and amphibious warfare (marines) namely lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions.
During WWII the German Navy's submarine fleet of U-boats almost starved Britain into submission, and inflicted tremendous losses on US coastal shipping.
Image:US riverboat using napalm in Vietnam.jpg Historically a national navy operates from one or more bases that are maintained by the country or an ally.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Navy   (3198 words)

  
 Articles - Britannia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Britannia was originally the Latin name that the Roman Empire gave to the southern part of the island of Great Britain, and has become a national personification of the United Kingdom.
Britannia remained the Latin name for Great Britain, but after the fall of the Roman Empire it had lost most symbolic meaning until the rise of British influence and later, the British Empire, which at the height of its power ruled a quarter of the world´s people and a third of the world´s landmass.
British power, which culminated on the supremacy of its navy, lended these attributes to the image of Britannia.
www.worldhammock.com /articles/Britannia   (933 words)

  
 HMS Eagle - Voyager, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The tenth Eagle was a 3rd rate ship of the line that was attacked by the submersible Turtle during the American Revolution.
The fifteenth Eagle (R05) was one of the Navy's largest aircraft carrier, in service from 1951 to 1972.
This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title.
www.voyager.in /HMS_Eagle   (245 words)

  
 sociology - John F. Kennedy
In the spring of 1941, Kennedy volunteered for the U.S. Army, but was rejected, mainly because of his troublesome back.
However, the U.S. Navy accepted him in September of that year.
Jack on his navy patrol boat, PT 109.
www.aboutsociology.com /sociology/John_F._Kennedy   (3720 words)

  
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SSN is also the used by the United States Navy submarine that is propelled by nuclear energy, such as the Los Angeles -class attack submarines of attack submarines.
SSN is a 1996 novel by Tom Clancy describing the operations of a attack submarine SSN can also stand for Socialist Solidarity Network, a Trotskyist group in the UK.
The acronym SST may refer to: Sea Surface Temperature Supersonic transport US Navy hull classification symbol for Training Submarines SST Records Spitzer Space Telescope, a space observatory observing in the infrared launched in 2003.
www.en-cyclopedia.com /index1/ss   (239 words)

  
 Old Navy Resources & Information - old navy coupons
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 John_F._Kennedy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
However, the U.S. Navy accepted him in September of that year with the influence of the director of the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), a former naval attaché to ambassador Joseph Kennedy.
As an ensign, he served in the office that supplied bulletins and briefing information for the Secretary of the Navy.
It was during this assignment that the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred.
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 E1 - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
E-1 Tracer, an airborne early warning aircraft used by the United States Navy from 1954 to the early 1970s.
E-carrier level 1, a European telecommunications standard for 2 Mbit/s or ISDN Basic Rate
HMS E1, an E-class submarine of the Royal Navy, launched in 1912.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/E1   (113 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
LET’s primary goal is to elicit a useful and disambiguated lesson from its users.
Finally, LET implements a method for word disambiguation that results in a natural and efficient way of collecting domain specific expressions.
This is particularly important for military (as well in medical) domains, in which the frequent use of acronyms with multiple possible meanings can prevent information systems from being used across sub-domains (e.g., Navy and Marine Corps).
www.aic.nrl.navy.mil /~aha/papers/Weber-Aha-IUI-02.doc   (1742 words)

  
 Anzac - QuickSeek Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
ANZAC, The named used to describe the combination of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during wartime.
Anzac Class, A class of frigate currently used by the Royal Australian Navy and Royal New Zealand Navy.
HMAS Anzac for a list Royal Australian Navy ships bearing the name Anzac.
anzac.quickseek.com   (135 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Main Page
Enron Corporation is an energy company based in Houston, Texas.
It has been suggested that Timeline of Operation Astute be merged into this article or section.
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 Joe - Gurupedia
The nickname is derived from the name of
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, who in 1913 banned
alcohol from being served on U.S. Navy warships.
www.gurupedia.com /j/jo/joe.htm   (115 words)

  
 A1 -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
HMS A1, a British A class submarine of the Royal Navy
A-1 Skyraider, a United States Air Force single-seat attack bomber
USS A-1 (SP-1370), a houseboat taken over by the United States Navy in 1917
psychcentral.com /psypsych/A1   (445 words)

  
 Using Context to Disambiguate Web Image Captions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
They showed that while statistical context information was definitely a good clue, it usually did not appear to add much beyond what good local clues in the candidate caption-image pair itself provide, and provided no help for caption-audio and caption-video pairs.
Keywords: captions, World Wide Web, data mining, disambiguation, context, similarity
An obvious question is what kind of additional knowledge would further help in disambiguating captions.
www.nps.navy.mil /Content/CS/ncrowe/marie/capcontext.htm   (2805 words)

  
 X-1
Bell X-1, the first aircraft to exeed the speed of sound
USS X-1, which was the United States Navy's only midget submarine
If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix the link, so that it points to the appropriate page.
www.fastload.org /x-/X-1.html   (103 words)

  
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 diana slattery - ResearchIndex document query   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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