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	Ship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ships may occur collectively as fleets, squadrons or flotillas.
		Brigantine A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the main.
		During the age of sail, ship signified a ship-rigged vessel, that is, one with three or more masts, usually three, all square-rigged.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ship (2487 words)

	SHIP - LoveToKnow Article on SHIP
		She is a full-rigged four-masted ship, 332 ft. long, 451/8 ft. beam, 26 ft. moulded depth, gross tonnage 3292, and intended to carry f,500,000 gallons of oil in cases of 1o gallons each from the United States to Shanghai, returning with cargoes of sugar, hemp, andc.
		A census of shipping taken in i889 revealed the fact that at that date the tonnage of these undocumented vessels amounted to just half the total shipping of the United States; since then their numbers have greatly decreased because of the improved means of transport by rail.
		The average output in Germany per annum from 1895 to 1899 was 84 ships of a total tonnage of 139,000 tons; from 1900 to 1904, 114 ships of 204,600 tons; and from 1905 to 1909i 149 ships of 241,000 tons.
	70.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SH/SHIP.htm (19558 words)

	Ship Naming and Launching Getup @ LaunchBase.net (Launch Base)
		Ship launchings in the Ottoman Empire were accompanied by prayers to Allah, the sacrifice of sheep, and appropriate feasting.
		As the 19th century progressed, American ship launchings continued to be festive occasions, but with no set ritual except that the sponsor or sponsors used some "christening fluid" as the ship received her name.
		Ship launching participants in ancient Greece wreathed their heads with olive branches, drank wine to honor the gods, and poured water on the new vessel as a symbol of blessing.
	www.launchbase.net /encyclopedia/Ship_naming_and_launching (1987 words)

	Q-ship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The careers of all five ships were almost entirely unsuccessful and very short; all Q-ships patrols ended in 1943.
		Q-Ships are also available for Imperial Fleets in the Warhammer 40,000 based game, Battlefleet Gothic.
		The cargoes of the Q-ships would be wooden caskets and wood (eg balsa or cork) so even if torpedoed they would stay afloat, encouraging the U-boat to surface and use its gun.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Q-ship (1044 words)

	Project Liberty Ship
		Liberty Ships were of all welded construction which in and of itself was a highly controversial method of fabrication for ships.
		The ship was light except for some water that had been pumped into the holds as ballast in order to minimize the violence imposed by the monstrous seas.
		To my utter horror the ship was GONE!
	www.liberty-ship.com /html/contributed/hafford(08).html (3432 words)

	Gulf County Florida
		Q: Can owner financing work with this program?
		SHIP was created to provide funds to local governments as an incentive for the creation of public/private partnerships for the production of affordable housing.
		The SHIP Program channels a portion of Documentary (DOC) Stamp proceeds from real estate transfers directly to local governments, enabling local governments to address the needs identified in their local comprehensive plan housing elements with locally designed SHIP strategies.
	www.gulfcountygovernment.com /ship.html (649 words)

	Clay County Board of Commissioners
		Qualification for all SHIP assistance programs is based on income according to family size as established by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation.
		SHIP's assistance programs provided: 1) assistance for first time homebuyers, 2) assistance for homeowners whose homes are in need of repairs, and 3) assistance for the elderly and special needs persons through partnerships with non-profit organizations who assist the elderly and the special needs community.
		SHIP has accomplished this by entering into partnerships with non-profit organizations and the creation of assistance programs designed to meet the needs of the families it assists.
	www.claycountygov.com /SHIP/ship_program-home.htm (340 words)

	Ship of Fools (painting) Study @ CompleteIdiot.com (Complete Idiot)
		The owl in the tree is symbolic of heresy, as is the Muslim crescent on the pink banner that flies from the ship's mast.
		Ship of Fools (painting) Study @ CompleteIdiot.com (Complete Idiot)
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	www.completeidiot.com /encyclopedia/Ship_of_Fools_(painting) (325 words)

	FCC - Ship Radio Stations
		These ships are known as "voluntary ships" because they are not required by treaty or statute to carry a radio but voluntarily fit some of the same equipment used by compulsory ships.
		For example, large passenger or cargo ships that travel on the open sea are required by the Communications Act and by international agreements to be equipped with a radio station for long distance radio communications.
		The station operates under the rules applicable to ship stations when the unit is aboard a ship, and under the rules applicable to private coast stations when the unit is on land.
	wireless.fcc.gov /marine/fctsht14.html (4237 words)

	Loading Computer Ship Manager
		The standard version of "Ship Manager - 88" satisfies the specific classification society requirements and it is possible to incorporate your suggestions into the software with a full information and support.
		Our general software has been approved by leading Classification Societies and till now, more than 600 vessels are equipped with the "Ship Manager - 88" program.
		The ships' crew will be given a thorough training in every aspects of the software and online support is opened all the time.
	www.plsquote.com /sm (263 words)

	Ship of Fools: Introduction
		Ship of Fools, dubbed "the magazine of Christian unrest", was first launched in 1977 as a printed publication but sank in 1983, leaving a gap never filled in publishing circles.
		Ship of Fools' co-editor is Stephen Goddard, who met Jenkins at theological college in London more than 25 years ago.
		Alongside these is a thriving online community, including the famed Heaven, Hell and Purgatory bulletin boards – where shipmates debate everything from "Religion and Buffy the Vampire Slayer" to the "Status of Mormonism", "Did Jesus have Erections?" to "Hitchcock and Catholic Guilt".
	ship-of-fools.com /Below (342 words)

	Oseberg
		Thus began Gustavson's quest to establish a new museum to house all the Viking ships.
		To avoid damage to the delicate ship, it was transported on rails from the center of town to the harbor.
		The ship is moved onto the float for its last sea voyage to Bygdøy.
	www.khm.uio.no /utstillinger/oseberg/indexE.html (1124 words)

	CNN.com - Ghost ship mystery deepens - Jan. 14, 2003
		The "ghost ship" was found last week drifting aimlessly off the Western Australian coast and has since been towed to a quarantine bay close to the fishing port of Broome.
		Police say the only clue as to how many crew the ship may have carried being the discovery of seven toothbrushes in the living quarters.
		Shortly afterwards the owner reported to U.S. authorities that the ship was missing after he had been unable to contact its captain.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/asiapcf/auspac/01/14/aust.ghostship (504 words)

	Ship (Starlord ally)
		Ship encountered and trained the Probiti (a race/group of telepaths) Sinjin Quarrel to be the new Starlord until they could find the original.
		Ship, however, as a being of primal energy, was able to reform.
		Ship narrowly escaped destruction by "slingshotting" around the gravity well, but she crashed on the planet Bovric.
	www.marvunapp.com /Appendix/shipstld.htm (1859 words)

	LHD-6 Bonhomme Richard
		The strike group was also training with the Canadian destroyer HMCS Algonquin (DDG 283), two Canadian frigates, HMCS Winnipeg (FFG 338) and HMCS Regina (FFH 334), and the Canadian replenishment ship HMCS Protecteur (AOR 509).
		While on deployment, the ships of the ESG were to operate in the Pacific and Indian Oceans in support of the global war on terrorism and other missions as assigned by naval leadership.
		The primary mission of our ship is to embark, deploy and land elements of a Marine landing force in amphibious assault operations by helicopter, landing craft, amphibious vehicle or any combination of these means.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/lhd-6.htm (1213 words)

	MIKHAIL LERMONTOV - The New Zealand Maritime Record - NZNMM
		The largest passenger ship built for the Russian passenger fleet thus far, she was followed in 1965 by the Alexander Pushkin, which in turn was followed in 1967 by the Taras Shevchenko.
		The surface of the water was covered with anything off the ship that could float, and many homes in the Sounds had wooden-slatted chairs on their sun-decks and balconies for the next few years.
		The Russians conducted their own enquiry and blamed the New Zealand pilot; Captain Don Jamison (the Marlbourough Harbour Master, Pilot and Acting General Manager), for taking a route where there were no indications of depth were shown on the chart.
	www.nzmaritime.co.nz /lermontov.htm (3491 words)

	Ghost Ship (2002)
		The most evident of these is the plaque sporting the phrase "Cabina di capitano" (outside the ship's captain cabin) instead of the correct "Cabina del capitano".
		As soon as a few plot-aspects are clarified, Ghost Ship turns into a mediocre and predictable thriller…I'm convinced that, with a slightly more intelligent script, this could have become one of the better horror-thrillers since the new Millennium.
		For as long as the mysterious, deserted ship is portrayed as a complete riddle, the film is fascinating, interesting and beautifully shot.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0288477 (564 words)

	Project Liberty Ship
		The ship was part of a nine tanker convoy thatleft Trinidad in January 1943 for Gibraltar and perhaps Malta.
		This ship carried grain in convoys from Portland, Maine, to Liverpool until the end of the war.
		A year later things had relaxed and he signed as 3rd mate on the largest cargo ship in the world at time, the MS SVEALAND of 23,000 tons.
	www.liberty-ship.com /html/people/olkio.html (595 words)

	C-ship: Our Sturdy Craft
		Let's apply these equations (including their solutions for ship's time, t, expressed in an equation package developed for use with Wolfram Research's Mathematica and derived using that tool), to show how the captain of a C-ship is truly a master of space and time.
		Our ship is icy-white in colour for the very excellent reason that its exterior is made of water ice, one of the most abundant substances in the universe.
		Before embarking on a mission, we re-make the surface of the ship with ice harvested from the abundant comets surrounding the star we're departing.
	www.fourmilab.ch /cship/craft.html (846 words)

	Commission on Aging and Disability - Contacts
		SHIP is funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the federal government under the Department of Health and Human Services.
		In Tennessee, SHIP operates through the state's nine Area Agencies on Aging and Disability (AAADs).
		These agencies offer a variety of services besides SHIP, all aimed at helping persons who are elderly and/or have disabilities to live better lives.
	www.state.tn.us /comaging/ship.html (149 words)

	SHIP - Illinois Division of Insurance
		SHIP is sponsored by the Illinois Division of Insurance.
		The coordinator is the individual responsible for the local administrative aspects of the SHIP program, including promoting SHIP services, scheduling counseling sessions and responding to counselors' needs.
		If no local sponsoring organization is available, SHIP may attempt to assist in recruiting an organization in that county.
	www.idfpr.com /DOI/Ship/ship_help.asp (333 words)

	Ship Models by American Marine Model Gallery
		Wall prepared the definitive report on the standards implied by the phrase "Museum Quality Ship Model," working in conjunction with the combined staffs of Mystic Seaport Museum, the Smithsonian Institution, and The Mariners' Museum.
		Each ship model adheres to museum quality construction standards and is documented for investment provenance.
		Michael Wall, owner and director of the Gallery, is recognized by the foremost American and British marine model artists, private and corporate collectors, and international maritime museums as an expert in procuring museum quality ship models.
	www.shipmodel.com (378 words)

	Ship Names
		Ships which are named after individuals are listed by the first name of the individual.
		If you can not find the ship you are looking for here, check the listing of Service Craft Names.
		To view a particular ship, select the first letter of the ship's name.
	www.nvr.navy.mil /nvrships/name.htm (89 words)

	shipyard
		A 300 stud long SHIP would be a "C3 SHIP".
		To distinguish these spaceships from other creations, an acronym was created: SHIP (Seriously Huge Investment in Parts).
		Move on to the gallery to view the SHIPs that different builders have created.
	www.zemi.net /shipyard (185 words)

	SHIP.gr
		On very long ships with, for example, a liferaft stowed in the bows, this can mean that the total number of suits required, actually exceed crew numbers.
		Ship delivery is a very special and unique profession in the shipping business.
		Our mission is to make the life of the Ship Operator as easy as possible by delivering a Personnel Management service tailored to suit the individual company requirements.
	www.ship.gr /board/_main.htm (2978 words)

	BBC NEWS Technology Stealth ships steam ahead
		The MoD spokesman questioned the "survivability" of ships made of carbon fibre, and also doubted whether they could be able cope with ocean conditions.
		Northrop Grumman Ship Systems is leading a consortium which has been given the $2.8bn contract to build the futuristic ships.
		The new ship is also controlled by state-of-the-art computers using a Windows NT operating system.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/technology/3724219.stm (1105 words)

	Ship
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	www.ship3.com /star-war-encyclopedia-ship (1560 words)

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