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  Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Ram (ship)
The bow of the ram was hardened and reinforced to break the hull of an enemy ship.
The ram was a naval weapon in the Grecian/Roman antiquity and was used in such naval battles as Salamis and Actium.
A ram prow design, where the hull sloped back from a forefoot below the waterline, was common in ship designs up until the early 20th century, and is likely to see new application as part of the stealthy design of the Zumwalt class destroyer of the United States Navy in the 21st.
reference.com /browse/wiki/Ram_(ship)   (283 words)

  
 Whalers ram Greenpeace ship | Defending our Oceans
Damage to the bow of the Greenpeace ship MV Arctic Sunrise following a collision with the factory ship of the Japanese whaling fleet, Nisshin Maru.
Straight after the ramming, the Nisshin Maru began to steam away from the "scene of the crime".
However, it was the Nisshin Maru, not the Arctic Sunrise, which was at fault for the collision in December 1999 also, as officially recorded in the Lloyd's database (the international record of maritime movements and casualties).
oceans.greenpeace.org /en/the-expedition/news/whalers-ram-ship-111   (467 words)

  
 Whalers ram Greenpeace Ship in Southern Ocean | Greenpeace International
Southern Ocean, andnbsp; — This morning, in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, the Greenpeace ship MY Arctic Sunrise was rammed by the Nisshin Maru, the factory ship of the Fisheries Agency of Japan whaling fleet.
Straight after the ramming the Nisshin Maru began to steam away from the scene.
The Lloyd's database records the incident as a ramming of the Arctic Sunrise by the Nisshin Maru.
www.greenpeace.org /international/press/releases/whalers-ram-ship   (805 words)

  
 baynews9.com - News: Attempt to Ram Navy Ship Brings Coke Bust
The Coast Guard seized more than a ton of cocaine from a boat after those aboard tried to ram a Navy frigate and scuttle their vessel, authorities said Thursday.
Four Colombians were taken into custody on drug-trafficking charges and 2,200 pounds of cocaine _ valued at $66 million _ was seized in the Feb. 6 incident in international waters about 40 miles off Panama.
The 40-foot boat Victoria was stopped by the Navy frigate USS Ford, which carried a Coast Guard detachment.
www.baynews9.com /content/36/2006/2/16/144375.html   (319 words)

  
 Matsushita Puts Back Dvd Ram Ship Date Computergram International - Find Articles
He commented: "because it is quite new technology it is very important for us to be cautious about what kind of software will be bundled and check compatibility with hardware available from other manufacturers." Nagasaki is adamant that the delay "will not have a serious impact" on the company's sales targets for 1998.
Matsushita reckons a worldwide total of 500,000 DVD-RAM drives will be shipped this year, rising tenfold to 5 million next year, and 12 million in 2000 when it expects the DVD RAM to take off in the mainstream PC market.
Speaking to Computergram, the company said that it's aiming to take around 35% of the DVD RAM market in the first three years but did not say how much that might be worth.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0CGN/is_n3337/ai_20186897   (274 words)

  
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