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	Ship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		One can measure ships in terms of overall length, length of the waterline, beam (breadth), depth (distance between the crown of the weather deck and the top of the keelson), draft (distance between the highest waterline and the bottom of the ship) and tonnage.
		A few ships have used nuclear reactors, but this is not a separate form of propulsion; the reactor heats steam to drive the turbines.
		Until the application of the steam engine to ships in the early 19th century, oars propelled galleys or the wind propelled sailing ships.
	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.
		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.
		When the ship began to slide down the ways, the presiding official took a ceremonial sip of wine from the cup, and poured the rest on the deck or over the bow.
	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.
		About a dozen of the sailors escaped the sinking submarine, and Herbert fearing they would scuttle the civilian ship, ordered the sailors to be shot at as they swam towards the transport and then sent a boarding party aboard that ship prevent any attempts at sinking it.
		In the First Battle of the Atlantic, by 1915, Britain was in desperate need for a countermeasure against the U-boats that were strangling her sea-lanes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Q-ship (1044 words)

	Project Liberty Ship
		As high as we were out of the water, we still took seas over the main deck.
		There was a stack of ships I had to cross to get to the Sturgis but I did get there in time for breakfast.
		Liberty Ships were of all welded construction which in and of itself was a highly controversial method of fabrication for ships.
	www.liberty-ship.com /html/contributed/hafford(08).html (3432 words)

	Gulf County Florida
		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.
		The local SHIP administrator is responsible for advertising this availability for 30 days prior to use of the funds.
	www.gulfcountygovernment.com /ship.html (649 words)

	Clay County Board of Commissioners
		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.
		Qualification for all SHIP assistance programs is based on income according to family size as established by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation.
	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)" results in these other popular encyclopedia sites:
		The people in the water may represent the sins of gluttony or lust.
	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.
		(2) PAN PAN -- The urgency signal PAN PAN is used when the safety of the ship or person is in jeopardy.
		Under certain conditions, two or more ships having a common owner or operator may be issued a fleet license for operation of all ship radio stations aboard the ships in the fleet.
	wireless.fcc.gov /marine/fctsht14.html (4237 words)

	Loading Computer Ship Manager
		The ships' crew will be given a thorough training in every aspects of the software and online support is opened all the time.
		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.
		"Ship Manager - 88" enables you to verify promptly its stability, trim, drafts and deflection of the hull.
	www.plsquote.com /sm (263 words)

	Ship of Fools: Introduction
		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, 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.
	ship-of-fools.com /Below (342 words)

	Oseberg
		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.
		The Tune Ship (excavated in 1867) and the Gokstad Ship (excavated in 1880) were still being stored in two sheds in the University gardens.
	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.
		She most often exists in the form of a starship, but can alter her structure into many different forms.
		Ship, however, as a being of primal energy, was able to reform.
	www.marvunapp.com /Appendix/shipstld.htm (1859 words)

	LHD-6 Bonhomme Richard
		The trident is scarlet, a color traditionally used by the United States Marine Corps, and highlights action and zeal thus underscoring the ship's assault and battle insertion mission combining the land, sea, and air elements of the fighting force.
		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 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 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.
		This is a reasonably old pic as the lifeboat in the background has yet to be replaced by one of the two large enclosed launches carried at the time she sank.
	www.nzmaritime.co.nz /lermontov.htm (3491 words)

	Ghost Ship (2002)
		Plot Outline: A salvage crew that discovers a long-lost 1962 passenger ship floating lifeless in a remote region of the Bering Sea soon notices, as they try to tow it back to land, that "strange things" happen...
		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.
		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".
	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.
		In 1938 Kalevi signed on as an Ordinary Seaman on a Swedish cargo liner MS VALPARAISO, on which ship he stayed for two years, signing off in San Pedro, California.
	www.liberty-ship.com /html/people/olkio.html (595 words)

	C-ship: Our Sturdy Craft
		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.
		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.
		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.
		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.
		In Tennessee, SHIP operates through the state's nine Area Agencies on Aging and Disability (AAADs).
	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.
		The Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) is a FREE statewide health insurance counseling service for Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers.
	www.idfpr.com /DOI/Ship/ship_help.asp (333 words)

	Ship Models by American Marine Model Gallery
		The resulting publication, Ship Model Classification Guidelines © 1980, has provided builders and collectors a standard by which they can analyze and evaluate the efforts put forth on any ship model.
		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.
		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
		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.
		The largest spaceships you'll find here are around 10 feet long.
	www.zemi.net /shipyard (185 words)

	SHIP.gr
		The ship left the southern French port of Toulon on December 31 after a long legal battle, and is due in India at the end of February.
		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.
	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.
		The new ship is also controlled by state-of-the-art computers using a Windows NT operating system.
		American designers are working on the US Navy's own fleet of stealth ships, the DD(X) destroyer, which is due to enter service in 2011.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/technology/3724219.stm (1105 words)

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

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