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 Wahoo Nebraska in TutorGig Encyclopedia
USS Wahoo SS 516, a Tench class submarine Tench class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the wahoo, a dark blue food fish of Florida and the West Indies.
USS Wahoo SS 518, a Tench class submarine Tench class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the wahoo, a dark blue food fish of Florida and the West Indies.
USS Wahoo SS 565, a Tang class submarine Tang class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the wahoo, a dark blue food fish of Florida and the West Indies.
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 ORP Orzel (disambiguation) - Result for ORP Orzel (disambiguation) - Meaning of ORP Orzel (disambiguation) - Definition of ORP Orzel (disambiguation) - Dictionary of Meaning - www.mauspfeil.net
Three ships of the Polish Navy have been named ''' ORP Orzeł''': * The first ORP Orzel ORP Orzeł was a Orzel class submarine Orzeł class submarine commissioned in 1939 and lost in 1940.
* The second ORP Orzel (Whiskey class) ORP Orzeł was a Whiskey class submarine Whiskey class submarine commissioned in 1962 and decommissioned in 1983.
* The third ORP Orzel (Kilo class) ORP Orzeł is a Kilo class submarine Kilo class submarine commissioned by the Polish Navy in 1986 and currently in service with the 3rd Flotilla.
www.mauspfeil.net /ORP_Orzel_%28disambiguation%29.html

  
 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, O-class submarine, O-class submarine, Oberon class submarine, Royal Australian Navy ships and Articles to be split.
The casing and fin of Otway is on display at a park at Holbrook in southern New South Wales.
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The second Wahoo (SS-518), a Tench -class submarine, was assigned the name, but was canceled before her keel was laid down.
The third Wahoo (SS-516), a Tench -class submarine, was laid down, but she was cancelled before being launched.
Two submarines of the United States Navy have been named USS Wahoo, for the wahoo, a dark blue food fish of Florida and the West Indies.
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 uss swordfish
USS Swordfish (SSN-579), a Skate-class submarine, is accused by Russia of ramming and sinking the Soviet Golf II class submarine K-129 during the Cold War.
USS Swordfish (SS-193), a Sargo-class submarine, was the first United States submarine to sink a Japanese ship during World War II.
Two submarines of the United States Navy have been named USS Swordfish after the swordfish, a large fish with a long, swordlike beak and a high dorsal fin.
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 Insignia
Submarine Warfare insignia The Submarine Warfare Insignia (usually known as "dolphins") is a uniform breast pin worn by...
The pin shows the broadside of a Gato-class submarine.
Deep Submergence insignia The Deep Submergence Insignia is a uniform breast pin worn by officers and men of the United S...
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 ORP Orzel (disambiguation) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
The second (Click link for more info and facts about ORP Orzeł) ORP Orzeł was a (Click link for more info and facts about Whiskey class) Whiskey class (A submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes) submarine commissioned in 1962 and decommissioned in 1983.
The first (Click link for more info and facts about ORP Orzeł) ORP Orzeł was a Orzeł class (A submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes) submarine commissioned in 1939 and lost in 1940.
The third (Click link for more info and facts about ORP Orzeł) ORP Orzeł is a (Click link for more info and facts about Kilo class) Kilo class (A submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes) submarine commissioned by the Polish Navy in 1986 and currently in service with the 3rd Flotilla.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/O/OR/ORP_Orzel_(disambiguation)2.htm   (166 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: USS Razorback (SS-394)
USS Spot (SS-413), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the spot, a small sciaenoid food fish of the Atlantic coast, with a black spot behind its shoulders.
USS Stickleback (SS-415), a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the stickleback, any of numerous small scaleless fish having two or more free spines in front of the dorsal fin.
USS Springer (SS-414), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the springer, a grampus.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/USS-Razorback-%28SS_394%29   (166 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: ORP Orzel
ORP Orzeł was a Polish Navy submarine in service during the World War II.
Polish submarine ORP Orzeł Photo published in a book: Witold Supiński, Ludwik Błaszczyk: Okręty wojenne 1900-1966, Wydawnictwo MON, Warsaw 1967 This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright.
Association of the "ORZEL" submarine search group  ( http://www.orzel.one.pl/en/news.php)
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 ORP Orzeł (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The second ORP Orzeł was a Whiskey class submarine commissioned in 1962 and decommissioned in 1983.
The third ORP Orzeł is a Kilo class submarine commissioned by the Polish Navy in 1986 and currently in service with the 3rd Flotilla.
The first ORP Orzeł was a Orzeł class submarine commissioned in 1939 and lost in 1940.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ORP_Orzel_(disambiguation)   (166 words)

  
 Diesel cycle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In these submarines, the diesel engine is run when the submarine is on the surface which charges batteries that power the submarine when it is submerged.
The diesel cycle is the combustion process of a type of internal combustion engine in which the burning of the fuel is triggered not by a spark plug as in the Otto cycle, but rather by the heat generated in compressing the fuel-air mixture.
Given that the Diesel is not as efficient, in theory, as an Otto cycle engine, and is also more complex due to the nature of the injectors, it may be surprising that it is used at all.
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 Destroyer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Destroyers (with a DD hull classification symbol) primarily perform anti-submarine warfare duty while guided missile destroyers (DDGs) are multi-mission (anti-submarine, anti-aircraft, and anti-surface warfare) surface combatants.
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft).
The destroyers (as well as frigates) are, as always, the workhorses of the fleet, the former optimised for air defence and the latter for surface and subsurface warfare.
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 uss nautilus (ssn-571) - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
The historic ship Nautilus attracts some 250,000 visitors annually to her present berth near the United States Naval Submarine Base New London, at Groton's Submarine Force Library and Museum in Groton Connecticut.
Nautilus operated in the Atlantic, conducting evaluation tests for ASW improvements, participating in NATO exercises and, during the fall of 1962, in the naval quarantine of Cuba, until she headed east again for a two month Mediterranean tour in August 1963.
Nautilus celebrated the 50th anniversary of her commissioning on 30 September 2004 with a ceremony that included a speech from Commander Wilkinson, the first Commanding Officer of Nautilus, and a designation of the ship as an American Nuclear Society National Nuclear Landmark.
www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/USS-Nautilus-(SSN-571)   (1082 words)

  
 Dolphin (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In a translation from Russian, "Dolphin" may occur as a translation of the Russian name "Delfin", which means "dolphin", and is also a Russian commando frogmen unit and the name of a submarine.
"Dolphins", the common name for the United States Navy's Submarine Warfare insignia.
A fixed man-made structure which is not connected to shore and is used to berth vessels against (a berthing dolphin) or mooring vessels to (a mooring dolphin).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dolphin_(disambiguation)   (302 words)

  
 Typhoon
Typhoon (disambiguation) Typhoon can refer to: tropical cyclones Typhoon class submarine the Eurofighter Typhoon, an air...
Typhoon class submarine 3 References General characteristics Length: about 175 m (574 ft) Beam: 23 m (75 ft) Draft: 12 m...
Typhoon Lee Typhoon Lee is an Republic of China, where he specializes in isotope geochemistry and nuclear astrophysics....
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/typhoon.html   (302 words)

  
 ss
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)

  
 Encyclopedia: TAT-1
A transatlantic telephone cable is a submarine communications cable that carries telephone traffic under the Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe.
TAT-1 (Transatlantic No. 1) was the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system.
It was laid between Gallanach Bay, near Oban, Scotland and Clarenville, Newfoundland between 1955 and 1956.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/TAT_1   (1086 words)

  
 ss
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.
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.
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.
www.en-cyclopedia.com /index1/ss   (239 words)

  
 Kursk
July 1, 2003 -- This year marks the third anniversary of the unique operation connected with the detection and lifting of the sunken fleet ballistic missile submarine...
February 1, 2002 -- President Vladimir Putin has punished several senior Russian Navy officers for their handling of the loss of the submarine Kursk in the Barents Sea in...
Lost Subs: From the Hunley to the Kursk, the Greatest Submarines Ever Lost--and Found.
www.articlesgalore.com /documents/Kursk   (239 words)

  
 Trafalgar
Trafalgar Trafalgar can refer to: Battle of Trafalgar a The Bee Gees This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that po...
Trafalgar class submarine The Royal Navy's List of submarines of the Royal Navy List of submarine classes of the Royal N...
Trafalgar, Indiana Trafalgar is a town located in 2000 census, the town had a total population of 798.
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 ss
See also : SS, SSBN, Submarine This is a disambiguation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSN " Categories : Disambiguation
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)

  
 USS Sealion
Two submarines of the United States Navy have been named USS Sealion for the sea lion, any of several large, eared seals native to the Pacific.
This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
USS Sealion (SS-195), a Sargo -class submarine, was wrecked and scuttled in the first days of World War II.
www.ceca.de /encyclopedia/u/us/uss_sealion.html   (239 words)

  
 USS Jack
The second Jack, (SSN-605), was a Permit-class submarine, commissioned in 1967 and struck in 1990.
The first Jack, (SS-259), was a Gato-class submarine, commissioned in 1943 and struck in 1967.
Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Jack, named in honor of the jack, (any of various fishes—young pike, green pike or pickerel, or large California rockfish).
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 Foxtrot (disambiguation) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Foxtrot (disambiguation)
Foxtrot (disambiguation) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Foxtrot (disambiguation).
**Foxtrot is the spelling for the letter F in the NATO phonetic alphabet;
**any piece of music to which the foxtrot can be danced.
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 Submarine . Ballistic missile . Seawolf class submarine . 1903 . Diesel
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 Palau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the past 5 years, the United States has built a submarine base on the island of Guam (a U.S. territory), which is the southern-most of the Mariana Islands, for which the trench is named.
The official languages of Palau are Palauan and English, except for three states (Sonsorol, Hatohobei, and Anguar) where the local language is official instead of Palauan.
Palau's most important islands are Angaur, Babeldaob, Koror, and Peleliu, which lie together near the same barrier reef.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palau   (100 words)

  
 Earthquake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Earthquakes, especially those that occur beneath oceans or seas (also called seaquake) and have large vertical displacements, can give rise to tsunamis, either as a direct result of the deformation of the sea bed due to the earthquake, or as a result of submarine landslips or "slides" indirectly triggered by it.
Earthquakes also occur in volcanic regions and as the result of a number of anthropogenic sources, such as reservoir induced seismicity, mining and the removal or injection of fluids into the crust.
Earthquakes have also been known to be caused by the removal of natural gas from subsurface deposits, for instance in the northern Netherlands.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Earthquake   (1945 words)

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