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  USS Ajax
On 25 January, Ajax was ordered to proceed in company with Wadleigh (DD-689) to the Ellice Islands, but, two days after reaching Funafuti, she moved to Makin Atoll, Gilbert Islands to work on the ships that would occupy Maiuro in the Marshall Islands.
Ajax returned to San Diego on 26 April and devoted the next four and one-half months to operations in various shipyards and ports along the coast of California.
Ajax continued her usual routine of servicing ships in Sasebo Yokosuka, and Subic Bay during 1969, including a two-week stay in Vung Tau from 27 September to 10 October.
www.multied.com /navy/Tender/Ajax.html   (2827 words)

  
  USS Ajax (AR-6) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Ajax (AR-6) was the second Vulcan-class repair ship and the fourth ship in the United States Navy to bear the name.
Ajax was laid down on 7 May 1941 at San Pedro, Calif., by the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp., launched on 22 August 1942; sponsored by Mrs.
Ajax was decommissioned at San Diego on 31 December 1986.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Ajax_(AR-6)   (2924 words)

  
 HMS Ajax (F114) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ajax was launched on 16 August 1962 and commissioned on 10 December 1963.
In 1976, while on a visit to Canada, Ajax visited the town of Ajax, Ontario, which had been named in honour of her predecessor which had been a Leander class cruiser, which had seen service at the Battle of the River Plate during the Second World War.
In 1977, Ajax underwent a refit at Devonport Dockyard.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Ajax_(F114)   (401 words)

  
 USS Ajax (AR 6)
USS AJAX was the second ship in the VULCAN - class of Repair Ships and the fourth ship in the Navy to bear the name.
USS AJAX was laid down on 7 May 1941 at San Pedro Calif., by the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp., launched on 22 August 1942; sponsored by Mrs.
AJAX returned from the United States to Japan in February 1960 and in June received orders changing her home port from San Diego to Sasebo.
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 USS Ajax AR-6 Repair Ship
Shown here is a 1/700th USS Ajax AR-6 ship model.
The USS Ajax was laid down in 1941, launched in 1942 and was not decommission until 1986, finally scrapped in 1997.
During her long life, USS Ajax travelled the globe many times over providing routine and major repair and service support services for vessels of all types and sizes.
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 USS Ajax - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki
The USS Ajax (NCC-11574) was an Apollo-class Federation starship that was in service during the 24th century.
In 2327, the Ajax was under the command of Captain Narth.
In 2368, the Ajax was assigned to Captain Picard's task force that blockaded the Klingon-Romulan border during the Klingon Civil War.
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 USS AJAX (COLLIER NUMBER 14) (AG-15) -
From the Territory of Hawaii, USS Scindia transited to the west coast of the United States, and, after reaching San Francisco Bay, California, early in the spring of 1899, was surveyed at the Mare Island Navy Yard at Vallejo, California, and decommissioned, there, on 27 May 1899 for repairs to her boilers and propulsion machinery.
USS Ajax (Collier Number 14) was decommissioned on 16 March 1901.
During this period, USS Ajax served briefly, during 1923, as submarine tender to the submarines of Submarine Division 18, Asiatic Fleet...and was based at Chefoo, China.
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USS Curry participated in the retake of Deep Space 9 in 2374 shortly after it was offically designated to NCC-42254 Daedalus Base Class The Daedalus class was a commonly used design in the early days of Starfleet in the mid-22nd century.
USS Granger was subjected to a lethal virus, which almost killed the crew.
Kyushu, USS NCC-65491 New Orleans Class.The Kyushu was destroyed by the Borg at the battle of Wolf 359 in early 2367.
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 Submarine USS B-1 (SS-11) - Ship's History   (Site not responding. Last check: )
On 6 December 1912, she was towed to Norfolk, Virginia, and loaded on board USS Ajax (AC-15) for transfer to the Asiatic Station.
USS B-2 was launched from the deck of USS Ajax.
USS B-2 remained on duty in the Philippine Islands until decommissioned at Cavite on 12 December 1919.
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 Ajax
Ajax at first gets the better of the encounter, wounding Hector with his spear and knocking him down with a large stone, but Hector fights on until the heralds, acting at the direction of Zeus, call a draw: the action ends without a winner and with the two combatants exchanging presents.
Ajax, assisted by Menelaus, succeeds in fighting off the Trojans and taking the body back with his chariot; of course, the Trojans had already stolen the armor and left the body naked.
Ajax's prayer to Zeus, to remove the fog which has descended on the battle - even if the Greeks are destined to lose - to allow them to die in the light, has become proverbial.
www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Mythology/Ajax.html   (1408 words)

  
 USS Ajax, Repair Ship AR-6 History
Ajax was laid down on 7 May 1941 at San Pedro, California., by the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp.; launched on 22 August 1942; sponsored by Mrs.
On 25 January, Ajax was ordered to proceed in company with Wadleigh (DD-689) to the Ellice Islands; but, two days after reaching Funafuti, she moved to Makin Atoll, Gilbert Islands, to work on the ships that would occupy Majuro in the Marshall Islands.
Ajax was decommissioned at San Diego on 31 December 1986; stricken form the Naval Vessel Register on March 16, 1989 and sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping on March 23, 1997.
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USS B-3 (SS-12) was launched on 30 March 1907 by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company at Quincy, Massachusetts, as USS Tarantula (SS-12).
On 6 December 1912, USS B-3 was towed to Norfolk, Virginia, and loaded on board USS Ajax (AC-15) for transfer to the Asiatic Station.
Arriving at Cavite, Philippine Islands, on 30 April 1913, USS B-3 was launched from USS Ajax on 12 May. She was recommissioned on 2 September 1913 and remained in the Philippine Islands...where she served with Submarine Division 4, Torpedo Flotilla, Asiatic Fleet.
www.subvetpaul.com /USS-B-3.htm   (232 words)

  
 USS Fletcher DDE-445 deck log summary for the year 1952   (Site not responding. Last check: )
OTC is CTE 90.51 in USS Catamont LSD 17.
USS Okanagan APA 220 was in the harbor and assumed SOPA.
OTC is ComDesRon 7 in USS Lofberg DD 759.
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 Ajax
The son of Telemon of Salamis and Periboea, Ajax vied with Ulysses for the arms which had belonged to the fallen Achilles.
On 26 September 1895, Ajax was transferred on loan to the New Jersey Naval Militia and moored at Camden.
Ajax was sold at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 10 October 1899.
www.history.navy.mil /danfs/a4/ajax-i.htm   (470 words)

  
 Tenders - USS Ajax
USS Ajax - in Manila Bay, Philippine Islands, with submarines B-2 and B-3 on board, after transporting them from Norfolk, Virginia.
The second Ajax was built in 1890 by D. and W. Henderson and Co., Glasgow, Scotland, as Scindia; purchased by the Navy 12 May 1898; and commissioned, as Scindia 21 May 1898, Commander E. Watson in command.
From 16 October 1901 to 20 February 1903 Ajax made two coal laden voyages to the Asiatic Station.
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 USS Ashtabula History
USS ASHTABULA is the first ship of the fleet to be named in the honor of the ASHTABULA River in the State of Ohio.
Her crew manning the rail provided an impressive sight, each sailor happy to be home, but each shedding a tear knowing that the Navy's finest ship that had served her country, through three years and forty years, was to never sail again as a man of war in the United State Navy.
USS ASHTABULA, the ship that had steamed more miles and pumped more fuel than any Navy ship ever has, or probably ever will, was decommissioned on September 30, 1982.
www.ussashtabula.com /history.php   (1239 words)

  
 The History of USS Current
The Pawnee assumed the towing of the Houston from the USS Boston.
USS Randolph was repaired and later rejoined the 5th Fleet, participated in the invasion of Okinawa and launched aircraft to assist in the massive fire bombing raids on the Japanese home islands until the Japanese Surrender.
The USS Skipjack was later delivered to the Mare Island Shipyard for study and then sunk as a target off the Southern California coast on August 11, 1948.
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 NavySites.com
USS Curtiss (AV-4) - The Curtiss was a seaplane tender, commissioned in 1940 and decommissioned in 1957.
USS Pickaway (APA-222) - The USS Pickaway APA-222 Group was used to transport troops to and from the designated battle fields, starting in WWII and continuing for many years afterwards.
USS Pueblo (AGER-2) - On an intelligence mission off the coast of North Korea, January 23, 1968, was attacked by North Korean naval vessels and MiG jets.
www.navysites.com /Ships/Auxiliaries   (1057 words)

  
 Operation Passage to Freedom
The second echelon (causeway crews and causeways) was embarked on the USS LSTs 887, 901, 1096 and 1149 and departed Yokosuka on August 16.
Ajax Beach, a one mine-long beach situated on the north side of Tourane Bay, became a recreation beach for all ships of CTF 90 that resupplyed and refueled at Tourane.
Ajax Beach, sometimes used by 1,000 men a day, played a great part in maintaining the morale of the ships in CTF 90.
www.seabeecook.com /history/Vietnam/passage_to_freedom.htm   (1128 words)

  
 U.S. Navy Battleships - USS Tennessee (BB 44)
USS Arizona (BB-39), moored directly astern of Tennessee, was undergoing a period of upkeep from the repair ship USS Vestal (AR- 4), berthed alongside her.
On 1 February, Tennessee and Colorado, with Mobile and USS Louisville (CA 25), were back in their assigned area to the eastward and commenced firing at 0708.
Fire support was not required from her for the time being, but the increasing tempo of Japanese air activity in the area required her to place herself where her antiaircraft guns could assist in the defense of the assembled transports and cargo ships.
www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/battleships/tennessee/bb43-tenn.html   (14218 words)

  
 History for USS Ajax - AR 6
I served aboard the USS Vestal AR-4, The Ajax AR-5 was on it's maiden voyage in the middle of the Pacific on its way Hong Kong as our relief.
We r4ceived orders to change course to locate the Ajax which was dead in the water.
We found the Ajax dead in the water and for the better part of 24 hours we were tied up along side making fresh water and pumping it into the Ajax's fresh water storage.
www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageHistory/1,13506,201912|702816,00.html   (215 words)

  
 USN Ships--USS Ajax (1898-1925) -- Transports Submarines B-2 and B-3 to the Philippines
In Manila Bay, Philippine Islands, with USS B-2 (Submarine # 11) -- to starboard -- and USS B-3 (Submarine # 12) -- to port -- on her foredeck, circa 12 May 1913.
With USS B-2 (Submarine # 11) floating nearby in Manila Bay, Philippine Islands, just after the submarine was launched from her foredeck, circa 12 May 1913.
With USS B-2 (Submarine # 11) and USS B-3 (Submarine # 12) floating nearby in Manila Bay, Philippine Islands, on 12 May 1913, just after they were launched from her deck.
www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-a/ac14-k.htm   (522 words)

  
 EXECUTIVE OFFICER
A ACHO position had opened up on the Ambassador class USS Constantinople, and that he was to report immediately upon completion of his current course.
They both set on the sofa, while she softly explained to him that there was an opening aboard the Galaxy Class Ajax for a Chief Helm Officer; and that she was going to recommend him for it.
After two years aboard the Ajax, the second officer was promoted and given the XO position aboard another ship if the fleet.
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 USS Miranda Federation Starship Database   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Schematics were drawn and the USS Defiant was built as the prototype.
As a result, the Defiant project was put on hold until the USS Defiant was assigned to Starbase Deep Space Nine three years later.
In 2370 the USS Odyssey was destroyed in a disastrous encounter with the Dominion.
www.ussmiranda.com /ships/defiant.htm   (1057 words)

  
 Trey Evans
He lived on the USS Ajax for the first 16 years of his life, where is father, Lt. Cmdr.
When Trey was 15, his father was transferred to the USS Yamato, one of the first ships assigned to Starfleet's new intelligence gathering task force, "Grey Mist," to assist a classified mission.
Or so Trey thought.While Trey was serving aboard the USS Olympus for eight months, Samantha had an affair with the captain on the USS Gateway, a science and medical ship where she was assigned.
www.elsinore.net /uss_millennium/bio_trey.htm   (657 words)

  
 Amsterdam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It handles about 42 million passengers a year and is home base to KLM, since 2004 part of Air France-KLM.
Amsterdam is the home town of Ajax, a team in the Dutch Football League.
Its home base is the modern stadium Amsterdam ArenA, located in the south-east of the city.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amsterdam   (2271 words)

  
 Ajax Drones   (Site not responding. Last check: )
USS Ajax Deck 6, Offensive and Defensive Systems
Although the starship is protected by battle drones, it is equiped with CICS (Close-In Combat Systems) defensive systems, including a complete arsenal of special configured projectiles like torpedo's and Type 16 Sewell Penetration Missiles.
The USS Ajax is equiped with a cloaking device which can be used in battle at the command of the Commanding Officer.
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 Advanced Starship Design Bureau - Project List
The USS Tripoli was in active service in 2338 and is now decommissioned.
The Istanbul class seems to be a relatively large type of transport ship suitable to carry settlers and their equipment.
Nothing is known about the Merced class, except that it was introduced in the first decades of the 24th century, according to registry of USS Trieste.
www.trekships.org /projects.htm   (452 words)

  
 The Turnover, Part 16
The trip back to Deep Space 2 was as short as the trip to Earth, and when the USS Ajax docked again, Admiral Arthur had a feeling of being home, filed reports to be read and back in business to guard the border of the Federation.
A day later patrols of the USS Ajax and an upgraded USS Gandhi, were again comon and life aboard Deep Space 2 got back to normal standards.
Aboard the USS Ajax, patroling the border of the Federation close to the Delta Quadrant, Lieutenant Colonel Jan Theys explains to his crew and marines that two ships have been found with missing crews, without leaving a trace of any violence or alien activity.
users.skynet.be /sky94962/ds2story/page68.htm   (652 words)

  
 Atomic Tests: Operation Crossroads, Pacific Proving Grounds
Rufus Whitfield was aboard the USS Chowanoc ATF 100.
George Culley was a Quartermaster on the USS Topeka and the Nagato
Clifford A Hylden was an was an electrician on the USS Dixie.
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 Jeane R. Clark   (Site not responding. Last check: )
From June, 1935 to May, 1938, he was an instructor in the Depatment of Marine Engineering at the Naval Academy, after which he reported to USS Astoria, operating with Cruiser Division Six Scouting Force.
He transferred to USS Buchanan in September, 1939 and served on that destroyer until September, 1940.
Ajax took part in the first atomic bomb test in the Pacific area.
www.quarterdeck.org /book/cencoms/clark.html   (483 words)

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