the "fleet boat" program. The term "V-boats" as used includes five separate classes of submarines: large, fast fleet submarines (V-1 through V-3), large...
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A V-hull, is the shape of a boat or ship in which the contours of the hull come in a straight line to the keel. V-hull designs are usually used in smaller...
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Motorboat (redirect from Motor boat)
middle of the boat with the propeller shaft straight out the back, where a V-drive has the powerplant mounted in the back of the boat facing backwards...
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This is a list of boat types. For sailing ships, see: List of sailing boat types Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also...
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USS Dolphin (SS-169) (redirect from USS V-7 (SS-169))
and one of the "V-boats", was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for that aquatic mammal. She also bore the name V-7 and the classifications...
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USS Nautilus (SS-168) (redirect from USS V-6 (SC-2))
and one of the "V-boats", was the third ship of the United States Navy to bear the name. Nautilus was originally named and designated V-6 (SF-9), but was...
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U-boats were naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars. The term is an anglicized version of the German word...
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construction on 2 December 2019. Arizona will be the second Block V boat, and the first boat to feature the Virginia Payload Module. The keel laying ceremony...
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A PT boat (short for patrol torpedo boat) was a motor torpedo boat used by the United States Navy in World War II. It was small, fast, and inexpensive...
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USS Cachalot (SS-170) (redirect from USS V-8 (SS-170))
as the "V-boats" and named for the sperm whale. Her keel was laid down by the Portsmouth Navy Yard. She was launched on 19 October 1933 as V-8 (SC-4)...
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USS Cuttlefish (SS-171) (redirect from USS V-9 (SF-12))
one of the "V-boats," was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the cuttlefish. Her keel was laid down by Electric Boat Company in...
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Virginia-class submarine (section Boats in class)
Block V submarines starting with the second boat, SSN-803. The Block V boats with VPM are expected to triple the capacity of shore targets for each boat. Construction...
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The Mark V SOC (Special Operations Craft) was a marine security, patrol and special forces insertion boat used by the United States Navy and manufactured...
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USS Narwhal (SS-167) (redirect from USS V-5 (SC-1))
submarine and one of the "V-boats", was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the narwhal. She was named V-5 (SC-1) when her keel was...
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USS Barracuda (SS-163) (redirect from USS V-1 (SF-4))
USS Barracuda (SF-4/SS-163), lead ship of her class and first of the "V-boats," was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the barracuda...
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Cachalot-class submarine (section Boats in class)
originally named V-8 and V-9, and so were known as "V-boats" even though they were unrelated to the other seven submarines (V-1 through V-7) constructed...
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marine V-12-powered PT boat, whose hull classification symbol "PT" stood for "patrol, torpedo", but which were grouped into motor torpedo boat squadrons...
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USS Argonaut (SM-1) (redirect from USS V-4 (SF-7))
Argonaut (V-4/SF-7/SM-1/A-1/APS-1/SS-166) was a submarine of the United States Navy, the first boat to carry the name. Argonaut was laid down as V-4 on 1...
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USS Bass (SS-164) (redirect from USS V-2 (SF-5))
USS Bass (SF-5/SS-164), a Barracuda-class submarine and one of the "V-boats", was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the bass. Bass′s...
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A well-boat is a fishing vessel with a well or tank for the storage and transport of live fish. The term well-boat or well smack was first used in the...
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Gato-class submarine (section AA-1 class and V-boats)
reliability, the AA-1 class (also known as the T class) and the V-boats, of which V-1 through V-3 were an unsuccessful attempt to produce a fleet submarine...
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has media related to Banana boat. Look up banana boat in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. "Banana Boat – Types of Boats". Retrieved 24 July 2013. v t e...
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Holland Torpedo Boat Company was founded by John Philip Holland (1841 – 1914) in 1893. Holland was an Irish engineer-inventor, who designed and built the...
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The IF-boat (previously International Folkboat) is a sailboat class based on the Nordic Folkboat design. Following the success of the Nordic Folkboat,...
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A patrol boat (also referred to as a patrol craft, patrol ship, or patrol vessel) is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defence...
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E-boat was the Western Allies' designation for the fast attack craft (German: Schnellboot, or S-Boot, meaning "fast boat"; plural Schnellboote) of the...
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Tennessee-class cruisers Tucker-class destroyers Tullibee-class submarine V-boat submarines Virginia-class battleships Virginia-class submarines Wickes-class...
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Khufu ship (redirect from Cheops boat)
in the Solar boat museum Solar boat pit, Giza Plateau, Egypt One of the boat pits on the east side of the Great Pyramid Atet Abydos boats Ancient Egyptian...
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inflatable boat (RIB), also rigid-hull inflatable boat or rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB), is a lightweight but high-performance and high-capacity boat constructed...
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