An auxiliary ship is a naval ship designed to support combatant ships and other naval operations. Auxiliary ships are not primary combatant vessels, though...
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The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is a naval auxiliary fleet owned by the UK's Ministry of Defence. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service and...
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Naval ships designed primarily for naval warfare are termed warships, as opposed to support (auxiliary ships) or shipyard operations. Naval ship classification...
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coordinate fleet activities. An auxiliary command ship features the command and control components prevalent on landing ships (command) and also features...
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This is a list of auxiliaries of the United States Navy. It covers the various types of ships that support the frontline combat vessels of the United...
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of auxiliary ship classes in service includes all auxiliary ships in naval service in the world. For combatant ships, see the list of naval ship classes...
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This is a list of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom. Tide (II)-class fast fleet tanker...
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Hull classification symbol (redirect from Unclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary Ship)
owned and commercial ships and craft for use as patrol vessels, mine warfare vessels, and various types of naval auxiliary ships, some of them with identical...
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The Bay class is a ship class of four dock landing ships built for the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) during the 2000s. They are based on the Dutch-Spanish...
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Replenishment oiler (redirect from Auxiliary oiler replenisher)
A replenishment oiler or replenishment tanker is a naval auxiliary ship with fuel tanks and dry cargo holds which can supply both fuel and dry stores during...
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miscellaneous ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom. Littoral Strike/Primary Casualty Receiving Ship RFA Argus (A135)...
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warfare ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom. There are two types of amphibious warfare ships currently...
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The auxiliary ship Olterra was a 5,000 ton Italian tanker scuttled by her own crew at Algeciras in the Bay of Gibraltar on 10 June 1940, after the entry...
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either Auxiliary Personnel Barracks (APB) or Auxiliary Personnel Lighter (aka barge) (APL). Barrack ships were common during the era of sailing ships when...
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2 amphibious warfare vessels and 23 auxiliary ships. This list presents only the major combatant and auxiliary vessels in active service and in construction...
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Minesweeper (redirect from Mine sweeping auxiliary ships)
Combatant nations quickly adapted ships to the task of minesweeping, including Australia's 35 civilian ships that became auxiliary minesweepers. Both Allied and...
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The following is a list of Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship names by name in alphabetical order, both past and present. Many of the names have been re-used over...
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Armed merchantman (redirect from Auxiliary cruisers)
Indiamen mimicking ships of the line and chasing off regular French warships in the Battle of Pulo Aura in 1804, and the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran...
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logistics support ship in service to the 52,000,000-square-mile (130,000,000 km2) region. "T-AKE Lewis & Clark Class of Auxiliary Dry Cargo Ships" (PDF). www...
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Royal Navy bear the ship prefix "HMS", for His Majesty's Ship or His Majesty's Submarine. See also: Ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and vessels operated...
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electrically powered auxiliary equipment, rather than steam-driven machinery. To prevent the hull cracks that many Liberty ships developed—making some...
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The Aditya-class auxiliary ship is a class of replenishment and repair ships currently in service with the Indian Navy. The class is a modified and lengthened...
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The Auxiliary ship replacement program is set to replace ten auxiliary ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy from various classes by eight new ships which...
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a list of active Italian Navy ships. The navy maintains approximately 181 ships in service, including minor auxiliary vessels. The fleet has started...
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support ship (US Navy hull classification symbol: AOE) is a type of replenishment auxiliary ship. Different from traditional logistic ships, the fast...
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known as the Queenston class) of naval auxiliaries for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) began as the Joint Support Ship Project, a Government of Canada procurement...
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auxiliary in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Auxiliary may refer to: Auxiliary language (disambiguation) Auxiliary verb Auxiliary police Auxiliaries...
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Storeships should not be confused with fast combat support ships which are high speed auxiliary ships or tenders which provide maintenance support to flotillas...
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patrol ships, minesweepers, etc. Auxiliary ships – ammunition ships, replenishment oilers, repair ships, storeships, troopships, etc. Hospital ships Some...
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RFA Prince Salvor (category United Kingdom naval auxiliary ship stubs)
RFA Prince Salvor (A292) was a salvage vessel of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/7708.html v t e...
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