The R boats (Räumboote in German, literally "clearing boats", meaning minesweepers) were a group of small naval vessels built as minesweepers for the...
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LCVP (United States) (redirect from Higgins boat)
commonly called the "Higgins" boat, was supplied to the British (from October 1940), to whom it was initially known as the "R-boat" and used for commando raids...
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considerably in design and detail specifics. The R-1 through R-20 boats were designed by Electric Boat and built by the company's subcontractor yards Bethlehem...
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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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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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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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April 1917 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut; the R-boats built by Lake Torpedo Boat (R-21 through R-27) are sometimes considered...
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List of naval ships of Germany (section R)
Navy ship classes List of U-boats of Germany List of battleships of Germany 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 Unnamed See also...
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Navy Ship". Netz-class boats – Retired Yatush-class patrol boats – Retired Bertram-class patrol boats – Retired Saar 1-class boats – based on German Jaguar-class...
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"Rock the Boat" is a song recorded by American singer Aaliyah for her eponymous third and final studio album (2001). It was written by Static Major, Eric...
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was replaced by the Special Operations Craft – Riverine (SOC-R) The PBR was a versatile boat with a fiberglass hull and water jet drive which enabled it...
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The Special Boat Service (SBS) is the tier 1 special forces unit of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. The SBS can trace its origins back to the Second World...
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Lürssen (category German boat builders)
Dilbar Octopus Rising Sun Pelorus Eos Kismet Azzam Aurora Radiant E-boat R boat Zobel class Jaguar class Seeadler class Darussalam class Baden-Württemberg...
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Paper Boat is a brand of traditional Indian beverages and foods produced and marketed by Hector Beverages, which is headquartered in Bengaluru, India....
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The R-class patrol boats was a class of Finnish patrol boats, originally constructed as coastal minesweepers. They were modified into patrol boats by the...
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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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headquartered at Kiel commanding two minesweeper flotillas and one Räumbooten ("R boat") mine auxiliary unit. The Reichsmarine did not maintain traditional at-sea...
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United States S-class submarine (section S-boat fates)
the material for these was used by Electric Boat to build the Peruvian Navy's four R-boats. The first S-boat placed into commission was the S-3 on 30 January...
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The Love Boat is an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by Wilford Lloyd Baumes that originally aired on ABC from September 24, 1977...
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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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coastal and river line areas. Rigid Raider Arrow boat SOC-R boat 1 Assault Group Royal Marines Rapid Action Boat Squadron Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen...
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344343°N 72.079526°W / 41.344343; -72.079526 General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) is a subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation. It has been the primary...
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Hagen Küster R 33, R 34, R 35, R 36, R 37, R 38, R 39, R 40 (minesweepers) Von Der Groeben – Oberleutnant zur See Gustav Czycholl (R boat tender) Mine...
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in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), published in 1889, is a humorous novel by English writer Jerome K. Jerome describing a two-week boating holiday...
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Patrol Boat, River, and the mini armored troop carrier.[when?] Designed for speed and tight turns, the SOC-R's V-shape belly allows the boat to skate...
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Kriegsmarine (redirect from U-Boat Arm)
Z was shelved in favour of a crash building programme for submarines (U-boats) instead of capital surface warships, and land and air forces were given...
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and the ship was unsalvageable and later stricken. The second R-151 Group patrol boat, Arion, was attacked by the same Turkish fighter jet formations...
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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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steam-powered torpedo boats. They were developed in parallel with the 35-metre long Fairmile D motor torpedo boats ("dog boats"), specifically due to...
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