USS Aeolus (ARC-3) began service as USS Turandot (AKA-47), an Artemis-class attack cargo ship built by the Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc. of Providence, Rhode...
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USS Aeolus or USNS Aeolus has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to: USS Aeolus (SP-186), the proposed name and designation...
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Cable layer (redirect from Cable Repair Ship (ARC))
1917 USS Portunus (ARC-1) 1951-1959 USNS Neptune (ARC-2) 1973-1992 USS Aeolus (ARC-3) 1973-1985 USS Thor (ARC-4) 3 January 1956 to 2 July 1973 USS Yamacraw...
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operations came in June 1967 when she steamed to Iceland to assist USS Aeolus (ARC-3) in a special project. The tug returned to Norfolk on 13 July 1967...
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USS Rigel (ARb-1), ex-AD-13, later AR-11 USS Portunus (ARC-1), ex-LSM–275 USS Yamacraw (ARC-5), ex-ACM-9 Aeolus-class: MA type S4–SE2–BE1 USS Aeolus (ARC-3)...
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Fighting Ships. The entries can be found here and here. NavSource Online: AKA-47 Turandot, ARC-3 Aeolus USS Turandot / USS Aeolus web site 51 Years of AKAs...
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Gary P. (16 April 2021). "USS Portunus (ARC-1)". NavSource Online. Retrieved 20 May 2021. "USS Portunus ARC-1" (PDF). USS AEOLUS Newsletter (Winter 2013-2014)...
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List of shipwrecks in 1988 (section 3 July)
Aeolus (T-ARC-3) ex USS Aeolus (ARC-3) (1955 - 1973) USS Turandot (AKA-47) (1945 - 1955) alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (Y) navsource.org USS Vermilion...
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Rescued by Coast Guards". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. August 24, 1933. p. A-3. Hickam, pp. 76–79. "Sinking Ship's Crew is Saved by Wireless". San Francisco...
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USNS Neptune (redirect from USS Neptune (ARC-2))
sheaves spanning 12 ft (3.7 m) were among the more visible modifications. On 1 June 1953 the ship was commissioned USS Neptune (ARC-2). The ship's operations...
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observation centers with shore stations. See USS Aeolus Association's photo of Caesar cable types. A 10 ft (3.0 m) lesser draft might have some advantages...
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USS Bonefish (SS-582) was a Barbel-class submarine of the United States Navy, and was the second U.S. Navy submarine to be named for the bonefish. The...
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USS Arkansas (BB-33) was a dreadnought battleship, the second member of the Wyoming class, built by the United States Navy. She was the third ship of...
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Alert, was a British General Post Office cable layer built in 1915. The USS Aeolus Association website has a photo of a display of the first three types...
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USS Atlanta (CL-51) of the United States Navy was the lead ship of the Atlanta class of eight light cruisers. She was the third Navy ship named after...
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AMc-115/AM-138/MSF-138) USS Aegir (AS-23) USS Aeolus (ID-3005, ARL-42, ARC-3/T-ARC-3) USS Aetna (1869) USS Affray (AMc-112, MSO-511) USS Agamemnon (ID-3004) USS Agamenticus...
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Tubbataha Reef (section USS Guardian)
is situated on Cagayan Ridge, an extinct underwater volcano and an island arc during the Miocene. Being a true atoll structure, it is believed that the...
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and one aft. The guns could be elevated 40 degrees and depressed 3 degrees. Training arcs were: turret "A", 286 degrees; turret "B", 270 degrees; turret...
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regions. Some 67% of corals died in the reef's worst-hit northern section, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies report said. The runoff problem...
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tops of Nagato's mainmast and funnel were removed to improve the effective arcs of fire for her anti-aircraft guns. Nagato was equipped with four Gihon geared...
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1861, he took part in Torell's second Svalbard expedition on board the Æolus. This included a boat journey along the scarcely explored northern coast...
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Ship Characteristics Board (section USS Thresher loss)
Friedman, Battleships, pp 311-313 Friedman, Destroyers, pp 2-3 Friedman, Destroyers, p. 3 Friedman, Amphibious Ships, p. 13 Friedman, Destroyers, p. 5...
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shipwreck in the region and lies at a depth of 33 metres (108.3 ft) to 83 metres (272.3 ft) off the coast of Genoa. It is a popular tourist attraction...
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26°38′22.02″N 34°3′39.9″E / 26.6394500°N 34.061083°E / 26.6394500; 34.061083 The Salem Express was a passenger ship that sank in the Red Sea. It is...
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attack cargo ship. She was decommissioned at Portland on 3 December 1943, and recommissioned USS Algol (AKA-54), on 21 July 1944 at Willamette Shipyard...
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power and being fitted with fore and aft turrets with almost uninterrupted arcs of fire." When she entered service, the monitor was considered superior to...
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Zone, as changes in tectonic forces caused the east belt of the Northland Arc (23 to 16 million years ago) to begin moving southwards, and eventually forming...
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early in the war, and still more were added later. To increase the firing arcs of the AA guns, the rear funnel was shortened and the mainmast was reduced...
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Indefatigable's design was enlarged to give the ships' two-wing turrets a wider arc of fire. As a result, the Indefatigable class was not a significant improvement...
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tectonic plate (microplate). A complex geological fault system and volcanic arc islands have been created along the length of the sea by the movement of...
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