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2. CB90-class fast assault craft - Wikipedia

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   The German Water Police rented a Combat Boat 90H from the manufacturer Dockstavarvet for the 33rd G8 summit in Heiligendamm, Germany. This boat was involved in a high-speed chase with three Greenpeace RIBs who were trying to enter the restricted area near the hotel where the meeting was being held. A video clip of the incident was later widely ...

3. Wikipedia:Public domain image resources - Wikipedia

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   Needpix - library of more than 1.5 million free, or so-called Public Domain Photos and Illustrations licensed with CC0. PDPics.com Public domain photo collection with about 7400 high resolution pictures up to 6000x4000. All images licensed under CC0 license. Smithsonian Institution – Open Access – 2.8 million Free Public Domain images ...

4. Category:Images of boats - Wikipedia

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   Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Media in category "Images of boats" The following 36 files are in this category, out of 36 total. ... Knapp's roller boat.JPG ...

5. File:Speed boat and water skiier.jpg - Wikipedia

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6. Crusader (speedboat) - Wikipedia

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   Crusader was a jet-powered speed boat piloted by John Cobb. The combination of an aerodynamically stable hull form and turbojet propulsion was proposed by Reid Railton, Cobb's adviser. A rocket-powered scale model was tested at Haslar. The full size design was by Peter du Cane and built by Vospers of Portsmouth.

7. Water speed record - Wikipedia

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   Powered by an Allison V-1710 aircraft engine, the boat was built by Seattle Chrysler dealer Stanley Sayres and was able to run 260 km/h (160 mph) because her hull was designed to lift the top of the propeller out of water when running at high speed. This phenomenon, called 'prop riding', further reduced drag.

8. Hydroplane (boat) - Wikipedia

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   No-Vac at speed, 1933 Miss Jarvis on transport trailer, 2010 Hydroplane Miss America II on the Maumee River in Toledo, 1920. A hydroplane (or hydro, or thunderboat) is a fast motorboat, where the hull shape is such that at speed, the weight of the boat is supported by planing forces, rather than simple buoyancy.

9. High-speed craft - Wikipedia

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   A high-speed craft (HSC) is a high-speed water vessel for civilian use, also called a fastcraft or fast ferry. The first high-speed craft were often hydrofoils or hovercraft, but in the 1990s catamaran and monohull designs become more popular. Most high-speed craft serve as passenger ferries, but the largest catamarans and monohulls also carry ...