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  2. Jacob's ladder (nautical) - Wikipedia

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    The term Jacob's ladder, [1] used on a ship, applies to two kinds of rope ladders. [2] The first is a flexible hanging ladder. It consists of vertical ropes or chains supporting horizontal, historically round and wooden, rungs. Today, flat runged flexible ladders are also called Jacob's ladders. The name is commonly used without the apostrophe ...

  3. Yard patrol boat - Wikipedia

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    Following the attack on Pearl Harbor the United States Navy leased California-based tuna boats for the duration of the war or "until victory". [1] On 16 February 1942, San Diego Port Director Commander W.J. Morcott called a meeting of tuna skippers and crews at the Naval Reserve Armory telling the men "The Navy needs men to man the [clippers] – experienced men, like yourselves.

  4. Pilot ladder - Wikipedia

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    A United States Navy petty officer uses the pilot ladder of an Iranian cargo ship during a maritime interdiction operation in the Persian Gulf. A pilot ladder is a highly specialized form of rope ladder, typically used on board cargo vessels [1] for the purposes of embarking and disembarking pilots. The design and construction of the ladders is ...

  5. Standing rigging - Wikipedia

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    Standing rigging comprises the fixed lines, wires, or rods, which support each mast or bowsprit on a sailing vessel and reinforce those spars against wind loads transferred from the sails. This term is used in contrast to running rigging , which represents the moveable elements of rigging which adjust the position and shape of the sails.

  6. Special Operations Craft – Riverine - Wikipedia

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    The aft-mounted .50 cal covers the boat crew as they leave the shore after an extraction. The SOC-R and its tractor and trailer fits aboard C-130 or larger aircraft. The craft can also be slung under an Army MH-47 helicopter using the MEATS system, which allows Combatant-Craft Crewmen to fast-rope from the helicopter onto the craft during ...

  7. Maltese Falcon (yacht) - Wikipedia

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    Maltese Falcon. (yacht) Maltese Falcon is a full-rigged ship using DynaRig technology, which was built by Perini Navi in Tuzla, Istanbul, and commissioned by her first owner, Tom Perkins. She is one of the world's most complex and largest sailing yachts at 88 m (289 ft), similar in size to the Athena and Eos. The vessel dropped its BVI flag in ...

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