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An alternative is to run auxiliary diesels either on gas (LNG or LPG) or extra low sulphur distillate fuels, however if noise pollution is a problem, then cold ironing becomes the only option. A ship can cold iron by simply connecting to another ship's power supply. Naval ships have standardized processes and equipment for this procedure.
The conn, also spelled con, cun, conne, cond, conde, and cund, is the status of being in control of a ship's movements while at sea. The following quote summarizes the use of the term: The following quote summarizes the use of the term:
The primary 3-inch gun of Atalaya. Atalaya is an offshore patrol vessel with a displacement of 1,200 tons. It is 68 m (223 ft 1 in) long, has a beam of 10 m (32 ft 10 in), and a draught of 3 m (9 ft 10 in).
Shore power or shore supply is the provision of shoreside electrical power to a ship at berth while its main and auxiliary engines are shut down. [1] While the term denotes shore as opposed to off-shore, it is sometimes applied to aircraft or land-based vehicles (such as campers, heavy trucks with sleeping compartments and tour buses), which may plug into grid power when parked for idle reduction.
The following is a list of foreign ships wrecked or lost during the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939). Only one of these vessels lost belonged to a foreign navy – Chasseur 91, a French antisubmarine patrol boat – the remainder being civilian ships from different countries, most of them merchantmen involved in maritime trade with the Spanish Republic.
The Serviola-class patrol boats are a series of patrol boats built in 1990 at the shipyard in Ferrol in the former Empresa Nacional Bazan (now NAVANTIA) for the Spanish Navy. They entered service with the Spanish Navy from October 1992. [1] They are based in the Galician port of Ferrol making most of their patrols along the Galician and ...
A sound-powered telephone is a communication device that allows users to talk to each other with the use of a handset, similar to a conventional telephone, but without the use of external power. This technology has been used since at least 1944 [ 1 ] for both routine and emergency communication on ships to allow communication between key ...
Río Segura is the flagship patrol boat of the Maritime Service of the Spanish Civil Guard. [1] It is named after the Segura river in southeastern Spain. References