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Eagle, Globe, and Anchor. Date: 1995: Source: Derived from Image:US-MarineCorps-Emblem.svg: Author: Derived by User:Flamurai from work by the U.S. Government: Permission (Reusing this file) Public domain from a copyright standpoint, but other restrictions apply.
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on af.wikipedia.org Amerikaanse Marinierskorps; Usage on az.wikipedia.org ABŞ Dəniz Piyadaları Korpusu
The new seal included the traditional Eagle, Globe, and Anchor emblem in gold, with the Globe and anchor rope in silver. The eagle is depicted with wings displayed, standing upon the western hemisphere of the terrestrial globe, and holding in his beak a white ribbon bearing the Marine Corps motto " Semper Fidelis " (Always Faithful) with the ...
English: Used on the tails and wings of US Navy aircraft during WW1 from 15 April 1916 to 19 May 1917 when superceeded by first version of star roundel. Info as per official US Navy painting instructions, colors know to be dark blue but exact shade unknown.
The butterfly loop, also known as lineman's loop, butterfly knot, alpine butterfly knot and lineman's rider, is a knot used to form a fixed loop in the middle of a rope. Tied in the bight , it can be made in a rope without access to either of the ends; this is a distinct advantage when working with long climbing ropes.
The anchored cross, or mariner's cross, is a stylized cross in the shape of an anchor. It is a symbol which is shaped like a plus sign depicted with anchor -like fluke protrusions at its base. There are many variations on this symbol, but the most common form connects a ring with a bar, with a cross-bar, terminating on the other end with two ...
The name figure-of-eight knot appears in Lever's Sheet Anchor; or, a Key to Rigging (London, 1808). The word "of" is nowadays usually omitted. The word "of" is nowadays usually omitted. The knot is the sailor's common single-strand stopper knot and is tied in the ends of tackle falls and running rigging, unless the latter is fitted with monkey ...
Neophasia menapia, the pine white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the western United States and in southern British Columbia, Canada. [1] [2] [3] It is mostly white with black veins and wing bars. The species is similar to Neophasia terlooii but their ranges only overlap in New Mexico. [1] [2]