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[2] [3] The frigates supporting the line of battle ships did break off, in one case suffering severe losses in the retreat. [ 4 ] There is a misconception that the order was to be obeyed at Nelson's discretion, but this is contradicted by the fact that it was a general order to all the attacking ships (some of whom did break off), and that ...
The invisible ships (or ships not seen) myth claims that when European explorers' ships approached either North America, South America, or Australia, the appearance of their large ships was so foreign to the native people that they could not even see the vessels in front of them.
See ship classification society. clean bill of health A certificate issued by a port indicating that a ship carries no infectious diseases. Also called a pratique. clean slate At the helm, the watchkeeper would record details of speed, distances, headings, etc. on a slate. At the beginning of a new watch the slate would be wiped clean. clear 1.
INS Talwar (F40) (translated as "Sword") is the lead ship of the Talwar-class frigates of the Indian Navy.Its name means "Sword" in Hindi (see Talwar).She was built in Russia, and commissioned into the Indian Navy on 18 June 2003.
Ships are typically larger than boats, but there is no universally accepted distinction between the two. Ships generally can remain at sea for longer periods of time than boats. [3] A legal definition of ship from Indian case law is a vessel that carries goods by sea. [4] A common notion is that a ship can carry a boat, but not vice versa. [5]
Collided with a merchant ship while in Mumbai harbour on 30 January 2011; sank after on-board fire. No casualties. Re-floated and decommissioned with full honours in 2012. INS Taragiri: F41 Nilgiri class: 16 May 1980 27 June 2013 INS Krishna: F46 Leander class: 22 August 1995 24 May 2012 Sunk as target, 2012. [11]
The Indian Navy (IN), which is the naval warfare branch of the Indian Armed Forces, has approximately 135+ warships on active commission. [1]By forethought, the IN's Maritime Capability Perspective Plan (MCPP) for the period 2012-2027 had set the objective of the service becoming a 200-ship fleet by 2035; however, that number has since been reduced to 175 in December 2019 - principally owing ...
The Yard was established in 1735 by the East India Company, which brought in shipwrights from their base at Surat in order to construct vessels using Malabar teak.One of their number, Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia, was (along with several generations of his descendants) a key figure in the success of the Yard, as indicated in The New Cambridge History of India: Science, Technology and Medicine in ...