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Erwin Dolera, Jomer Pabalan, and Jayson Vann Banogan, known collectively as the "Bangkang papel" boys (Paper boat boys), were three boys who came to national notice in 2001 when they wrote their plight and aspirations on paper that they folded into boats and sent down the Pasig River towards then-President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal Arroyo at the Malacañang Palace.
This is a list of torpedo boat classes of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, organised chronologically by entry into service.This article's coverage is restricted to the steam-powered torpedo boats built for or acquired by the British Navy between 1876 (the date on which the Admiralty ordered the first torpedo boat to carry the self-propelled Whitehead torpedo) and 1905; the final batch of ...
Project K123-K: K-123 boats fitted with a A-10bis forward hydrofoil. Project 123-U: K-123 boats converted to target ships with remote control systems. 2 B-123 boats were fitted with the A-10 and A-11 forward hydrofoil. 6 K-123 boats were converted to gunboats, with their torpedoes removed and a second pair of KPV machine guns added. [1]
- 4 with SENAN - 2 with Nigeria merchant fleet; General characteristics; Type: Patrol Boat: Displacement - 58 t (57 long tons), full load - 53 t (52 long tons), standard; Length: 25 m (82 ft 0 in) LOA: Beam: 5.76 m (18 ft 11 in) Draught: 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) Propulsion - 2 x lateral drive fixed pitch propellers and 1 x central booster water jet
Exhaust was not expelled through a funnel, like most ships, but through vents below the waterline. [3] The patrol boat could reach a maximum speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph), and had a maximum range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph). [2] The ship's company consisted of 22 personnel. [2]
Clemson-class destroyer For United States Navy: 29 October United States: Mare Island Naval Shipyard: Vallejo, California: Perry: Clemson-class destroyer For United States Navy: 3 November United Kingdom: Harland & Wolff: Belfast: Barrabool: Passenger ship: For Peninsular & Orient Steam Navigation Company. [32] 15 November United Kingdom: Amble ...
The Island-class patrol boats, including Liberty, were constructed in Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana. Their design is based on the British Vosper Thornycroft 33 metres (108 ft) patrol boats and have similar dimensions. Liberty has an overall length of 110 feet (34 m), a beam of 21 feet (6.4 m), and a draft of 7 feet (2.1 m) at full ...