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The vertical/Z axis, or yaw axis, is an imaginary line running vertically through the ship and through its centre of mass. A yaw motion is a side-to side movement of the bow and stern of the ship. The transverse/Y axis, lateral axis, or pitch axis is an imaginary line running horizontally across the ship and through the centre of mass. A pitch ...
The movie includes a number in which Powell's character, communicates with US agent in the audience by tapping out a message in morse code. [2] The film was to be called I ' ll Take Manila but was renamed after the Japanese captured the Philippines. The setting was changed to Puerto Rico and the song “I'll Take Manila" became "I'll Take ...
Angle of loll is the state of a ship that is unstable when upright (i.e. has a negative metacentric height) and therefore takes on an angle of heel to either port or starboard. When a vessel has negative metacentric height (GM) i.e. , is in unstable equilibrium, any external force applied to the vessel will cause it to start heeling.
Boley tells the rebellious crew the story behind John Paul Jones, the name of the ship, causing the crew to change their minds. While en route with the mail, the ship is attacked by six Mitsubishi aircraft all of which are destroyed. However a torpedo hit causes flooding which is under control until the ship detects a submarine and increases speed.
The captain of Iowa chases an invisible ship, which they discover to be an alien force waging war on Earth. Only the crew of this last American battleship stands in their way. [ 3 ] ( The Iowa's outdated technology is immune to the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) weapons of the alien.)
A large cargo ship lost control of its engines and went nearly full throttle through a South Carolina harbor Wednesday, prompting the closure of one of the busiest bridges in the state. Harbor ...
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Mr. Lunceford goes over the side on a rope to investigate. Even though holed below the water line, the ship is resting on a ridge of ice below the water line. Harpooner Britton comes down to assist Mr. Lunceford but is crushed between the ship and the ice. Mr. Lunceford tries to help Britton and Lunceford's arm is broken in the attempt.