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  2. Wickes-class destroyer - Wikipedia

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    The first Wickes-class vessel was launched on 11 November 1917, with four more by the end of the year. Production peaked in July 1918, when 17 were launched - 15 of them on 4 July. [20] The program continued after the war ended: 21 of the Wickes class (and all but 9 of the Clemson class) were launched after the armistice on 11 November 1918.

  3. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    AAW An acronym for anti-aircraft warfare. aback (of a sail) Filled by the wind on the opposite side to the one normally used to move the vessel forward.On a square-rigged ship, any of the square sails can be braced round to be aback, the purpose of which may be to reduce speed (such as when a ship-of-the-line is keeping station with others), to heave to, or to assist moving the ship's head ...

  4. USS Wickes (DD-578) - Wikipedia

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    USS Wickes (DD-578), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Lambert Wickes (1735–1777), ...

  5. USS Wickes (DD-75) - Wikipedia

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    The first USS Wickes (DD-75) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy during World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Montgomery. She has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Montgomery .

  6. USS Wickes - Wikipedia

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    Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Wickes, in honor of Lambert Wickes. The first USS Wickes (DD-75) was the lead ship in her class of destroyers during World War I . The second USS Wickes (DD-578) was a Fletcher -class destroyer during World War II .

  7. Wickes - Wikipedia

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    Wickes Group plc trading as Wickes is a home improvement retailer and garden centre, based in the United Kingdom with more than 230 stores throughout the country. Its main business is the sale of supplies and materials, for homeowners and the building trade. [ 2 ]

  8. Pedestal - Wikipedia

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    A pedestal, on the other hand, is defined as a shaft-like form that raises the sculpture and separates it from the base. [ 1 ] An elevated pedestal or plinth that bears a statue, and which is raised from the substructure supporting it (typically roofs or corniches), is sometimes called an acropodium .

  9. Template:Wickes-class destroyer - Wikipedia

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