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1880s - World War I 47 mm (1.9 in) 47 mm kan M/95 (Finspång 47 mm fast shooting naval gun L/55 model 1895) Sweden-Norway: 1880s - World War I 47 mm (1.9 in) QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss Mk I, Mk II France: World War I - World War II 47 mm (1.9 in) QF 3 pounder Vickers United Kingdom: World War I - World War II 47 mm (1.9 in) QF 3 pounder Nordenfelt
In 2014, Guinness World Records listed the sum of US$39,680,576 pledged on Star Citizen 's website as the "largest single amount ever raised via crowdsourcing". [134] During the 2014 Gamescom event on August 15, Chris Roberts announced the crowdfunding campaign had surpassed US$50 million . [ 135 ]
Furthermore, some of the world's main waterways such as the Suez Canal and Singapore Strait restrict the maximum dimensions of a ship that can pass through them. In 2016, Prokopowicz and Berg-Andreassen defined a container ship with a capacity of 10,000 to 20,000 TEU as a Very Large Container Ship (VLCS), and one with a capacity greater than ...
USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group underway in the Atlantic USS Constitution under sail for the first time in 116 years on 21 July 1997 The United States Navy has approximately 470 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 50 ships are proposed or scheduled for retirement by 2028, while approximately 95 new ships are in either the planning and ordering ...
The list of naval weapon systems aims to provide reference about weapons mounted on surface combatant warships, and smaller craft and submarines found throughout the history of naval warfare. The list is sorted alpha-numerically by system service designation (i.e. Mk 15), or issue name if designation is unknown: NB: As this is an English ...
Skiffs are a common mode of transport on many Star Wars worlds as per in-universe sources, utilizing repulsorlift technology to move cargo and passengers on the cheap. The Bantha-II cargo skiffs seen in Return of the Jedi are also a favorite of various criminal organizations, which use them for raids and prisoner exchanges. Built by Ubrikkian ...
Watson-class vehicle cargo ship – 8 active; Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship – 7 active; Shughart-class vehicle cargo ship – 3 active; Gordon-class vehicle cargo ship – 2 active; Supply-class fast combat support ship – 2 active; Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship – 14 active; Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler – 15 active
The AN/SEQ-3 Laser Weapon System or XN-1 LaWS [1] is a laser weapon developed by the United States Navy. The weapon was installed on USS Ponce for field testing in 2014. In December 2014, the United States Navy reported that the LaWS system worked perfectly against low-end asymmetric threats, and that the commander of Ponce was authorized to ...