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  2. TS King Edward - Wikipedia

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    In a famous publicity stunt, Parson's steam launch sped uninvited past warships in the Solent at the 1897 Review of the Fleet held on the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria's accession to the throne. Turbinia raced past them at the unheard-of speed of 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph), far outstripping the ships of the Royal Navy sent to intercept.

  3. List of ships of the Princess fleet - Wikipedia

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    SS Queen Alexandra, 1902–1912 1937 1903 Princess Beatrice [7] 1903 1903 1929 1903 SS Princess Victoria [8] 1902 1903 Tahsis No. 3, 1951-1953 converted oil carrier 1953 1907 SS Princess Ena [9] 1907 1907 1936 1907 Princess Royal [10] 1907 1907 1933 1908 SS Princess Charlotte [11] SS Mediterranean, 1950–1965 1965 1910 SS Princess Adelaide [12 ...

  4. Pressure (play) - Wikipedia

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    Pressure is a 2014 play written by David Haig, based on true events that took place during World War II.It centres on the true story of James Stagg and the weather forecasts that determined the date of the D-Day landings as part of Operation Overlord.

  5. SS Oriana (1959) - Wikipedia

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    SS Oriana was the last of the Orient Steam Navigation Company's ocean liners. She was built at Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England and launched on 3 November 1959 by Princess Alexandra. Oriana first appeared as an Orient Line ship, with a corn-coloured hull, until 1966, when that company was fully absorbed into the P&O group.

  6. List of ships built by Cammell Laird - Wikipedia

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    PS Alexandra: 1863: Paddle steamer United Kingdom [8] HMS Scorpion: 1863: Turret ship Royal Navy [9] HMS Wivern: 1863: Turret ship Royal Navy [9] CSS Lark: 1864: Paddle steamer Confederate States Navy [10] HMS Agincourt: 1865: Ironclad Royal Navy [11] Huáscar: 1865: Turret ship Peru [12] HMS Euphrates: 1866: Troop ship Royal Navy [13] HNLMS ...

  7. Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway - Wikipedia

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    The Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway was built to bring the coal output of the Aberdare and Rhondda valleys directly to Alexandra Docks at Newport.. It was a little over 5 miles (8 km) in length, running from Pontypridd to a junction near Caerphilly; from there to Newport existing allied railways conveyed the mineral trains.

  8. NASA says Boeing-built SLS moon rocket is ‘essential’ as ...

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    NASA responded to news that Boeing aims to lay off up to 400 workers from its Space Launch System program. The SLS rocket plays a key role in the Artemis moon program, the agency said..

  9. Brennan torpedo - Wikipedia

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    The other ends of the wires were connected to steam-powered winding engines, which were arranged so that speeds could be varied within fine limits, giving sensitive steering control for the torpedo. The torpedo attained a speed of 20 knots (23 mph) using a wire .04 inches (1.0 mm) in diameter but later this was changed to .07 inches (1.8 mm) to ...