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  2. USCGC Taney - Wikipedia

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    Significant dates. Added to NRHP. 7 June 1988. Designated NHL. 7 June 1988 [3] WPG/WAGC/WHEC-37, launched as USCGC Roger B. Taney and for most of her career called USCGC Taney (/ ˈtɔːni /), is a United States Coast Guard high endurance cutter notable as the last warship floating which fought in the attack on Pearl Harbor. [4] She was named ...

  3. RMS Mauretania (1906) - Wikipedia

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    RMS Mauretania was a British ocean liner designed by Leonard Peskett and built by Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson on the River Tyne, England for the Cunard Line, launched on the afternoon of 20 September 1906. She was the world's largest ship until the launch of RMS Olympic in 1910. Mauretania captured the eastbound Blue Riband on the maiden ...

  4. Deck (ship) - Wikipedia

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    As is typical for a late-19th-century vessel, several deckhouses may be seen. A deck is a permanent covering over a compartment or a hull [1] of a ship. On a boat or ship, the primary or upper deck is the horizontal structure that forms the "roof" of the hull, strengthening it and serving as the primary working surface.

  5. SS Leonardo da Vinci (1958) - Wikipedia

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    SS Leonardo da Vinci was an ocean liner built in 1960 by Ansaldo Shipyards, Italy for the Italian Line as a replacement for their SS Andrea Doria that had been lost in 1956. . She was initially used in transatlantic service alongside SS Cristoforo Colombo, and primarily for cruising after the delivery of the new SS Michelangelo and SS Raffaello in 1965.

  6. Olympic-class ocean liner - Wikipedia

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    All three of the Olympic-class ships held nine decks, seven of which were for passengers. From top to bottom, the decks were: Boat Deck. The topmost deck of the ship, where the deck housing, lifeboats, and funnels were installed. The bridge and wheelhouse were at the forward end, in front of the captain's and officers' quarters.

  7. RV Falkor Too - Wikipedia

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    Aviation facilities. Helicopter deck, max. helicopter weight 12.8 tonnes. RV Falkor (too) is an oceanographic research vessel refitted in 2021–2022 from the former multi-role offshore support vessel MS Polar Queen. The ship was purchased by the Schmidt Ocean Institute in March 2021. It replaced the RV Falkor.

  8. Icon of the Seas - Wikipedia

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    Icon of the Seas is the first Royal Caribbean vessel to use such technology. [29] The ship has a crew of 2,350, and a capacity of 5,610 passengers at double occupancy, or 7,600 passengers at maximum capacity. [5] Icon of the Seas has 20 decks with seven swimming pools and six water slides. The company claims the ship has the tallest waterfall ...

  9. USS Juneau (CL-52) - Wikipedia

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    USS Juneau (CL-52) was a United States Navy Atlanta-class light cruiser torpedoed and sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942. In total, 687 officers and sailors, including the five Sullivan brothers, were killed in action as a result of her sinking.