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2. Navy shower - Wikipedia

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   Maritime cruisers often take navy showers when they are not in a port with easy access to fresh water. A ten-minute shower takes as much as 230 liters (60 U.S. gal) of water, while a navy shower usually takes as little as 11 liters (3 U.S. gal); one person can save up to 56,000 liters (15,000 U.S. gal) per year. [3]

3. John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher - Wikipedia

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   Admiral of the Fleet John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, [2] GCB, OM, GCVO (25 January 1841 – 10 July 1920), commonly known as Jacky or Jackie Fisher, was a British Admiral of the Fleet. With more than sixty years in the Royal Navy, his efforts to reform the service helped to usher in an era of modernisation which saw the supersession of ...

4. Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet - Wikipedia

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   Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth, 1st Baronet, GCB (9 February 1748 – 31 August 1817) was an English officer of the Royal Navy, serving during the Seven Years' War, the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, as the Governor of Newfoundland during the War of 1812, and a member of the British House of Commons during his semi-retirement.

5. Nicholas Goodhart - Wikipedia

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   Nicholas Goodhart. FRAeS Silver Medal by the Royal Aero Club in 1956. Rear Admiral Hilary Charles Nicholas Goodhart CB FRAeS (28 September 1919 – 9 April 2011) was an engineer and aviator who invented the mirror-sight deck landing system for aircraft carriers. He was also a world champion and record breaker in gliding.

6. Mare Island Naval Shipyard - Wikipedia

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   15 May 1975 [3] Designated CHISL. 1960. The Mare Island Naval Shipyard (MINSY or MINS) was the first United States Navy base established on the Pacific Ocean [4] and was in service 142 years from 1854 to 1996. It is located on Mare Island, 23 miles (37 km) northeast of San Francisco, in Vallejo, California.

7. Alan Gardner, 1st Baron Gardner - Wikipedia

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   Manor House, Uttoxeter, birthplace of Admiral Alan Gardner, 1st Baron Gardner. Gardner was born at the Manor House, Uttoxeter, which is commemorated by a plaque.He married Susannah Hyde Gale (2 May 1749 – 20 April 1823) in Kingston, Jamaica, on 20 May 1769. [10]