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2. Reefer ship - Wikipedia

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   Side-door vessels have water-tight ports on the ship's hull, which open into a cargo hold. Elevators or ramps leading from the quay serve as loading and discharging access for the forklifts or conveyors. Inside these access ports or side doors, pallet lifts or another series of conveyors bring the cargo to the respective decks. This special ...

3. USS Kingsville - Wikipedia

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   USS Kingsville (LCS-36) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. [ 3 ] [ 6 ] She will be the first ship to be named for Kingsville, Texas, which is home to Naval Air Station Kingsville .

4. Mark 32 surface vessel torpedo tubes - Wikipedia

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   The Mark 32 can fire 12.75-inch (324 mm) torpedoes of the Mark 44, Mark 46, Mark 50 (from the Mod 17 tubes onwards), [3][4] and Mark 54 [citation needed] designs, and can be modified to use other torpedoes (such as the MU90 Impact aboard Royal Australian Navy frigates, or Royal Navy units using Sting Ray torpedoes). [5][6] The tubes are ...

5. Hold (compartment) - Wikipedia

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   A cargo hatch or deck hatch or hatchway is type of door used on ships and boats to cover the opening to the cargo hold or other lower part of the ship. To make the cargo hold waterproof, most cargo holds have cargo hatch. This can be a waterproof door, like a trap door with hinges or a cover that is places on top of the cargo hold opening ...

6. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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   refrigerator: ice pop: a water-based frozen snack served in a plastic sleeve (US: freeze pop, freezer pop, Icee) [74] a water-based frozen snack on a stick (UK: ice lolly) [74] Indian corn Zea mays (historical or technical; usually, UK maize or sweetcorn, US corn, q.v.) A particular variety of maize/corn, with multicolored kernels, used for ...

7. USS Antietam (CV-36) - Wikipedia

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   Antietam. (CV-36) USS Antietam (CV/CVA/CVS-36) was one of 24 Essex -class aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the second US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the American Civil War Battle of Antietam (Maryland). Antietam was commissioned in January 1945, too late to ...

8. Glossary of nautical terms (M–Z) - Wikipedia

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   The system of masts and lines on ships and other sailing vessels. [36] rigging chocks Thick blocks of wood fixed outside the rails to take the chain plates for the shrouds. [2] rigging screw A bottle screw used to keep wires taut. [2] righting The process of restoring a capsized vessel to upright condition. righting couple righting moment

9. Watercraft - Wikipedia

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   Boats and ships, which float by having the submerged part of their structure exclude water with a waterproof surface, so creating a space that contains air, as well as cargo, passengers, crew, etc. In total, this structure weighs less than the water that would occupy the same volume. [2]: 7–8. Watercraft can be grouped into surface vessels ...