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The 1227 Anglepoise was released in 1935. It was primarily manufactured for the home and proved to be extremely popular. [10] The 1227 was hugely promoted by the Terry Spring Company and when England declared war on Germany on September 3 1939 the company ran an advert on the same day describing it as the "ideal blackout lamp". [11]
Anglepoise model 1227 from 1935. A balanced-arm lamp, sometimes called a floating arm lamp, is a lamp with an adjustable folding arm which is constructed such that the force due to gravity is always counteracted by springs, regardless of the position of the arms of the lamp.
5 destroyer tenders (AD)s of the Dixie-class; 4 repair ships (AR)s of the Vulcan-class; 7 submarine tenders (AS)s of the Fulton-class; 2 seaplane tenders (AV)s of the Curtiss-class; 4 seaplane tenders (AV)s of the slightly longer Currituck class; The last of these 22 ships (the submarine tender Sperry) was scrapped in 2011. [1]
Some one keeps adding "a change this image " tag to the anglepoise image here. I am removing the tag for these reasons (1) It's a promotinal use image. (2) It is a photo of the first production Anglepoise lamp and as such would be quite difficult to come accross today. To clarify: it is a specific model from the Anglepoise company.
USS Cyrene (AGP-13) was a motor torpedo boat tender for the United States Navy. She was laid down as Cape Farewell , [ note 1 ] a Maritime Commission type (C1-A) hull under a Maritime Commission contract, at Pusey and Jones Corp., Wilmington, Delaware.
Chase boat, a tender generally not carried by the main vessel. It may be towed, travel under its own power, or be stationed in port. Destroyer tender, a large ship used to support a flotilla of destroyers or other small warships. Dive tender, a ship or boat used to support the actions of divers. [citation needed] Also known as a diving support ...
She returned to Pearl Harbor 4 December, and on 5 February got underway for Guam where she completed 4 voyage repairs and 24 refits by 7 August. Assigned to occupation duty after the end of the war, Proteus rendezvoused with units of the 3rd Fleet and became the flagship of a 26-ship support group which steamed off the coast of Honshū until 26 ...
United States Navy tender is a general term for a type of U.S. Navy ship used to support other ships, often of a non-specific or uncommon non-designated type or purpose. Contents Top