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  2. BL 12-inch Mk X naval gun - Wikipedia

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    From 1917 several Mk X guns were deployed ashore on the section of the Belgian coast still held by the Allies, near Nieuwpoort.They were part of the "Royal Naval Siege Guns" under the command of Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon, and were used for attacking German heavy gun batteries.

  3. 12 mm caliber - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of firearm cartridges which have bullets in the 12 millimetres (0.47 in) to 12.99 millimetres (0.511 in) caliber range.. Length refers to the cartridge case length.

  4. General Electric J85 - Wikipedia

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    The J85 was originally designed to power a large decoy missile, the McDonnell ADM-20 Quail.The Quail was designed to be released from a B-52 Stratofortress in-flight and fly for long distances in formation with the launch aircraft, multiplying the number of targets facing the SA-2 surface-to-air missile operators on the ground.

  5. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    10 12: 1 terameter (Tm) 1.3 Tm Optical diameter of Betelgeuse: 1.4 Tm Orbital distance of Saturn from Sun 2 Tm Estimated optical diameter of VY Canis Majoris, one of the largest-known stars: 5.9 Tm Orbital distance of Pluto from the Sun ~ 7.5 Tm Outer boundary of the Kuiper belt: 10 13: 10 Tm: Diameter of the Solar System as a whole [1] 16.09 Tm

  6. IFRS 10, 11 and 12 - Wikipedia

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    The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), which promulgates accounting standards in the United States, also revised its consolidation rules in response to the 2007–2008 financial crisis, although its revised guidance is not identical to IFRS 10, 11 and 12. [1] However, IFRS 11 is very close to the FASB guidance for joint ventures. [1]

  7. USS Olympia (C-6) - Wikipedia

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    USS Olympia (C-6/CA-15/CL-15/IX-40) is a protected cruiser that saw service with the United States Navy from her commissioning in 1895 until 1922. She is currently a museum ship in Philadelphia.

  8. Offshore powerboat racing - Wikipedia

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    The sport increased in popularity over the next few years in the United States, with 10 races being scheduled during the 1917 season. The sport's growth was disrupted in Europe during World War I. Over the period of 1927–35 there was a huge interest in power boat racing in Europe both on sea water and on freshwater rivers and lakes.

  9. Orders of magnitude (mass) - Wikipedia

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    However, the names of all SI mass units are based on gram, rather than on kilogram; thus 10 3 kg is a megagram (10 6 g), not a *kilokilogram. The tonne (t) is an SI-compatible unit of mass equal to a megagram (Mg), or 10 3 kg. The unit is in common use for masses above about 10 3 kg and is often used with SI prefixes.