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2. Net (device) - Wikipedia

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   A cargo net being used to unload sacks from a ship at Haikou New Port, Haikou City, Hainan, China. A net comprises threads or yarns knotted and twisted into a grid-like structure which blocks the passage of large items, while letting small items and fluids pass.

3. LCVP (United States) - Wikipedia

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   Men generally entered the boat by climbing down a cargo net hung from the side of their troop transport; they exited by charging down the boat's lowered bow ramp. Designer Andrew Higgins based it on boats made for operating in swamps and marshes. More than 23,358 were built, by Higgins Industries and licensees. [1] [2]

4. Cargo net - Wikipedia

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   A cargo net being used to unload sacks from a ship at Haikou New Port, Haikou City, Hainan, China.. A cargo net is a type of net used for transferring cargo to and from ships. . It is usually square or rectangular, but sometimes round, made of thick rope, with cinch ropes extending from the corners, and in some designs, the edg

5. List of ship types - Wikipedia

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   A small type of Viking longship Ketch A two-masted, fore-and-aft rigged sailing boat with a mizzenmast stepped forward of the rudder and smaller than its foremast. Knarr A large type of Viking cargo ship, fit for Atlantic crossings Lorcha A sailing ship with mixed Chinese (rig) and western design (hull) that used since 16th century in far east.

6. Landing craft vehicle personnel - Wikipedia

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   The craft was designed by Andrew Higgins based on boats made for operating in swamps and marshes. More than 20,000 were built, by Higgins Industries and licensees. [ 2 ] Typically constructed from plywood, this shallow-draft, barge-like boat could ferry a platoon -sized complement of 36 men to shore at 9 knots (17 km/h).

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