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  2. Torpedo tube - Wikipedia

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    A torpedo tube is a cylindrical device for launching torpedoes. [1] Torpedo tubes of the French SNLE Redoutable: French submarines use pistons to push the torpedo outside the tube, instead of blowing it out with compressed air. There are two main types of torpedo tube: underwater tubes fitted to submarines and some surface ships, and deck ...

  3. Pitot tube - Wikipedia

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    A pitot tube (/ ˈpiːtoʊ / PEE-toh; also pitot probe) measures fluid flow velocity. It was invented by a French engineer, Henri Pitot, in the early 18th century, [1] and was modified to its modern form in the mid-19th century by a French scientist, Henry Darcy. [2] It is widely used to determine the airspeed of aircraft; [3] the water speed ...

  4. Float tube - Wikipedia

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    Float tube. A float tube, also known as a belly boat or kick boat, is a small, lightweight inflatable fishing craft which anglers use to fish from. They were originally doughnut-shaped boats with an underwater seat in the "hole." Modern designs include a V-shape with pontoons on either side and the seat raised above the water allowing the legs ...

  5. Pontoon boat - Wikipedia

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    Pontoon boat. A pontoon boat is a flattish boat that relies on floats to remain buoyant. These pontoons (also called tubes) contain much reserve buoyancy and allow designers to create large deck plans fitted with a variety of accommodations including expansive lounge areas, stand-up bars, and sun pads. More horsepower is now able to be applied ...

  6. Rigid inflatable boat - Wikipedia

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    RNLI inshore rescue boat during Falmouth Lifeboat Day, August 2006. A rigid inflatable boat (RIB), also rigid-hull inflatable boat or rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB), is a lightweight but high-performance and high-capacity boat constructed with a rigid hull bottom joined to side-forming air tubes that are inflated with air to a high pressure so as to give the sides resilient rigidity along ...

  7. United States S-class submarine - Wikipedia

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    The United States ' S-class submarines, often simply called S-boats (sometimes "Sugar" boats, after the then-contemporary Navy phonetic alphabet for "S"), were the first class of submarines with a significant number built to United States Navy designs. They made up the bulk of the USN submarine service in the interwar years and could be found ...

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