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[1] [2] The boat has a draft of 3 ft (0.91 m) with a bilgeboard extended and can be transported on a trailer. [1] For sailing the design is equipped with hiking straps and has a mainsail window to improve visibility. It also has a 2:1 mechanical advantage, four-part mainsheet traveler, a Cunningham, a 12:1 boom vang and a 3:1 outhaul. [2]
[10] [11] The order "Splice the Mainbrace" was still popular with some of the U.S. Navy's submarine fleet during WWII. On USS Barb , [ 12 ] a skipper on combat patrols in WWII, during the boat's 8th and 9th missions in 1944, did in fact announce on the 1MC , "Splice the mainbrace," after each successful attack and sinking of a Japanese ship.
HMCS William Hall (AOPV 433). [11] is the fourth Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel for the Royal Canadian Navy.The class was derived from the Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship project as part of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy and is primarily designed for the patrol and support of Canada's Arctic regions.
The ship was given the hull number AOPV 430. [2] On 18 June 2015 it was reported that the construction of test modules for Harry DeWolf was underway. [14] The first sections of keel were placed on 11 March 2016, but the official laying of the keel of Harry DeWolf was held on 9 June 2016, marking the first naval construction in Canada since 1998.
HMCS Margaret Brooke (AOPV 431) is the second Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). The class was derived from the Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship project as part of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy and is primarily designed for the patrol and support of Canada's Arctic regions.
The ship was originally built in 1979 for U.S. Steel [2] and was named for their former chairman and chief executive officer, Edwin H. Gott. . The ship was originally built with two 16-cylinder Enterprise DMRV-16-4 diesel engines which powered twin propellers and was rated at 19,500 brake horsepower (14,500 kW). [4]
December 8, 2024 at 11:45 AM HMS Pickle is a replica of the original which brought back news of Admiral Lord Nelson's death [Mal Nicholson] Two boats, both steeped in history, have new homes in ...
The hull's upper glacis armor was increased from 3.67 to 4.29 in (93 to 109 mm) at 65 degrees while the turret sides went from 1.9 to 2.9 in (48 to 74 mm) at their apex. [60] This brought the frontal armor up to the same 10" line of sight armor standard of the M103 heavy tank .