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  2. USS Thunderbolt - Wikipedia

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    USS Thunderbolt (PC-12) is the twelfth Cyclone-class patrol ship. Thunderbolt was laid down 9 June 1994 by Bollinger Shipyards , Lockport, Louisiana , and launched 2 December 1994. She was commissioned by the United States Navy on 7 October 1995.

  3. USS PCS-1425 - Wikipedia

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    Her keel was laid in 1943 as PC-1425, before being reclassified three months later as a "patrol craft sweeper" (PCS). After the war, the ship served as a test platform for the development of naval radios, being the first ship to demonstrate the use of an automatically aligning UHF directional antenna .

  4. HMS Explorer (P164) - Wikipedia

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    The ship also takes part in public engagement events in order to raise the profile of the Royal Navy and provide a Naval presence where tasking or size limitations make other ships unsuitable. [ 7 ] HMS Explorer in formation with HMS Biter , Pursuer , and Trumpeter on a summer deployment in the Baltic Sea, 2015 (Photo taken from HMS Trumpeter ).

  5. HMCS Margaret Brooke - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. HMAS Armidale (ACPB 83) - Wikipedia

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    Each patrol boat has a standard ship's company of 21 personnel, with a maximum of 29. [3] [2] The Armidale class have returned to a permanently assigned ship's company; [6] previously they were assigned to divisions at a ratio of two vessels to three companies, which rotated through the vessels and allow platforms to spend more time at sea.

  7. Military computers - Wikipedia

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    Military computers will typically also be constructed of more robust materials with more internal structure, more cooling fans, a more robust power supply, and so forth. Intended Environment – An office or consumer computer is intended for use in a very controlled shirt-sleeve environment with moderate temperatures and humidity and minimal ...

  8. HMCS Harry DeWolf - Wikipedia

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    HMCS Harry DeWolf (AOPV 430) is the lead ship of its class of offshore patrol vessels 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.

  9. Patrol boat - Wikipedia

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    Per their name, patrol boats are primarily used to patrol a country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), but they may also be used in other roles, such as anti-smuggling, anti-piracy, fishery patrols, immigration law enforcement, or search and rescue. Depending on the size, organization, and capabilities of a nation's armed forces, the importance ...