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• attack cargo ship — A naval ship designed or converted to transport combat loaded cargo in an assault landing. Capabilities as to carrying landing craft, speed of ship, armament, and size of hatches and booms are greater than those of comparable cargo ship types.… …   Military dictionary

• attack cargo ship — noun : a naval ship with specially trained boat crews for landing material in an amphibious assault …   Useful english dictionary

• Tolland class attack cargo ship — The Tolland class attack cargo ships were built by North Carolina Shipbuilding Co. in Wilmington, North Carolina during the latter stages of World War II. Like all AKA s, they were designed to carry combat loaded military cargo and landing craft …   Wikipedia

• Andromeda class attack cargo ship — The Andromeda class attack cargo ships were built by Federal Shipbuilding Drydock Co. in Kearny, New Jersey and Moore Dry Dock Co., in Oakland, California;during World War II. Like all AKA s, they were designed to carry combat loaded military… …   Wikipedia

• Artemis class attack cargo ship — The Artemis class attack cargo ships were built by Walsh Kaiser Co., Inc. of Providence, R.I., during World War II. Like all AKA s, they were designed to carry combat loaded military cargo and landing craft, and to use the latter to land weapons …   Wikipedia

• Arcturus class attack cargo ship — The Arcturus class attack cargo ships were converted from other ship types by Sun Shipbuilding Drydock Co. in Chester, Pennsylvania, Tampa Shipbuilding Co. in Tampa, Florida, and Federal Shipbuilding Drydock Co. in Kearny, New Jersey during World …   Wikipedia

• Amphibious cargo ship — Amphibious cargo ships were U.S. Navy ships designed specifically to carry troops, heavy equipment and supplies in support of amphibious assaults, and to provide naval gunfire support during those assaults. They were originally called Attack… …   Wikipedia

• Charleston class amphibious cargo ship — USS Charleston (LKA 113) in 1988 Class overview Builders: Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. Built …   Wikipedia

• Attack transport — is a United States ship classification.In the early 1940s, as the US Navy expanded in response to the threat of involvement in World War II, a number of civilian passenger ships and some freighters were acquired, converted to transports and given …   Wikipedia

• ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …   Universalium

• Ship — A ship IPA|/ʃɪp/ audio|en us ship.ogg|Audio (US) is a large vessel that floats on water. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size. Ships may be found on lakes, seas, and rivers and they allow for a variety of activities, such as …   Wikipedia