floating craft

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• floating craft company — A company sized unit made up of various watercraft teams such as tugs, barges, and barge cranes. See also watercraft …   Military dictionary

• Floating dock — A floating dock is a platform or ramp supported by pontoons. These are usually joined to the shore with a ramp that rests upon the dock on rollers, to adjust for the vertical movement of the dock. The dock is usually held in place by vertical… …   Wikipedia

• floating dump — Emergency supplies preloaded in landing craft, amphibious vehicles, or in landing ships. Floating dumps are located in the vicinity of the appropriate control officer, who directs their landing as requested by the troop commander concerned …   Military dictionary

• Landing craft tank — The Landing Craft, Tank (Landing Craft Tank) was an amphibious assault ship for landing tanks on beachheads. The first examples appeared during the Second World War. They were used by the Royal Navy and U.S. Navy in World War II. The latter used… …   Wikipedia

• Mark V Special Operations Craft — MK V Special Operations Craft A Mark V Special Operations Craft at Key West, Florida in 2009 Place of&# …   Wikipedia

• Landing Craft Mechanized — Higgins LCM 3 at Battleship Cove …   Wikipedia

• surface-craft — surˈface craft noun A floating, not submersible, craft • • • Main Entry: ↑surface …   Useful english dictionary

• harbours and sea works — Introduction harbour also spelled  harbor        any part of a body of water and the manmade structures surrounding it that sufficiently shelters a vessel from wind, waves, and currents, enabling safe anchorage or the discharge and loading of… …   Universalium

• Watercraft — Severn class lifeboat in Poole Harbour, Dorset, England. This is the largest class of UK lifeboat at 17 metres long. A watercraft is a vessel or craft designed to move across or through water. The name is derived from the term craft which was… …   Wikipedia

• 11th Army (Germany) — Infobox Military Unit unit name=11th Army caption= dates=5 October 1940 21 November 1942 26 November 1944 21 April 1945 country=Germany allegiance= branch=Heer type=Field Army role= size= command structure= current commander= garrison= ceremonial …   Wikipedia

• aground — 1. adjective a) Resting on the bottom. (refers only to floating craft). b) Stuck fast, stopped, at a loss, ruined; like a boat or vessel aground. 2. adverb Resting on the bottom. (refers only to floating craft) …   Wiktionary