self propelled vessel

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• Landsort class mine countermeasures vessel — The Landsort class mine countermeasures vessel is built by Swedish shipbuilding company, Kockums (formerly Karlskronavarvet) for the Swedish Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN).DesignAs a mine countermeasure vessel, the hull is made out …   Wikipedia

• Bathysphere (vessel) — A bathysphere is a spherical deep sea submersible which is unpowered and is lowered into the ocean on a cable.The first bathysphere was devised by Otis Barton in 1928.cite book |author=Beebe, W |title=Half Mile Down |publisher=Harcourt Brace and… …   Wikipedia

• Steam vessel — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Project Habakkuk — or Habbakuk (spelling varies; see below) was a plan by the British in World War II to construct an aircraft carrier out of pykrete (a mixture of wood pulp and ice), for use against German U boats in the mid Atlantic, which were beyond the flight… …   Wikipedia

• USS Salvager (ARS(D)-3) — USS Salvager (ARS(D) 3), originally conceived as LSM 551 , was reclassified ARS(D) 3 on 24 April 1945; named Salvager on 1 May 1945; laid down on 27 August 1945 by the Brown Shipbuilding Corporation, Houston, TX; launched on 7 December 1945; and… …   Wikipedia

• Hull classification symbol — This article is about the U.S. Navy system. For the similar system used by Canadian Forces, see Hull classification symbol (Canada). The United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, and United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric… …   Wikipedia

• Torpedo — The modern torpedo (historically called an automotive, automobile, locomotive, or fish torpedo) is a self propelled explosive projectile weapon, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater toward a target, and designed to… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Submarine — For other uses, see Submarine (disambiguation). A Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Oyashio class submarine in 2006 A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which… …   Wikipedia

• submarine — n. /sub meuh reen , sub meuh reen /; adj., v. /sub meuh reen /, n., adj., v., submarined, submarining. n. 1. a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles. 2.… …   Universalium

• Narco-submarine — A narco submarine seized in Ecuador in July 2010 A narco submarine (also called narco sub, drug sub and Bigfoot submarine) is a type of custom made ocean going self propelled submersible vessel built by drug traffickers to smuggle drugs. They are …   Wikipedia