First Jet Aircraft to Take Off from a US Navy Aircraft Carrier
With the successful operation of the FH Phantom jet aircraft from a US aircraft carrier in 1946, jets entered center stage as the core of carrier …
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Marine Engineering
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Causes of Marine Pollution - Cleaner Fuels May Not be the Answer
Emission from ships exhausts account for a 2-3% of all global CO2 emissions, along with quite sizeable amounts of SOx and NOx emissions. However, the …
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Ship Design - What are the Parts of a Sailing Ship?
A sailing ship is a wind-powered vessel and this article describes the design, function, and nomenclature of the main components of a sailing ship.
Continue ReadingThe New Chinese Aircraft Carrier Shi Lang is Not a Threat
As of 2011, China is a carrier power. A long time coming, the rebuild of the old Soviet era sister to the Kuznetsov- the Varyag- into the Shi Lang …
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The British-French Joint Aircraft Carrier Project
European nations have collaborated on a number of military design projects in the past fifty years, among them the Eurofighter, the MEKO series of …
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New British Aircraft Carriers: The Queen Elizabeth Class
The retirement of the HMS Ark Royal in 1979 marked the end of Britain’s ability to field a full deck aircraft carrier operating conventional, …
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The Alsace: Battleship to Head France's Navy in the 1940's
The Alsace Class was a planned battleship design that would mark France’s departure from the guidelines of the Washington Naval Treaty. They …
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Anchor Designs and Types
A ships anchor is used to prevent the ship from drifting from its location due to wind and tidal currents, larger ships having two bow and one stern …
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The Story Behind Finding HMS Investigator
Canadian researchers have located a sailing ship that became stuck in ice over 150 years ago. The ship had been on a rescue mission itself, searching …
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How to Identify - and Survive - Dangerous Rip Currents
Swimming at the beach is a good exercise as well as recreation, but only when done carefully. Among the dangers that can engulf you are the rip …
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