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  2. Ehlers–Danlos syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Depends on specific disorder [4] Frequency. 1 in 5,000 [1] Ehlers–Danlos syndromes ( EDS) are a group of 13 genetic connective-tissue disorders. [7] Symptoms often include loose joints, joint pain, stretchy velvety skin, and abnormal scar formation. [1] These may be noticed at birth or in early childhood. [3]

  3. HMCS Provider (AOR 508) - Wikipedia

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    HMCS Provider was a replenishment oiler and sole ship of her class of first the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces. She was the first dedicated auxiliary oiler replenishment ship commissioned for the Royal Canadian Navy in 1963, and the largest ship built in Canada to that date. [5] Originally assigned to the East Coast, her open ...

  4. Irish Naval Service - Wikipedia

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    Naval ensign. Naval jack. The Naval Service ( Irish: An tSeirbhís Chabhlaigh) is the maritime component of the Defence Forces of Ireland and is one of the three branches of the Irish Defence Forces. [8] Its base is in Haulbowline, County Cork. Though preceded by earlier maritime defence organisations, the Naval Service was formed in 1946. [9]

  5. List of current ships of the Royal Canadian Navy - Wikipedia

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    List of current ships of the Royal Canadian Navy. Ensign of Royal Canadian Navy since 2013. The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is tasked to provide maritime security along the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic coasts of Canada, exercise Canada's sovereignty over the Arctic archipelago, and support Canada's multi-national and bilateral interests overseas.

  6. History of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    USS United States, the first of the original six frigates of the United States Navy, seen here defeating HMS Macedonian in battle, before taking her as a prize during the War of 1812 USS Gerald R. Ford, as of 2018, is the US Navy's latest and most advanced nuclear powered aircraft carrier, and the largest naval vessel in the world.

  7. USS Dextrous (MCM-13) - Wikipedia

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    USS Dextrous (MCM-13) is an Avenger -class mine countermeasures ship in the United States Navy . She was built by Peterson Shipbuilders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Mrs. Jacqueline E. Schafer, the Assistant SECNAV for Installations and Environment, served as sponsor of the ship. On March 31, 1994, USS Dextrous got underway for the first time to ...

  8. USS Texas (SSN-775) - Wikipedia

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    Armament. 12 × VLS ( BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile) 4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes ( Mk-48 torpedo) USS Texas (SSN-775) is a Virginia -class submarine, and the fourth warship of the United States Navy to be named after the US state of Texas . The contract to build her was awarded to the Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard (then called Newport ...

  9. Philippine Navy - Wikipedia

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    The Philippine Navy ( PN) ( Tagalog: Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas, lit. 'Army of [the] Sea of [the] Philippines') is the naval warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It has an estimated strength of 24,500 active service personnel, including the 10,300-strong Philippine Marine Corps. [2]