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  2. Virginia-class submarine - Wikipedia

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    The Virginia class, or the SSN-774 class, is the newest class of nuclear-powered cruise missile fast attack submarines in service with the United States Navy. The class is designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions, including anti-submarine warfare and intelligence gathering operations. [10]

  3. Landing Craft Air Cushion - Wikipedia

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    40+ knots (46+ mph; 74 km/h) with full load, 70+ knots maximum speed. The Landing Craft Air Cushion ( LCAC) is a class of air-cushioned landing craft ( hovercraft) used by the United States Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). They transport weapons systems, equipment, cargo and personnel from ship to shore and across the beach.

  4. Keith Speed - Wikipedia

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    As of April 2005, Sir Keith Speed was a Deputy Lord-Lieutenant for the County Of Kent, and Vice President of the Maritime Volunteer Service. Speed died in hospital on 12 January 2018. Bibliography. Speed, Keith (1982). Sea Change: The Battle For The Falklands And The Future Of Britain's Navy. Ashgrove Press ISBN 0-906798-20-5; References

  5. Flanking maneuver - Wikipedia

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    Lists. v. t. e. The flanking maneuver is a basic military tactic with several variations. Flanking an enemy entails attacking from one or more sides, at an angle to the enemy's direction of engagement. There are three standard flanking maneuvers. The first maneuver is the ambush, where a unit performs a surprise attack from a concealed position.

  6. German battleship Bismarck - Wikipedia

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    Bismarck was the first of two Bismarck -class battleships built for Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine. Named after Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, the ship was laid down at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg in July 1936 and launched in February 1939. Work was completed in August 1940, when she was commissioned into the German fleet.

  7. Mark VI patrol boat - Wikipedia

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    M2HB .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine gun (s) M240B 7.62 mm machine gun (s) The Mark VI is a class of patrol boat for the United States Navy, designed to patrol riverine and littoral waters. The first two Mark VI boats were delivered to Coastal Riverine Group TWO in September 2015. Two boats were forward deployed to Bahrain in April 2016, with ...

  8. Pegasus-class hydrofoil - Wikipedia

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    The Pegasus-class hydrofoils were a series of fast attack patrol boats employed by the United States Navy. They were in service from 1977 until 1993. These hydrofoils carried the designation "PHM" for "Patrol Hydrofoil, Missile." The Pegasus -class vessels were originally intended for NATO operations in the North Sea and Baltic Sea.

  9. Phalanx CIWS - Wikipedia

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    The Phalanx CIWS ( SEE-wiz) is an automated gun-based close-in weapon system to defend military watercraft automatically against incoming threats such as aircraft, missiles, and small boats. It was designed and manufactured by the General Dynamics Corporation, Pomona Division, [3] later a part of Raytheon.