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The East Asia Squadron (in the rear, under steam) leaving Valparaíso harbour in Chile, with Chilean cruisers in the foreground. The German East Asia Squadron (German: Kreuzergeschwader / Ostasiengeschwader) was an Imperial German Navy cruiser squadron which operated mainly in the Pacific Ocean between the mid-1890s until 1914, when it was destroyed at the Battle of the Falkland Islands.
Project 131 Libelle Torpedo Boat. Categories: Naval ships of Germany by state. Cold War naval ships of Germany. Ships of East Germany. Military of East Germany.
The Republic of Fiji Navy or Fijian Navy is the naval branch of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces. The Fijian Navy was established after Fiji ratified the recently created 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. [1] The Convention established that maritime nations had an Exclusive Economic Zone of 200 kilometres, which extended ...
The rank of admiral (or full admiral, or four-star admiral) is the highest rank normally achievable in the U.S. Navy. It ranks above vice admiral ( three-star admiral) and below fleet admiral ( five-star admiral ). There have been 278 four-star admirals in the history of the U.S. Navy. Of these, 237 achieved that rank while on active duty, 40 ...
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.
The Ancient Egyptian Navy was a vital part of the military of ancient Egypt. It helped to transport troops along the Nile River and fighting many battles such as the Battle of the Delta against the Sea Peoples, and played a major role in Egyptian Wars and battles such as the siege of Avaris in c. 1540 BC. [6]
The United Arab Emirates Navy ( UAEN) is the naval branch of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces. It is small force of about 3,000 personnel. [1] It maintains 12 well-equipped coastal patrol boats and eight missile boats . Although primarily concerned with coastal defense, the Navy is constructing a six-unit class of blue water corvettes in ...
T'oejo-dong: base for patrol boats and 1 frigate [1] Wonsan (Munch'on): [1] large maritime complex and HQ for East Fleet [2] Ch'aho (Ch'aho-nodongjagu): one of two submarine bases in North Korea [1] Ch'angjon: home base for smaller patrol boats [1] Mayangdo: operational and logistical support for submarines, anti-submarine craft, and patrol ...