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Because the word “flank” usually refers to the “side” of something, and because the earliest sailing warships had all their cannons facing either port or starboard, and even later WWI and WWII ships had the most firepower turned 90 degrees to the target, with nothing official to base this on, I always thought/assumed that ”flank speed” originally meant absolute maximum speed in ...
USS Reuben James (DD-245) was a four-funnel Clemson-class destroyer that was constructed after World War I.She was the first United States Navy ship to be named after Boatswain's Mate Reuben James (.c. 1776–1838), who had distinguished himself fighting in the First Barbary War, and was the first US ship to be sunk by hostile action in the European Theater of World War II.
The first USS Trepang (SS/AGSS-412) was a Balao-class submarine in the United States Navy.She was named after the trepang (or trīpang), an Indonesian name for a marine animal called a "sea slug" or a "sea cucumber," having a long, tough, muscular body and found in the coral reefs of the East Indies.
USS Bache (DD/DDE-470), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy of that name. The destroyer was named for Commander George M. Bache . Bache was launched on 7 July 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Co. at Staten Island, New York and sponsored by Miss Louise Bache, daughter of Commander Bache.
American ship-recognition drawing of the Ise-class battleships before their conversion. The Ise class was designed as an improved version of the preceding Fusō class.The ships had a length of 208.18 metres (683 ft) overall, a beam of 28.65 metres (94 ft) and a draught of 8.93 metres (29 ft 4 in) at deep load. [1]
USS Brooke (FFG-1) was the lead ship of her class of guided missile frigates in the United States Navy from 1962 to 1988. She was named for John Mercer Brooke.As of 2021, no other ship in the United States Navy has been named Brooke.