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The An Dong is a South Korean Po Hang Class Corvette of 1180 tons displacement fully loaded. The An Dong carries a crew of ten officers and 85 men and is powered by one LM 2500 gas turbine and two SEMT-Pielstick 12 PA6-V280 diesel engines providing a top speed of 32 knots and a range of 6400 km at 15 knots. Armaments consist of one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact dual-purpose gun; six 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes arranged as two triples taking the Honeywell Mk 46 anti-submarine torpedo; 12 depth charges.
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The An Yang is an American built Taiwanese Fletcher Class destroyer of 2100 tons displacement launched in 1943 as the USS Kimberly. The An Yang is powered by two geared turbines providing a top speed of 35 knots and a range of 3750 miles at 14 knots. She carries a crew of 270 and is armed with one triple and two single arrangements of Hsiung Feng I surface-to-surface missiles; one Sea Chapparal quad anti-aircraft missile launcher firing the AIM-9 (Sidewinder) missile; twin USN 5 inch/38 Mk 38 guns; one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 gun; two triple arrangements of 324 mm US Mk 32 torpedo tubes taking the Honeywell Mk 46 torpedo; two Mk 10 24-tubed fixed 'Hedgehog' anti-ship mortars, depth charges and mines.
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An anchor is an implement for holding a ship or other vessel at rest in the water. In ancient times large stones or crooked pieces of wood heavily weighted with metal were used for this purpose. The anchor later used was of iron, formed with a strong shank, at one extremity of which is the crown, from which branch out two arms, terminating in broad palms or flukes, the sharp extremity of which is the peak or bill; at the other end of the shank is the stock (fixed at right angles to the plane of the arms), behind which is the ring, to which a cable can be attached. The principal use of the stock is to cause the arms to fall so as one of the flukes shall enter the ground. The anchors of the largest size carried by men-of-war were called the best and small bowers, the sheet, and the spare, to which are added the stream and the kedge, which were used for anchoring in a stream or other sheltered place and for warping the vessel from one place to another. Many improvements and novelties in the shape and construction of anchors were introduced around the 18th and 19th centuries. The principal names connected with those alterations are those of Lieutenant Rodgers, who introduced the hollow-shanked anchor with the view of increasing the strength without adding to the weight; Mr. Porter, who made the arms and flukes movable by pivoting them to the stock instead of fixing them immovably, causing the anchor to take a readier and firmer hold, and avoiding the chance of the cable becoming foul; Mr. Trotman, who further improved on Porter's invention; and M Martin, whose anchor is of very peculiar form, and is constructed so as to be self-canting, the arms revolving through an angle of 30" either way, and the sharp points of the flukes being always ready to enter the ground.
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In nautical terms, an anchor watch is a watch of one or two men while the vessel rides at anchor in port.
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The Anchorite was a British A Class submarine of 1120 tons displacement launched in 1946 as the Amphion for service in the Pacific. The Anchorite was powered by diesel engines and electric motors providing a top speed of 19 knots surfaced and 8 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 60 and was armed with one 4 inch dual-purpose gun; one 20 mm anti-aircraft gun; three machine-guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Ancre was a French minesweeper of 604 tons displacement launched in 1918. The Ancre was powered by two du Temple boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 107. She was armed with four 3.9 inch guns; one 9 pdr anti-aircraft gun and two machine-guns.
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The And alucia is a Spanish Baleares Class frigate of 3015 tons displacement launched in 1971. The And alucia is powered by a set of Westinghouse geared turbines providing a top speed of 28 knots and a range of 4500 miles at 20 knots. She carries a crew of 256 including 15 officers and is armed with eight McDonnell Douglas Harpoon surface-to-surface missiles; sixteen GDC Pomona Standard SM-1MR anti-aircraft missiles; a Honeywell ASROC Mk 112 octuple launcher taking the Mk 46 torpedo; one FMC 127 mm/54 Mk 42 Mod 9 dual purpose gun; two Bazan 20 mm/120 12-barrelled Meroka guns; four 324 mm US Mk 32 fixed torpedo tubes and two 484 mm US Mk 25 stern torpedo tubes.
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The Andenes was a British-built Norwegian corvette of 925 tons displacement launched in 1941 as HMS Acanthus. The Andenes had a top speed of 16 knots and carried a complement of 85. She was armed with one 4 inch anti-aircraft gun; one pompom; one machine-gun and a depth charge thrower.
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The USS Anderson was an American Sims Class destroyer of 1570 tons displacement launched in 1939. The USS Anderson was powered by four Express oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 172 and was armed with five 5 inch guns; several smaller guns and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in three quadruple arrangements.
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The Andrea Doria was an Italian Duilio Class dreadnought of 24500 tons displacement launched in 1913 and rebuilt in 1939 as a Cavour Class battleship of 23622 tons displacement. The Andrea Doria was powered by eight 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 27 knots and carried a complement of 1074 increased to 1198 after rebuilding. She was originally armed with thirteen 12-inch guns; sixteen 6-inch guns; thirteen 14 pdr guns, three of which were removed for the duration of the Great War; six 14 pdr anti-aircraft guns; two machine-guns and four 18-inch torpedo tubes. After reconstruction prior to the Second World War she was armed with ten 12.6 inch guns; twelve 5.3 inch guns; ten 3.5 inch anti-aircraft guns; thirty-nine anti-aircraft machine-guns and carried four aircraft.
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The Andrea Doria is an Italian Andrea Doria Class cruiser of 5000 tons standard displacement launched in 1963. She carries a crew of 470 including 45 officers and is powered by two double reduction geared turbines rated at 60000 shp and four Foster-Wheeler boilers providing a top speed of 31 knots and a range of 8000 km at 17 knots. Armaments consist of 40 GDC Pomona Standard SM-1ER surface-to-air missiles in twin Mk 10 Mod 10 launchers; eight OTO Melara 76 mm/62 MMK guns in single turrets, four on each side amidships abreast the funnels and the bridge; six 324 mm US Mk 32 in two triple arrangements torpedo tubes. Three AB 212ASW helicopters are also carried.
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The Andrew was a British A Class submarine of 1120 tons displacement launched in 1946 for service in the Pacific. The Andrew was powered by diesel engines and electric motors providing a top speed of 19 knots surfaced and 8 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 60 and was armed with one 4 inch dual-purpose gun; one 20 mm anti-aircraft gun; three machine-guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Andromeda was an Italian Climene Class destroyer of 642 tons displacement, launched in 1936. The Andromeda was powered by two 3-drum type oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots, and carried a complement of 94. She was armed with three 3.9 inch guns; six 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge throwers and four 18 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Andromeda was a British Leander Class frigate of 2500 tons displacement built by the HM Dockyard at Portsmouth and launched in 1967. HMS Andromeda was powered by two oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 27 knots and a range of 6400 km at 15 knots. She carried a complement of 260 and was armed with one quad Seacat missile launcher; twin 4.5 inch guns and two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and a Limbo anti-submarine mortar. She carried a Wasp helicopter. She was rammed by the Icelandic gunboat Odinn in 1973 and in 1974 evacuated British Citizens from Cyprus. She served in the Falklands War of 1982, acting as a close escort to HMS Invincible, and in 1983 removed Mauritian revolutionaries from an island in the Indian Ocean area of Diego Garcia before being sold to India for operational use in 1995.
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The Anfitrite was an Italian Sirena Class coastal submarine of 590 tons displacement launched in 1933. The Anfitrite was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and 8.5 knots submerged and could dive to a depth of 50 fathoms. She carried a complement of 41 and was armed with one 3.9 inch gun; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Angelo Bassini was an Italian Cosenz Class torpedo boat of 635 tons displacement launched in 1916. The Angelo Bassini was powered by four Thornycroft oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots when new, which had reduced to 30 knots by the outbreak of the Second World War. She carried a complement of 100 and was armed with four 4-inch guns; two 3-inch anti-aircraft guns; four machine-guns and four 18-inch torpedo tubes in two twin-deck mountings.
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The USS Angler was an American Gato Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Angler had a top speed of 21 knots surfaced and carried a complement of between 65 and 74. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun; two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns; six 21 inch bow torpedo tubes and four 21 inch stern torpedo tubes.
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HMS Anglesey is a British Island Class offshore patrol vessel of 925 tons displacement. HMS Anglesey is powered by two Ruston RKCM 12-cylinder diesel engines providing a top speed of 16.5 knots and a range of 7000 miles at 12 knots. She carries a crew of 39 and is armed with a Bofors 40 mm Mk 3 gun; a DES/Oerlikon 30 mm/75 Mk 1 gun and two FN 7.62 mm machine-guns.
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The Animoso is an Italian Animoso Class destroyer of 4330 tons displacement launched in 1989. She is powered by two Fiat/General Electric LM2500 gas turbines rated at 55000 hp and two GMT BL230 - 20 DVM diesels rated at 12600 bhp providing a top speed of 31.5 knots and a range of 11200 km at a speed of 18 knots. She carries a crew of about 400 including 35 officers. Armaments consist of either four or eight OTO Melara/Matra Teseo Mk 2 Otomat anti-ship missile launchers arranged in either two or four twins; 40 GDC Pomona Standard SM-1MR surface-to-air missiles; one OTO Melara 127 mm/54 gun; three OTO Melara 76 mm/62 Super Rapid anti-aircraft guns; six 324 mm B-515 anti-submarine torpedo tubes arranged in two triples. Two AB 212ASW helicopters are also carried for anti-submarine work.
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The Annamite was a French Elan Class (later reclassified Chevreuil Class) minesweeper of 647 tons displacement launched in 1939. The Annamite was powered by two sets of Sylzer diesel engines providing a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 100. She was originally armed with two 3.9 inch anti-aircraft guns and eight machine-guns, this being changed to two 3.5 inch anti-aircraft guns; one 40 mm anti-aircraft gun; six 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and six depth charge throwers during the Second World War.
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The Annapolis was a Canadian Annapolis Class destroyer of 1060 tons displacement launched in 1918 as the USS Mackenzie and transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy from the USA in 1940. The Annapolis was powered by four Yarrow oil fuelled boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She was armed with four 4-inch guns; two anti-aircraft machine-guns and twelve 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Anson was a British battleship of the King George V Class built in 1940 as the Jellicoe and renamed. HMS Anson had a displacement of 35000 tons and was manned by a war-time complement of 1900. She was powered by Parsons single reduction geared turbines which produced a top speed of 27 knots, and in one emergency 28.5 knots. HMS Anson was armed with ten 14-inch guns; sixteen 5.25-inch guns; 64 2-pdr pompom anti-aircraft guns; eight 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns; 25 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns.
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The Antares was an Italian Climene Class destroyer of 642 tons displacement, launched in 1936. The Antares was powered by two 3-drum type oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots, and carried a complement of 94. She was armed with three 3.9 inch guns; six 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge throwers and four 18 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Antares was a Swedish patrol boat of 105 tons displacement launched between 1908 and 1910 as a torpedo boat. The Antares had a top speed of 25 knots and was armed with one 57 mm gun and one 18 inch torpedo tube.
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HMS Antelope was a British Achates Class destroyer of 1360 tons displacement built under the 1928 War Programme which saw action during the Second World War, and in February 1940 sank the German submarine U41 in the South West Approaches, the first to be sunk underwater by a single destroyer; on the 31st of October 1940 she sank the German submarine U-31 off north-west Ireland. In 1941 she took part in Operation Gauntlet; in 1946 she was sold and broken up. She was armed with four 4.7-inch guns; six smaller guns and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes. She was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type boilers with super heaters providing a top speed of 35 knots and carried a complement of 138.
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The Anthipoploiarhos Anninos is a French built, Greek La Combattante II Class fast attack craft of 234 tons displacement. She is powered by four MTU MD 872 diesel engines providing a top speed of 36. 5 knots and a range of 850 miles at 25 knots. She is manned by a crew of 40 including four officers. Armaments consist of four Aerospatiale Exocet MM38 anti-ship missiles; four Oerlikon 35 mm/90 dual-purpose guns arranged in two twin arrangements and two 533 mm torpedo tubes taking the AEG SST-4 wire-guided torpedo.
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The Anthipoploiarhos Kostakos is a Greek La Combattante Class fast attack missile craft of 329 tons displacement. She is manned by a crew of 42 including five officers, and is powered by four MTU 20V538 TB91 diesels providing a top speed of 36 knots and a range of 700 miles at 32 knots. Armaments consist of six Kongsberg Penguin Mk 2 anti-ship missiles; two OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact dual-purpose guns; four Emerson Electric 30 mm multi-purpose guns arranged in two twin arrangements; two 533 mm aft torpedo tubes taking the AEG SST-4 anti-surface torpedo.
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HMS Anthony was a British Achates Class destroyer of 1360 tons displacement built under the 1928 War Programme which saw action during the Second World War, assisting in the Dunkirk evacuation during April and May 1940, bringing 3000 troops back to Britain during which she was damaged by a bomb near miss on the 28th of May and was repaired at Portsmouth. She took part in Operation Gauntlet in August 1941, and Operation Husky in 1943. She was sold in 1947 and broken up in 1948. She was armed with four 4.7-inch guns; six smaller guns and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes. She was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type boilers with super heaters providing a top speed of 35 knots and carried a complement of 138.
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The USS Anthony was an American Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement built under the 1940-41 programme. The USS Anthony was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots. She carried a complement of 353 and was armed with five 5 inch guns; six 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns; ten 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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The USS Antietam was an American Essex Class fleet aircraft carrier of 27100 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Antietam was powered by eight Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots. She carried a complement of 2900 and normally 82 aircraft though up to 103 could be carried. She was armed with twelve 5 inch guns; seventy-two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and fifty-two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns mounted in quads.
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The USS Antietam is an American Ticonderoga Class guided missile cruiser.
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HMCS Antigonish was a Canadian frigate of 1445 tons displacement launched in 1944. HMCS Antigonish was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 140. She was armed with two 4 inch dual-purpose guns and ten 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The Antiope was a French Diane Class submarine of 571 tons displacement surfaced launched in 1930. The Antiope was powered by two diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and an electric motor providing a speed of 9 knots submerged and a range of 4800 km surfaced. She carried a complement of 48 and armaments consisted of one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; one machine-gun and eight 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Antioquia (formerly the Douro) was a Portuguese-built Colombian destroyer of 1239 tons displacement launched in 1932 for the Portuguese navy and purchased by Colombia in 1934. The Antioquia was powered by three Yarrow boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots and a range of 8640 km at 15 knots. She carried a complement of 147 and was armed with four 4.7 inch guns; three 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge throwers and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quadruples.
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The Antioquia is a Colombian Type FS 1500 frigate of 1500 tons displacement, launched in 1982. She is powered by four MTU 20V 1163 TB92 diesel engines of 28000 hp providing a top speed of 27 knots and a range of 11200 km. She carries a crew of 94 and is armed with eight Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 ship-to-ship missiles; one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact gun; two Breda 40 mm/70 (twin) anti-aircraft guns; four Oerlikon 30 mm/75 Mk 74 (in two twin arrangements) guns; six 324 mm Mk 32 (in two triple arrangements) torpedo tubes and carries one MBB BO 105 CB helicopter for anti-submarine warfare.
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The Antiploiarhos Laskos is a Greek La Combattante Class fast attack missile craft of 359 tons displacement. She is manned by a crew of 42 including five officers, and is powered by four MTU 20V538 TB92 diesels providing a top speed of 36 knots and a range of 700 miles at 32 knots. Armaments consist of four Aerospatiale Exocet MM38 anti-ship missiles; two OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact dual-purpose guns; four Emerson Electric 30 mm multi-purpose guns arranged in two twin arrangements; two 533 mm aft torpedo tubes taking the AEG SST-4 anti-surface torpedo.
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The Antonio da Noli was an Italian Navigatori Class destroyer of 1628 tons displacement launched in 1929. The Antonio da Noli was powered by four boilers providing a top speed of 38 knots and carried a complement of 185. She was armed with six 4.7-inch guns; four 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; six 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two pairs and was equipped for mine laying.
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The Antonio Mosto was an Italian Abba Class torpedo boat of 615 tons displacement launched in 1914. The Antonio Mosto was powered by four Thornycroft oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 30 knots and a range of 2720 km at 15 knots. She carried a complement of 94 and was armed with five 4-inch guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; four machine-guns and four 18-inch torpedo tubes.
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The Antonio Pigafetta was an Italian Navigatori Class destroyer of 1628 tons displacement launched in 1929. The Antonio Pigafetta was powered by four boilers providing a top speed of 38 knots and carried a complement of 185. She was armed with six 4.7-inch guns; four 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; six 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two pairs and was equipped for mine laying.
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The Antonio Sciesa was an Italian Balilla Class ocean-going submarine of 1368 tons displacement launched in 1928. The Antonio Sciesa was powered by two sets of Fiat diesel engines providing a top speed of 17.5 knots surfaced and electric motors providing a top speed of 9.5 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 64 and was armed with one 4.7 inch gun; four 13 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes, four in the bow and two in the stern. The Antonio Sciesa was designed for deep diving, and could dive to a depth of 66 fathoms and could remain submerged for 36 hours.
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The Antoniotto Usodimare was an Italian Navigatori Class destroyer of 1628 tons displacement launched in 1929. The Antoniotto Usodimare was powered by four boilers providing a top speed of 38 knots and carried a complement of 185. She was armed with six 4.7-inch guns; four 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; six 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two pairs and was equipped for mine laying.
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HMS Antrim was a British County Class destroyer of 5440 tons displacement, launched in 1967. She had a top speed of 30 knots, a range of 3500 miles at 28 knots and carried a crew of 470 including 36 officers. In 1984 she was sold to the Chilean navy.
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HMAS Anzac is an Australian Anzac Class frigate with a displacement of 3600 tons fully loaded. She has a maximum speed of 27 knots and a cruising speed of 18 knots. Her range is 6000 nautical miles at 18 knots. The ship accommodates 163 personnel including 22 officers. The ship's armaments comprise a United Defense 127mm Mk 45 Mod-2 Naval gun, eight cell Mk 41 vertical launching system for Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missiles, Thomson Sintra Pacific Spherion B hull-mounted sonar, close-in-weapon systems and towed array sonar. Harpoon anti-ship missiles and a mine avoidance sonar are due to be added, along with two new CelsiusTech multi-function consoles. The ship's combat data system is built around the CelsiusTech 9LV 453 Mk-3 combat management system, with Link 11 and SHF Satcom. Weapons control is managed by the CelsiusTech 9LV 453 optronic director with Raytheon CW Mk-73 for surface-to-air missile control. Air search is by a Raytheon SPS-49(V)8 ANZ radar and air/surface search by a CelsiusTech 9LV 453TIR radar. The navigation radar is an STN Atlas Electronik 9600 ARPA. Two triple 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes for Honeywell Mark-46 torpedoes are fitted.
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The USS Anzio was an American Casablanca Class light fleet aircraft carrier of 6730 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Anzio had a top speed of 18 knots and carried a complement of 800 and about 30 aircraft. She was armed with one 5 inch gun and twenty-four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The USS Anzio is an American Ticonderoga Class guided missile cruiser.
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The Aoba was a Japanese Kako Class first class cruiser of 7100 tons displacement launched in 1926. The Aoba was powered by ten Kanpon oil-fired boilers and two mixed fuel Kanpon boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots. She carried a complement of 604, two aircraft and was armed with six 8-inch guns; four 4.7-inch anti-aircraft guns; ten machine-guns and twelve 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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The Apa was a Brazilian destroyer of 1376 tons displacement launched in 1945. The Apa was powered by three 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 35.5 knots and carried a complement of 150. She was armed with four 4.7 inch guns; seven smaller guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quadruples.
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HMS Aphis was a British River Gunboat of 625 tons displacement designed by the Yarrow company during the Great War and launched in 1915. HMS Aphis was powered by Yarrow boilers providing a top speed of 14 knots. She carried a complement of between 54 and 65 and was armed with two 6 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun and ten smaller guns.
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HMS Apollo was a British Leander Class frigate of 2500 tons displacement built by Yarrow and launched in 1970. HMS Apollo was powered by two oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 27 knots and a range of 6400 km at 15 knots. She carried a complement of 260 and was armed with one quad Seacat missile launcher; twin 4.5 inch guns and two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and a Limbo anti-submarine mortar. She carried a Wasp helicopter. She served in the Cod War with Iceland in 1973 and collided with the Icelandic gunboat Aegir. She was decommissioned in 1988 sold to Pakistan for operational use.
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The Apostolis (formerly the USS Charles P Cecil) is a Greek destroyer of 3500 tons displacement launched in 1945. She is powered by two sets of Westinghouse steam geared turbines providing a top speed of 32.5 knots and a range of 4800 miles 1t 15 knots. She carries a crew of 269 including 16 officers. Armaments consist of a portable Redeye; shoulder-launched; short range anti-air missile system; a Honeywell ASROC Mk 112 octuple anti-ship rocket launcher; four American 5 inch/38 Mk 38 dual-purpose guns arranged in two twin arrangements; one OTO Melara 3 inch/62 compact dual-purpose gun aft; two 12.7 mm machine-guns; six 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes arranged in two triples taking the Honeywell Mk 46 torpedo; two depth charge racks.
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The Aquilone was an Italian Turbine Class destroyer of 1073 tons displacement launched in 1927. The Aquilone was powered by three Express boilers with super heaters providing a top speed of 36 knots and carried a complement of 142. She was armed with four 4.7-inch guns; four 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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HMNZS Arabis was a British-built New Zealand corvette of 980 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMNZS Arabis was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots and carried a complement of 109. She was armed with one 4 inch dual-purpose gun and eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The Aradam was an Italian Gemma Class coastal submarine of 620 tons displacement launched in 1936. The Aradam was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and 8.5 knots submerged and could dive to a depth of 50 fathoms. Armaments consisted of one 3.9 inch gun; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Araguaia was a Brazilian destroyer of 1376 tons displacement launched in 1943. The Araguaia was powered by three 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 35.5 knots and carried a complement of 150. She was armed with four 4.7 inch guns; seven smaller guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quadruples.
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The Aran was a Swedish coastal defence ship of 3415 tons displacement launched in 1901. The Aran was powered by eight Yarrow coal-fired boilers providing a top speed of 17 knots and a range of 3200 km at 10 knots. She carried a complement of 301 and was armed with two 8.3 inch guns; six 6 inch guns; four 57 mm anti-aircraft guns; two 25 mm anti-aircraft guns; two machine-guns; two 18 inch torpedo tubes and was fitted for mine laying.
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The Arare was a Japanese Asasio Class destroyer of 1500 tons displacement launched in 1937. The Arare was powered by three Kanpon boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a complement of 190. She was armed with six 5 inch guns; two machine-guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Arasi was a Japanese Kagero Class destroyer of 2000 tons displacement launched in 1940. The Arasi was powered by three Kanpon boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots. She was armed with six 5 inch guns; two machine-guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Arasio was a Japanese Asasio Class destroyer of 1500 tons displacement launched in 1937. The Arasio was powered by three Kanpon boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a complement of 190. She was armed with six 5 inch guns; two machine-guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Arau is a Singapore-built Malaysian PX Class police boat of 86.4 tons displacement launched in the late 1960's. The Arau is powered by two Mercedes-Benz MTU 820 Db 12-cylinder diesel engines providing a top speed of 25 knots and a range of 550 miles at 20 knots. The Arau carries a crew of 15 and is armed with two Oerlikon 20 mm machine-guns and one FN 7.62 mm calibre machine-gun.
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HMNZS Arbutus was a British-built New Zealand corvette of 980 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMNZS Arbutus was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots and carried a complement of 109. She was armed with one 4 inch dual-purpose gun and eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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USS Archerfish was an American Balao Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1943 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Archerfish was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 21 knots and was armed with one 4-inch gun, two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns; six 21 inch bow torpedo tubes and four 21 inch stern torpedo tubes.
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USS Archerfish is an American Sturgeon Class attack submarine of 4960 tons displacement dived launched in 1971. USS Archerfish is powered by a Westinghouse pressurised-water cooled S5W nuclear reactor and two steam turbines providing a top speed of 30 knots dived. She carries a crew of 107 including 12 officers and is armed with Tomahawk nuclear missiles and four 21 inch Mk 63 torpedo tubes amidships taking the Gould Mk 48 torpedo.
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The Archimede was a French Redoutable Class submarine of 1379 tons displacement launched in 1930. She was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 19 knots surfaced and electric motors providing a top speed of 10 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 67 and was armed with one 3.9 inch anti-aircraft gun; two machine guns and eleven 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Archimede was an Italian Archimede Class ocean-going submarine of 880 tons displacement launched in 1933. The Archimede was powered by two Tosi diesel engines providing a top speed of 17 knots surfaced and two Ansaldo motors providing a top speed of 8.5 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 50 and was armed with two 3.9 inch guns; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Arcila was a British-built former trawler of 750 tons displacement launched in 1918 as the William Doak and purchased by Spain as a coastguard vessel in 1922. The Arcila was coal powered providing a top speed of 10 knots and carried a complement of 39. She was armed with two 3 inch guns.
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The USS Arctic is an American AOE Class fast combat support ship designed to receive ammunition, provision, stores and petroleum products from shuttle ships, and to distribute them to the carrier battle group ships while underway. The ship is equipped with the NATO Sea Sparrow missile launch system and two Raytheon Phalanx Mk 15, 20 millimetre close-in weapon systems (CIWS) and two 25 millimetre Raytheon Mk 88 guns. The ship accommodates 40 officers, 36 CPOs and 591 enlisted crew members with berths, living, mess facilities, recreation and office space. Additional facilities include leisure and community areas, medical and dental centres, barber shop, ship's store, laundry, dry cleaning, workshops, laboratories and test areas.
The liquid cargo stowage includes 156,000 barrels of fuel (for example Avcat military kerosene gas-turbine fuel), five hundred 55 gallon barrels lubrication oil, 20,000 gallons cargo water together with a cargo fuel control system. The dry cargo stowage includes cargo ordnance holds for 1,800 tons of ammunition, a 400 ton refrigerated cargo hold, 250 tons general cargo and 800 bottles of bottled gas. Additionally there is special cargo accommodation for oversize items such as cable reels and canned jet engines. The ship is equipped with a comprehensive cargo transfer system with a dedicated cargo control centre. There are five fuel at sea (FAS) stations, six replenishment at sea (RAS) stations, four 10 ton cargo booms, and a vertical replenishment position for two helicopters. The ship accommodates the US Navy UH-46E Sea Knight helicopters. The 100,000 horsepower gas turbine engines provide a speed of 25 knots. The cruise speed is 22 knots and the range 6,000 miles. There are two shafts with 23 feet fixed pitch propellers. The ship has a total of five service diesel generators. The machinery is managed by a centralised control system.
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The Arcturus was a Swedish patrol boat of 105 tons displacement launched between 1908 and 1910 as a torpedo boat. The Arcturus had a top speed of 25 knots and was armed with one 57 mm gun and one 18 inch torpedo tube.
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The Ardeal was a Romanian monitor of 450 tons displacement launched in 1904 as the Austro-Hungarian ship Temes which was sunk in October 1914, raised in 1916 and rebuilt in 1917 before being interned in 1919 and handed over to Romania in 1919 and subsequently stationed on the Danube. The Ardeal had a top speed of 10 knots and carried a complement of between 80 and 90. She was armed with two 4.7 inch guns; one 3.5 inch anti-aircraft gun; two 47 mm guns and four machine-guns, not all the guns being mounted in turrets.
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HMS Ardent was a British A class destroyer of 1350 tons launched in 1929. She saw action during the Second World War, before being sunk in June 1940 by the German ship Scharnhorst off Narvik with the loss of all hands except Able Seaman Rodger Hooke. HMS Ardent had a top speed of 35 knots, was crewed by a complement of 138 and was armed with four 4.7 inch guns and two torpedo tubes.
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The USS Ardent was an American Auk Class minesweeper of 890 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Ardent was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 18 knots and carried a complement of 105. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun and two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The Ardimentoso is an Italian Animoso Class destroyer of 4330 tons displacement launched in 1991. She is powered by two Fiat/General Electric LM2500 gas turbines rated at 55000 hp and two GMT BL230 - 20 DVM diesels rated at 12600 bhp providing a top speed of 31.5 knots and a range of 11200 km at a speed of 18 knots. She carries a crew of about 400 including 35 officers. Armaments consist of either four or eight OTO Melara/Matra Teseo Mk 2 Otomat anti-ship missile launchers arranged in either two or four twins; 40 GDC Pomona Standard SM-1MR surface-to-air missiles; one OTO Melara 127 mm/54 gun; three OTO Melara 76 mm/62 Super Rapid anti-aircraft guns; six 324 mm B-515 anti-submarine torpedo tubes arranged in two triples. Two AB 212ASW helicopters are also carried for anti-submarine work.
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The Ardito is an Italian Audace Class destroyer of 3600 tons displacement. She is powered by two double reduction geared turbines rated at 73000 shp providing a top speed of 34 knots and a range of 4800 km at 20 knots. She carries a complement of 380 including 30 officers. Armaments consist of eight OTO Melara/Matra Teseo Mk 2 Otomat surface-to-surface missiles arranged in four twin forty GDC Pomona Standard SM-1MR anti-air missiles; one OTO Melara 127 mm/54 dual-purpose gun; four OTO Melara 76 mm/62 Compact guns; six 324 mm US Mk 32 torpedo tubes arranged in two triples taking the Honeywell Mk 46 torpedo. Two AB 212ASW helicopters are also carried.
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HMS Ardrossan was a British Bangor Class minesweeper of about 640 tons displacement launched in 1941. HMS Ardrossan was powered by two 3-drum small tube type boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots. She carried a complement of 60 and was armed with one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; one 2 pdr anti-aircraft gun; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and four machine-guns.
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The Arendal was a British-built Norwegian destroyer of 1050 tons displacement launched in 1941 as HMS Badsworth. The Arendal was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 27 knots and carried a complement of 208. She was armed with four 4 inch anti-aircraft guns; one 2 pdr pompom and three 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The Arethousa was a Greek Aigli Class torpedo boat of 123 tons displacement launched in 1913. The Arethousa had a top speed of 25 knots. Armaments consisted of two 6 pdr Bethlehem guns and two 18 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Arethusa was a British Arethusa Class cruiser of 5220 tons displacement launched in 1934. HMS Arethusa carried a crew of 450 and was powered by four Admiralty 3-drum type oil fuelled boilers providing a top speed of 32 knots. Armaments consisted of six 6-inch guns; eight 4-inch anti-aircraft guns; two 3-pdr guns and seven smaller guns and six 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triple mounts. One aircraft was also carried.
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HMS Arethusa was a British Leander Class frigate of 2500 tons displacement built by J Samuel White and Company and launched in 1963. She was decommissioned in 1989. She was armed with two quad Seacat missile launchers; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; one Ikara and one Limbo anti-submarine mortar. She carried a Wasp helicopter and carried a complement of 257.
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The Arethuse was a French Diane Class submarine of 565 tons displacement surfaced launched in 1929. The Arethuse was powered by two diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and an electric motor providing a speed of 9 knots submerged and a range of 4800 km surfaced. She carried a complement of 48 and armaments consisted of one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; one machine-gun and eight 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Aretusa was an Italian Partenope Class torpedo boat of 679 tons displacement launched in 1938. She was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a complement of 94. Armaments consisted of three 3.9 inch guns; six 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge throwers and four 18-inch torpedo tubes.
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The Argo was a French Redoutable Class submarine of 1379 tons displacement launched in 1929. She was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 19 knots surfaced and electric motors providing a top speed of 10 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 67 and was armed with one 3.9 inch anti-aircraft gun; two machine guns and eleven 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Argo was an Italian Argo Class coastal submarine of 689 tons displacement built for the Portuguese navy in 1936, but taken over by Italy when the contract was cancelled. The Argo was powered by Fiat diesel engines and two electric motors providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and 8 knots submerged and was armed with one 3.9 inch gun; two anti-aircraft machine-guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes in the bow.
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The Argo was a Swedish patrol boat of 105 tons displacement launched between 1908 and 1910 as a torpedo boat. The Argo had a top speed of 25 knots and was armed with one 57 mm gun and one 18 inch torpedo tube.
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The Argonaftis was a British-built Greek submarine of 545 tons displacement launched in 1944 as HMS Virulent. The Argonaftis had a top speed of 13 knots surfaced and 9 knots submerged. She was armed with one 3 inch gun; three 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and four 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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USS Argonaut was an American Corsair Class submarine of 1570 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Argonaut was armed with one 5 inch gun; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Argonaut was a British Leander Class frigate of 2500 tons displacement built by Hawthorn Leslie and launched in 1966. She was armed with four Aerospatiale Exocet MM38 surface-to-surface missiles; three quad Seacat missile launchers; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes arranged in two triples . She carried a Wasp helicopter and carried a complement of 223. She served in the Falklands War of 1982 and was decommissioned in 1993 and sold to Intershitra S & P in 1994.
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The Argonauta was an Italian Argonauta Class coastal submarine of 599 tons displacement launched in 1931. The Argonauta was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and 8.5 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 41 and was armed with one 4 inch gun; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Argonaute was a French Diane Class submarine of 565 tons displacement surfaced launched in 1929. The Argonaute was powered by two diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and an electric motor providing a speed of 9 knots submerged and a range of 4800 km surfaced. She carried a complement of 48 and armaments consisted of one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; one machine-gun and eight 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Argus was an unarmoured British aircraft carrier built in 1914 as the Italian liner SS Conte Rosso and purchased by the Royal Navy in 1916 under the Emergency War programme and completed as an aircraft carrier in 1918. HMS Argus had a displacement of 15775 tons unladen and carried a complement of 495 made up of sailors and airmen. Parsons turbines provided a top speed of 20 knots, and she was armed with two 4 inch .50 calibre guns and two 4 inch anti-aircraft guns and carried up to twenty seaplanes. In 1937 HMS Argus was rebuilt for use as a 'Queen Bee' class aircraft carrier tender and general anti-aircraft target service ship, carrying eight target aircraft.
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HMS Argus is an Italian-built British aviation training ship of 18280 tons displacement. HMS Argus (formerly the Contender Bezant) was bought from Italy in 1984 and converted for military use. She is powered by two Lindholmen SEMT-Pielstick 18PC2.5V diesel engines providing a top speed of 19 knots and a range of 20000 miles. She carries a crew of 254 including flight crew and 3500 tons diesel and 1100 tons of aviation fuel as cargo. Armaments consist of two Oerlikon/DES 30 mm guns and two Oerlikon GAM-BO3 20 mm guns. She has provision to transport twelve British Aerospace Sea Harrier FRS 1 aircraft and six Westland Sea King HAS 5 or similar helicopters.
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HMS Argyll is a British Type 23 Duke Class frigate of 3500 tons displacement launched in 1989. HMS Argyll is powered by two Rolls-Royce Spey SM1A gas turbines and four Paxman Valenta 12 RPA 200 CZ diesel engines providing a top speed of 28 knots on gas power and a range of 7800 miles at 15 knots. She carries a crew of 169 and has accommodation for 185. Armaments consist of two quad arranged McDonnell Douglas Harpoon surface-to-surface missile launchers; one British Aerospace Seawolf GWS 26 Mod 1 VLS surface-to-air missile launcher; one Vickers 4.5 inch/55 Mk 8 dual-purpose gun; two Oerlikon/DES 30 mm/75 GCM-AO3 dual-purpose guns and four J & S Marine 324 mm fixed torpedo tubes in two twin arrangements taking the Marconi Stingray torpedo.
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The Arholma was a Swedish mine sweeper of 375 tons displacement launched in 1937. The Arholma was powered by oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 19 knots and carried a complement of 37. She was armed with two 3 inch guns; one 25 mm anti-aircraft gun and two depth charge throwers.
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The Arholma is a Swedish Landsort Class mine hunter, made of Glass fibre Reinforced Plastic (GRP). The ship's complement is 39, with a commanding officer, 12 officers and 26 ratings. The ship is armed with a 40 mm Bofors main gun installed on the upper deck; two 7.62 mm machine-guns and four Saab anti-submarine mortar launchers developed each with nine launch tubes. The system, which is constructed of non-magnetic materials, has a range of 350 metres. The 4.2 kg warhead has a shaped charge for more efficient penetration of the hull of the submarine.
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The name Ariadne first occurs for a British warship in 1778.
HMS Ariadne was a British protected cruiser of the Diadem Class of 11000 tons displacement. The Ariadne had a top speed of 20 knots and was armed with sixteen 6-inch guns and nineteen smaller guns and three torpedo tubes. She was torpedoed and sunk in July 1917 during the Great War.
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HMS Ariadne was a British Leander Class frigate of 2500 tons displacement built by Yarrow and launched in 1971. HMS Ariadne was powered by two oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 27 knots and a range of 6400 km at 15 knots. She carried a complement of 260 and was armed with one quad Seacat missile launcher; twin 4.5 inch guns and two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and a Limbo anti-submarine mortar. She carried a Wasp helicopter. She was decommissioned in 1992 and sold to Chile and renamed the General Baquedano.
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The Ariake was a Japanese Hatuharu Class destroyer of 1368 tons displacement launched in 1934. The Ariake was powered by three Kanpon oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a complement of 180. She was armed with five 5 inch guns; two machine-guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triple mountings.
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The Ariane was a French Normand-Fenaux type Sirene Class submarine of 576 tons displacement surfaced launched in 1925. The Ariane was powered by two sets of 4-cycle Vickers-Normand diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and electric motors providing a top speed of 7.5 knots submerged and a range of 3200 km at 10 knots on the surface, and carried a complement of 40. She could dive to a depth of 45 fathoms. Armaments consisted of one 3-inch anti-aircraft gun; two machine-guns and seven 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Ariel was an Italian Partenope Class torpedo boat of 679 tons displacement launched in 1938. She was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a complement of 94. Armaments consisted of three 3.9 inch guns; six 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge throwers and four 18-inch torpedo tubes.
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The USS Arizona was an American Pennsylvania Class battleship of 32600 tons displacement launched in 1915. The USS Arizona was powered by six Bureau Express boilers providing a top speed of 21 knots. She carried a complement of 1358 and three aircraft. She was armed with twelve 14 inch guns; twelve 5 inch guns; eight 5 inch anti-aircraft guns; four 3 pdr saluting guns and originally torpedo tubes which were removed prior to the outbreak of the Second World War.
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The Ark Royal was a British galleon of 800 tons built for Sir Walter Raleigh in 1587 as the Ark Raleigh, but taken over while still being built, by the English government and renamed the Ark Royal. She was the flagship of the English fleet under Lord Howard of Effingham at the battle against the Spanish Armada in 1588. The Ark Royal was built for defence, and had four masts and carried a crew of 304 plus 126 soldiers and was armed with 38 guns and 17 small pieces.
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HMS Ark Royal was a British Ark Royal Class aircraft carrier of 22000 tons displacement built in 1937 by Cammell Laird. She carried a complement of 1575 and was powered by six high pressure water tube boilers of the 3-drum type fitted with super heaters providing a top speed of 32 knots. Armaments consisted of sixteen 4.5-inch dual-purpose guns; four 3-pdr guns; six multiple pompom guns and eight multiple machine guns. HMS Ark Royal was built to carry 72 aircraft, but it was found that 60 was a more practical number to carry in operations. HMS Ark Royal was sunk in 1941 by the German submarine U81.
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HMS Ark Royal is a British light aircraft carrier of 20000 tons displacement launched in 1981. HMS Ark Royal is powered by four Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines providing a top speed of 28 knots and a range of 8000 km at 18 knots. HMS Ark Royal is armed with a British Aerospace Sea Dart GWS 30 twin surface-to-air missile launcher; two General Electric/General Dynamics 20 mm Mk 15 Vulcan Phalanx guns; three Signaal/General Electric 30 mm 7-barrelled Gatling Goalkeeper guns; two Oerlikon/BMARC 20 mm GAM-BO1 guns; a twin arrangement of Oerlikon/BMARC 30 mm/75 dual purpose guns. Eight or nine British Aerospace Harrier FA2 (Sea Harrier) FRS 1 aircraft and up to nine Westland Sea King HAS 5 and three Westland Sea King AEW 2 helicopters are accommodated. She carries a crew of 666 including 57 officers and a further flight crew of 366 including 80 officers.
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The USS Arkansas was an American Arkansas Class battleship of 26100 tons displacement launched in 1911. The USS Arkansas was powered by four White-Forster oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots. She carried a complement of 1330, three aircraft and was armed with twelve 12 inch guns; sixteen 5 inch guns; eight 3 inch anti-aircraft guns; four 3 pdr saluting guns and originally torpedo tubes which were removed between the Great War and the Second World War.
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The Arkhangelsk was a British-built Russian battleship of 29150 tons displacement launched in 1915 as HMS Royal Sovereign and lent to the Soviet navy in 1944. The Arkhangelsk was powered by eighteen Babcock oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots. She carried a complement of between 1009 and 1146 and was armed with eight 15 inch guns; twelve 6 inch guns; eight 4 inch anti-aircraft guns; other 40 mm and 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and machine-guns.
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The Arkhangelsk was a Russian Leningrad Class destroyer of 2900 tons displacement launched in 1937 and later renamed the Baku. The Arkhangelsk was powered by 3-drum type oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots. She was armed with five 5.1 inch guns; two 3 inch anti-aircraft guns; two 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; four depth charge throwers and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The USS Arleigh Burke is an American Arleigh Burke Class guided missile destroyer of 8300 tons displacement. She is powered by four General Electric LM 2500-30 gas turbines producing 100000 total shaft horsepower and a top speed of over 30 knots. She is manned by a crew of 23 officers and 300 enlisted men and is armed with standard missiles; Harpoon; Tomahawk missiles; six Honeywell Mark-46 torpedoes (from two triple tube mounts); one 5 inch/54 calibre Mk-45 gun and two 20mm Phalanx CIWS.
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The Arleigh Burke Class is a type of American guided missile destroyer of 8300 tons replacing the older Charles F Adams and Farragut class guided missile destroyers. The ships are powered by four General Electric LM 2500-30 gas turbines producing 100000 total shaft horsepower and a top speed of over 30 knots. The ships are manned by a crew of 23 officers and 300 enlisted men and are armed with standard missiles; Harpoon; Tomahawk missiles; six Honeywell Mark-46 torpedoes (from two triple tube mounts); one 5in/54 calibre Mk-45 gun and two 20mm Phalanx CIWS.
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Armada is the Spanish name for any large naval force. In English the term is usually applied to the Spanish fleet vaingloriously designated the Invincible Armada, intended to act against England in 1588. The Invincible Armada (popularly known as the Spanish Armada) was collected and equipped by Philip II, king of Spain, for the subjugation of England. It consisted of 130 ships, 3165 cannon, 8050 sailors, 2088 galley-slaves, 18,972 soldiers, 1382 volunteers and 150 monks the whole under the command of the duke of Medina Sidonia. The Armada sailed from Lisbon on the 19th May 1588 and was soon after dispersed by a storm, it recollected, was refitted at Corunna and sailed into the channel off Cornwall on the 19th of July 1588. It was to co-operate with a land force collected in Flanders under the Prince of Parma, and to unite with this it proceeded through the English Channel towards Calais. In its progress it was attacked by the English fleet under Lord Howard, who, with his lieutenants, Drake, Hawkins, and Frobisher, endeavoured by dexterous seamanship and the discharge of well-directed volleys of shot to destroy or capture the vessels of the enemy.
The great lumbering Spanish vessels suffered severely from their smaller opponents, which most of their shot missed. Arrived at length off Dunkirk, the armada was becalmed, thrown into confusion by fire-ships, and many of the Spanish vessels destroyed or taken. The Duke of Medina Sidonia, owing to the severe losses, at last resolved to abandon the enterprise, and conceived the idea of reconveying his fleet to Spain by a voyage round the north of Great Britain; but storm after storm assailed his ships, scattering them in all directions, and sinking many. Some went down on the cliffs of Norway, others in the open sea, others on the Scottish coast, others on the coast of Ireland. In all, seventy-two large vessels and over 10,000 men were lost.
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HMS Armada was a British Battle Class destroyer of 2315 tons displacement designed for operation in the Pacific Ocean during the Second World War and launched in 1943. HMS Armada was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a crew of 250 in peace time and 337 during the Second World War. She was armed with two pairs of 4.5 inch dual-purpose guns mounted forward; twelve 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth
charge howitzers; ten 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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The Armando Diaz was an Italian cruiser of 5008 tons displacement launched in 1931. The Armando Diaz was powered by six 3-drum type oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 39 knots and carried a complement of 500. She was armed with eight 6-inch guns; six 3.9-inch anti-aircraft guns; eight 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; eight 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge throwers; four 21 inch torpedo tubes; carried two aircraft and was equipped for mine laying.
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An armed ship is a ship which is taken into the service of a government for a particular occasion, and armed like a ship of war.
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The Armentieres was a Canadian trawler of 357 tons displacement launched in 1918 and employed as a minesweeper during the Second World War. The Armentieres carried a complement of 18 and had a top speed of 10 knots. She was armed with a 3-inch gun.
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The USS Arnold J Isbell was an American Gearing Class destroyer of 2400 tons displacement launched in 1945. The USS Arnold J Isbell was powered by four boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 350 and was armed with six 5 inch guns; twelve 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eleven 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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The Arras was a French Arras Class patrol vessel of 644 tons displacement launched in 1918. The Arras was powered by two oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots and a range of 4800 km at 11 knots and carried a complement of about 110. She was armed with two 5.5 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; two machine-guns and depth charges.
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HMS Arrow was a British Achates Class destroyer of 1360 tons displacement built under the 1928 War Programme which saw action during the Second World War until she was damaged and suffered heavy casualties when the ammunition ship Fort La Montee alongside her in Algiers harbour exploded in 1943. Although attempts were made initially to carry out repairs it was decided that she was beyond saving and her hull was stripped. She was finally broken up in 1949. She was armed with four 4.7-inch guns; six smaller guns and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes. She was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type boilers with super heaters providing a top speed of 35 knots and carried a complement of 138.
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HMS Arrow is a British Amazon Class frigate of 3100 tons displacement launched in 1974. HMS Arrow is powered by two Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines and two Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines for cruising providing a top speed of 30 knots and a range of 6400 km at 17 knots. She carries a crew of 175 including 13 officers and has accommodation for 192. Armaments consist of four Aerospatiale MM38 Exocet surface-to-surface cruise missiles; a Short Bros Seacat GWS 24 quad surface-to-air missile launcher; one Vickers 4.5 inch/55 Mk 8 dual-purpose gun; two Oerlikon 20 mm guns and six 324 mm Plessey STWS Mk 2
torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The Artem (formerly the Zinoviev) was a Russian Uritski Class minelayer destroyer of 1150 tons displacement launched in 1914 as the Azard. The Artem was powered by oil-fuelled Thornycroft boilers providing a top speed of 30 knots and carried a complement of 157. She was armed with four 3.9 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; one machine-gun; nine 18 inch torpedo tubes arranged in three triples and carried mines.
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The Artemiev was a Russian patrol vessel converted from the torpedo boat Vinoslivi launched in 1905. The Artemiev had a displacement of 375 tons and carried a complement of 69. She had a top speed of 28 knots and was armed with two 3 inch guns and four machine-guns.
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The Artevelde was a Belgian fishery protection vessel of 1600 tons displacement laid down in 1939 to replace the Zinnia. The Artevelde was powered by Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 30 knots and was armed with four 4.1 inch guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; thirty depth charges and was equipped for mine laying and mine sweeping, having stowage for 120 mines. When the Germans occupied Belgium during the Second World War, they seized the Artevelde. After the war the ship was recovered, intact at Cuxhaven.
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The USS Arthur W Radford is an American Spruance Class guided missile destroyer.
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The Artigliere is an Italian Lupo (Artigliere) class frigate initially built for Iraq but the delivery was cancelled following the United Nations embargoes against Iraq in 1990. Consequently new weapons and communications systems were fitted to meet the requirements of the Italian Navy.
The Lupo class Fleet Patrol is one of a range of Fincantieri light advanced frigates capable of carrying out co-operative missions in the escort and support role and multi-role missions including surveillance and patrol, interdiction, strike and training. The Fleet Patrol Ship incorporates low infrared signature, reliability and maintainability in the design. The ship has a complement of 185 crew including 15 officers, however an extra 20 crew can be accommodated. The Artigliere has a displacement of 2,200 tons. The ship's surface to surface missile system is the Otomat. The missile system has eight Otomat Teseo Mark 2 missile launchers. Two pairs of launchers are installed on both sides of the ship, at an elevation angle of about 11 degrees and aiming in the forward direction. For air defence, the ship is fitted with the Albatros medium range surface-to-air missile system. This consists of one eight-cell launcher which fires the Aspide missile. The ship's main gun installed on the bow deck is the Otobreda 127 mm gun which fires 32 kg rounds at a sustained rate of 45 rounds per minute. The range of the gun is more than 15 kilometres against surface targets and seven kilometres against airborne targets. The two Otobreda 40 mm twin anti-aircraft guns are installed on the port and starboard side of the ship at the main deck level between the helicopter deck and the surface to surface missile launchers. The anti-aircraft guns fire 0.96 kg shells at a firing rate of 300 rounds per minute to a range of four km for airborne targets and to 12 kilometres for surface targets.
The weapons control system for the 40 mm guns consists of two Dardo systems from Alenia Elsag Sistemi Navale (AESN). The ship is equipped with two ILAS 3 triple torpedo launchers firing the A244/S torpedo. The ship has a helicopter deck at the stern has a single landing spot for an Agusta AB212ASW helicopter. The Lupo class ships are equipped with a combined diesel or gas (CODOG) propulsion system. The Fiat/ GE LM 2500 gas turbine engines provide a sustained power level of 50, 000 horsepower. Two GMT BL 230.20 M diesel engines provide 10,000 horsepower. The engines drive two shafts with controlled pitch propellers. The turbine engines provide a maximum speed of 36 knots and the diesel engines provide a lower maximum speed of 20 knots. At the diesel engines economical speed of 16 knots, the range of the patrol ship is 4,250 miles.
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The artillery loop or man harness knot is a loop knotted in a rope, without the need for an end. The artillery loops is used for making a handle in a length of rope, and is easy to undo.
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HMAS Arunta was an Australian Tribal Class destroyer of 1870 tons displacement launched in 1940. HMAS Arunta carried a complement of 250. She was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots and was armed with eight 4 inch dual-purpose guns; ten smaller guns and four 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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HMAS Arunta is an Australian Anzac Class frigate with a displacement of 3600 tons fully loaded. She has a maximum speed of 27 knots and a cruising speed of 18 knots. Her range is 6000 nautical miles at 18 knots. The ship accommodates 163 personnel including 22 officers. The ship's armaments comprise a United Defense 127mm Mk 45 Mod-2 Naval gun, eight cell Mk 41 vertical launching system for Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missiles, Thomson Sintra Pacific Spherion B hull-mounted sonar, close-in-weapon systems and towed array sonar. Harpoon anti-ship missiles and a mine avoidance sonar were later added, along with two new CelsiusTech multi-function consoles.
The ship's combat data system is built around the CelsiusTech 9LV 453 Mk-3 combat management system, with Link 11 and SHF Satcom. Weapons control is managed by the CelsiusTech 9LV 453 optronic director with Raytheon CW Mk-73 for surface-to-air missile control. Air search is by a Raytheon SPS-49(V)8 ANZ radar and air/surface search by a CelsiusTech 9LV 453TIR radar. The navigation radar is an STN Atlas Electronik 9600 ARPA. Six 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes arranged in two triples for Honeywell Mark-46 torpedoes are also fitted.
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The Asagao was a Japanese Wakatake Class destroyer of 820 tons displacement launched in 1922. The Asagao was powered by three Kanpon oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 31.5 knots and carried a complement of 110. She was armed with three 4.7 inch guns; two anti-aircraft machine-guns and four 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two pairs.
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The Asagiri was a Japanese Amagiri type Hubuki Class destroyer of 1700 tons displacement launched in 1929. The Asagiri was powered by four Kanpon oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a complement of 197. She was armed with six 5 inch guns; four anti-aircraft machine-guns and nine 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in three triple mountings.
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The Asagumo was a Japanese Asasio Class destroyer of 1500 tons displacement launched in 1937. The Asagumo was powered by three Kanpon boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a complement of 190. She was armed with six 5 inch guns; two machine-guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Asahi was a Japanese battleship built in 1898 and broken up in 1947. She had a top speed of 18 knots and was armed with four 12 inch and fourteen six inch guns. The Asahi saw extensive service in the 1904-1905 war with Russia and in 1921 was reclassified as a coast defence ship and in 1923 became a training ship.
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The Asakaze was a Japanese Kamikaze Class destroyer of 1270 tons displacement launched in 1922. The Asakaze was powered by four Kanpon oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and a range of 6400 km at 15 knots and carried a complement of 148. She was armed with four 4.7 inch guns; two anti-aircraft machine-guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in three pairs.
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The Asakaze is a Japanese Tachikaze Class destroyer of 3850 tons displacement launched in 1977. She is powered by two Mitsubishi geared steam turbines providing a top speed of 32 knots and carries a complement of 250. Armaments consist of eight McDonnell Douglas Harpoon anti-ship missiles; one GDC Pomona Standard SM-1MR anti-aircraft missile launcher; one Honeywell ASROC Mk 112 octuple anti-ship missile launcher two FMC 5-inch dual-purpose anti-surface and anti-aircraft guns; two six-barrel General Electric/General Dynamics 20 mm Phalanx CIWS Mk 15; six 324 mm Type 68 torpedo tubes arranged in two triples firing the Honeywell Mk 46 Mod 5 anti-submarine torpedo.
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The Asanagi was a Japanese Kamikaze Class destroyer of 1270 tons displacement launched in 1924. The Asanagi was powered by four Kanpon oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and a range of 6400 km at 15 knots and carried a complement of 148. She was armed with four 4.7 inch guns; two anti-aircraft machine-guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in three pairs.
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The Asasio was a Japanese Asasio Class destroyer of 1500 tons displacement launched in 1936. The Asasio was powered by three Kanpon boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a complement of 190. She was armed with six 5 inch guns; two machine-guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Ascari was an Italian Aviere Class destroyer of 1620 tons displacement launched in 1938. The Ascari was powered by three 3-drum type oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 39 knots and carried a complement of 165. She was armed with four 4.7-inch guns; six 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge throwers and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The Ascianghi was an Italian Gemma Class coastal submarine of 615 tons displacement launched in 1937. The Ascianghi was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and 8.5 knots submerged and could dive to a depth of 50 fathoms. Armaments consisted of one 3.9 inch gun; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Ashanti was a British Tribal Class destroyer of 1870 tons displacement launched in 1937. HMS Ashanti was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots and carried a crew of 190. She was armed with eight 4.7 inch dual-purpose guns; seven smaller guns and four 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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The MV Ashleigh-R is a custom built pleasure catamaran cruiser designed for pleasure cruises in coastal waters and operated by the Blue Funnel ferry company around the Solent where she is used for touring the harbours, and charter hire. The MV Ashleigh-R has a capacity for 150 passengers inside or 250 passengers in total, is equipped with a bar and a dance floor and has a top speed of 11 knots.
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The Asigara was a Japanese Nati Class first class cruiser of 10000 tons displacement launched in 1928. The Asigara was powered by twelve Kanpon oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots and a range of 22400 km at 15 knots. She carried a complement of 692, four aircraft and was armed with ten 8-inch guns; six 8-inch anti-aircraft guns; eight 47 mm anti-aircraft guns; eight machine-guns and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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The Aslat is an American-built Pakistani Garcia Class frigate of 2620 tons displacement launched in 1965. The Aslat is powered by a geared turbine providing a top speed of 27.5 knots and a range of 6400 km at 20 knots. The Aslat carries a crew of 270 and is armed with a Honeywell ASROC Mk 116 octuple anti-ship torpedo launcher; two USN 5 inch/38 Mk 30 guns and two arrangements of triple 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes taking the Honeywell Mk 46 Mod 5 torpedo. A Seasprite helicopter is also carried.
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The Aspis was a Greek Niki Class torpedo boat of 275 tons displacement launched in 1906. The Aspis had a top speed of 29 knots and carried a complement of 70. Armaments consisted of two 3.5 inch Krupp guns; one 2.7 inch anti-aircraft gun and two 18 inch torpedo tubes.
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USS Aspro was an American Balao Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1943 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Aspro was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 21 knots and was armed with one 4-inch gun, two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns; six 21 inch bow torpedo tubes and four 21 inch stern torpedo tubes.
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USS Aspro is an American Sturgeon Class attack submarine of 4960 tons displacement dived launched in 1967. USS Aspro is powered by a Westinghouse pressurised-water cooled S5W nuclear reactor and two steam turbines providing a top speed of 30 knots dived. She carries a crew of 107 including 12 officers and is armed with Tomahawk nuclear missiles and four 21 inch Mk 63 torpedo tubes amidships taking the Gould Mk 48 torpedo.
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The Honeywell ASROC (US Navy designation RUR-5A) is an American rocket-assisted anti-submarine ballistic weapon originally developed in 1956, production starting in 1959, with ASRCO becoming operational on four American destroyers in 1961 following successful evaluation trials on the destroyer USS Norfolk in 1960. ASROC consists of a General Electric Mk 44 Model 0 advanced acoustic homing torpedo or Honeywell Mk 46 torpedo connected to a rocket engine, which after firing homes on its target before sinking to a determined depth where the charge detonates with a large effective kill area. ASROC has a range of between 1.6 and 9 km.
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The Assam was a British-built Indian corvette of 980 tons displacement launched in 1943 as HMS Bugloss. The Assam was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots and carried a complement of 109. She was armed with one 4 inch gun; one 40 mm anti-aircraft gun; six 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and one hedgehog anti-ship mortar.
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The Assiniboine was a Canadian destroyer of 1390 tons displacement launched in 1931 as the Kempenfelt and transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy from the Royal Navy in 1939. The Assiniboine was powered by Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 35.75 knots. She carried a complement of 175 and was armed with four 4.7-inch guns; six smaller guns and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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Astern is a nautical term meaning behind the ship.
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The USS Astoria was an American Minneapolis Class heavy cruiser of 9950 tons displacement launched in 1933. The USS Astoria was powered by eight Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 32.7 knots. She carried a complement of 594; four aircraft was armed with nine 8 inch guns; eight 5 inch anti-aircraft guns; two 3 pdr guns; ten smaller guns.
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The USS Astoria was an American Cleveland Class light cruiser of 10000 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Astoria was powered by eight Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots and carried a complement of 900 and three aircraft. She was armed with twelve 6 inch guns; twelve 5 inch dual-purpose guns arranged in pairs; twenty-four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and nineteen 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The Astrea was a Swedish patrol boat of 105 tons displacement launched between 1908 and 1910 as a torpedo boat. The Astrea had a top speed of 25 knots and was armed with one 57 mm gun and one 18 inch torpedo tube.
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The Asturias is a Spanish Baleares Class frigate of 3015 tons displacement launched in 1972. The Asturias is powered by a set of Westinghouse geared turbines providing a top speed of 28 knots and a range of 4500 miles at 20 knots. She carries a crew of 256 including 15 officers and is armed with eight McDonnell Douglas Harpoon surface-to-surface missiles; sixteen GDC Pomona Standard SM-1MR anti-aircraft missiles; a Honeywell ASROC Mk 112 octuple launcher taking the Mk 46 torpedo; one FMC 127 mm/54 Mk 42 Mod 9 dual purpose gun; two Bazan 20 mm/120 12-barrelled Meroka guns; four 324 mm US Mk 32 fixed torpedo tubes and two 484 mm US Mk 25 stern torpedo tubes.
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The Astute was a British A Class submarine of 1120 tons displacement launched in 1945 for service in the Pacific. The Astute was powered by diesel engines and electric motors providing a top speed of 19 knots surfaced and 8 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 60 and was armed with one 4 inch dual-purpose gun; one 20 mm anti-aircraft gun; three machine-guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The USS Astute was an American Admirable Class minesweeper of 625 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Astute was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14.5 knots and carried a complement of 104. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun and four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The Atago was a Japanese Atago Class first class cruiser (Zyunyokan) of 9850 tons displacement launched in 1930. The Atago was designed with a triple hull for defence against submarine attacks and new model designed guns, and cost 2.2 million pounds to build. She was powered by twelve Kanpon oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots and a range of 22400 km at 15 knots. She carried a complement of 692 and was armed with ten 8-inch guns; four 4.7-inch anti-aircraft guns; eight 47 mm anti-aircraft guns; eight machine-guns and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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The Ataka was a Japanese gunboat of 725 tons displacement launched in 1922 as the Nakoso. The Ataka was powered by two Kanpon boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots and carried a complement of 118. She was armed with two 4.7 inch guns and two 3 inch anti-aircraft guns and was also equipped for submarine salvage work.
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The Atalante was a French Diane Class submarine of 571 tons displacement surfaced launched in 1930. The Atalante was powered by two diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and an electric motor providing a speed of 9 knots submerged and a range of 4800 km surfaced. She carried a complement of 48 and armaments consisted of one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; one machine-gun and eight 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Atami was a Japanese river gunboat of 170 tons displacement launched in 1929. The Atami was powered by two Kanpon boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots. She was armed with one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun and six machine-guns.
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HMCS Athabaskan was a British-built Canadian Tribal Class destroyer of 1927 tons displacement launched around 1942 and sunk during the Second World War. HMCS Athabaskan was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots and carried a complement of 240. She was armed with eight 4 inch dual-purpose guns; ten 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and four 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Atherstone was a British No 1 Type Hunt Class destroyer of 1000 tons displacement designed for escort duties and launched in 1939. HMS Atherstone was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 27.5 knots and carried a complement of 146. She was armed with four 4 inch anti-aircraft guns; one 2 pdr gun and two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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HMS Atherstone is a British Hunt Class coastal minesweeper of 750 tons displacement fully loaded. HMS Atherstone is powered by two Ruston-Paxman 9-59K Deltic diesel engines providing a top speed of 15 knots and a range of 1500 miles at 12 knots. She carries a crew of 45 including six officers and is armed with one Oerlikon/BMARC 30 mm/75 DS 30B dual-purpose gun; two Oerlikon/BMARC 20 mm GAM-CO1 guns and two 7.62 mm machine-guns.
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The USS Atherton was an American Bostwick Class escort destroyer of 1240 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Atherton had a top speed of 19 knots and carried a complement of 220. She was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; depth charge throwers and three 21 inch torpedo tubes in a triple mount.
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The Atilay was a Turkish Ay Class submarine of 934 tons displacement launched in 1939. The Atilay was powered by two sets of Burmeister and Wain diesel engines providing a top speed of 20 knots surface and 9 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 44 and was armed with one 4 inch gun; one 20 mm anti-aircraft gun; four 21 inch torpedo tubes in the bow and two 21 inch torpedo tubes in the stern.
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The USS Atlanta was an American Cleveland Class light cruiser of 10000 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Atlanta was powered by eight Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots and carried a complement of 900 and three aircraft. She was armed with twelve 6 inch guns; twelve 5 inch dual-purpose guns arranged in pairs; twenty-four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and nineteen 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The Atropo was an Italian Foca Class ocean-going mine laying submarine of 1109 tons displacement launched in 1938. She was powered by Tosi diesel engines and two electric motors providing a top speed of 16 knots surfaced and 8 knots dived, could dive to a depth of 55 fathoms, and was armed with one 3.9 inch gun; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns, six 21-inch torpedo tubes in the bow and two mine-discharging chutes.
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HMS Attentive was a British cruiser. She was built around 1910 and saw service during the Great War. She was armed with ten three-inch guns and had a top speed of 26 knots.
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USS Atule was an American submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1944 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Atule was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 21 knots, carried a complement of 75 and was armed with one 4-inch gun, two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns; six 21 inch bow torpedo tubes and four 21 inch stern torpedo tubes.
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HMS Auckland (formerly HMS Heron) was a British Egret Class escort sloop of 1200 tons displacement launched in 1928 and sunk during the Second World War. She was armed with eight 4-inch anti-aircraft guns and seven smaller guns. Two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers provided a top speed of 19.25 knots and he carried a complement of 188.
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The Audace (originally the Japanese ship Kawakaze) was an Italian Audace Class torpedo boat of 629 tons displacement launched in 1915. The Audace was powered by three Yarrow large-tube oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 31 knots and a range of 3488 km at 15 knots. She carried a complement of 113 and was armed with seven 4-inch guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; four machine-guns and four 18-inch torpedo tubes in two twin mountings.
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The Audace is an Italian Audace Class destroyer of 3600 tons displacement. She is powered by two double reduction geared turbines rated at 73000 shp providing a top speed of 34 knots and a range of 4800 km at 20 knots. She carries a complement of 380 including 30 officers. Armaments consist of eight OTO Melara/Matra Teseo Mk 2 Otomat surface-to-surface missiles arranged in four twin forty GDC Pomona Standard SM-1MR anti-air missiles; one OTO Melara 127 mm/54 dual-purpose gun; four OTO Melara 76 mm/62 Rapid guns; six 324 mm US Mk 32 torpedo tubes arranged in two triples taking the Honeywell Mk 46 torpedo. Two AB 212ASW helicopters are also carried.
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The original HMS Audacious was a British 74 gun sailing ship-of-the-line built in the 18th century. She was armed with thirty-six 32 pounder guns on the lower deck and thirty-four 24 pounder guns on the main gun deck and a further ten 18 pounder guns on the upper deck.
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HMS Audacious was a British battleship launched in 1911. She was armed with ten 13.5 inch guns and sixteen four inch guns and a top speed of 21 knots. HMS Audacious struck a mine in 1914 and was the first major ship lost in the Great War.
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The USS Augury was an American Admirable Class minesweeper of 625 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Augury was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14.5 knots and carried a complement of 104. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun and four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The USS Augusta was an American Northampton Class heavy cruiser of 9050 tons displacement launched in 1930. The USS Augusta was powered by eight White-Forster boilers providing a top speed of 32.7 knots and a range of 20800 km at 15 knots. She carried a complement of 691; four aircraft and was armed with nine 8 inch guns; four 5 inch anti-aircraft guns; two 3 pdr guns and eight machine-guns. Originally equipped with torpedo tubes, these were removed prior to the outbreak of the Second World War.
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The Augusto Riboty was an Italian Mirabello Class destroyer of 1383 tons displacement launched in 1915. The Augusto Riboty was powered by four Yarrow oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots and a range of 4544 km at 15 knots or 800 km at full speed. She carried a complement of 145 and was armed with eight 4-inch guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; two machine-guns and four 18-inch torpedo tubes and was equipped to carry 100 mines for mine laying.
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The USS Auk was an American Auk Class minesweeper of 890 tons displacement launched in 1941. The USS Auk was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 18 knots and carried a complement of 105. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun and two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The USS Aulick was an American Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement built under the 1940-41 programme. The USS Aulick was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots. She carried a complement of 353 and was armed with five 5 inch guns; six 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns; ten 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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The USS Ault was an American Allen M Sumner Class destroyer of 2200 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Ault was powered by four boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 350 and was armed with six 5 inch guns; twelve 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eleven 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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The Auriga was a British A Class submarine of 1120 tons displacement launched in 1945 for service in the Pacific. The Auriga was powered by diesel engines and electric motors providing a top speed of 19 knots surfaced and 8 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 60 and was armed with one 4 inch dual-purpose gun; one 20 mm anti-aircraft gun; three machine-guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Aurochs was a British A Class submarine of 1120 tons displacement launched in 1945 for service in the Pacific. The Aurochs was powered by diesel engines and electric motors providing a top speed of 19 knots surfaced and 8 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 60 and was armed with one 4 inch dual-purpose gun; one 20 mm anti-aircraft gun; three machine-guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Aurora was a British improved Arethusa Class cruiser of 5220 tons displacement launched in 1934. HMS Aurora carried a crew of 450 and was powered by four Admiralty 3-drum type oil fuelled boilers providing a top speed of 32 knots. Armaments consisted of six 6-inch guns; eight 4-inch anti-aircraft guns; two 3-pdr guns and seven smaller guns and six 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triple mounts.
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HMS Aurora was a British Leander Class frigate of 2500 tons displacement built by John Brown and launched in 1962. She was decommissioned in 1987 and sold for scrapping in 1988. She was armed with two quad Seacat missile launchers; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; one Ikara and one Limbo anti-submarine mortar. She carried a Wasp helicopter and carried a complement of 257.
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HMAS Australia was an Australian cruiser of 10000 tons displacement launched in 1927 and reconstructed in 1938. HMAS Australia was powered by eight Admiralty 3-drum type oil boilers providing a top speed of 31.5 knots and a range of 3680 km at top speed or 16640 km at a cruising speed of 14 knots. HMAS Australia carried a complement of 679 normally and 710 when operating as a flagship. She was armed with eight 8-inch guns; eight 4-inch anti-aircraft guns; four 3-pdr guns; four 2-pdr pompoms; eight Lewis machine-guns; four other machine-guns and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quadruple mountings. HMAS Australia was sunk in the Pacific Ocean in September 1944 during the Second World War.
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HMS Avenger is a British Amazon Class frigate of 3100 tons displacement launched in 1975. HMS Avenger is powered by two Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines and two Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines for cruising providing a top speed of 30 knots and a range of 6400 km at 17 knots. She carries a crew of 175 including 13 officers and has accommodation for 192. Armaments consist of four Aerospatiale MM38 Exocet surface-to-surface cruise missiles; a Short Bros Seacat GWS 24 quad surface-to-air missile launcher; one Vickers 4.5 inch/55 Mk 8 dual-purpose gun; two Oerlikon 20 mm guns and six 324 mm Plessey STWS Mk 2 torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The Aventurier was a French Le Hardi Class destroyer (torpilleurs) of 1772 tons displacement launched in 1940. The Aventurier had a top speed of 37 knots, a range of 9600 km at 15 knots and carried a complement of 175. Armaments consisted of six 5.1-inch guns; four 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 13 mm anti-aircraft guns and seven 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Averof was a Greek cruiser of 9450 tons displacement launched in 1910. The Averof was powered by coal-fired boilers providing a top speed of 23 knots and a range of 11400 km at 10 knots. She carried a complement of 670 and was armed with four 9.2 inch guns; eight 7.5 inch guns; sixteen 3 inch (14 pdr) guns; two 3 inch Vickers anti-aircraft guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; two machine-guns and originally two 36 inch torpedo tubes which were removed prior to the Second World War.
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The Averoff was a Greek armoured cruiser of 9450 tons displacement launched in 1910. The Averoff was powered by twenty-two Belleville coal-fired boilers providing a top speed of 23 knots and a range of 11400 km at 10 knots. The Averoff carried a complement of 670 and was armed with four 9.2 inch guns; eight 7.5 inch guns; sixteen 14 pdr guns; two 3 inch Vickers anti-aircraft guns; four 3 pdr guns; two machine-guns; two submerged broadside 18 inch torpedo tubes and one submerged stern 18 inch torpedo tube.
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The Aviere was an Italian Aviere Class destroyer of 1620 tons displacement launched in 1937. The Aviere was powered by three 3-drum type oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 39 knots and carried a complement of 165. She was armed with four 4.7-inch guns; six 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge throwers and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The Aviere is an Italian Lupo (Artigliere) class frigate of 2200 tons displacement initially built for Iraq but the delivery was cancelled following the United Nations embargoes against Iraq in 1990. Consequently new weapons and communications systems were fitted to meet the requirements of the Italian Navy. The Lupo class Fleet Patrol is one of a range of Fincantieri light advanced frigates capable of carrying out co-operative missions in the escort and support role and multi-role missions including surveillance and patrol, interdiction, strike and training. The Fleet Patrol Ship incorporates low infrared signature, reliability and maintainability in the design. The ship has a complement of 185 crew including 15 officers, however an extra 20 crew can be accommodated.
The ship's surface to surface missile system is the Otomat. The missile system has eight Otomat Teseo Mark 2 missile launchers. Two pairs of launchers are installed on both sides of the ship, at an elevation angle of about 11 degrees and aiming in the forward direction. For air defence, the ship is fitted with the Albatros medium range surface-to-air missile system. This consists of one eight-cell launcher which fires the Aspide missile. The ship's main gun installed on the bow deck is the Otobreda 127 mm gun which fires 32 kg rounds at a sustained rate of 45 rounds per minute. The range of the gun is more than 15 kilometres against surface targets and 7 kilometres against airborne targets. The two Otobreda 40 mm twin anti-aircraft guns are installed on the port and starboard side of the ship at the main deck level between the helicopter deck and the surface to surface missile launchers. The anti-aircraft guns fire 0.96 kg shells at a firing rate of 300 rounds per minute to a range of 4 km for airborne targets and to 12 kilometres for surface targets. The weapons control system for the 40 mm guns consists of two Dardo systems from Alenia Elsag Sistemi Navale (AESN). The ship is equipped with two ILAS 3 triple torpedo launchers firing the A244/S torpedo. The ship has a helicopter deck at the stern has a single landing spot for an Agusta AB212ASW helicopter. The Lupo class ships are equipped with a combined diesel or gas (CODOG) propulsion system. The Fiat/GE LM 2500 gas turbine engines provide a sustained power level of 50,000 horsepower. Two GMT BL 230.20 M diesel engines provide 10,000 horsepower. The engines drive two shafts with controlled pitch propellers. The turbine engines provide a maximum speed of 36 knots and the diesel engines provide a lower maximum speed of 20 knots. At the diesel engines economical speed of 16 knots, the range of the patrol ship is 4,250 miles.
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HMS Avon was a British River Class frigate of 1460 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMS Avon was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots. She carried a complement of 140 and was armed with two 4-inch dual-purpose guns; ten 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and one Hedgehog multiple spigot mortar.
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HMS Avon Vale was a British No 2 Type Hunt Class destroyer of 1050 tons displacement launched in 1940. HMS Avon Vale was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 27 knots and carried a complement of 146. She was armed with six 4 inch anti-aircraft guns; one 2 pdr gun and two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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HMS Awe was a British River Class frigate of 1460 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMS Awe was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots. She carried a complement of 140 and was armed with two 4-inch dual-purpose guns; ten 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and one Hedgehog multiple spigot mortar.
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The Axum was an Italian Gemma Class coastal submarine of 620 tons displacement launched in 1936. The Axum was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and 8.5 knots submerged and could dive to a depth of 50 fathoms. Armaments consisted of one 3.9 inch gun; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Ayam is a French-built Nigerian Combattante IIIB Class fast attack craft of 385 tons displacement. The Ayam is powered by four MTU 16V 956 TB92 diesel engines providing a top speed of 41 knots and a range of 2000 miles at 15 knots. She carries a crew of 42 and is armed with four Aerospatiale Exocet MM38 cruise missiles; one OTO Melara 3 inch/62 anti-surface gun; two Breda 40 mm/70 anti-aircraft guns in a twin arrangement; four Emerson Electric 30 mm guns in two twin arrangements.
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The Ayanami was a Japanese Amagiri type Hubuki Class destroyer of 1700 tons displacement launched in 1929. The Ayanami was powered by four Kanpon oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a complement of 197. She was armed with six 5 inch guns; four anti-aircraft machine-guns and nine 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in three triple mountings.
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The USS Aylwin was an American Farragut Class destroyer of 1395 tons displacement launched in 1934. The USS Aylwin was powered by four Yarrow oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots and a range of 9600 km. She was armed with five 5 inch dual-purpose guns; four machine-guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quadruple arrangements.
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The USS Aylwin is an American Knox Class frigate of 3011 tons standard displacement launched in 1970. The USS Aylwin is powered by two Combustion Engineering boilers providing a top speed of 27 knots and a range of 6400 km at 22 knots running on one boiler. She carries a crew of 288 including 17 officers and is armed with eight McDonnell Douglas Harpoon surface-to-surface missiles; a Honeywell ASROC Mk 16 octuple anti-ship launcher; one FMC 5 inch/54 Mk 42 Mod 9 dual-purpose gun; a General Electric/General Dynamics 20 mm/76 6-barrelled Mk 15 Vulcan Phalanx gun and two pairs of 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes taking the Honeywell Mk 46 and Mk 50 torpedoes. A SH-2F LAMPS I helicopter is also carried.
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The Ayuthia was a Japanese-built Thai cruiser of 2265 tons displacement launched in 1937. The Ayuthia was powered by two sets of M.A.N. diesel engines providing a top speed of 16.5 knots and carried a complement of 155. She was armed with four 8 inch guns; four 3 inch anti-aircraft guns and four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The Axio was an Italian minelayer of 615 tons displacement launched in 1927. The Azio was powered by oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 15 knots and a range of 5600 km. She carried 80 mines and was armed with two four inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun and two machine-guns.
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