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B 1 was a Norwegian submarine of 420 tons displacement launched in 1923. The B 1 was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots and electric motors providing a top speed of 11 knots submerged. The B 1 carried a complement of 23 and was armed with one 3 inch gun; two bow 18 inch torpedo tubes and two stern 18 inch torpedo tubes.
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B 111 was a German Torpedo Boat Destroyer. It was 98m long, 9.35m wide and had a displacement of 1843 tons. It was powered by two sets of marine turbines providing 40700hp and a top speed of 37.4 knots and a range of 2620 nautical miles. B 111 was armed with four 105 mm and six 500 mm torpedo tubes and carried eight torpedoes. It was crewed by 4 officers and 110 men.
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B 2 was a Norwegian submarine of 420 tons displacement launched in 1924. The B 2 was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots and electric motors providing a top speed of 11 knots submerged. The B 2 carried a complement of 23 and was armed with one 3 inch gun; two bow 18 inch torpedo tubes and two stern 18 inch torpedo tubes.
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B 3 was a Norwegian submarine of 420 tons displacement launched in 1926. The B 3 was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots and electric motors providing a top speed of 11 knots submerged. The B 3 carried a complement of 23 and was armed with one 3 inch gun; two bow 18 inch torpedo tubes and two stern 18 inch torpedo tubes.
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B 4 was a Norwegian submarine of 420 tons displacement launched in 1927. The B 4 was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots and electric motors providing a top speed of 11 knots submerged. The B 4 carried a complement of 23 and was armed with one 3 inch gun; two bow 18 inch torpedo tubes and two stern 18 inch torpedo tubes.
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B 5 was a Norwegian submarine of 420 tons displacement launched in 1929. The B 5 was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots and electric motors providing a top speed of 11 knots submerged. The B 5 carried a complement of 23 and was armed with one 3 inch gun; two bow 18 inch torpedo tubes and two stern 18 inch torpedo tubes.
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B 6 was a Norwegian submarine of 420 tons displacement launched in 1929. The B 6 was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots and electric motors providing a top speed of 11 knots submerged. The B 6 carried a complement of 23 and was armed with one 3 inch gun; two bow 18 inch torpedo tubes and two stern 18 inch torpedo tubes.
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The USS Babbitt was an American flush deck type destroyer of 1090 tons displacement launched in 1918. The USS Babbitt was powered by four oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 122 and was armed with four 4 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triple arrangements.
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The Babinski Rabotchi (formerly the Voiskovoi) was a Russian Markin Class torpedo boat of 580 tons displacement launched in 1904. The Babinski Rabotchi was powered by four Normand boilers providing a top speed of 25 knots and carried a complement of 88. She was armed with three 3.9 inch guns; one 1 pdr gun; two machine-guns; two 18-inch torpedo tubes and carried mines.
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The Babitonga was an American-built Brazilian destroyer of 1240 tons displacement launched in 1943 as the USS Alger and transferred to Brazil in 1944. The Babitonga was powered by diesel-electric engines providing a top speed of 20 knots and was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; three 21 inch torpedo tubes and depth charge throwers.
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The Babr was an Italian-built Iranian escort vessel of 950 tons displacement launched in 1931. The Babr was powered by two sets of Fiat diesel engines providing a top speed of 15 knots. She carried a complement of 85 and was armed with three 4-inch guns and two machine-guns.
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The Baccarat was a French Arras Class patrol vessel of 644 tons displacement launched in 1918. The Baccarat 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. She was scrapped in 1933.
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The Baccarat was a French torpedo boat destroyer of 600 tons displacement launched in 1939 as the German vessel T 11 and acquired by the French navy in 1946. The Baccarat was powered by four Schichau oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots. She was armed with one 4.1 inch gun; one 40 mm anti-aircraft gun; two 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; twelve 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; twenty-one rockets; six 21 inch torpedo tubes and could carry 60 mines.
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HMS Bacchante was a British Leander Class frigate of 2500 tons displacement built by Vickers and launched in 1968. HMS Bacchante 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 commissioned into the Royal New Zealand Navy as HMNZS Wellington in 1982.
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The USS Bache was an American Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement built under the 1940-41 programme. The USS Bache 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 Badger was an American flush deck type destroyer of 1090 tons displacement launched in 1918. The USS Badger was powered by four oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 122 and was armed with four 4 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triple arrangements.
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The USS Badger is an American Knox Class frigate of 3011 tons standard displacement launched in 1968. The USS Badger 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 Badik is an Indonesian Dagger Class fast attack craft of 270 tons displacement, fully loaded. She carries a complement of 43 including seven officers and is powered by one General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine rated at 2500 hp and two MTU 12V331 TC81 diesel engines rated at 2240 hp providing a top speed of 41 knots on gas and 17 knots on diesel power and a range of 3200 km at 17 knots. Armaments consist of four Aerospatiale Exocet MM38 anti-ship missiles; one Bofors 57 mm/70 Mk 1 gun, one Bofors 40 mm/70 gun and two Rheinmetall 20 mm guns.
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The USS Badoeng Strait was an American Commencement Bay Class light fleet aircraft carrier of 12000 tons displacement launched in 1945. The USS Badoeng Strait had a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 1000 and 34 aircraft. She was armed with two 5 inch guns; twenty-six 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and thirty 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The Badr is an American-built Pakistani Brooke Class frigate of 2640 tons displacement launched in 1966. The Badr is powered by a geared turbine providing a top speed of 27.2 knots and a range of 6400 km at 20 knots. The Badr carries a crew of 277 and is armed with a GDC Standard MR-SM1 Block IV Mk 22 Mod 0 surface-to-air missile launcher; a Honeywell ASROC; Mk 116 octuple torpedo launcher; one USN 5 inch/38 Mk 30 gun 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 Baependi was an American-built Brazilian destroyer of 1240 tons displacement launched in 1943 as the USS Cannon and transferred to Brazil in 1944. The Baependi was powered by diesel-electric engines providing a top speed of 20 knots and was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; three 21 inch torpedo tubes and depth charge throwers.
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A baggala is a two-masted Arab boat, generally 200-250 tons burden, used for trading in the Indian Ocean, Red Sea, etc.
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The USS Bagley was an American Gridley Class destroyer of 1500 tons displacement launched in 1936. The USS Bagley was powered by four Express Type oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots and a range of 12800 km at 15 knots. She carried a complement of 172 and was armed with four 5 inch dual-purpose guns; four machine-guns and sixteen 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four quadruple arrangements.
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The USS Bagley is an American Knox Class frigate of 3011 tons standard displacement launched in 1971. The USS Bagley 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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HMS Bagshot was a British improved Hunt Class minesweeper of 710 tons displacement built under the Emergency War Programme during the Great War and launched sometime between 1917 and 1919, seeing action during the Second World War. HMS Bagshot was powered by Yarrow coal-fired boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots and a range of about 2400 km at top speed. She carried a complement of 73 and was armed with a 4-inch anti-aircraft gun and one smaller gun.
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The Bahia was a British-built Brazilian cruiser of 3150 tons displacement launched in 1909. The Bahia was powered by six Thornycroft oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 28.6 knots and a range of 10560 km at 10 knots. She carried a complement of 368 and was armed with ten 4.7 inch guns; four 3 inch anti-aircraft guns; four 3-pdr saluting guns and four 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two twin mountings.
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The USS Bailey was an American Buchanan Class destroyer of 1630 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Bailey was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 210 and was armed with four 5 inch guns; four 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns; seven 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and five 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in a quintuple arrangements.
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The USS Bainbridge was an American flush deck type destroyer of 1193 tons displacement launched in 1920. The USS Bainbridge was powered by four White-Forster oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 122 and was armed with four 4 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triple arrangements.
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The USS Bairoko was an American Commencement Bay Class light fleet aircraft carrier of 12000 tons displacement launched in 1945. The USS Bairoko had a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 1000 and 34 aircraft. She was armed with two 5 inch guns; twenty-six 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and thirty 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The Bakassi is a Cameroon light forces type P 48S missile patrol craft of 308 tons displacement, launched in October 1982. Two SACM AGO 195V16 CZSHR diesel engines rated at 6400 hp provide a speed of 25 knots and a range of 2000 miles at 16 knots. She is manned by a crew of 39 including six officers. She caries eight Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 missiles in two quad launchers and two Bofors 40 mm/70 guns.
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The USS Baker was an American Bostwick Class escort destroyer of 1240 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Baker 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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USS Balao was an American Balao Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1942 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Balao 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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The USS Balch was an American Porter Class destroyer of 1850 tons displacement launched in 1936. The USS Balch was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox high pressure oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 39 knots. She carried a complement of 175 and was armed with eight 5 inch guns; eight 1 pdr guns; two machine-guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Balder was a Norwegian torpedo boat of 597 tons displacement launched in 1939. The Balder was powered by three water-tube oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 32 knots and carried a complement of 72. She was armed with three 4 inch guns; one 40 mm anti-aircraft gun; two machine-guns; four depth charge throwers and two 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged as a pair.
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The USS Baldwin was an American Buchanan Class destroyer of 1630 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Baldwin was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 210 and was armed with four 5 inch guns; four 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns; seven 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and five 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in a quintuple arrangements.
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The Baleares was a Spanish first class cruiser of 10000 tons displacement launched in 1931 and torpedoed and sunk in March 1938. The Baleares was powered by eight Yarrow oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots and a range of 12800 km at 15 knots. She carried a complement of 765, two aircraft and was armed with eight 8 inch guns; eight 4.7 inch anti-aircraft guns; eight 2 pdr pom-pom anti-aircraft guns and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in triples.
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The Baleares is a Spanish Baleares Class frigate of 3015 tons displacement launched in 1970. The Baleares 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 Baleno was an Italian Folgore Class destroyer of 1220 tons displacement launched in 1931. The Baleno was powered by three 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 38 knots and carried a complement of 150. She was armed with four 4.7-inch guns; four 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 13 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The Balilla was an Italian Balilla Class ocean-going submarine of 1368 tons displacement launched in 1927. The Balilla 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 Balilla 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 Baliste was a French torpedo boat of 610 tons displacement launched in 1937. The Baliste had a top speed of 35 knots and a range of 2880 km at 18 knots and carried a complement of 92. She was armed with two 3.9 inch guns; two 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; two twin machine-guns and two 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMAS Ballarat 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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HMS Ballinderry was a British River Class frigate of 1460 tons displacement launched in 1942. HMS Ballinderry 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 Balny is a French Commandant Riviere Class frigate of 1750 tons displacement launched in 1962. She carries a crew of 150 ratings and nine officers and is powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 25 knots and a range of 12000 km at 15 knots. She is armed with two DCN 100 mm/55 Mod 1953 automatic dual purpose guns; two Hispano Suiza 30 mm/70 guns; six 550 mm torpedo tubes arranged in two triple arrangements taking the ECAN L3 anti-submarine torpedo; one Mortier 305 mm 4-barrelled anti-ship mortar.
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The Balong is a Malaysian Lang Hitam Class police boat of 221 tons displacement launched in 1981. The Balong is powered by two MTU 20V 538 TB92 diesel engines providing a top speed of 35 knots and a range of 1200 miles at 24 knots. The Balong carries a crew of 38 and is armed with a Bofors 40 mm/70 gun; an Oerlikon 20 mm machine-gun and two FN 7.62 mm calibre machine-guns.
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A Balsa is a kind of raft or float used on the coasts and rivers of Peru and other parts of South America, for fishing, for landing goods and passengers through a heavy surf, and for other purposes where buoyancy is chiefly wanted. It is formed generally of two inflated seal-skins, connected by a sort of platform on which the fisherman, passengers, or goods are placed.
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The USS Baltimore was an American Baltimore Class heavy cruiser of 13600 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Baltimore was powered by eight Babcock and Wilcox oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots and carried a complement of 1700 and four aircraft. She was armed with nine 8 inch guns; twelve 5 inch guns; forty-four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and twenty-eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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HMS Bamborough Castle was a British Castle Class frigate of 1100 tons displacement. She carried a crew of 96, and had a top speed of 16.5 knots. Armaments consisted of one 4 inch calibre Mk XIX gun; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns in a twin arrangement; two 20 mm guns in a twin arrangement; one squid three-barrelled anti-ship mortar; two depth charge launchers and fifteen depth charges.
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The Ban Yas is a United Arab Emirates Lurssen TNC 45 Class fast attack craft of 260 tons displacement fully loaded. The Ban Yas is powered by four MTU 16V538 TB 92 diesel engines providing a top speed of 40 knots and a range of 500 miles at 38 knots. She carries a crew of 40 including five officers and is armed with four Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 cruise missiles; one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 gun; a twin arrangement of Breda 40 mm/70 guns and two 7.62 mm machine-guns.
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The Banckert was a Dutch destroyer of 1316 tons displacement launched in 1929. The Banckert was powered by three Yarrow oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots. She was armed with four 4.7 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 12.7 mm anti-aircraft guns; one machine-gun; four depth charge throwers and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The USS Bancroft was an American Buchanan Class destroyer of 1630 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Bancroft was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 210 and was armed with four 5 inch guns; four 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns; seven 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and five 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in a quintuple arrangements.
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USS Bang was an American submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1943 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Bang 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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The USS Bangor was an American frigate of 1430 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Bangor had a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 194. She was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and four depth-charge throwers.
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The USS Bangust was an American Bostwick Class escort destroyer of 1240 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Bangust 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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A banian day is a day upon which no meat is served to a ship's crew.
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The Bapaume was a French Arras Class patrol vessel of 644 tons displacement launched in 1919. The Bapaume 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. She was scrapped in 1937.
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The Bar-Le Duc was a French Arras Class patrol vessel of 644 tons displacement launched in 1918. The Bar-Le Duc 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. The Bar-Le-Duc was lost in December 1920.
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The USS Barb was an American Gato Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Barb 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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USS Barb is an American Permit Class attack submarine of 4300 tons displacement launched in 1962. USS Barb 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 127 including 13 officers and is armed with four McDonnell Douglas Harpoon surface-to-surface missiles and four 21 inch Mk 63 torpedo tubes amidships, angled at ten degrees from the centreline firing the Gould Mk 48 torpedo.
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HMS Barbarian was a British Barricade Class boom defence vessel of 730 tons displacement launched in 1937. HMS Barbarian had a top speed of 11.75 knots and carried a complement of 32. She was armed with a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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The Barbarigo was an Italian Marcello Class ocean-going submarine of 941 tons displacement launched in 1938. She was powered by two Sulzer diesel engines providing a top speed of 17 knots surfaced and nine knots dived, could dive to a depth of 58 fathoms, 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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USS Barbel was an American submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1943 and sunk during the Second World War. USS Barbel 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 Barbero was an American submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1943 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Barbero 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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A barbette is an armoured cylinder below a turret on a warship that protects the revolving structure and foundation of the turret.
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HMS Barbette was a British Barricade Class boom defence vessel of 730 tons displacement launched in 1937. HMS Barbette had a top speed of 11.75 knots and carried a complement of 32. She was armed with a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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The USS Barbey is an American Knox Class frigate of 3011 tons standard displacement launched in 1971. The USS Barbey 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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HMS Barbican was a British Barricade Class boom defence vessel of 730 tons displacement launched in 1938. HMS Barbican had a top speed of 11.75 knots and carried a complement of 32. She was armed with a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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HMS Barbrook was a British Barricade Class boom defence vessel of 730 tons displacement launched in 1938. HMS Barbrook had a top speed of 11.75 knots and carried a complement of 32. She was armed with a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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HMS Barcastle was a British Barricade Class boom defence vessel of 730 tons displacement launched in 1938. HMS Barbcastle had a top speed of 11.75 knots and carried a complement of 32. She was armed with a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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USS Barche was an American submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1943 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Barche 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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HMS Barcombe was a British Barricade Class boom defence vessel of 730 tons displacement launched in 1938. HMS Barcombe had a top speed of 11.75 knots and carried a complement of 32. She was armed with a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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HMAS Barcoo was an Australian frigate of 1420 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMAS Barcoo 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; machine-guns and four depth charge throwers.
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HMS Barcroft was a British Barricade Class boom defence vessel of 730 tons displacement launched in 1938. HMS Barcroft had a top speed of 11.75 knots and carried a complement of 32. She was armed with a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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HMS Barfair was a British Barricade Class boom defence vessel of 730 tons displacement launched in 1938. HMS Barfair had a top speed of 11.75 knots and carried a complement of 32. She was armed with a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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HMS Barfield was a British Barricade Class boom defence vessel of 730 tons displacement launched in 1938. HMS Barfield had a top speed of 11.75 knots and carried a complement of 32. She was armed with a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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HMS Barfleur 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 Barfleur 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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A barge is a type of long narrow flat bottomed boat.
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HMS Barham was a British Fast Division Queen Elizabeth Class dreadnought of 27500 tons displacement launched in 1914. She carried a complement of between 955 and 1016 and was powered by a Brown-Curtis turbine providing 75000 hp and a top speed of 25 knots. Armaments consisted of eight 15 inch guns, twelve 6 inch guns, two 3 inch anti-aircraft guns, four 3 pounder guns, five machine-guns and four submerged 21 inch torpedo tubes. HMS Barham saw action during the Great War, leading the 5th Battle Squadron at the Battle of Jutland. She was damaged by a torpedo in 1939, repaired, was damaged by two 500 lb during the Battle for Crete, repaired and in 1941 off Sollum was hit by .three torpedoes fired by U331. The Barham subsequently blew up and sank with the loss of 862 officers and men.
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The Bari was a German-built Italian colonial cruiser of 4600 tons displacement launched in 1914 as the Muraviev Amurski for the Russian navy, before being seized by Germany on the outbreak of war with Russia, renamed the Pillau, and later being transferred to Italy in 1920 and refitted for colonial service in 1937. The Bari was powered by four boilers providing a top speed of 27 knots and a range of 7200 km at 10 knots. She carried a complement of 308 and was armed with eight 5.9-inch guns; three 3-inch anti-aircraft guns; three machine-guns and the provision to carry 120 mines. Originally the Bari was fitted with torpedo tubes, but these were removed prior to the Second World War.
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The USS Barker was an American flush deck type destroyer of 1193 tons displacement launched in 1919. The USS Barker was powered by four White-Forster oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 122 and was armed with four 4 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triple arrangements.
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HMS Barlane was a British Barricade Class boom defence vessel of 730 tons displacement launched in 1938. HMS Barlane had a top speed of 11.75 knots and carried a complement of 32. She was armed with a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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HMS Barlight was a British Barricade Class boom defence vessel of 730 tons displacement launched in 1938. HMS Barlight had a top speed of 11.75 knots and carried a complement of 32. She was armed with a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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HMS Barlow was a British Barricade Class boom defence vessel of 730 tons displacement launched in 1938. HMS Barlow had a top speed of 11.75 knots and carried a complement of 32. She was armed with a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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HMS Barmouth was a British Barricade Class boom defence vessel of 730 tons displacement launched in 1938. HMS Barmouth had a top speed of 11.75 knots and carried a complement of 32. She was armed with a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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HMS Barndale was a British Barricade Class boom defence vessel of 730 tons displacement launched in 1939. HMS Barndale had a top speed of 11.75 knots and carried a complement of 32. She was armed with a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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HMS Barnehurst was a British Barricade Class boom defence vessel of 730 tons displacement launched in 1938. HMS Barnehurst had a top speed of 11.75 knots and carried a complement of 32. She was armed with a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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The USS Barnes was an American light fleet aircraft carrier of 7800 tons displacement converted from a mercantile hull and launched in 1942. The USS Barnes was powered by Foster Wheeler type boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots and carried a complement of 650 and 21 aircraft. She was armed with one 5 inch gun; sixteen 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns and twenty 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns.
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HMS Barnestone was a British Barricade Class boom defence vessel of 730 tons displacement launched in 1938. HMS Barnestone had a top speed of 11.75 knots and carried a complement of 32. She was armed with a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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The USS Barney was an American flush deck type destroyer of 1090 tons displacement launched in 1918. The USS Barney was powered by four oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 122 and was armed with four 4 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triple arrangements.
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The USS Barney is an American Charles F Adams Class guided missile destroyer of 3370 tons standard displacement launched in 1960. The USS Barney is powered by four boilers and two geared steam turbines providing a top speed of 30 knots and a range of 6000 miles at 15 knots. She carries a crew of 360 including 20 officers and is armed with McDonnell Douglas Harpoon surface-to-surface missiles; GDC Standard SM-1MR surface-to-air missiles; one Honeywell ASROC Mk 16 octuple launcher; two FMC 5 inch/54 Mk 42 guns; four 12.7 mm calibre machine-guns and two triple arrangements of 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes taking the Honeywell Mk 46 torpedo.
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HMS Barnwell was a British Barricade Class boom defence vessel of 730 tons displacement launched in 1940. HMS Barnwell had a top speed of 11.75 knots and carried a complement of 32. She was armed with a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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The USS Baron was an American Bostwick Class escort destroyer of 1240 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Baron 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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A barque or bark is a type of three-masted sailing vessel, with fore and main masts rigged like those of a ship, and the mizzen like the mainmast of a schooner, carrying a spanker and gaff topsail.
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A barquentine is a three mast sailing ship.
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USS Barracuda was an American Fleet submarine of 2000 tons displacement launched in 1924. USS Barracuda was powered by two sets of Busch-Sulzer diesel engines providing a top speed of 18.75 knots surfaced. She was armed with one 3 inch gun; two machine-guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Barrage was a British Barricade Class boom defence vessel of 730 tons displacement launched in 1937. HMS Barrage had a top speed of 11.75 knots and carried a complement of 32. She was armed with a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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HMS Barranca was a British Barricade Class boom defence vessel of 730 tons displacement launched in 1938. HMS Barranca had a top speed of 11.75 knots and carried a complement of 32. She was armed with a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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The Barranquilla was a British-built Colombian shallow-draft river gunboat of 142 tons displacement launched in 1930. The Barranquilla was powered by two Gardner semi-diesel engines providing a top speed of 15.5 knots. She carried a compliment of 12 and was armed with one 3 inch gun and four machine-guns.
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HMS Barricade (formerly the Ebgate) was a British Barricade Class boom defence vessel of 730 tons displacement launched in 1938. HMS Barricade had a top speed of 11.75 knots and carried a complement of 32. She was armed with a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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HMS Barrier was a British Barricade Class boom defence vessel of 730 tons displacement launched in 1938. HMS Barrier had a top speed of 11.75 knots and carried a complement of 32. She was armed with a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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The USS Barrier was an American Admirable Class minesweeper of 625 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Barrier 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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HMS Barrosa 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 1945. HMS Barrosa 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 USS Barry was an American flush deck type destroyer of 1193 tons displacement launched in 1920. The USS Barry was powered by four White-Forster oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 122 and was armed with four 4 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triple arrangements.
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The USS Barry 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 Bartolomeu Dias was a Portuguese 1st class sloop of 1816 tons displacement launched in 1934. The Bartolomeu Dias was powered by two Yarrow boilers providing a top speed of 21 knots and a range of 12800 km at 10 knots. She carried a peace time complement of 189, rising to 229 in war and an aircraft. She was armed with four 4.7 inch guns; two 3 inch anti-aircraft guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and two depth charge throwers and could also carry forty mines.
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The USS Barton was an American Allen M Sumner Class destroyer of 2200 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Barton 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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HMAS Barwon was an Australian frigate of 1420 tons displacement launched in 1944. HMAS Barwon 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; machine-guns and four depth charge throwers.
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The Basarabia was a Romanian monitor of 590 tons displacement launched in 1915 as the Austro-Hungarian ship Inn. The Basarabia was powered by Yarrow boilers providing a top speed of 12 knots and carried a complement of 100. She was armed with two 4.7 inch 45 calibre howitzers; three 4.7 inch 10 calibre howitzers; two 47 mm guns and nine machine-guns. In 1919 the Inn was interned by Yugoslavia and held until early 1921 when she was handed over to Romania and renamed and stationed on the Danube.
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The USS Bashaw was an American Gato Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Bashaw 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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The Basque was a French Alcyon Class destroyer (torpilleurs) of 1378 tons displacement launched in 1929. The Basque had a top speed of 33.5 knots and a range of 5600 km at 15 knots and carried a complement of 204. She was armed with four 5.1 inch guns; two 37 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21.7 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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USS Bass was an American Fleet submarine of 2000 tons displacement launched in 1924. USS Bass was powered by two sets of Busch-Sulzer diesel engines providing a top speed of 18.75 knots surfaced. She was armed with one 3 inch gun; two machine-guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Basset was a British armed trawler of 461 tons displacement launched in 1935 and used by the British navy during the Second World War for anti-submarine training. HMS Basset had a top speed of 12 knots and carried a complement of 15. She was armed with one 4-inch gun.
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The USS Bataan was an American Independence Class light fleet aircraft carrier of 11000 tons displacement started as a Cleveland Class cruiser, converted during building, and launched in 1943. The USS Bataan was powered by Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots. She carried a complement of 1400 and 45 aircraft. She was armed with sixteen 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and forty 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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HMAS Bataan was an Australian Tribal Class destroyer of 1870 tons displacement launched in 1944. HMAS Bataan 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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The USS Batan is an American Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship. The USS Batan carries a mix of assault helicopters, plus six to eight Harriers for close air support. The USS Batan is armed with two semi-active radar-guided NATO Sea Sparrow Missile Systems (NSSMS) for anti-air warfare protection, two Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Systems and two Phalanx Close-in Weapon-System (CIWS) mounts to counter threats from low flying aircraft and close-in small craft. Six Super Rapid Blooming Off board Chaff Decoy System (SRBOC) launchers augment LHD 6's anti-ship missile defences. Four 50 calibre machine-guns and three 25mm machine-guns are also fitted.
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USS Batfish was an American Balao Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1943 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Batfish 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 Batfish is an American Sturgeon Class attack submarine of 4960 tons displacement dived launched in 1971. USS Batfish 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 USS Bath was an American frigate of 1430 tons displacement launched in 1944 and lent to the Soviet Navy during the Second World War. The USS Bath had a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 194. She was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and four depth-charge throwers.
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The Bathurst was an Argentinean, formerly German, minesweeper of 500 tons displacement purchased by Argentina in 1922. The Bathurst was powered by two Schulz boilers converted to burn oil providing a top speed of 16 knots. She carried a complement of 50 and was armed with three 3 inch guns.
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The Batiray was a German-built Turkish mine laying submarine of 1044 tons displacement launched in 1939. The Batiray 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 47 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. She also carried 40 mines.
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A Battle Cruiser is a type of warship. A Battle Cruiser is similar to a cruiser in speed and size, and to a Battleship in terms of armament, being a fast, heavily armed warship combining traits of both a cruiser and a battleship.
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HMS Battleaxe is a British Broadsword Class frigate of 3500 tons displacement launched in 1977. HMS Battleaxe is powered by two Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines, two Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines and four diesel generators providing a top speed of 30 knots and a range of 4500 miles at 18 knots. She carries a crew of 222 including 17 officers and has accommodation for 249. Armaments consist of four Aerospatiale MM38 Exocet missiles; two British Aerospace 6-barrelled Seawolf GWS 25 surface-to-air missile launchers; four DES/Oerlikon 30 mm/75 guns in two twin arrangements and two Oerlikon/BMARC 20 mm GAM-BO1 guns.
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The Baung is a Malaysian Jerong Class fast attack craft of 244 tons displacement commissioned in 1977. The Baung is powered by three Maybach/Mercedes-Benz MD872 6-cylinder diesel engines providing a top speed of 32 knots and a range of 2000 miles at 14 knots. The Baung carries a crew of four officers and 32 men and is armed with one Bofors 57 mm/70 anti-ship gun and one Bofors 40 mm/70 dual-purpose gun.
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The Bauru was an American-built Brazilian destroyer of 1240 tons displacement launched in 1943 as the USS Reybold and transferred to Brazil in 1944. The Bauru was powered by diesel-electric engines providing a top speed of 20 knots and was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; three 21 inch torpedo tubes and depth charge throwers.
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The USS Baussell was an American Gearing Class destroyer of 2400 tons displacement launched in 1946. The USS Baussell 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 Bavern was a Swedish Bavern Class coastal submarine of 429 tons displacement launched in 1921. The Bavern had a top speed of 15 knots surfaced and 9 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 28 and was armed with one 6 pdr anti-aircraft gun; one machine-gun and four 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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A bawley boat is a small fishing smack used on the coasts of Kent and Essex around the mouth of the River Thames and Medway. Bawleys are generally about twelve metres long, four metres beam, one and a half metres draught and between 15 and 20 tons displacement. Bawleys have no boom to the mainsail, are half-decked and have a wet well for keeping the catch alive.
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USS Baya was an American submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1944 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Baya 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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The Bayern is a German Hamburg class destroyer of 3340 tons displacement launched in 1962. Two Wahodag geared steam turbines rated at 68000 shp provide a top speed of 34 knots and a range of 9600 km at 13 knots and 1475 km at 34 knots. She is manned by a crew of 268 including 19 officers. Armaments consist of four Aerospatiale Exocet MM38 anti-ship missile launchers arranged in two twin settings; three DCN 100 mm/55 Mod 1954 dual-purpose guns; eight Breda 40 mm/70 in four twin mountings, anti-aircraft guns; four 533 mm single torpedo tubes; two Bofors 375 mm 4-barrelled trainable anti-ship mortars two depth charge projectors; and has the facility for laying mines.
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HMS Bayfield was a British Bangor Class minesweeper of about 665 tons displacement launched in 1941. HMS Bayfield 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; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and four machine-guns.
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HMS Bayonet (formerly the Barnehurst) was a British Bayonet Class boom defence vessel of 530 tons displacement launched in 1938. HMS Bayonet had a top speed of 11.5 knots and was armed with one 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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The USS Bayonne was an American frigate of 1430 tons displacement launched in 1943 and lent to the Soviet Navy during the Second World War. The USS Bayonne had a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 194. She was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and four depth-charge throwers.
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The Bayraktar is an American-built, German modified Turkish dual-purpose landing-ship and minelayer of 1653 tons displacement. The Bayraktar is powered by two General Motors 16-567A diesel engines providing a top speed of 11 knots and a range of 15000 miles at 9 knots. The Bayraktar carries a crew of 125 and is armed with two twin arrangements and two single Bofors 40 mm/70 guns and four rails of mines.
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HMCS Beacon Hill was a Canadian frigate of 1445 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMCS Beacon Hill 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 Beagle was the British sloop on which Charles Darwin, as naturalist, made his famous voyage in 1831 to 1836.
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HMS Beagle was a British Beagle Class destroyer of 1360 tons displacement built under the 1928 War Programme which saw action during the Second World War. 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 Beale was an American Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement built under the 1940-41 programme. The USS Beale 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 Bearn was a French aircraft carrier of 22146 tons displacement launched in 1920. The Bearn was originally designed to be a battleship and work started in 1914, only to be suspended during the Great War and converted to an aircraft carrier between 1923 and 1927 and refitted in 1935. The Bearn was powered by twelve Du Temple-Normand small tube boilers providing a top speed of 21.5 knots and a range of 9600 km at 10 knots. She carried a complement of 875 including air personnel and up to 40 aircraft. Armaments consisted of eight 6.1 inch guns; six 3.9 inch anti-aircraft guns; eight 37 mm anti-aircraft machine-guns; sixteen machine-guns and four 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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The USS Bearss was an American Improved Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Bearss 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; ten 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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The USS Beatty was an American Allen M Sumner Class destroyer of 2200 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Beatty 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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HMS Beaufort was a British No 2 Type Hunt Class destroyer of 1050 tons displacement launched in 1941. HMS Beaufort 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 Beaumaris was a British Bangor Class minesweeper of about 640 tons displacement launched in 1940. HMS Beaumaris 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 Beautemps-Beaupre was a French sloop of 1969 tons displacement launched in 1939 for service in the Tropics. The Beautemps-Beaupre was powered by two sets of diesel engines providing a top speed of 15.5 knots and a range of 14400 km at 10 knots. She carried a complement of 136 and was armed with three 5.5 inch guns; four 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; six machine-guns and carried 50 mines and a seaplane.
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HMS Beaver is a British Broadsword Class frigate of 3500 tons displacement launched in 1982. HMS Beaver is powered by two Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines, two Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines and four diesel generators providing a top speed of 30 knots and a range of 4500 miles at 18 knots. She carries a crew of 273 including 30 officers and has accommodation for 296. Armaments consist of four Aerospatiale MM38 Exocet missiles; two British Aerospace 6-barrelled Seawolf GWS 25 surface-to-air missile launchers; four DES/Oerlikon 30 mm/75 guns in two twin arrangements; two Oerlikon/BMARC 20 mm GAM-BO1 guns and six 324 mm Plessey STWS Mk 2 torpedo tubes arranged as two triples.
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The Beberibe was an American-built Brazilian destroyer of 1240 tons displacement launched in 1943 as the USS Herzog and transferred to Brazil in 1944. The Beberibe was powered by diesel-electric engines providing a top speed of 20 knots and was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; three 21 inch torpedo tubes and depth charge throwers.
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USS Becuna was an American submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1944 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Becuna 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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HMS Bedale was a British No 2 Type Hunt Class destroyer of 1050 tons displacement launched in 1941. HMS Bedale 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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The Bedok is a Swedish built Singapore 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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HMS Bedouin was a British Tribal Class destroyer of 1870 tons displacement launched in 1937 and sunk during the Second World War. HMS Bedouin 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 Beilul was an Italian Gemma Class coastal submarine of 620 tons displacement launched in 1938. The Beilul 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 Belfast was a British Southampton Class (originally Edinburgh Class) light cruiser of the Second World War and Korean War, launched in 1938 and decommissioned in 1971. She had an original displacement of 10000 tons, later 11553 tons and was armed with four sets of three 6-inch guns; four sets of twin 4-in dual purpose anti-aircraft and anti-ship guns, six pairs of Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft guns. she had top speed of 32 knots and carried a complement of 750, later 850 when used as a flagship. Today she is a floating museum, moored on the Thames at Tower Bridge in London.
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The USS Belfast was an American frigate of 1430 tons displacement launched in 1944 and lent to the Soviet Navy during the Second World War. The USS Belfast had a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 194. She was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and four depth-charge throwers.
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The Belfort was a French Arras Class patrol vessel of 644 tons displacement launched in 1919. The Belfort 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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The Belgrano was an Argentinean cruiser of 6100 tons displacement launched in 1897 as the American ship USS Varese. The Belgrano was powered by eight Yarrow boilers converted to burn oil in 1930, providing a top speed of 18 knots. She was armed with two 10-inch guns; eight 4.7-inch guns; four 6-pdr guns and two 37 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The USS Bell was an American Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement built under the 1940-41 programme. The USS Bell 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 Belleau Wood was an American Independence Class light fleet aircraft carrier of 11000 tons displacement started as a Cleveland Class cruiser, converted during building, and launched in 1942. The USS Belleau Wood was powered by Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots. She carried a complement of 1400 and 45 aircraft. She was armed with sixteen 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and forty 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The USS Belleau Wood is an American Tarawa Class amphibious assault ship of 39300 tons displacement fully loaded launched in 1977. The USS Belleau Wood is powered by two Combustion Engineering boilers providing a top speed of 24 knots and a range of 10000 miles at 20 knots. She carries a crew of 930 including 56 officers plus 1703 troops plus landing craft, 19 CH-53D Sea Stallion or 26 CH-46D/E Sea Knight helicopters or Harrier AV-8B aircraft in place of helicopters and 1200 tons of aviation fuel. Armaments consist of two Raytheon GMLS Mk 25 octuple missile launchers taking the Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile; two FMC 5 inch/54 Mk 45 dual-purpose guns; six Mk 242 25 mm automatic cannons and two General Electric/General Dynamics 20 mm/76 6-barrelled Vulcan Phalanx Mk 15 anti-aircraft guns.
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The Bellona was a Danish C Class submarine of 300 tons displacement launched in 1919. The Bellona had a top speed of 14 knots surfaced, 8 knots submersed and carried a complement of 24. She was armed with one 6-pdr anti-aircraft gun and three 18-inch torpedo tubes in the bow and one 18-inch torpedo tube in the stern.
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HMS Bellona was a British Dido Class cruiser of 5700 tons displacement launched in 1942. HMS Bellona was powered by four Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots. Armaments consisted of eight 5.25-inch guns, 40 mm and 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples. She carried a complement of 551.
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On ships, bells is the term used for the strokes of the ship's bell that proclaim the hours. Eight bells, the highest number, are rung at noon and every fourth hour afterwards, i.e. at 4, 8, 12 o'clock, and so on. The intermediary periods are indicated thus: 12:30, one bell; 1 o'clock, 2 bells; 1:30, 3 bells, etc, until the eight bells announce 4 o'clock, when the series recommences 4:30, one bell; 5 o'clock, two bells, etc. The even numbers of strokes thus always announce hours, the odd numbers half-hours.
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The Belmonte (formerly the Valesia) was a German-built Brazilian repair ship of 5227 tons displacement launched in 1912 as the Valesia. The Belmonte had a top speed of 12 knots and carried a complement of 338 and about 6500 tons of cargo. She was armed with four 4.7 inch guns and two 6-pdr guns.
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The Belomoretz was a Bulgarian motor patrol boat of 77 tons displacement purchased from France in 1922. The Belomoretz was powered by three petrol motors providing a top speed of 17 knots and a range of 1120 km at 10 knots. She was armed with one 47 mm gun and two machine-guns and carried a complement of 26.
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HMS Belvoir was a British No 3 Type Hunt Class destroyer of 1050 tons displacement launched in 1941. HMS Belvoir was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 27 knots and carried a complement of 168. She was armed with six 4 inch anti-aircraft guns; one 2 pdr gun; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and two 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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In nautical terms, a bend is a joining of two ropes.
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The Bendigo is an Australian PCF 420 class patrol craft of 211 tons displacement and a top speed of 30 knots. She is armed with one Bofors AN 4 - 40 mm/60 gun; one 81 mm mortar and two 12.7 mm machine-guns. She carries a crew of three officers and 19 other ratings.
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The Benedetto Cairoli was an Italian Cosenz Class torpedo boat of 635 tons displacement launched in 1916 and lost during the Great War. The Benedetto Cairoli was powered by four Thornycroft oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots. 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 Benevente was an American-built Brazilian destroyer of 1240 tons displacement launched in 1943 as the USS Christopher and transferred to Brazil in 1944. The Benevente was powered by diesel-electric engines providing a top speed of 20 knots and was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; three 21 inch torpedo tubes and depth charge throwers.
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The USS Benfold 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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A Bengal Light was a kind of firework often used for signalling by night at sea, and producing a steady vivid blue-coloured flame.
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The USS Benham was an American Gridley Class destroyer of 1500 tons displacement launched in 1938. The USS Benham was powered by four Express Type oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots and a range of 12800 km at 15 knots. She carried a complement of 172 and was armed with four 5 inch dual-purpose guns; four machine-guns and sixteen 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four quadruple arrangements.
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The USS Benham was an American Improved Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Benham 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; ten 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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USS Benjamin Franklin is an American strategic missile submarine of 8250 tons displacement dived launched in 1964. USS Benjamin Franklin is powered by a Westinghouse pressurised-water cooled S5W nuclear reactor providing a top speed of 25 knots dived. She carries a crew of 143 including 13 officers and is armed with 16 Lockheed Trident (C4) nuclear inter-continental ballistic missiles and four 21 inch Mk 65 bow torpedo tubes taking the Gould Mk 48 torpedo.
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The USS Benjamin Stoddert is an American Charles F Adams Class guided missile destroyer of 3370 tons standard displacement launched in 1963. The USS Benjamin Stoddert is powered by four boilers and two geared steam turbines providing a top speed of 30 knots and a range of 6000 miles at 15 knots. She carries a crew of 360 including 20 officers and is armed with McDonnell Douglas Harpoon surface-to-surface missiles; GDC Standard SM-1MR surface-to-air missiles; one Honeywell ASROC Mk 16 octuple launcher; two FMC 5 inch/54 Mk 42 guns; four 12.7 mm calibre machine-guns and two triple arrangements of 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes taking the Honeywell Mk 46 torpedo.
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The USS Benner was an American Gearing Class destroyer of 2400 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Benner 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 USS Bennett was an American Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement built under the 1940-41 programme. The USS Bennett 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 Bennington was an American Essex Class fleet aircraft carrier of 27100 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Bennington 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 Bennion was an American Improved Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Bennion 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; ten 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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The USS Benson was an American Benson Class destroyer of 1630 tons displacement launched in 1939. The USS Benson was powered by four Express oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 210 and was armed with five 5 inch guns; ten smaller guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuple arrangements.
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The Bentara is a Singapore-built Malaysian PX Class police boat of 86.4 tons displacement launched in the late 1960's. The Bentara 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 Bentara 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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The Beowulf (formerly the Joh Vester) was a German patrol vessel of 496 tons displacement launched between 1912 and 1921 as a trawler, and acquired by the German navy for military use in 1937. She had a top speed of 10 knots, carried a complement of 38 and was armed with one 3.5 inch gun and three 1 pdr anti-aircraft guns.
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USS Bergail was an American Balao Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1944 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Bergail 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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USS Bergall was an American submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1944 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Bergall 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 Bergall is an American Sturgeon Class attack submarine of 4960 tons displacement dived launched in 1968. USS Bergall 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 Bergen was a British-built Norwegian destroyer of 1710 tons displacement launched in 1945 as HMS Cretan and acquired by Norway in 1946. The Bergen was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots and carried a complement of 235. She was armed with four 4.5 inch dual-purpose guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and four 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in a quad.
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The Berillo was an Italian Gemma Class coastal submarine of 620 tons displacement launched in 1936. The Berillo 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 Berkeley was a British No 1 Type Hunt Class destroyer of 1000 tons displacement designed for escort duties, launched in 1940 and sunk during the Second World War. HMS Berkeley 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 Berkeley is a British Hunt Class coastal minesweeper of 750 tons displacement fully loaded. HMS Berkeley 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 Berkeley is an American Charles F Adams Class guided missile destroyer of 3370 tons standard displacement launched in 1961. The USS Berkeley is powered by four boilers and two geared steam turbines providing a top speed of 30 knots and a range of 6000 miles at 15 knots. She carries a crew of 360 including 20 officers and is armed with McDonnell Douglas Harpoon surface-to-surface missiles; GDC Standard SM-1MR surface-to-air missiles; one Honeywell ASROC Mk 16 octuple launcher; two FMC 5 inch/54 Mk 42 guns; four 12.7 mm calibre machine-guns and two triple arrangements of 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes taking
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HMS Berkely Castle was a British Castle Class frigate of 1100 tons displacement. She carried a crew of 96, and had a top speed of 16.5 knots. Armaments consisted of one 4 inch calibre Mk XIX gun; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns in a twin arrangement; two 20 mm guns in a twin arrangement; one squid three-barrelled anti-ship mortar; two depth charge launchers and fifteen depth charges.
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The Berlin was a Dutch-built Brandenburg light-frigate built in 1674 and which saw action in the Baltic between 1675 and 1679, taking a number of prizes before being lost after sailing to the East Indies in 1687. The Berlin carried a crew of 72 and was armed with 24 guns.
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HMS Bermuda was a British cruiser of the Fiji Class of 8000 tons displacement launched in 1941. She carried a complement of 980. Four Admiralty 3-drum type boilers provided a top speed of 31.5 knots. Armaments consisted of nine or twelve 6-inch guns; eight 4-inch anti-aircraft guns; either between 16 and 41 2-pounder pompom guns or 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; and six 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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The USS Bernadon was an American flush deck type destroyer of 1090 tons displacement launched in 1918. The USS Bernadon was powered by four oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 122 and was armed with four 4 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triple arrangements.
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The Bersagliere was an Italian Aviere Class destroyer of 1620 tons displacement launched in 1938. The Bersagliere 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 Bersagliere 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 displacement is 2,200 tons and 2,500 tons at full load. The ship's surface to surface missile system is the Otomat. The missile system has eight Otomat Teseo Mk 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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The Berthon boat is a collapsible boat constructed of canvas upon wooden stretchers and named after its inventor, Edward Berthon. The Berthon boat takes very little space, and automatically opens ready for use as it is lowered to the water. During the Great War all British destroyers and submarines carried Berthon boats.
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The Bertioga was an American-built Brazilian destroyer of 1240 tons displacement launched in 1943 as the USS Pennewill and transferred to Brazil in 1944. The Bertioga was powered by diesel-electric engines providing a top speed of 20 knots and was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; three 21 inch torpedo tubes and depth charge throwers.
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HMS Berwick was a British Kent Class cruiser of 10000 tons displacement launched in 1926. HMS Berwick carried a complement of 679 and was powered by eight Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 31.5 knots and a range of 16640 km at an economical cruising speed. Armaments consisted of eight 8-inch guns housed in four gun houses; eight 4-inch anti-aircraft guns; twenty 2-pounder pompom guns and carried three aircraft.
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HMS Beryl (formerly the Lady Adelaide) was a British armed trawler of 615 tons displacement launched in 1935 and used by the British navy during the Second World War for anti-submarine training. HMS Beryl had a top speed of 12 knots and was armed with one 4-inch gun and depth charges.
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The Besposhtadni was a Russian Stremiteini Class destroyer of 1800 tons displacement launched in 1938. The Besposhtadni was powered by 3-drum type oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of over 37 knots. She was armed with four 5.1 inch guns; two 3 inch anti-aircraft guns; two 37 mm guns; four depth charge throwers and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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USS Besugo was an American submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1944 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Besugo 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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The Bethune was a French Arras Class patrol vessel of 644 tons displacement launched in 1918. The Bethune 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. She was scrapped in 1934.
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HMS Betony was a British modified Flower Class corvette of 980 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMS Betony was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots. She carried a complement of 85 and was armed with one 4-inch dual-purpose gun; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and Hedgehog multiple spigot mortar.
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A beurtmann was a Dutch inshore cargo-carrying vessel in use between the 17th and 19th centuries and designed for ease of handling by a small crew - typically just three. A beurtmann had a single mast, gaff-rigged with a jib and was typically of about 60 tons displacement.
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The Beveziers was a French Redoutable Class submarine of 1379 tons displacement launched in 1935. 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 Beveziers is a French Agosta class patrol submarine of 1490 tons displacement launched in 1975. She is powered by two SEMT-Pielstick 16 PA4185VG diesel engines of 3600 hp and one electric motor 4600 hp and one cruising motor of 23 kW providing a top speed of 20 knots dived and a range of 13600 km snorkelling. She carries a single crew of 58 personnel, including seven officers. Armaments consist of Aerospatiale SM 39 Exocet anti-ship missiles launched from four 533 mm bow torpedo tubes; ECAN L5 Mod 3 dual purpose and ECAN F17 Mod 2 wire-guided torpedoes; or 36 mines carried in lieu of torpedoes.
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The Bezaan was a Dutch pleasure yacht built in 1630 and presented to King Charles II by the Dutch East India Company. The Bezaan was about 15 feet long with a single mast and carried a crew of two, and was the precursor of modern leisure yachts.
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The Bezpokoini was a Russian Stremiteini Class destroyer of 1800 tons displacement launched in 1938. The Bezpokoini was powered by 3-drum type oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of over 37 knots. She was armed with four 5.1 inch guns; two 3 inch anti-aircraft guns; two 37 mm guns; four depth charge throwers and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The Beztrashni was a Russian Stremiteini Class destroyer of 1800 tons displacement launched in 1938. The Beztrashni was powered by 3-drum type oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of over 37 knots. She was armed with four 5.1 inch guns; two 3 inch anti-aircraft guns; two 37 mm guns; four depth charge throwers and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The Bezupreshni was a Russian Stremiteini Class destroyer of 1800 tons displacement launched in 1938. The Bezupreshni was powered by 3-drum type oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of over 37 knots. She was armed with four 5.1 inch guns; two 3 inch anti-aircraft guns; two 37 mm guns; four depth charge throwers and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The Bibby Steamship Line was an old English shipping company established in the early 19th century by John Bibby and trading between Liverpool, England and Colombo and Rangoon.
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HMS Bicester was a British No 2 Type Hunt Class destroyer of 1050 tons displacement launched in 1941. HMS Bicester 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 Bicester is a British Hunt Class coastal minesweeper of 750 tons displacement fully loaded. HMS Bicester 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 Biddle was an American flush deck type destroyer of 1090 tons displacement launched in 1918. The USS Biddle was powered by four oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 122 and was armed with four 4 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triple arrangements.
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HMS Bideford was a British Shoreham Class escort sloop, fitted for mine sweeping, of 1105 tons displacement launched in 1931. She was armed with two 4-inch anti-aircraft guns and twelve smaller guns. At the outbreak of the Second World War she was re-armed with six 4-inch guns on twin mountings. Two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers provided a top speed of 16.5 knots and she carried a complement of 100.
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The Biedovi was a Russian Stremiteini Class destroyer of 1800 tons displacement launched in 1938. The Biedovi was powered by 3-drum type oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of over 37 knots. She was armed with four 5.1 inch guns; two 3 inch anti-aircraft guns; two 37 mm guns; four depth charge throwers and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The Bieluga was a Russian Lin Class coastal defence submarine of 500 tons displacement launched in 1935. The Bieluga had a top speed of 19 knots surface; 9 knots submerged. She was armed with one 1 pdr anti-aircraft gun; four 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Bigbury Bay was a British Bay Class anti-aircraft frigate of 1600 tons displacement launched in 1944. She carried a crew of 157 and had a top speed of 19.5 knots. Armaments consisted of four 4 inch anti-aircraft guns in two pairs; six 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; and one Hedgehog multiple spigot mortar. She was transferred to the Portuguese navy in 1959 and scrapped in 1970.
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In nautical terms, a bight is an incomplete loop, a bend or curve in a rope.
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A bilander is a large two-masted vessel fitted for coasting near to the land or on internal waterways. They were generally of about 160 tons displacement and used for the carriage of goods. They were rigged like a hoy and manned by a crew of between twelve and sixteen. Bilanders were typically Dutch, but English
bilanders were also constructed.
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Bilge is the breadth of a ship's bottom, or that part of her floor which approaches to a horizontal direction, on which she would rest if aground.
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Bilge ways are planks of timber placed under a vessel's bilge on the building-slip to support her while launching.
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Bilge-water is water which enters a ship and lies upon her bilge or bottom; when not drawn off it becomes dirty and offensive.
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USS Billfish was an American submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1942 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Billfish 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 Billfish is an American Sturgeon Class attack submarine of 4960 tons displacement dived launched in 1970. USS Billfish 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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A Billy-boy is a flat-bottomed, bluff-bowed vessel, rigged as a sloop, with a mast that can be lowered so as to admit of passing under bridges.
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The USS Biloxi was an American Cleveland Class light cruiser of 10000 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Biloxi 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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A binnacle or bittacle was a case or box on the deck of a vessel near the steering apparatus, containing the compass and lights by which it could be read at night.
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The Bir Hakeim was a French torpedo boat destroyer of 600 tons displacement launched in 1941 as the German vessel T 20 and acquired by the French navy in 1946. The Bir Hakeim was powered by four Schichau oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots. She was armed with one 4.1 inch gun; one 40 mm anti-aircraft gun; two 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; twelve 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; twenty-one rockets; six 21 inch torpedo tubes and could carry 60 mines.
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A Bireme was a Phoenician war galley. The Bireme was probably constructed of a hollowed-out tree trunk, about 27 metres long and propelled by a single square sail and about 30 pairs of oars. The Bireme carried archers and spearmen troops on an upper deck and the bow terminated in a spiked ram. Biremes were later adopted by the Greeks before being replaced by the Trireme.
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The Birinci Inonu was a Turkish Inonu Class submarine of 505 tons displacement launched in 1927. The Birinci Inonu was powered by two sets of M.A.N. diesel engines providing a top speed of 13.5 knots surfaced and 8.5 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 29 and was armed with one 3 inch gun; one 20 mm gun; four 17.7 inch torpedo tubes in the bow and two 17.7 inch torpedo tubes in the stern.
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HMS Birmingham was a British Chatham Class light cruiser. On the 9th of August 1915 the Birmingham sank U 15, the first German submarine sunk during the Great War. The Birmingham later took part in the Battle of Heligoland and the Battle of Jutland.
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HMS Birmingham was a British Newcastle Class (originally to have been called Polyphemus class, and later renamed Southampton Class) cruiser of 9100 tons displacement launched in 1936. HMS Birmingham carried a complement of 809 and was powered by eight Admiralty 3-drum oil fuelled boilers providing a top speed of 32 knots. Armaments consisted of nine 6-inch guns; eight 4-inch anti-aircraft guns; sixteen 2-pdr pompom guns; twenty-two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; fifteen 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triple mountings. Three aircraft were also carried.
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The USS Birmingham was an American Cleveland Class light cruiser of 10000 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Birmingham 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. During the Second World War the USS Birmingham was torpedoed in November 1943; severely damaged when the Princeton blew up along side her in October 1944 and was nearly sunk when attacked and hit by a bomb from a Japanese Kamikaze plane in May 1945 off Okinawa.
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HMS Birmingham is a British Type 42 destroyer of 3500 tons displacement launched in 1976. HMS Birmingham is powered by two Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines; two Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines used for cruising and four diesel generators providing a top speed of 29 knots and a range of 6400 km at 18 knots. She carries a crew of 253, including 24 officers and has accommodation for 312. Armaments consist of a British Aerospace Sea Dart GWS 30 twin anti-aircraft missile launcher; one Vickers 4.5 inch/55 Mk 8 dual-purpose gun; two Oerlikon/BMARC 20 mm GAM-BO1 guns; two Oerlikon 20 mm Mk 9 guns; two General Electric/General Dynamics 20 mm Vulcan Phalanx Mk 15 and six 324 mm Plessey STWS Mk 2 or Mk 3 torpedo tubes in two triple arrangements taking the Marconi Stingray torpedo. A Westland Lynx HAS 3 helicopter is also carried.
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The USS Bisbee was an American frigate of 1430 tons displacement launched in 1943 and lent to the Soviet Navy during the Second World War. The USS Bisbee had a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 194. She was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and four depth-charge throwers.
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The Bismarck was a German Bismarck Class battleship of the Second World War. She was launched in February 1939, and was a constant threat to Allied convoys in the Atlantic until sunk by the British in May 1941. The Bismarck had a displacement of 50153 tons and was armed with eight 38 cm SKC/34 guns in four Dreh LC/34 twin turrets; twelve 15 cm SKC/28 guns in six Dreh LC/34 twin turrets three port and three starboard; sixteen 105 mm SKC/33 guns in eight Dopp LC/37 twin turrets, four port and four starboard; sixteen 37 mm SK C/30 anti-aircraft guns in eight Dopp LC/30 twin turrets; twelve 20 mm C/30 anti-aircraft machine-guns; sixteen single 20 mm anti-aircraft guns. Four Arado AR 196 aircraft were also carried. She was protected by a 320 mm main armour belt and had a top speed of 29 knots.
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The USS Bismarck Sea was an American Casablanca Class light fleet aircraft carrier of 6730 tons displacement launched around 1944 and sunk during the Second World War. The USS Bismarck Sea 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 Bisson was a French Elan Class (later reclassified Chevreuil Class) minesweeper of 647 tons displacement launched in 1940. The Bisson 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 4.1 inch guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft gun; four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and six depth charge throwers during the Second World War.
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The Bistri was a Russian Stremiteini Class destroyer of 1800 tons displacement launched in 1938. The Bistri was powered by 3-drum type oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of over 37 knots. She was armed with four 5.1 inch guns; two 3 inch anti-aircraft guns; two 37 mm guns; four depth charge throwers and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The USS Bittern was an American Admirable Class minesweeper of 625 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Bittern 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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HMS Bittersweet was a British Flower Class corvette of 980 tons displacement launched in 1940. HMS Bittersweet was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots. She carried a complement of 85 and was armed with one 4-inch dual-purpose gun; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and Hedgehog multiple spigot mortar.
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On a sailing ship, bitts are perpendicular pieces of timber in the deck of the ship for fastening ropes to, and for securing the windlasses and the heel of the bow-sprit.
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The USS Black was an American Improved Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Black 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; ten 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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The USS Black Hawk is an American Osprey Class mine hunter. The Osprey Class ships are the world's largest glass reinforced plastic (GRP) ships and are the first United States Navy ships designed solely for mine hunting. The technique used to locate mines is by high definition sonar and the mines are neutralised with a remotely controlled underwater vehicle. The platform has been designed with exceptionally low magnetic and acoustic signatures to protect against mine detonations during mine hunting operations. The ship has two Isotta Franschini ID 36 SS 8V AM diesel engines which provide 1,600 hp and drive two Voith Schneider cycloidal propellers for increased manoeuvrability. The non magnetic diesel engines are similar to those used in the US Navy's Avenger Class Mine Countermeasures Vessels. The three diesel generators are Isotta Fraschini ID 36. The machinery is acoustically isolated and suspended from the main deck in glass reinforced plastic cradles. When an undersea explosion occurs the isolated machinery remains unaffected. For defence, the ship has two 12.7 mm machine-guns.
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The Black Prince was a British armoured cruiser of the Duke of Edinburgh Class of 13550 tons displacement launched in 1904 and sunk by German gunfire during the Battle of Jutland on May 31st 1916. The Black Prince had a top speed of 23 knots per hour and was armed with six 9.2 inch guns and 24 3-pdr guns.
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HMS Black Prince was a British Dido Class cruiser of 5700 tons displacement launched in 1942. HMS Black Prince was powered by four Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots. Armaments consisted of eight 5.25-inch guns, 40 mm and 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples. She carried a complement of 551.
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HMS Black Rover is a British small fleet tanker of 11522 tons displacement fully loaded designed for the replenishment of ships at sea with fuel, fresh water, limited dry cargo and refrigerated stores under all conditions while under way. HMS Black Rover is powered by two SEMT-Pielstick 16PA4 diesel engines providing a top speed of 19 knots and a range of 15000 miles at 15 knots. She carries a crew of 54 and a cargo of 6600 tons of fuel. Armaments consist of two Oerlikon 20 mm guns.
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HMS Black Swan was a British Black Swan Class escort sloop of 1250 tons displacement launched in 1939. She was armed with six 4-inch anti-aircraft guns and ten smaller guns. Two 3-drum type boilers provided a top speed of 19.25 knots and she carried a complement of 180.
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A black-strake was the strake (plank) upon a ship's side, next below the lower or gun-deck ports.
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USS Blackfin was an American submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1944 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Blackfin 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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The USS Blackfish was an American Gato Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Blackfish 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 Blackmore was a British No 2 Type Hunt Class destroyer of 1050 tons displacement launched in 1941. HMS Blackmore 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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The USS Blair was an American Edsall Class escort destroyer of 1200 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Blair was powered by Fairbanks-Morse diesel engines providing 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 Blajunbai was a Japanese-built Thai submarine of 370 tons displacement launched in 1937. The Blajunbai had a top speed of 14.5 knots surfaced and 8 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 24 and was armed with one machine-gun and five 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Blake was a British Tiger Class cruiser of 8000 tons displacement started during the Second World War and launched in 1945. She carried a peace time complement of 796 and a wartime complement of 1000. Four Admiralty 3-drum type boilers provided a top speed of 31.5 knots. Armaments consisted of nine 6-inch guns; ten 4-inch anti-aircraft guns; eighteen 2-pounder pompom guns; eight 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; ten 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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The USS Blakeley was an American flush deck type destroyer of 1090 tons displacement launched in 1918. The USS Blakeley was powered by four oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 122 and was armed with four 4 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triple arrangements.
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The USS Blakely is an American Knox Class frigate of 3011 tons standard displacement launched in 1969. The USS Blakely is powered by two Babcock & Wilcox 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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HMS Blanche was a British B class destroyer of 1360 tons launched in 1931. She saw action during the Second World War, before being sunk in 1939 by a mine in the Thames estuary. HMS Blanche had a top speed of 35 knots, was crewed by a complement of 138 and was armed with four 4.7 inch guns and eight torpedo tubes.
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The Blanco Encalada was a British-built Chilean cruiser of 3435 tons displacement launched in 1893. The Blanco Encalada had a top speed of 22.75 knots when new, reduced to 19 knots by 1940 and a range of 8000 km at 10 knots. She carried a complement of 427 and was armed with two 8 inch guns; ten 6 inch guns; five 3 inch guns; one 1-pdr gun and two Maxim machine-guns.
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HMS Blankney was a British No 2 Type Hunt Class destroyer of 1050 tons displacement launched in 1940. HMS Blankney 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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The Blas de Lezo was a Spanish cruiser of 4509 tons displacement launched in 1923 and wrecked in July 1932. The Blas de Lezo was powered by twelve Yarrow boilers providing a top speed of 29 knots and a range of 8000 km at 13 knots. She carried a complement of 320 and was armed with six 6 inch guns; four 3 pdr anti-aircraft guns; four machine-guns and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in triples.
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The Blas De Lezo is an American-built Spanish Gearing Class destroyer of 2425 tons displacement launched in 1945. The Blas De Lezo is powered by two geared turbines providing a top speed of 34 knots and a range of 4800 miles at 15 knots. She carries a crew of 274 including 17 officers and is armed with a Honeywell ASROC Mk 112 octuple launcher taking the Mk 46 torpedo; three twin arrangements of US 5 inch/38 Mk 38 guns and two triple arrangements of 324 mm US Mk 32 torpedo tubes. A Hughes 500M helicopter can also be carried.
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HMS Blean was a British No 1 Type Hunt Class destroyer of 1000 tons displacement designed for escort duties, launched in 1940 and sunk during the Second World War. HMS Blean 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 Bleasdale was a British No 3 Type Hunt Class destroyer of 1050 tons displacement launched in 1941. HMS Bleasdale was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 27 knots and carried a complement of 168. She was armed with six 4 inch anti-aircraft guns; one 2 pdr gun; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and two 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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USS Blenny was an American Balao Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1944 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Blenny 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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The USS Block Island was an American Commencement Bay Class light fleet aircraft carrier of 12000 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Block Island had a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 1000 and 34 aircraft. She was armed with two 5 inch guns; twenty-six 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and thirty 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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USS Blower was an American Balao Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1944 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Blower 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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The Blucher was a German Hipper Class heavy cruiser (schwere kreuzer) of 10000 tons displacement launched around 1938. The Blucher had a top speed of 32 knots and carried a complement of 830. She was armed with eight 8 inch guns; twelve 4.1 inch anti-aircraft guns; twelve 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triples and carried four aircraft. The Blucher was sunk during action in Oslo Fjord in April 1940.
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The USS Blue was an American Gridley Class destroyer of 1500 tons displacement launched in 1937. The USS Blue was powered by four Express Type oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots and a range of 12800 km at 15 knots. She carried a complement of 172 and was armed with four 5 inch dual-purpose guns; four machine-guns and sixteen 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four quadruple arrangements.
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The USS Blue was an American Allen M Sumner Class destroyer of 2200 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Blue 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 Blue Peter is a flag flown by ships as they are about to sail. It comprises a white rectangle in the centre of a blue rectangular flag. The flag was traditionally hoisted by a ship about to sail, in order to give notice to the town that any person having a money-claim may make it before the ship starts, and that all about to sail are to come aboard.
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HMS Blue Rover is a British small fleet tanker of 11522 tons displacement fully loaded designed for the replenishment of ships at sea with fuel, fresh water, limited dry cargo and refrigerated stores under all conditions while under way. HMS Blue Rover is powered by two SEMT-Pielstick 16PA4 diesel engines providing a top speed of 19 knots and a range of 15000 miles at 15 knots. She carries a crew of 49 and a cargo of 6600 tons of fuel. Armaments consist of two Oerlikon 20 mm guns.
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USS Blueback was an American Balao Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1944 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Blueback 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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The USS Bluefish was an American Gato Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Bluefish 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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USS Bluefish is an American Sturgeon Class attack submarine of 4960 tons displacement dived launched in 1970. USS Bluefish 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 USS Bluegill was an American Gato Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Bluegill 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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The Blyskawica was a British-built Polish destroyer of 2144 tons displacement launched in 1936. The Blyskawica was powered by four 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 40 knots and carried a complement of 180. She was armed with seven 4.7 inch guns; four 47 mm anti-aircraft guns; four machine-guns; two depth charge throwers and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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HMS Blyth was a British Bangor Class minesweeper of about 665 tons displacement launched in 1940. HMS Blyth 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; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and four machine-guns.
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HMS Boadicea was a British Beagle Class destroyer of 1360 tons displacement built under the 1928 War Programme which saw action during the Second World War. 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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USS Boarfish was an American Balao Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1944 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Boarfish 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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A boat is transport for conveyance across water.
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On board a ship, the boatswain (pronounced 'bo-san') was the warrant-officer in charge of the boats, sails, rigging, anchors, cordage, cables and colours. His office was also to summon the crew to their duty, to relieve the watch, etc. In the merchant navy service the boatswain was one of the crew who had charge of the rigging and oversaw the men.
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The Bocaina was an American-built Brazilian destroyer of 1240 tons displacement launched in 1943 as the USS Marts and transferred to Brazil in 1944. The Bocaina was powered by diesel-electric engines providing a top speed of 20 knots and was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; three 21 inch torpedo tubes and depth charge throwers.
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The Bodri was a Russian Stremiteini Class destroyer of 1800 tons displacement launched in 1938. The Bodri was powered by 3-drum type oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of over 37 knots. She was armed with four 5.1 inch guns; two 3 inch anti-aircraft guns; two 37 mm guns; four depth charge throwers and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The USS Bogue was an American light fleet aircraft carrier of 7800 tons displacement converted from a mercantile hull and launched in 1942. The USS Bogue was powered by Foster Wheeler type boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots and carried a complement of 650 and 21 aircraft. She was armed with one 5 inch gun; sixteen 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns and twenty 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns.
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A boier was a 16th and 17th century Dutch type of bulk-carrier merchant ship. The boier was of about 100 tons displacement, with two masts the mainmast with spritsail, square topsail and jib, the mizzen with a lateen sail. Boiers carried a crew of between four and six and were used for short sea journeys.
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The USS Boise was an American Brooklyn Class light cruiser of 10000 tons displacement launched in 1936 in response to the Japanese Mogami Class vessels. The USS Boise was powered by eight Babcock and Wilcox Express type oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 32.5 knots and a range of 23200 km at 15 knots. She carried a complement of 868; four or eight aircraft and was armed with fifteen 6 inch guns; eight 5 inch anti-aircraft guns; four 3 pdr guns; five 1 pdr guns and three machine-guns later rearmed with fifteen 6 inch guns; eight 5 inch anti-aircraft guns; sixteen 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and twenty-four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The Bolshevik (formerly the Ryss) was a Russian Bolshevik Class training submarine of 650 tons displacement launched in 1915. The Bolshevik had a top speed of 10 knots surfaced and 8 knots submerged and was armed with one 3 inch gun; one machine-gun and four 18 inch torpedo tubes.
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Bolt-ropes were ropes used to strengthen the sails of a ship, the edges of the sails being sewn to them. Those on the sides are called leech-ropes, the others head and foot ropes.
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The Bolzano was an Italian heavy cruiser of 10000 tons displacement launched in 1932. The Bolzano was powered by ten Ansaldo 3-drum oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots and carried a complement of 723. She was armed with eight 8-inch guns; twelve 3.9-inch anti-aircraft guns; ten 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; eight 13 mm anti-aircraft guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes and carried two aircraft.
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A bomb-ketch was a kind of vessel formerly built for the use of mortars at sea in a bombardment. Bomb-ketches were usually of 100 to 150 tons burden, about 70 feet long, and had two masts. They were built very strong to sustain the violent shock produced by the discharge of the mortars, of which they generally carried two.
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The USS Bombard was an American Admirable Class minesweeper of 625 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Bombard 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 Bombarde was a French torpedo boat of 610 tons displacement launched in 1936. The Bombarde had a top speed of 35 knots and a range of 2880 km at 18 knots and carried a complement of 92. She was armed with two 3.9 inch guns; two 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; two twin machine-guns and two 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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The USS Bon Homme Richard was an American Essex Class fleet aircraft carrier of 27100 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Bon Homme Richard 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 Bonaventure was the ship Drake sailed to the West Indies in 1585. *Bonaventure II
HMS Bonaventure was a British second class cruiser of 4360 tons launched in 1892. The name has been applied to British naval ships since the 15th century and included Drake's ship the Bonaventure.
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HMS Bonaventure was a British Dido Class cruiser of 5450 tons displacement launched in 1939. HMS Bonaventure was powered by Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots. Armaments consisted of ten 5.25-inch guns, six mounted in three twin super firing turrets and four aft; sixteen smaller guns and six 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples. One aircraft was also carried.
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The USS Bond was an American Admirable Class minesweeper of 625 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Bond 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 Bonefish was an American Gato Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1942 and lost during the Second World War. The USS Bonefish 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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The Bonhomme Richard was an American warship of 700 tons displacement built in 1765 as the Duc De Duras for the French East India company. After purchase by the French government, in 1778 she was presented to John Paul Jones as a token of French support for the Americans against the British and in 1779 under John Paul Jones command she headed a seven-vessel squadron cruising the British coast looking for British shipping to attack. In the subsequent battle with HMS Serapis off Flamborough Head on the 23rd of September 1779 she was holed and sunk. The Bonhomme Richard had three masts, square-rigged and was armed with six 18 pounder guns, twenty-eight 12 pounder guns and six 8 pounder guns and carried a crew of 322.
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The USS Bonhomme Richard is an American Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship. The USS Bonhomme Richard carries a mix of assault helicopters, plus six to eight Harriers for close air support. The USS Bonhomme Richard is armed with two semi-active radar-guided NATO Sea Sparrow Missile Systems (NSSMS) for anti-air warfare protection, two Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Systems and two Phalanx Close-in Weapon-System (CIWS) mounts to counter threats from low flying aircraft and close-in small craft. Six Super Rapid Blooming Off board Chaff Decoy System (SRBOC) launchers augment LHD 6's anti-ship missile defences. Four 50 calibre machine-guns and three 25mm machine-guns are also fitted.
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USS Bonita was an American Fleet submarine of 2000 tons displacement launched in 1924. USS Bonita was powered by two sets of Busch-Sulzer diesel engines providing a top speed of 18.75 knots surfaced. She was armed with one 3 inch gun; two machine-guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The USS Booth was an American Bostwick Class escort destroyer of 1240 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Booth 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 Booth Line was an English shipping company founded at Liverpool in 1866 carrying passengers and cargo between Europe (Liverpool, Havre, Lisbon, Oporto) and the Amazon ports of Brazil. In 1882 it also started to run vessels between New York and the Brazilian ports. In 1901 the Booth Line was amalgamated with the Red Cross Line.
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HMS Bootle was a British Bangor Class minesweeper of about 640 tons displacement launched in 1941. HMS Bootle 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 Bordelais was a French Alcyon Class destroyer (torpilleurs) of 1378 tons displacement launched in 1928. The Bordelais had a top speed of 33.5 knots and a range of 5600 km at 15 knots and carried a complement of 204. She was armed with four 5.1 inch guns; two 37 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21.7 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The USS Bordelon was an American Gearing Class destroyer of 2400 tons displacement launched in 1945. The USS Bordelon 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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HMCS Border Cities was a Canadian minesweeper of 950 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMCS Border Cities was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 15 knots and carried a complement of 104. She was armed with one 4 inch dual-purpose gun; four 20 mm Oerlikon guns; one hedgehog anti-ship mortar and two depth charge throwers.
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The Borea was an Italian Turbine Class destroyer of 1073 tons displacement launched in 1927. The Borea 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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HMS Boreas was a British Beagle Class destroyer of 1360 tons displacement built under the 1928 War Programme which saw action during the Second World War. 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. She was later transferred to the Greek navy as the Salamis.
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The USS Borie was an American flush deck type destroyer of 1193 tons displacement launched in 1919. The USS Borie was powered by four White-Forster oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 122 and was armed with four 4 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triple arrangements.
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The USS Borie was an American Allen M Sumner Class destroyer of 2200 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Borie 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 Boston was the first frigate built in the American colonies. She had three masts, square-rigged, and a displacement of 514 tons. The Boston was launched in 1748 and broken up in 1752. She carried a crew of about 200 and was armed with 24 guns and designed for coastal patrol and escort duties.
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HMS Boston was a British Bangor Class minesweeper of about 640 tons displacement launched in 1940. HMS Boston 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 USS Boston was an American Baltimore Class heavy cruiser of 13600 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Boston was powered by eight Babcock and Wilcox oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots and carried a complement of 1700 and four aircraft. She was armed with nine 8 inch guns; twelve 5 inch guns; forty-four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and twenty-eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The USS Bostwick was an American Bostwick Class escort destroyer of 1240 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Bostwick 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 Bouchard was an Argentinean minesweeper of 450 tons displacement that saw service during the Second World War launched in 1936. The Bouchard was powered by two sets of MAN 2-cycle diesel engines providing a top speed of 15 knots and a range of 4800 km. She carried a complement of 62 and was armed with two 3.9 inch guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and two depth charge dischargers.
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The Bouclier was a French torpedo boat of 610 tons displacement launched in 1937. The Bouclier had a top speed of 35 knots and a range of 2880 km at 18 knots and carried a complement of 92. She was armed with two 3.9 inch guns; two 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; two twin machine-guns and two 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Bougainvile was a French sloop of 1969 tons displacement launched in 1931 for service in the Tropics. The Bougainvile was powered by two sets of diesel engines providing a top speed of 15.5 knots and a range of 14400 km at 10 knots. She carried a complement of 136 and was armed with three 5.5 inch guns; four 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; six machine-guns and carried 50 mines and a seaplane.
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The USS Bougainville was an American Casablanca Class light fleet aircraft carrier of 6730 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Bougainville 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 Boulonnais was a French Alcyon Class destroyer (torpilleurs) of 1378 tons displacement launched in 1927. The Boulonnais had a top speed of 33.5 knots and a range of 5600 km at 15 knots and carried a complement of 204. She was armed with four 5.1 inch guns; two 37 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21.7 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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HMS Bounty was a British transport ship originally built as the Bethia in 1784 and used as a slave transporter before being bought by the admiralty for use as a trade ship between the south Pacific and the Caribbean. HMS Bounty had a displacement of 220 tons and was rigged with three masts, square rigged. She carried a complement of 45 and was armed with four guns. HMS Bounty is infamous for the mutiny which occurred on board on April the 28th 1789 in which the captain and 19 men loyal to him were set adrift in the ship's launch, sailing 3600 miles to the Dutch settlement at Timor. The remaining crew, under the leadership of Fletcher Christian sailed to Pitcairn island where they burned HMS Bounty and her cargo of breadfruit plants and lived the remained of their days.
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The USS Bowen is an American Knox Class frigate of 3011 tons standard displacement launched in 1970. The USS Bowen 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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A bower is a type of ship's anchor; so named from being carried at the bow of a ship.
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USS Bowfin was an American submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1942 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Bowfin 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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In sailing ships, the bowline is a rope leading forward, which is fastened by bridles to loops in the ropes on the perpendicular edge of the square sails. It is used to keep the weather-edge of the sail tight forward and ready when the ship is close-hauled to the wind.
A bowline is a knot used for making a secure loop in a rope. The bowline is easy to undo, so long as the strain is taken off the rope first.
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HMS Bownet was a British Bayonet Class boom defence vessel of 530 tons displacement launched in 1939. HMS Bownet had a top speed of 11.5 knots and was armed with a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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The bowsprit is the large boom or spar which projects over the stem of a vessel, having the foremast and foretop-mast stays and staysails attached to it, while extending beyond it is the jib-boom.
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The USS Boxer was an American Essex Class fleet aircraft carrier of 27100 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Boxer 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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HMS Boxer is a British Broadsword Class frigate of 3500 tons displacement launched in 1981. HMS Boxer is powered by two Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines, two Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines and four diesel generators providing a top speed of 30 knots and a range of 4500 miles at 18 knots. She carries a crew of 273 including 30 officers and has accommodation for 296. Armaments consist of four Aerospatiale MM38 Exocet missiles; two British Aerospace 6-barrelled Seawolf GWS 25 surface-to-air missile launchers; four DES/Oerlikon 30 mm/75 guns in two twin arrangements; two Oerlikon/BMARC 20 mm GAM-BO1 guns and six 324 mm Plessey STWS Mk 2 torpedo tubes arranged as two triples.
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The USS Boxer is an American Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship. The USS Boxer carries a mix of assault helicopters, plus six to eight Harriers for close air support. The USS Boxer is armed with two semi-active radar-guided NATO Sea Sparrow Missile Systems (NSSMS) for anti-air warfare protection, two Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Systems and two Phalanx Close-in Weapon-System (CIWS) mounts to counter threats from low flying aircraft and close-in small craft. Six Super Rapid Blooming Off board Chaff Decoy System (SRBOC) launchers augment LHD 6's anti-ship missile defences. Four 50 calibre machine-guns and three 25mm machine-guns are also fitted.
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Boxing the compass is a seaman's phrase, meaning the repetition of all the points of the compass in their proper order. It is an accomplishment required to be attained by all sailors.
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Boy is nautical terminology for an untrained seaman, regardless of his age.
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The USS Boyd was an American Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement built under the 1940-41 programme. The USS Boyd 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 Boyle was an American Buchanan Class destroyer of 1630 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Boyle was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 210 and was armed with four 5 inch guns; four 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns; seven 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and five 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in a quintuple arrangements.
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The Boyne was a man-of-war of 98 guns which was destroyed by fire at Portsmouth on the 4th of May 1795.
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In sailing ships, braces are ropes passing through blocks at the ends of the yards, used for swinging the latter round so as to meet the wind in any desired direction.
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The Bracui was an American-built Brazilian destroyer of 1240 tons displacement launched in 1943 as the USS McAnn and transferred to Brazil in 1944. The Bracui was powered by diesel-electric engines providing a top speed of 20 knots and was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; three 21 inch torpedo tubes and depth charge throwers.
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The USS Bradford was an American Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement built under the 1940-41 programme. The USS Bradford 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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Brails is a nautical term for all the ropes employed to haul up the bottoms, lower corners and skirts of great sails.
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The USS Braine was an American Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement built under the 1940-41 programme. The USS Braine 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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HMS Bramble was a British Halcyon Class fleet minesweeper of 875 tons displacement of the Second World War launched in 1938 and sunk during the Second World War. HMS Bramble was powered by two sets of 3-cylinder compound engines providing a top speed of 17 knots. She carried a complement of 80 and was armed with two 4-inch anti-aircraft guns and five smaller guns.
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HMS Bramble was a British Algerine Class minesweeper of 950 tons displacement launched in 1945. HMS Bramble was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 16.5 knots. She carried a peacetime complement of 85 and between 104 and 138 in war. For defence she was armed with one 4-inch dual-purpose gun; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and two depth charge throwers.
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The Brandenburg is a German Brandenburg Class frigate with a displacement of 4700 tons fully loaded The ship is driven by a CODOG plant of 2 GE 2500 gas turbines each rated at 33,600 HP with a power turbine speed of 3, 600 rpm; two MTU ZOV956 TB92 diesel engines each developing 6568 HP at 1500 rpm with two shafts and controllable pitch propellers giving a maximum speed of 29 knots, or 18 knots on diesels, with a range of 4000 nautical miles at 18 knots. The ship can accommodate 118 personnel (including 19 air crew). She is armed with four Aerospatiale Exocet MM38 surface-to-surface missiles, sixteen Nato Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missiles with a Lockheed Martin Mk-41 Mod-3 vertical launch system, two 21-cell RAM launchers one Otobreda 76mm/62 Mk-75 main gun, two Rheinmetall 20mm Rh 202 guns; and four 324mm Mk-32 Mod-9 anti-submarine torpedo tubes arranged in two twins. Two Otobreda SCLAR decoys, chaff, IR flares, intercepts and jammers act as countermeasures.
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The Brandon is a Canadian Kingston Class maritime coastal defence vessel. The ship is equipped with a Bofors 40 millimetre rapid fire gun, model 60 Mk 5c and two .50 calibre (12.7 mm) machine-guns. The machine-guns are mounted one either side at the front of the bridge deck. In a depressed position each machine-gun fires in an arc of fire of 118 degrees. The Bofors gun is mounted on the forecastle deck and the arc of fire extends forwards by +/- 120 degrees. The propulsion system provides 15 knots maximum continuous speed. The range at the economical cruising speed of 9 knots using two engines is 5000 nautical miles with a 20% margin in tank capacity. Mechanical Minesweeping is carried out at 8 knots.
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The Branlebas was a French torpedo boat of 610 tons displacement launched in 1937. The Branlebas had a top speed of 35 knots and a range of 2880 km at 18 knots and carried a complement of 92. She was armed with two 3.9 inch guns; two 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; two twin machine-guns and two 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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On British sailing warships, a brass monkey was a brass metal plate on the deck of the ship on which the cannon balls were stacked. The plate was there to stop the cannon balls damaging the ship's deck. In very cold weather, the iron cannon balls on the brass monkeys would contract at a different rate and amount to the brass plate, resulting in the cannon balls rolling off the brass plate. This phenomena gave rise to the slang expression 'cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey'.
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The Braunschweig was a German Braunschweig Class battleship of 13200 tons displacement launched in 1902. The Braunschweig was powered by eight Schulz-Thornycroft coal-fired boilers providing a top speed of 18 knots and a range of 8800 km at 10 knots. She carried a complement of about 743 and was armed with four 11-inch guns; fourteen 6.7-inch guns; eighteen 3.4-inch (22 pdr) guns; machine-guns and six 17.7 inch torpedo tubes, five submerged in the bow and broadside and one above water at the stern. After the Great War she was disarmed.
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HMS Brave was a British Algerine Class minesweeper of 950 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMS Brave was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 16.5 knots. She carried a peacetime complement of 85 and between 104 and 138 in war. For defence she was armed with one 4-inch dual-purpose gun; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and two depth charge throwers.
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HMS Brave is a British Broadsword Class frigate of 3500 tons displacement launched in 1983. HMS Brave is powered by two Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines, two Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines and four diesel generators providing a top speed of 30 knots and a range of 4500 miles at 18 knots. She carries a crew of 273 including 30 officers and has accommodation for 296. Armaments consist of four Aerospatiale MM38 Exocet missiles; two British Aerospace 6-barrelled Seawolf GWS 25 surface-to-air missile launchers; four DES/Oerlikon 30 mm/75 guns in two twin arrangements; two Oerlikon/BMARC 20 mm GAM-BO1 guns and six 324 mm Plessey STWS Mk 2 torpedo tubes arranged as two triples.
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The RSN Brave is a Singapore Fearless class patrol vessel. The ship is armed with Whitehead triple tube 324 mm B515 torpedoes launchers taking the Whitehead A244S torpedo. Air defence is provided by the Simbad system, with the Mistral surface-to-air missile, while the ship' s short to medium range anti-ship missile is the Israeli Gabriel II. The ship's main gun, installed
on the bow deck, is the Otobreda 76 mm Super Rapide. The gun fires 6 kg shells to a range of 16 km and is capable of a firing rate of 120 rounds per minute. The ship is also armed with four CIS 50 12.7 mm general purpose machine-guns.
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The Bravi was a Russian Stremiteini Class destroyer of 1800 tons displacement launched in 1938. The Bravi was powered by 3-drum type oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of over 37 knots. She was armed with four 5.1 inch guns; two 3 inch anti-aircraft guns; two 37 mm guns; four depth charge throwers and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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HMS Brazen is a British Broadsword Class frigate of 3500 tons displacement launched in 1980. HMS Brazen is powered by two Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines, two Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines and four diesel generators providing a top speed of 30 knots and a range of 4500 miles at 18 knots. She carries a crew of 222 including 17 officers and has accommodation for 249. Armaments consist of four Aerospatiale MM38 Exocet missiles; two British Aerospace 6-barrelled Seawolf GWS 25 surface-to-air missile launchers; four DES/Oerlikon 30 mm/75 guns in two twin arrangements; two Oerlikon/BMARC 20 mm GAM-BO1 guns and six 324 mm Plessey STWS Mk 2 torpedo tubes arranged as two triples.
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The USS Breakhorn was an American Admirable Class minesweeper of 625 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Breakhorn 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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Breaking bulk is the act of beginning to unlade a ship, or of discharging the first part of the cargo.
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The USS Bream was an American Gato Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Bream 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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Breaming is a nautical term meaning the operation of clearing a ship's bottom by means of fire of the shells, sea-weeds, barnacles, etc, that have become attached to it. It was traditionally performed by holding to the hull kindled furze, reeds, or such like light combustibles, so as to soften the pitch and loosen the adherent matters, which may be then easily swept off.
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The USS Breckinridge was an American flush deck type destroyer of 1090 tons displacement launched in 1918. The USS Breckinridge was powered by four oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 122 and was armed with four 4 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triple arrangements.
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HMS Brecon was a British No 4 Type Hunt Class destroyer of 1175 tons displacement designed for Arctic service and launched in 1942. HMS Brecon was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 25 knots and carried a complement of 170. She was armed with six 4 inch anti-aircraft guns; four 2 pdr guns; eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and three 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Brecon is a British Hunt Class coastal minesweeper of 750 tons displacement fully loaded. HMS Brecon 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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In old warships, a breeching was a rope used to secure a ship's gun and prevent it from recoiling too much in battle.
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The USS Breese was an American light minelayer of 1190 tons displacement launched in 1920 as a flush deck type destroyer and converted in 1921. The USS Breese was powered by four oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 128 and was armed with four 4 inch guns and one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun.
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The USS Bremerton was an American Baltimore Class heavy cruiser of 13600 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Bremerton was powered by eight Babcock and Wilcox oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots and carried a complement of 1700 and four aircraft. She was armed with nine 8 inch guns; twelve 5 inch guns; forty-four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and twenty-eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The Bremse was a German gunnery training ship of 1460 tons displacement launched in 1931. She carried a complement of 192 and was variously armed with four 5 inch guns and two 20 mm anti-aircraft. She had a top speed of 27 knots and was also equipped for mine laying. The Bremse was seriously damaged during an attack by the Fleet Air Arm in May 1940, and appears to have been scrapped shortly afterwards.
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The Brennus was a French battleship of the Great War. She was 114.5 metres long, 20.4 metres wide and had a displacement of 11370 tons. Her steam engines provided 14000psi of power and a maximum speed of 17 knots and a range of 4000 nautical miles. She was armed with three 340 mm guns, ten 164 mm guns, fourteen 47 mm rapid fire guns, seventeen machine-guns and four torpedo tubes.
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HMS Brereton is a British Ton Class mine hunter of 360 tons displacement. HMS Brereton has a double mahogany hull on an aluminium frame and is powered by two Paxman Deltic 18A-7A diesel engines providing a top speed of 15 knots and a range of 2500 miles at 12 knots. She carries a crew of 38 including five officers and is armed with a Bofors 40 mm/60 Mk 3 dual-purpose gun; three FN 7.62 mm machine-guns and two Oerlikon 20 mm guns.
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The Breslau was a German light-cruiser of the Great War. She had a displacement of 4281 tons, and was armed with twelve four inch guns and had a top speed of 25 knots. On August the 4th 1914 she, along with the Goeben, bombarded Philippeville and Bona on the French African coast. On August the 13th she was sold to the Turkish Navy and was renamed Midilli.
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The Brestois was a French Alcyon Class destroyer (torpilleurs) of 1378 tons displacement launched in 1927. The Brestois had a top speed of 33.5 knots and a range of 5600 km at 15 knots and carried a complement of 204. She was armed with four 5.1 inch guns; two 37 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21.7 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The USS Breton was an American light fleet aircraft carrier of 7800 tons displacement converted from a mercantile hull and launched in 1942. The USS Breton was powered by Foster Wheeler type boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots and carried a complement of 650 and 21 aircraft. She was armed with one 5 inch gun; sixteen 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns and twenty 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns.
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The USS Brewton is an American Knox Class frigate of 3011 tons standard displacement launched in 1971. The USS Brewton 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 USS Bridge 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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HMS Bridgewater was a British Bridgewater Class escort sloop, fitted for mine sweeping, of 1045 tons displacement launched in 1928. She was armed with two 4-inch anti-aircraft guns and twelve smaller guns. At the outbreak of the Second World War she was re-armed with six 4-inch guns on twin mountings. Two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers provided a top speed of 16.5 knots and she carried a complement of 100.
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HMS Bridlington was a British Bangor Class minesweeper of 590 tons displacement launched in 1940. HMS Bridlington was powered by two sets of H&W diesel engines providing a top speed of 16 knots. She carried a complement of 60 and was armed with one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and four machine-guns.
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HMS Bridport was a British Bangor Class minesweeper of 590 tons displacement launched in 1940. HMS Bridport was powered by two sets of H&W diesel engines providing a top speed of 16 knots. She carried a complement of 60 and was armed with one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and four machine-guns.
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HMS Bridport is a British Sandown Class mine hunter of 450 tons displacement designed for hunting and destroying mines, operating in deep and exposed waters. HMS Bridport is powered by two Paxman Valenta 6-RP 200E diesel engines providing a top speed of 13 knots and a range of 4800 km at 12 knots. She carries a crew of 34 including seven officers and can accommodate 40. Armaments consist of a Oerlikon/DES 30 mm/75 DS 30B dual-purpose gun.
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A brig is a two-masted sailing vessel, square-rigged on both masts.
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A brigantine is a two-masted sailing vessel, brig-rigged on the foremast and schooner-rigged on the after or main-mast.
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The USS Bright was an American Bostwick Class escort destroyer of 1240 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Bright 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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USS Brill was an American Balao Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1944 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Brill 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 Brilliant was a British second-class cruiser of 3,600 tons launched in 1891. The name Brilliant has been in use in the British Navy since 1755.
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HMS Brilliant was a British Beagle Class destroyer of 1360 tons displacement built by Swan Hunter under the 1928 War Programme which saw action during the Second World War before being sold and broken up in 1947. 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 Brilliant is a British Broadsword Class frigate of 3500 tons displacement launched in 1978. HMS Brilliant is powered by two Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines, two Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines and four diesel generators providing a top speed of 30 knots and a range of 4500 miles at 18 knots. She carries a crew of 222 including 17 officers and has accommodation for 249. Armaments consist of four Aerospatiale MM38 Exocet missiles; two British Aerospace 6-barrelled Seawolf GWS 25 surface-to-air missile launchers; four DES/Oerlikon 30 mm/75 guns in two twin arrangements; two Oerlikon/BMARC 20 mm GAM-BO1 guns and six 324 mm Plessey STWS Mk 2 torpedo tubes arranged as two triples.
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The Brin was an Italian Galvani Class ocean-going submarine of 896 tons displacement launched in 1938. She was powered by two Tosi diesel engines and two electric motors providing a top speed of 17 knots surfaced and nine knots dived, could dive to a depth of 60 fathoms, and was armed with one 3.9 inch gun; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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The USS Brinkley Bass was an American Gearing Class destroyer of 2400 tons displacement launched in 1945. The USS Brinkley Bass 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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HMS Brinton is a British Ton Class mine hunter of 360 tons displacement. HMS Brinton has a double mahogany hull on an aluminium frame and is powered by two Paxman Deltic 18A-7A diesel engines providing a top speed of 15 knots and a range of 2500 miles at 12 knots. She carries a crew of 38 including five officers and is armed with a Bofors 40 mm/60 Mk 3 dual-purpose gun; three FN 7.62 mm machine-guns and two Oerlikon 20 mm guns.
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HMAS Brisbane was an Australian Chatham Class light cruiser of 5400 tons displacement launched in 1915. HMAS Brisbane carried a complement of 390 and was powered by Yarrow boilers providing a top speed of 25 knots. Armaments consisted of eight 6-inch guns; one 3-inch anti-aircraft gun; four 3-pdr guns; four machine guns and two 21-inch submerged broadside torpedo tubes.
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The Brisbane is an American built Australian DDG class destroyer built by the Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan, USA. She was launched in 1965 and has a displacement of 3370 tons. Two General Electric double reduction steam turbines provide 70000 shp and a top speed of over 30 knots. She is armed with 40 GDC Pomona Standard SM-1MR surface-to-air missiles, two FMC 5 inch/54 Mk 42 Mod 10 automatic guns, four 12.7 mm machine-guns, six 324 mm Mk 32 Mod 5 (in two triple arrangement) torpedo tubes, taking the Honeywell Mark-46 torpedo. She carries a crew of twenty officers and 309 other ranks. The Brisbane is generally similar to ships of the US Charles F Adams Class, but differs by the addition of a broad deckhouse between the funnels enclosing the Ikara anti-submarine torpedo-carrying missile system.
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The USS Briscoe is an American Spruance Class guided missile destroyer.
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HMS Brissenden was a British No 4 Type Hunt Class destroyer of 1175 tons displacement designed for Arctic service and launched in 1942. HMS Brissenden was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 25 knots and carried a complement of 170. She was armed with six 4 inch anti-aircraft guns; four 2 pdr guns; eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and three 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The USS Brister was an American Edsall Class escort destroyer of 1200 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Brister was powered by Fairbanks-Morse diesel engines providing 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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HMS Bristol was a British Type 82 destroyer of 6300 tons displacement launched in 1969 and commissioned in 1973 as a test bed for new weapons systems, the sea dart missile was tested from HMS Bristol. HMS Bristol was powered by two Standard Range geared steam turbines and two Rolls-Royce Marine Olympus TM1A gas turbines providing a top speed of 30 knots and a range of 8000 km at 18 knots. She carried a crew of 397 including 30 officers and was armed with a twin arrangement British Aerospace Sea Dart GWS 30 missile launcher; one Vickers 4.5 inch/55 Mk 8 dual-purpose gun; four Oerlikon/BMARC 30 mm/75 GCM-A03 dual purpose guns in two twin arrangements; two Oerlikon/BMARC 20 mm GAM-BO1 guns and two Oerlikon 20 mm guns. HMS Bristol served with the Falklands Task Force in the 1982 Falklands War. She suffered a boiler room explosion in 1984 and was refitted before becoming the fleet training ship in 1987.
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The USS Bristol was an American Allen M Sumner Class destroyer of 2200 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Bristol 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 Britannia was the first Cunard liner. She was a paddle boat of 1156 tons displacement with a top speed of nine knots. In 1842 Charles Dickens sailed to the USA on board the Britannia.
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HMS Britannia was a British first-class battleship of 16350 tons displacement, of the King Edward class launched in 1905 and torpedoed off Gibraltar on November the 9th 1918 during the Great War. The Britannia had a top speed of 18 knots.
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The British and African Steam Navigation Company was a shipping company established in 1858 to run a line of steamers carrying passengers between Glasgow, Liverpool and the west coast of Africa. In 1900 the company acquired an additional fleet of steamers and a new company was formed.
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HMS Britomart was a British Halcyon Class fleet minesweeper of 875 tons displacement of the Second World War launched in 1938 and sunk during the Second World War. HMS Britomart was powered by two sets of 3-cylinder compound engines providing a top speed of 17 knots. She carried a complement of 80 and was armed with two 4-inch anti-aircraft guns and five smaller guns.
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HMS Brixham was a British Bangor Class minesweeper of about 640 tons displacement launched in 1941. HMS Brixham 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 USS Broadbill was an American Auk Class minesweeper of 890 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Broadbill 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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HMS Broadsword is a British Broadsword Class frigate of 3500 tons displacement launched in 1976. HMS Broadsword is powered by two Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines, two Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines and four diesel generators providing a top speed of 30 knots and a range of 4500 miles at 18 knots. She carries a crew of 222 including 17 officers and has accommodation for 249. Armaments consist of four Aerospatiale MM38 Exocet missiles; two British Aerospace 6-barrelled Seawolf GWS 25 surface-to-air missile launchers; four DES/Oerlikon 30 mm/75 guns in two twin arrangements and two Oerlikon/BMARC 20 mm GAM-BO1 guns.
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HMS Brocklesby was a British No 1 Type Hunt Class destroyer of 1000 tons displacement designed for escort duties and launched in 1940. HMS Brocklesby 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 Brocklesby is a British Hunt Class coastal minesweeper of 750 tons displacement fully loaded. HMS Brocklesby 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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HMS Broke (formerly HMS Rooke) was a British Thornycroft destroyer of 1480 tons displacement launched in 1920 and lost in 1942 during the Second World War. She was armed with five 4.7-inch guns; one 3-inch anti-aircraft gun; two 2-pounder pompom anti-aircraft guns; one machine gun; four Lewis guns and six 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triple mountings. She was powered by Thornycroft oil boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots and carried a complement of 183.
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The USS Bronstein was an American Bostwick Class escort destroyer of 1240 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Bronstein 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 USS Brooklyn was an American Brooklyn Class light cruiser of 9700 tons displacement launched in 1936 in response to the Japanese Mogami Class vessels. The USS Brooklyn was powered by eight Babcock and Wilcox Express type oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 32.5 knots and a range of 23200 km at 15 knots. She carried a complement of 868; four or eight aircraft and was armed with fifteen 6 inch guns; eight 5 inch anti-aircraft guns; four 3 pdr guns; five 1 pdr guns and three machine-guns later rearmed with fifteen 6 inch guns; eight 5 inch anti-aircraft guns; sixteen 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and twenty-four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The USS Brooks was an American flush deck type destroyer of 1193 tons displacement launched in 1919. The USS Brooks was powered by four White-Forster oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 122 and was armed with four 5 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triple arrangements.
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The USS Broome was an American flush deck type destroyer of 1193 tons displacement launched in 1919. The USS Broome was powered by four White-Forster oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 122 and was armed with four 4 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triple arrangements.
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The USS Brown was an American Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement built under the 1940-41 programme. The USS Brown 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 Brownson was an American Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement built under the 1940-41 programme and sunk during the Second World War. The USS Brownson 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 Brownson was an American Gearing Class destroyer of 2400 tons displacement launched in 1945. The USS Brownson 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 Brummer was a German gunnery training sloop of 2410 tons displacement launched in 1935 and primarily used for anti-aircraft gunnery training. She carried a complement of 214 and was variously armed with four 3.5 inch anti-aircraft guns; two 3.5 inch anti-aircraft guns and four 3 pdr anti-aircraft guns. She had a top speed of 20 knots and was also equipped for mine laying.
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The Bruno Heinemann was a German Beitzen Class destroyer of 1625 tons displacement launched in 1936. The Bruno Heinemann had a top speed of 36 knots and carried a complement of 283. Armaments consisted of five 5-inch guns; four 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quadruples.
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The USS Brush was an American Allen M Sumner Class destroyer of 2200 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Brush 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 USS Bryant was an American Improved Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Bryant 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; ten 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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The Brynhilda was a Swedish pojama launched in 1776. The Brynhilda was square rigged on the mainmast with a staysail and jib, and gaff and boom rigged on the mizzen. She carried a complement of between 46 and 50 and was armed with four 24-pdr guns and twelve 3-pdr guns.
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The Bu Chon is a South Korean Po Hang Class Corvette of 1180 tons displacement fully loaded. The Bu Chon 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 Buccari was an Italian minelayer of 531 tons displacement launched in 1926. The Buccari was powered by two sets of Fiat diesel engines providing a top speed of 10 knots. She carried 54 mines and was armed with one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun.
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The USS Buchanan was an American Buchanan Class destroyer of 1630 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Buchanan was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 210 and was armed with four 5 inch guns; four 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns; seven 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and five 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in a quintuple arrangements.
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The USS Buchanan is an American Charles F Adams Class guided missile destroyer of 3370 tons standard displacement launched in 1960. The USS Buchanan is powered by four boilers and two geared steam turbines providing a top speed of 30 knots and a range of 6000 miles at 15 knots. She carries a crew of 360 including 20 officers and is armed with McDonnell Douglas Harpoon surface-to-surface missiles; GDC Standard SM-1MR surface-to-air missiles; one Honeywell ASROC Mk 16 octuple launcher; two FMC 5 inch/54 Mk 42 guns; four 12.7 mm calibre machine-guns and two triple arrangements of 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes taking the Honeywell Mk 46 torpedo.
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Bucintoro was the name of the state barge of the Doge of Venice that was used every year on Ascension Day in the re-enactment of Venice's symbolic marriage with the sea. The last Bucintoro was launched in 1728 and used until 1797 when the French captured Venice and abolished the practice. The Bucintoro was about 35 metres long and was rowed by 168 oarsmen.
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The USS Buck was an American Sims Class destroyer of 1570 tons displacement launched in 1939. The USS Buck 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 USS Buck was an American Allen M Sumner Class destroyer of 2200 tons displacement launched in 1945. The USS Buck 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 USS Buckley was an American Buckley Class escort destroyer of 1400 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Buckley had a top speed of 26 knots and carried a complement of 220. She was armed with three 3 inch guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; six 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; depth charge throwers and three 21 inch torpedo tubes in a triple mount.
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The Bucovina was a Romanian monitor of 550 tons displacement launched in 1915 as the Austro-Hungarian ship Sava. The Bucovina was powered by Yarrow boilers providing a top speed of 12 knots and carried a complement of between 90 and 100. She was armed with two 4.7 inch guns arranged in a twin in a single forward turret; two 4.7 inch howitzers mounted singularly in pits with cupola protection; two 66 mm anti-aircraft guns mounted as a twin in a turret; two 47 mm guns and six machine-guns. In 1919 the Sava was interned by Yugoslavia and held until early 1921 when she was handed over to Romania and renamed and stationed on the Danube.
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HMS Bude was a British Bangor Class minesweeper of about 665 tons displacement launched in 1940. HMS Bude 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; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and four machine-guns.
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The Buenos Aires was a British-built Argentinean Corrientes Class destroyer of 1375 tons displacement launched in 1937. The Buenos Aires was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type oil fuelled boilers providing a top speed of 35.5 knots. She carried a complement of 130 and was armed with four 4.7-inch guns; eight smaller guns and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quadruples.
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The USS Buffalo is an American Los Angeles Class attack submarine equipped for anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, show-of-force missions, insertion of special forces, strike missions, mining and search and rescue. The submarine is equipped with a vertical launch missile system with 12 launch tubes and is armed with the land-attack version and the anti-ship version of the Tomahawk missile, and the AGM-84 (Harpoon) anti-ship missile system. The submarine can lay Mobile Mark 67 and Captor Mark 60 mines. The submarine is fitted with four 21 inch torpedo tubes located amidships together with a Mark 117 torpedo fire control system. The submarine has the capacity for 26 torpedo tube launched weapons including Tomahawk missiles, Harpoon missiles and Mark 48 ADCAP torpedoes. The ship is equipped with a 26 MW nuclear pressure water reactor, model GE PWR S6G, developed and supplied by General Electric. The auxiliary prop motor by Magnatek supplies 242 kW. The life of the fuel cells is approximately 10 years.
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USS Bugara was an American Balao Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1944 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Bugara 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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The Buini was a Russian Stremiteini Class destroyer of 1800 tons displacement launched in 1938. The Buini was powered by 3-drum type oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of over 37 knots. She was armed with four 5.1 inch guns; two 3 inch anti-aircraft guns; two 37 mm guns; four depth charge throwers and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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A bulkhead is an upright partition dividing watertight compartments of a ship.
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The Bull was an English galleass of 200 tons displacement built in 1546. The Bull was fitted with four masts, the fore and main square-rigged, the mizzens lateen-rigged and also a rowing deck with 22 pairs of oars. It is believed that the Bull was one of a number of ships designed for defensive work in the River Thames. She carried a crew of 100 plus 20 soldiers and was armed with 18 guns. Later the Bull was converted to sail-only and was still sailing in 1603, having seen action during the Armada battles of 1588.
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The USS Bullard was an American Improved Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Bullard 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; ten 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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HMS Bulldog was a British Beagle Class destroyer of 1360 tons displacement built under the 1928 War Programme which saw action during the Second World War. 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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USS Bullhead was an American Balao Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched around 1943 and sunk during the Second World War. USS Bullhead 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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The USS Bulmer was an American flush deck type destroyer of 1193 tons displacement launched in 1920. The USS Bulmer was powered by four White-Forster oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 122 and was armed with four 4 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triple arrangements.
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A bum-boat is a small boat used to sell produce to ships lying at a distance from the shore
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USS Bumper was an American Balao Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1944 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Bumper 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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The Bunbury is an Australian PCF 420 class patrol craft of 211 tons displacement and a top speed of 30 knots. She is armed with one Bofors AN 4 - 40 mm/60 gun; one 81 mm mortar and two 12.7 mm machine-guns. She carries a crew of three officers and 19 other ratings
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The USS Bunker Hill was an American Essex Class fleet aircraft carrier of 27100 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Bunker Hill 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 Bunker Hill is an American Ticonderoga Class guided missile cruiser.
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The buntline hitch is a nautical secure, but difficult to undo, knot used for securing a rope to a ring or post.
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A buoy is a floating object used to mark channels for shipping or warn of hazards to navigation.
Buoys come in different shapes, such as a pole (spar buoy), cylinder (car buoy), and cone (nun buoy) . Light buoys carry a small tower surmounted by a flashing lantern, and bell buoys house a bell, which rings as the buoy moves up and down with the waves. Mooring buoys are heavy and have a ring on top to which a ship can be tied.
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The Burak Reis was a British-built Turkish submarine of 683 tons displacement launched in 1940. The Burak Reis had a top speed of 13.75 knots surface and 9 knots submerged. She was armed with one 3 inch gun; one machine-gun; four 21 inch torpedo tubes in the bow and one 21 inch torpedo tube in the stern.
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HMAS Burdekin was an Australian frigate of 1420 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMAS Burdekin 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; machine-guns and four depth charge throwers.
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A burgee is a small pennant used by yachts and pointed or swallow-tailed according to the owner's status. Club flags are always pointed; those of a commodore or vice-commodore are swallow-tailed.
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HMS Burghead Bay was a British Bay Class anti-aircraft frigate of 1600 tons displacement launched in 1945. She carried a crew of 157 and had a top speed of 19.5 knots. Armaments consisted of four 4 inch anti-aircraft guns in two pairs; six 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; and one Hedgehog multiple spigot mortar. She was transferred to the Portuguese navy in 1959 and scrapped in 1971.
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HMS Burgonet was a British Bayonet Class boom defence vessel of 530 tons displacement launched in 1939. HMS Burgonet had a top speed of 11.5 knots and was armed with a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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The USS Burlington was an American frigate of 1430 tons displacement launched in 1943 and lent to the Soviet Navy during the Second World War. The USS Burlington had a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 194. She was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and four depth-charge throwers.
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HMS Burnet was a British modified Flower Class corvette of 980 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMS Burnet was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots. She carried a complement of 85 and was armed with one 4-inch dual-purpose gun; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and Hedgehog multiple spigot mortar.
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The USS Burns was an American Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement built under the 1940-41 programme. The USS Burns 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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USS Burrfish was an American submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1943 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Burrfish 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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The Burza was a French-built Polish destroyer of 1540 tons displacement launched in 1929. The Burza had a top speed of 33. She was armed with four 5.1 inch guns; two 47 mm anti-aircraft guns; four machine-guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The USS Bush was an American Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement built under the 1940-41 programme and sunk during the Second World War. The USS Bush 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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Originally, a buss was a large Dutch vessel, wide, spacious and well adapted for stowage. Later the term came to apply to a two-masted fishing vessel of from fifty to seventy tons, with a cabin at each end. These were employed chiefly in the herring fishery.
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The Bussard is a German Albatros class fast attack missile craft of 398 tons displacement commissioned in 1976. She is powered by four MTU 16V956 TB91 diesels providing a top speed of 40 knots and a range of 1300 miles at 30 knots. She carries a crew of 40 including four officers. Armaments consist of two twin Aerospatiale Exocet MM38 anti-ship missile launchers; two OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact dual-purpose guns; two 533 mm aft torpedo tubes taking the AEG Seeal wire-guided; active homing torpedo.
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The Butlej was an Indian sloop of 1300 tons displacement launched in 1940. The Butlej was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 18 knots and carried a complement of between 160 and 197. She was armed with six 4 inch dual-purpose guns and six 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The USS Butler was an American Buchanan Class destroyer of 1630 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Butler was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 210 and was armed with four 5 inch guns; four 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns; seven 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and five 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in a quintuple arrangements.
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