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Pom-pom was a nickname given first to a Boer gun employed during the Boer War, and afterwards to the British one-pounder, quick firing automatic gun made by Maxim which fired five rounds a minute.
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POM is an abbreviation for Phase Of Moon
POM is an abbreviation for Program Objectives Memorandum
POM is an abbreviation for Proof of Manufacturing
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A bobble hat is a woollen, knitted cap with a ribbed cuff, frequently striped and decorated with a tufted woollen pom-pom on the top.
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The Aetos was a Greek Aetos Class destroyer of 1050tons displacement launched in 1911. The Aetos was powered by four Yarrow oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a complement of about 150. Armaments consisted of four 4-inch guns; two 2 pdr pom-poms and six 21-inch torpedo tubes, and forty mines were also carried for mine-laying.
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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 Canarias was a Spanish first class cruiser of 10000 tons displacement launched in 1931. The Canarias 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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HMS Coventry (formerly HMS Corsair) was a British former Ceres Class cruiser of 4290 tons displacement launched in 1917, converted in 1936 into an anti-aircraft cruiser by having her 6-inch guns replaced with 4-inch guns and machine guns, the foremast cut down and a large control top (known popularly as the 'bird bath') fitted. HMS Coventry was armed with ten 4-inch anti-aircraft guns; one multiple pom-pom and ten smaller guns. HMS Coventry was powered by eight Yarrow oil boilers providing a top speed of 29 knots and carried a complement of 400.
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HMS Curlew was a British former Ceres Class cruiser of 4290 tons displacement launched in 1917, converted in 1936 into an anti-aircraft cruiser by having her 6-inch guns replaced with 4-inch guns and machine guns, the foremast cut down and a large control top (known popularly as the 'bird bath') fitted. HMS Curlew was armed with ten 4-inch anti-aircraft guns; one multiple pom-pom and ten smaller guns. HMS Coventry was powered by eight Yarrow oil boilers providing a top speed of 29 knots and carried a complement of 400. HMS Curlew was sunk in May 1940 during the Second World War.
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HMS Hawthorn was a British Onslow Class destroyer of 1540 tons displacement launched in 1941 and sunk during the Second World War. HMS Hawthorn was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots. She was armed with four 4.7 inch guns; four 2 pdr pom-pom guns; eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Ierax was a Greek Aetos Class destroyer of 1050tons displacement launched in 1911. The Ierax was powered by four Yarrow oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a complement of about 150. Armaments consisted of four 4-inch guns; two 2 pdr pom-poms and six 21-inch torpedo tubes, and forty mines were also carried for mine-laying.
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