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Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats For German Navy: 14 October United States: Electric Boat: Groton, Connecticut: West Virginia: Ohio-class submarine 27 October United Kingdom: Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore: City of London: Dredger: For United Marine Dredgers Ltd. [5] 31 October United Kingdom: Hall, Russell & Company: Aberdeen: RMS ...
J/Boats is an American boat builder based in Newport, Rhode Island and founded by Rod Johnstone in 1977. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Unknown speed boats Eritrean Liberation Front Eritrean War of Independence: Beginning in late 1988 through 1989, eight speed boats were sunk by Ethiopian Mi-35 attack helicopters. [63] YO-257 United States Navy: The decommissioned yard oiler was sunk 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, to form an artificial reef.
In 1989, the United States Navy was on the verge of massive cuts to military spending including ship and aircraft procurement. [1] These forces were expected to fight the Soviet Union, Warsaw Pact and other potential adversaries in case of a war breaking out.
The first designs produced were the Windrose 18 and the Windrose 24, both as 1974 models. [1] [2]In his 2010 book, The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, author Steve Henkel praised Laguna Yacht's Windrose 18 in particular as "a showpiece" of Shad Turner's California sailboat design aesthetic, that emphasized "avante garde" modernist styling, something that was not seen on east coast ...
Phoenix played a notable role in the response to the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. [16] At 5:04 pm on October 17, 1989, a major earthquake rumbled through the San Francisco Bay Area. One of the hardest-hit locations was the Marina District of San Francisco; a densely populated neighborhood built up primarily in the 1920s on rubble, sand and ...
Sunrunner may also refer to: Pontiac Sunrunner or Asüna Sunrunner, a mini SUV marketed by General Motors; Sunrunner's Fire, the third book in the Dragon Prince trilogy by Melanie Rawn; SunRunner, the bus rapid transit service offered by the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority; Sunrunner (Transformers), an autobot
Formula Boats has won many construction and performance awards through its many years in business. In 2001 and 2002, Formula won the Mercury Constructor's Cup. The 370 Super Sport and the Formula 400 Super Sport won Powerboat Sport Cruiser of the Year in 2004 and 2005. In 2006, the Formula 240 Bowrider won Powerboat Magazine's "Boat of the Year."