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Zulfaghar-class air-defense boat Class overview; Operators: Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: General characteristics; Type: Fast patrol craft: Displacement: 16 tons: Length: 15.50 m (50 ft 10 in) Beam: 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in) Draught: 0.75 m (2 ft 6 in) Installed power: Diesel: Propulsion: 2 × diesel engines: Speed: 60 knots (110 km ...
Following World War II the US Navy had little use for fast attack craft, and most of her PT boats were disposed of shortly after VJ Day.With the involvement in the Vietnam War the Navy saw a renewed need for small combatant craft for "brown water" operations, and they approached the Norwegian Westermoen company, which had built a prototype fast attack boat, the Nasty, and was currently ...
The Steamboat Iowa was revered as one of the largest and fastest boats on the Mississippi in the mid 19th century; it is incorporated into the official Seal of Iowa. Built in 1838, the Iowa was the first vessel named for the newly formed Territory of Iowa .
Oberto unlimited hydroplane in 2007, with extended air scoop. No-Vac at speed, 1933 Miss Jarvis on transport trailer, 2010 Hydroplane Miss America II on the Maumee River in Toledo, 1920 A hydroplane (or hydro , or thunderboat ) is a fast motorboat , where the hull shape is such that at speed, the weight of the boat is supported by planing ...
US Navy SWCCs train with a modified go-fast boat during a training exercise in Mississippi. A typical go-fast is laid-up using a combination of fibreglass, kevlar and carbon fibre, using a deep "V" style offshore racing hull ranging from 6.1 to 15.2 metres (20 to 50 ft) long, narrow in beam, and equipped with two or more powerful engines, often totalling more than 750 kilowatts (1,000 hp).
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(Reuters) - The Washington Post said on Tuesday it would lay off about 4% of its workforce or less than 100 employees in a bid to cut costs, as the storied newspaper grapples with growing losses.
As part of American efforts to help rebuild Ukraine's naval capabilities after the Russian annexation of the Crimean Peninsula in 2014, the U.S. State Department approved a Foreign Military Sales case for the supply of up to 16 MK VI patrol boats and associated equipment to Ukraine in June 2020. 12 boats out of the 16 approved for sale were ...