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The Ticonderoga class was originally ordered as guided-missile destroyers, with the designation DDG-47. Under Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Elmo Zumwalt's "high-low mix", the Ticonderogas were intended to be lower-cost platforms for the new Aegis Combat System by mounting the system on a hull based on that of the Spruance-class destroyer.
Dash 750 (2009-2016) (24'): The Dash 750, a pocket cruiser, was launched by Corsair Marine in January 2009. Corsair 36 (2011): The C36 was a large cruising trimaran. Cruze 970 (2014) Pulse 600 (2014) Corsair 970 Sport (2017) The 970 sport is a more powerful lighter weight racing version of her tamer Cruze variant.
C: Cruiser (pre-1920 Protected Cruisers and Peace Cruisers) CA: (first series) Cruiser (retired, composed all surviving pre-1920 Protected and Peace Cruisers) CA: (second series) Heavy Cruiser, category later renamed Gun Cruiser (retired) CAG: Heavy Cruiser, Guided Missile (retired) CB: Large cruiser (retired)
These large cruisers had design features intermediate between heavy cruisers and battleships (such as the unique and highly effective 12-inch/50-caliber Mark 8 guns); this was unlike the designs of the earlier battlecruisers, the ultimate design of which had the same 16-inch guns as battleships but less armor and more speed. Despite these ...
In 1954 George Garcia, owner of Falls City Flying Service, introduced the ‘Marinette’ which was an aluminum houseboat initially built as a twin-hulled cruiser. Choosing to use an aluminum-magnesium alloy, whereas previous attempts at an aluminum watercraft had mainly involved small row boats made of a copper-aluminum alloy , the same ...
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The Delta 31 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 8,598 lb (3,900 kg) and carries 3,505 lb (1,590 kg) of ballast. [1]
Douglas World Cruiser The Douglas DT bomber was the Douglas Aircraft Company 's first military contract, forging a link between the company and the United States Navy . Navy Contract No. 53305 of April 1, 1921, required only 18 pages to set out the specifications that resulted in the purchase of three DT (D for Douglas, T for torpedo ) folding ...