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  2. Wrecking (shipwreck) - Wikipedia

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    Wrecking was a mainstay of the Bahamian economy through most of the 19th century. In 1856, there were 302 ships and 2,679 men (out of a total population of 27,000) licensed as wreckers in the Bahamas. In that year salvaged wreck cargo brought to Nassau was valued at £96,304, more than half of all imports to the Bahamas.

  3. List of destroyers of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) This is a list of destroyers of the United States Navy, sorted by hull number.It includes all of the series DD, DL, DDG, DLG, and DLGN. CG-47 Ticonderoga and CG-48 Yorktown were approved as destroyers (DDG-47 and DDG-48) and redesignated cruisers before being laid down; it is uncertain whether CG-49 Vincennes and CG-50 Valley Forge were ever authorized as destroyers ...

  4. USS Johnston (DD-557) - Wikipedia

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    Enemy damage plagues Johnston as shell holes from numerous destroyers and Yahagi riddle the ship, punching into the sides and wrecking her superstructure, and Johnston split in two where she was hit by an 18.1-inch (46 cm) shell from Yamato, leaving Johnston ' s back third undiscovered, if it is even recognizable.

  5. List of destroyer classes of the United States Navy

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    USS Gridley, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer The first automotive torpedo was developed in 1866, and the torpedo boat was developed soon after. In 1898, while the Spanish–American War was being fought in the Caribbean and the Pacific, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt wrote that the Spanish torpedo boat destroyers were the only threat to the American navy, and pushed for ...

  6. HMS Saumarez (G12) - Wikipedia

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    At 16:06 however, a mine exploded near Volage, wrecking the ship forward. She was able to re-connect the tow to Saumarez, and the two destroyers, both stern-first, reached the Corfu Roads at 03:10 on 23 October. Saumarez was then moved to Malta, where she remained until September 1950. In February 1948 approval to scrap Saumarez was given.

  7. Wrecking Crew (comics) - Wikipedia

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    The Wrecking Crew is a team of four supervillains—the Wrecker, Bulldozer, Piledriver and Thunderball—appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. While not featured on the cover, the Wrecking Crew's first appearance is in The Defenders #17 (Nov 1974).

  8. List of destroyers of World War II - Wikipedia

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    Destroyer 2,050 23 April 1943 decommissioned 1965, scrapped 1975 [6] Abner Read: Destroyer 2,050 5 February 1943 sunk 1 November 1944 Acasta Royal Navy: A: Destroyer 1,350 11 February 1930 sunk 8 June 1940 [7] Achates: Destroyer 1,350 27 March 1930 sunk 31 December 1942 Acheron: Destroyer 1,350 13 October 1931 sunk 17 December 1940 Active ...

  9. Destroyer - Wikipedia

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    In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, maneuverable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy, ...