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  2. SS Californian - Wikipedia

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    Californian was launched on 26 November 1901 and completed her sea trials on 23 January 1902. From 31 January 1902 to 3 March 1902, she made her maiden voyage from Dundee to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Subsequently, she made transatlantic crossings, generally carrying around thirty passengers in addition to her cargo.

  3. Naval Operating Base Terminal Island - Wikipedia

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    The new ships were at the center for about 4 weeks as part of the vessel's sea trial. [11] [12] [13] tugboats, minesweepers, Net laying ships and other crafts built in California were take to the center for testing. Crafts built at Lynch Shipbuilding in San Diego, California, were taken to the center for their

  4. Sea trial - Wikipedia

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    A sea trial or trial trip is the testing phase of a watercraft (including boats, ships, and submarines). It is also referred to as a "shakedown cruise" by many naval personnel. It is usually the last phase of construction and takes place on open water, and it can last from a few hours to many days. Sea trials are conducted to measure a vessel's ...

  5. Salton Sea - Wikipedia

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    Stringfellow, Kim Greetings from the Salton Sea: Folly and Intervention in the Southern California Landscape, 1905–2005. Columbia College Chicago Press, 2005. ISBN 978-1-935195-32-0; Trover, Ellen Lloyd (2018). "The Imperial Valley and the Salton Sink". Birth of the Inland Sea: How the Colorado River Created the Salton Sea. Lloyd Trover ...

  6. China launches sea trials for next-generation aircraft carrier

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    CCTV reported the Fujian had set out to sea just after 8 a.m. (0000 GMT) on Wednesday. The sea trials are a final step before the aircraft carrier is put into service by China's navy. That process ...

  7. Shakedown (testing) - Wikipedia

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    A shakedown is a period of testing or a trial journey undergone by a ship, aircraft or other craft and its crew before being declared operational. Statistically, a proportion of the components will fail after a relatively short period of use , and those that survive this period can be expected to last for a much longer, and more importantly ...

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  9. Maritime history of California - Wikipedia

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    Argonauts, as they were often called, walked over the California Trail or came by sea. About 80,000 Argonauts arrived in 1849 alone—about 40,000 over the California trail and 40,000 by sea. In April 1850, a harbor master's estimate counted 62,000 people from across the globe arriving in San Francisco by ship in the preceding 12 months.