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A liftboat is a self-propelled, self-elevating vessel used in support of various offshore mineral exploration and production or offshore construction activities. A liftboat has a relatively large open deck to accommodate equipment and supplies, and the capability of raising its hull clear of the water on its own legs so as to provide a stable ...
Boundary map as drawn by the Los Angeles Times on a CC-by-SA background. Note at bottom right of map on the L.A. Times website noted above says "CC-by-SA" (which gives permission to use the map).
Pages in category "Buildings and structures in San Fernando, La Union" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The 23 inclined planes of the Morris Canal in New Jersey; The inclined plane of the South Hadley Canal, Massachusetts; The inclined plane of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal; The inclined planes of the Allegheny Portage Railroad connecting branches of the Pennsylvania Canal near Altoona, Pennsylvania
Harbor area, Los Angeles: Shoestring Annexation (Dec. 26, 1906) San Pedro Annexation (Aug. 28, 1909), Wilmington Annexation (Aug. 28, 1909) As defined by Mapping L.A. of the Los Angeles Times, the region, which includes the city of Los Angeles as well as other cities and unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, is a 193.09-square-mile area flanked by South Los Angeles or Los Angeles County ...
The Stock Yards were built on the site of the 1847 Battle of La Mesa. [2] Planning for the development and some outdoor pens were established as early as 1913. [3] [4] The Los Angeles Union Stock Yards were developed by the businessmen who ran the Union Stock Yards of Chicago. [5]
Put up for sale in 2016 Unknown - Listed for sale in 2016: General characteristics; Length: 144.2 feet (44.0 m) Depth: 16 feet (4.9 m) Installed power: 1945: 1,200 ihp (890 kW) 3-cylinder 24 x 20 Skinner Uniflow steam engine; 1967: 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) General Motors 567C EMD F-7 diesel engine; 1990: Two 12-cylinder turbo EMD engines; Propulsion ...
According to the January 11, 1854, Sacramento Daily Union, the first steamboat in California, besides the Sitka, was the Pioneer brought out in pieces from Boston, and put together at the West Point, in Benicia, and launched there in August, 1849, by the "Edward Everett Company". She was a side-wheeler, 70 feet in length, 25 feet beam, with an ...