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2. Marston Mat - Wikipedia

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   RAF aircrew with one of their Bristol Beaufighters on a PSP airstrip at Biferno, Italy, August 1944. Marston Mat, more properly called pierced (or perforated) steel planking (PSP), is standardized, perforated steel matting material developed by the United States at the Waterways Experiment Station shortly before World War II, primarily for the rapid construction of temporary runways and ...

3. Combat rubber raiding craft - Wikipedia

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   The Zodiac Milpro Futura Commando 470 or in short FC470 combat rubber raiding craft (CRRC), also known as the "combat rubber reconnaissance craft," is a specially fabricated rubber inflatable boat often used by the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Army, and others.

4. List of vehicles of the United States Marine Corps - Wikipedia

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   UC-35D Marine One. Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle M88x, M89x, and M1010 series; M1030M1 Motorcycle; various GME vehicles, to include the John Deere Gator; C-9B Skytrain II VIP passenger; C-12 Huron VIP passenger; UC-35D VIP passenger; C-20G Gulfstream VIP passenger; F-5E/F Tiger II opposing force trainers; HH-1N SAR helicopter; Marine One. VH ...

5. Patent slip - Wikipedia

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   Using a marine railway/patent slip avoids the need to pump out a dry dock, saving time and money. [4] In addition, a marine railway can substitute for a traditional waterway lock in areas where the terrain is poorly suited to an installation of that kind. This would consist of a railway where two ends each access a body of water, with a dry ...

6. Team boat - Wikipedia

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   Horse ferry in Chillicothe, Ohio in 1900. Two horses for power, with Capt. Horace McElfresh and son. A team boat, horse boat, or horse ferry, is a watercraft powered by horses or mules, generally using a treadmill, which serves as a horse engine. [1] [2] Team boats were popular as ferries in the United States from the mid-1810s to the 1850s.

7. Horse trailer - Wikipedia

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   A horse trailer or horse van (also called a horse float in Australia and New Zealand or horsebox in the British Isles) is used to transport horses. There are many different designs, ranging in size from small units capable of holding two or three horses, able to be pulled by a pickup truck or SUV ; to gooseneck designs that carry six to eight ...