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2. Lake Boga Flying Boat Base - Wikipedia

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   Required for Australian, Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force and United States flying boat servicing and repairs, Lake Boga was commissioned in June 1942. No. 1 Flying Boat Repair and Service Depot was set up to provide the repair and servicing requirements. Lake Boga was recommended by Squadron Leader Gareth O'Brien since he was familiar ...

3. Copper sheathing - Wikipedia

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   The Parys mine had recently begun large-scale production and had glutted the British market with cheap copper; however, the 14 tons of metal required to copper a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line still cost £1,500, [12] compared to £262 for wood. The benefits of increased speed and time at sea were deemed to justify the costs involved.

4. Padeye - Wikipedia

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   An Aviation Machinist's Mate connecting tiedown chains to padeyes on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. A padeye is a device often found on boats or ships that a line runs through or provides an attachment point.

5. Bowsprit - Wikipedia

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   Bowsprit held down by a bobstay Bowsprit with forestays and bobstays. The bowsprit of a sailing vessel is a spar extending forward from the vessel's prow.The bowsprit is typically held down by a bobstay that counteracts the forces from the forestays.

6. Six Flags Hurricane Harbor - Wikipedia

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   Hurricane Harbor is a chain of water parks that are part of the Six Flags theme park chain. Although the parks are not identical, common features include a variety of body slides, speed slides, tube slides, wave pools , lazy rivers , and shopping areas.

7. United States Pacific Fleet - Wikipedia

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   Admiral James O. Richardson, the fleet's commander, strongly opposed long-term basing at Pearl Harbor, feeling that it would leave the fleet vulnerable to Japanese attack, and personally protested the move in Washington, D.C. Political considerations were thought sufficiently important that he was relieved by Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, who was ...