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2. Bulova - Wikipedia

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   Download as PDF; Printable version ... Bulova was founded and incorporated as the J. Bulova Company in 1875 ... and the "Marine Star". In 2014 Bulova ceased the sale ...

3. Diving watch - Wikipedia

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   Omega SA is credited as the creator of the world's first industrially produced diving watch intended for commercial distribution, the rectangular Omega "Marine" with a patented double sliding and removable case, introduced in 1932. After a series of trials undertaken by the Swiss Laboratory for Horology in Neuchâtel in May 1937, the watch was ...

4. Nautical publications - Wikipedia

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   Nautical publications is a technical term used in maritime circles describing a set of publications, either published by national governments or by commercial and professional organisations, for use in safe navigation of ships, boats, and similar vessels.

5. Nautical star - Wikipedia

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   The nautical star is an informal signifier indicating membership in the United States Coast Guard, United States Navy, or United States Marine Corps.The symbol recalls both the five-pointed star of the US national flag and the color pattern of the compass rose found on many nautical charts.

6. The Bluejacket's Manual - Wikipedia

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   The Seaman's Handbook by LCDR Stephen B. Luce, saw general use in the Merchant Marine, but less in the Navy. [2] 1902 saw the first publication of The Bluejacket's Manual, written by Lieutenant Ridley McLean, as well as the Recruit's Handy Book. Every enlistee received the latter, and by World War I, both were being issued to every recruit.

7. U.S. Navy Diving Manual - Wikipedia

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   1943 - Diving Manual 1943, published by the Navy Department, Bureau of Ships, to supersede the 1924 manual, printed by United States Government Printing Office, Washington, DC. The book has 21 chapters on all aspects of US Navy diving at the time, including diving on Heliox mixtures, which was a new development.

8. Type C4-class ship - Wikipedia

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   SS Marine Perch C4-S-A3 - Completed as War Shipping Administration troop ship. Operated October 1945 — February 1946 allocated to Army requirements in Pacific and Atlantic. 1946 WSA transport requirements. Later Sold private in 1965, in collision and sank 1978. SS Marine Swallow C4-S-A3 - Completed as War Shipping Administration troop ship ...

9. Celestial navigation - Wikipedia

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   A diagram of a typical nautical sextant, a tool used in celestial navigation to measure the angle between two objects viewed by means of its optical sight. Celestial navigation, also known as astronavigation, is the practice of position fixing using stars and other celestial bodies that enables a navigator to accurately determine their actual current physical position in space or on the ...