• from enemy powers. Empire ships were mostly used during World War II by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), which owned the ships but contracted out...
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  • list of Empire ships is split into a number of smaller lists. List of Empire ships (A) List of Empire ships (B) List of Empire ships (CaCl) List of Empire...
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  • were 179 Empire ships which had a suffix beginning with C. These are dealt with in two lists:- List of Empire ships - Ca to Cl List of Empire ships - Co to...
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    USS Chicago (CL/CA-29) was a Northampton-class cruiser of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific Theater in the early years of World War II...
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    two ships named USS The Sullivans and two ships named USS Juneau. On 17 March 2018, Paul Allen's research crew on board RV Petrel located the wreck of Juneau...
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    USS Indianapolis (CL/CA-35) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, named for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. Launched in 1931...
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    of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with D, E and F. For a list exclusively of currently...
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    USS Quincy (CL/CA-39) was a United States Navy New Orleans-class cruiser, sunk at the Battle of Savo Island in 1942. Quincy, the second ship to carry the...
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    USS Northampton (CL/CA-26) was the lead ship in Northampton-class cruiser, in service with the United States Navy. She was commissioned in 1930, originally...
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  • names of commissioned ships of the United States Navy all start with USS, for United States Ship. Non-commissioned, primarily civilian-crewed vessels of the...
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    Astoria (CL/CA-34) was a New Orleans-class cruiser of the United States Navy that participated in both the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway...
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    The Chinese Empire (or the Empire of China) is a term referring to the domain ruled by the Emperor of China. The period when China was ruled by an emperor...
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  • USS Nashville (CL-43) 2 October 1937 USS Phoenix (CL-46) 19 March 1938 4 of 14 Baltimore-class heavy cruisers Bremerton (CA-130) launched 2 July 1944 Fall River (CA-131)...
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    1945 as Empire Nene and scrapped in the 1970s. Between 1921 and 1923 Deutsche Werft in Hamburg built a class of ten single-screw cargo ships for HAPAG...
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    previously damaged Japanese ships. The battered Japanese ships did not stand much of a chance against Task Group 50.9, though members of his staff saw Spruance's...
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    USS Salt Lake City (CL/CA-25) of the United States Navy was a Pensacola-class cruiser, later reclassified as a heavy cruiser, sometimes known as "Swayback...
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    The fall of the Western Roman Empire, also called the fall of the Roman Empire or the fall of Rome, was the loss of central political control in the Western...
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    Auxiliary ships which function as hospital ships and as oilers are to be found in their own articles: List of United States Navy hospital ships and List of United...
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    Vincennes (CL/CA-44) was a United States Navy New Orleans-class cruiser, sunk at the Battle of Savo Island in 1942. She was the second ship to bear the...
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  • pronounced both as voyp and V-O-I-P. (Main list of acronyms) Top C0–9 CA CB CC CD CE CF CG CH CI CJ CK CL CM CN CO CP CQ CR CS CT CU CV CW CX CY CZ c...
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    Type 93 torpedo (category Torpedoes of Japan)
    USS Northampton (CA-26) 30 November 1942 by IJN destroyer Kawakaze Destroyer USS Strong (DD-467) 5 July 1943 by IJN destroyer Niizuki Cruiser USS Helena (CL-50) 5...
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    for ships of the United States Navy that do not fit into one of the standard categories. Similar lists of 'miscellaneous' ships can found at List of auxiliaries...
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    The third USS Albany (later PG-36 and CL-23) was a United States Navy protected cruiser of the New Orleans class. She saw service in the Philippine–American...
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  • alphabet) Chartered accountant – CA Chief – CH Chlorine – CL (chemical symbol) Chromosome – X or Y Church – CH or CE (Church of England) or RC (Roman Catholic)...
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    cruisers named Helena, CL-50 and CA-75, including artifacts from both vessels. The wreck was discovered on 11 April 2018 by the research ship RV Petrel, operated...
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    thesis). University of Florida. Archived (PDF) from the original on Jul 16, 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023. Andrews, C.L. (1944). The Story of Alaska. The Caxton...
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  • French and English). Retrieved 2008-04-18. Piececlopedia An extensive list of fairy chess pieces, their history and movement diagrams Who is Who on Eight...
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    Seagram (category CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list)
    sold to media entrepreneur Barry Diller, and the balance of the Universal entertainment empire and what was Seagram was sold to French conglomerate Vivendi...
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    Piracy (redirect from Pirate ships)
    American privateers had almost 1,700 ships, and they captured 2,283 enemy ships.[citation needed] Between the end of the Revolutionary War and 1812, less...
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    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here. USS New York (CA-2) photos at Naval History & Heritage Command Photo gallery of USS...
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