The lighter aboard ship (LASH) system refers to the practice of loading barges (lighters) aboard a bigger vessel for transport. It was developed in response...
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may also now themselves be powered. The term is also used in the Lighter Aboard Ship (LASH) system. The name itself is of uncertain origin, but is believed...
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quickly and free up space for larger vessels. Transport portal Lighter (barge) Lighter aboard ship Lighterage clause Lighterman "lighterage". Dictionary.com...
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A ship's tender, usually referred to as a tender, is a boat or ship used to service or support other boats or ships. This is generally done by transporting...
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Nuclear marine propulsion (redirect from Nuclear ship)
Sevmorput, Russia (1988–present), ice-strengthened nuclear-powered lighter aboard ship (LASH) carrier In December 2023, the Jiangnan Shipyard under the...
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ships are a type of Heavy Lighter aboard ship. The lighter aboard ship or LASH is a system for loading barges or (lighters) onto a large vessel for transport...
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Lashing (ropework), a means of attaching two or more objects with rope Lighter aboard ship, a system of water transport Littoral Airborne Sensor/Hyperspectral...
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Avondale Shipyard (section Ships built)
battleship USS Iowa in the early 1980s and also constructed some of the lighter aboard ships (LASH). At one time, it was the largest employer in Louisiana, with...
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firm's marine subsidiary, Equitable Shipyards, produced LASH or Lighter Aboard Ship barges, riverboats for use by Hilton Hotels, and other craft for...
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Sevmorput (redirect from Sevmorput (ship))
C-13/01360 for the development of an ice-strengthened nuclear-powered lighter aboard ship (LASH) carrier. The design work was assigned to the Leningrad-based...
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Prudential Steamship Corporation (section Ships)
and radio. Some ships owned: The Emerald, cruise ship Southstar, formerly USS Alamance Cape Fear, built in 1971. lighter aboard ship (LASH) barge carrier...
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Titanic (redirect from Titanic (ship))
Star Line had lost a ship on her maiden voyage, the first being RMS Tayleur in 1854. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, approximately 1,500...
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troops in the United States Army. Three are lighter aboard ships (LASH) which carry barges called lighters that contain Army ammunition to be ferried ashore:...
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also operated three Barge carrying ships, unique in design and unlike LASH (Lighter aboard ship) vessels. These ships had a submersible elevator capable...
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and lighter but shorter range version of Arleigh Burke's SPY-1D. A decision between the ships would be based on the desire for a large-hulled ship with...
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be shipped to combat areas in three separate water-tight sections aboard a cargo ship or carried pre-assembled on the flat deck of a Landing Ship, Tank...
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MV Yulius Fuchik (category 1978 ships)
ships known as barge carriers which offered, at the time, the highest theoretical loading and unloading rate of all cargo ships. The lighter aboard ship...
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Iowa-class battleship (redirect from Interdiction Assault Ship)
respect to the presence or absence of nuclear weapons or components aboard any specific ship, station or aircraft, either on their own initiative or in response...
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States." The A1B reactor is more efficient, more adaptable, smaller, and lighter than the A4W design. It also has improved operator interfaces. Nuclear...
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unanimously to approve plans to construct a new 50-acre (20 ha) lighter aboard ship (LASH) terminal for Pacific Far East Lines on the new fill. The LASH...
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distinction between the ships 'of the line', alone destined for a place therein, and the lighter ships meant for other uses. The lighter ships were used for various...
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class (formerly the LHA(R) class) is a ship class of landing helicopter assault (LHA) type amphibious assault ships for the United States Navy (USN). The...
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Stowage (category Cargo ships)
terminology, stowage is the amount of room available for stowing materials aboard a ship, tank or an airplane. In container shipping, stowage planning refers...
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Pacific Far East Line (section PFEL Ro-Ro Ship)
operated Victory ships and Liberty ships. Chairman Thomas E. Cuffe died in 1959. Pacific Far East Line operated some lighter aboard ships. In 1977, the US...
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When it became clear the ship was missing, a lengthy search ensued, but neither København nor anyone who had been aboard her on her final voyage was...
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on board USS Norton Sound. The first operational launcher was installed aboard USS Bunker Hill. On 12 October 2016, USS Mason (DDG-87) was targeted by...
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129) was a German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship, the lead ship of its class, the longest class of flying machine and the largest airship...
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SS Cape Flattery (redirect from Cape Flattery-class cargo ship)
four LASH Ready Reserve Force Ships. Cape Flattery can be activated in 10 days SS Cape Farewell (AK-5073) sister ship SS Cape Flattery (AK-5070) This...
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aircraft. The acronym DEMS was used to describe the ships carrying the guns, the guns aboard the ships, the military personnel manning the guns, and the...
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