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Ensign Of The Sea Cadet Corps
An ensign is the national flag flown on a vessel to indicate nationality. The ensign is the largest flag, generally flown at the stern (rear) of the ship while in port. The naval ensign (also known as war ensign), used on warships, may be different from the civil ensign (merchant ships) or the yacht ensign (recreational boats). Large versions of naval ensigns called battle ensigns are used when a warship goes into battle. The ensign differs from the jack, which is flown from a jackstaff at the bow of a vessel. In its widest sense, an ensign is just a flag or other standard. The European military rank of ensign, once responsible for bearing a unit's standard (whether national or regimental), derives from it (in the cavalry, the equivalent rank was cornet, named after a type of flag). Ensigns, such as the ancient Roman ensigns in the Arch of Constantine, are not always flags. National ensigns In nautical use, the ensign is flown on a ship or boat to indicate its organizational me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hikitia 2 August 2014
''Hikitia'' is a working self-propelled floating steam crane in Wellington, New Zealand. She is thought to be the only working steam crane of her type in the world. She is also the sister ship to the ''Rapaki steam crane, Rapaki'', formerly of the Lyttelton, New Zealand, Port of Lyttelton, which was put on display at the New Zealand Maritime Museum after being taken out of service, and then scrapped in January 2019. Some parts from ''Rapaki'' were given to ''Hikitia''. Engines Twin screws are driven by surface condenser, surface-condensing direct-drive compound steam engine, compound engines which were supplied with steam by a coal-fired Scotch marine boiler, Scotch boiler with two furnaces. A similar but oil-fired boiler replaced the original boiler in 1963. In 1980 this was also removed and the present two locally made small modern package boilers were installed. These new boilers produce less steam than the original ones. Crane The hull of the vessel was built by Fleming & F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
