French Destroyer Foudroyant (1929)
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French Destroyer Foudroyant (1929)
The French destroyer ''Foudroyant'' was one of 14 s built for the French Navy during the 1920s. Design and description The ''L'Adroit'' class was a slightly enlarged and improved version of the preceding ''Bourrasque'' class. The ships had an overall length of , a beam of , and a draft of . The ships displaced at standard load and at deep load. They were powered by two geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by three du Temple boilers. The turbines were designed to produce , which would propel the ships at . The ships carried of fuel oil which gave them a range of at . The main armament of the ''L'Adroit''-class ships consisted of four Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1924 guns in single mounts, one superfiring pair each fore and aft of the superstructure. Their anti-aircraft armament consisted of a pair of Canon de 37 mm Modèle 1925 guns. The ships carried two above-water triple sets of torpedo tube A torpedo tube is a cylindrical ...
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Dyle Et Bacalan
The ''Société Anonyme de Travaux Dyle et Bacalan'' was formed in 1879 by the merger of the Belgian ''Ateliers de la Dyle'' and ''Ateliers and Chantiers de Bacalan'' which had emerged from the bankruptcy of the Arman Brothers shipyard in 1867. The company entered the aviation market during the 1920s and merged with ''Ateliers et Chantiers du Sud-Ouest'' in 1930 to form ''Ateliers et Chantiers du Sud-Ouest et de Bacalan Reunis'', while spinning off its aviation activities as the Société Aérienne Bordelaise. The combined company closed its doors in 1936. Among other endeavors, the company acquired the rights to build the Curitiba-Paranaguá railway line, executing its construction from 1870 to 1875 with the direction of Antonio Ferrucci and later of João Teixeira Soares João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enum ...
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Propeller Shaft
A drive shaft, driveshaft, driving shaft, tailshaft (Australian English), propeller shaft (prop shaft), or Cardan shaft (after Girolamo Cardano) is a component for transmitting mechanical power and torque and rotation, usually used to connect other components of a drivetrain that cannot be connected directly because of distance or the need to allow for relative movement between them. As torque carriers, drive shafts are subject to torsion and shear stress, equivalent to the difference between the input torque and the load. They must therefore be strong enough to bear the stress, while avoiding too much additional weight as that would in turn increase their inertia. To allow for variations in the alignment and distance between the driving and driven components, drive shafts frequently incorporate one or more universal joints, jaw couplings, or rag joints, and sometimes a splined joint or prismatic joint. History The term ''driveshaft'' first appeared during the mid-19th ...
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Maritime Incidents In June 1940
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Ships Built By Dyle Et Bacalan
A ship is a large watercraft that travels the world's oceans and other sufficiently deep waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research, and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished from boats, based on size, shape, load capacity, and purpose. Ships have supported exploration, trade, warfare, migration, colonization, and science. After the 15th century, new crops that had come from and to the Americas via the European seafarers significantly contributed to world population growth. Ship transport is responsible for the largest portion of world commerce. The word ''ship'' has meant, depending on the era and the context, either just a large vessel or specifically a ship-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts, each of which is square-rigged. As of 2016, there were more than 49,000 merchant ships, totaling almost 1.8 billion dead weight tons. Of these 28% were oil tankers, 43% were bulk carriers, and 13% were con ...
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