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Gurnard Head, Isle Of Wight , a fighter biplane
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Gurnard may refer to: Fish * Sea robins or gurnards, fish of the family Triglidae. *Flying gurnards, fish of the family Dactylopteridae. Other *Gurnard, Isle of Wight, a village on the Isle of Wight in the British Isles, on **Gurnard Bay * USS ''Gurnard'' (SS-254), a United States Navy submarine of the Gato class * USS ''Gurnard'' (SSN-662), a United States Navy nuclear fast attack submarine of the Sturgeon Class *Short Gurnard The Short Gurnard was a single-engined two-seat biplane naval fighter, built in the United Kingdom to an Air Ministry specification in 1929. It failed to win production orders and only two flew. Design and development The duralumin-framed S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea Robin
Prionotinae is a subfamily of demersal, marine ray-finned fishes, part of the family Triglidae. The fishes in this subfamily are called sea robins and are found in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Oceans, the other two Triglid subfamilies are called gurnards. Taxonomy Prionotinae was first proposed as a subfamily in 1873 by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup. It is classified within the family Triglidae, part of the suborder Platycephaloidei within the order Scorpaeniformes. Prionotinae is regarded as the basal grouping within the family Triglidae. Etymology The name of the subfamily is derived from what was its only genus at the time of its delineation by Kaup, ''Prionotus''. This name is a compound of ''prion'', “saw”, and ''notus'', “back”, as Lacépède saw three free dorsal spines when he was describing the type species '' P. evolans'' but these were probably the result of damage to the specimen. The common names, sea robin, comes from the oran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dactylopteridae
The flying gurnards are a family, Dactylopteridae, of marine fish notable for their greatly enlarged pectoral fins. As they cannot literally fly or glide in the air (like flying fish), an alternative name preferred by some authors is helmet gurnards. They have been regarded as the only family in the suborder Dactylopteroidei of the Scorpaeniformes but more recent molecular classifications put them in the order Syngnathiformes, in the superfamily Centriscoidea. They have been observed to "walk" along sandy sea floors while looking for crustaceans, other small invertebrates and small fish by using their pelvic fins. Like the true gurnards (sea robins), to which they may be related, they possess a swim bladder with two lobes and a "drumming muscle" that can beat against the swim bladder to produce sounds. They have heavy, protective scales and the undersides of their huge pectoral fins are brightly coloured, perhaps to startle predators. Most species are in the Indo-Pacific genus ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurnard, Isle Of Wight
Gurnard is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, two miles to the west of Cowes. Gurnard sits on the edge of Gurnard Bay, enjoyed by the Gurnard Sailing Club. Gurnard's main street features a pub (Portland Inn), J&K Floral Designs, a few shops and a few houses. The west end of the beach is Gurnard Marsh and a stream called "The Luck" which discharges into the Solent. A fortification known as Gurnard Fort was built on a headland west of Gurnard Marsh about 1600. The land was eroded, however, and all traces disappeared until an archaeological excavation of a Roman villa in 1864 uncovered traces of Gurnard Fort as well. Transport is provided by the former Wightbus route 32 to and from Cowes, now run by Southern Vectis. There is no longer a direct service to Newport, Isle of Wight Newport is the county town of the Isle of Wight, an island county off the south coast of England. The town is slightly north of the centre of the island, and is in the civil parish of Newp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurnard Bay
Gurnard Bay is a bay on the north-west coast of the Isle of Wight, England, in the western arm of the Solent. It lies to the north-west of the village of Gurnard from which it takes its name. Its shoreline is in length and is gently curving. It stretches from Gurnard Head in the west to Egypt Point to the east. A panoramic view of the bay and the village of Gurnard can be seen from ferries approaching Cowes or East Cowes from the Solent. There is a pebble and shingle beach on the bay which is bordered by a row of municipally-owned beach huts. Watersports are popular pastimes in the bay, and the Gurnard Sailing Club is located at its eastern end. The bay is best viewed and accessed from the green at Gurnard. Geography The seabed is a mixture of mud and sand and is home to Gurnard Ledge, a clay and limestone reef which is a danger to marine traffic and marked with a buoy. A small brook called Gurnard Luck enters the bay at the south-western end, and its estuary is used a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Gurnard (SS-254)
, a ''Gato''-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the gurnard. Construction and commissioning ''Gurnard''′s keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company at Groton, Connecticut, on 2 September 1941. She was launched on 1 June 1942, sponsored by Miss Suzanne Slingluff, and commissioned on 18 September 1942. Atlantic Patrol Following shakedown from New London, Connecticut, ''Gurnard'' sailed for Rosneath, Scotland, 2 November 1942 and reached that port 13 days later. Her first war patrol, 28 November to 27 December 1942, brought her to the Bay of Biscay where she lay off the Spanish coast awaiting German blockade runners bound for Spanish ports. The patrol was uneventful; no enemy ships were sighted and subsequently ''Gurnard'' returned to New London 9 February 1943 for repairs and alterations. Pacific Patrols Second, third, and fourth war patrols, May 1943 – January 1944 After reaching Pearl Harbor 26 May, the submari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Gurnard (SSN-662)
USS ''Gurnard'' (SSN-662), a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the gurnard, a food fish of the genus ''Trigla'' and part of the sea robin family. Construction and commissioning The contract to build ''Gurnard'' was awarded to Mare Island Naval Shipyard at Vallejo, California, on 24 October 1963, and her keel was laid down there on 22 December 1964. She was launched on 20 May 1967, sponsored by Mrs. George P. Miller, and commissioned on 6 December 1968. Service history On 8 July 1972, lay in Apra Harbor completing repairs prior to a patrol in the Mariana Islands. Typhoon Rita was approaching Guam, and ''Barb'' intended to be at sea and submerged before the storm arrived. Shortly after 04:00 hours, "Cobalt 2", a B-52 Stratofortress of the Strategic Air Command commanded by United States Air Force Captain Leroy Johnson, took off from Andersen Air Force Base, intending to fly over the storm. Soon after takeoff, however, the aircraft became uncon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
