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NOAAS George B. Kelez (R 441)
NOAAS ''George B. Kelez'' (R 441), previously NOAAS ''George B. Kelez'' (CRS 41), was an American research vessel in commission in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) fleet from 1972 to 1980. Prior to her NOAA career, she operated under the United States Fish and Wildlife Service′s Bureau of Commercial Fisheries from 1962 to 1970 as US FWS ''George B. Kelez'' and the National Marine Fisheries Service from 1970 to 1972 as NOAAS ''George B. Kelez'' (CRS 41). Before becoming a research vessel, the ship was the United States Army freight and supply vessel U.S. Army ''FS-400'' from 1944 to 1950. On transfer to the Navy the vessel was classified as a "light cargo ship" for the United States Navy′s Military Sea Transportation Service as USNS ''AKL-30'' (T-AKL-30) from 1950 to 1961. Construction The ship was built as a U.S. Army freight and supply vessel, Design 381 (officially Vessel, Supply, Diesel, Steel, 177') also called coastal cargo ships. The type was b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dressing Overall
Dressing overall consists of stringing international maritime signal flags on a ship from stemhead to masthead, from masthead to masthead (if the vessel has more than one mast) and then down to the taffrail. It is a sign of celebration, and is done for celebratory occasions, anniversaries and events, whether national, local or personal. Practice varies from country to country as to the order in which the signal flags are placed on the "dressing lines": in some places a specific order is laid down, in others there is no such provision; either way, the intention is to produce a random succession of flags (i.e. not conveying any words or other messages), with the numerical and other pennants spaced equally and regularly along the line. Custom and regulations require that national or other flags not be mixed in with the signal flags when dressing a ship overall. When a ship is properly dressed overall in harbor, ensigns (in addition to the one flown in the usual position at the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
