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SM UB-88
SM ''UB-88'' was a German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (german: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. She was commission (ship), commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 26 January 1918 as SM ''UB-88''.) and combined with the ''U'' for ''Unterseeboot'' would be translated as ''His Majesty's Submarine''., group=Note Construction She was built by AG Vulcan of Hamburg and following just under a year of construction, Ceremonial ship launching, launched at Hamburg on 11 December 1917. ''UB-88'' was Ship commissioning, commissioned early the next year under the command of ''Oblt.z.S.'' Johannes Ries. Like all Type UB III submarines, ''UB-88'' carried 10 torpedoes and was armed with a 10.5 cm SK L/45 naval gun, deck gun. ''UB-88'' would carry a crew of up to 3 officers and 31 men and had a cruising range of . ''UB-88'' had a displacement of while surfaced and when submerged. Her engines enabled her to travel at when surfaced and when submerged. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panama Canal Locks
The Panama Canal locks ( es, Esclusas del Canal de Panamá) are a lock system that lifts ships up to the main elevation of the Panama Canal and down again. The original canal had a total of six steps (three up, three down) for a ship's passage. The total length of the lock structures, including the approach walls, is over . The locks were one of the greatest engineering works ever to be undertaken when they opened in 1914. No other concrete construction of comparable size was undertaken until the Hoover Dam, in the 1930s. There are two independent transit lanes, since each lock is built double. The size of the original locks limits the maximum size of ships that can transit the canal; this size is known as Panamax. Construction on the Panama Canal expansion project, which included a third set of locks, began in September 2007, finished by May 2016 and began commercial operation on 26 June 2016. The new locks allow transit of larger, New Panamax ships, which have a greater cargo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
