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Southern Seas (other)
Southern Seas may refer to: * ''Lyndonia'' (1920), a Curtis steam yacht acquired by Pan American Airways and renamed ''Southern Seas'' for use at its Nouméa station, acquired by the U.S. Army for use as USAT ''Southern Seas'' then Navy as USS ''Southern Seas'' (PY-32) wrecked at Okinawa during typhoon 9 October 1945. *Gringo-Gaucho (Southern Seas), the U.S. Navy term for joint naval exercise with Argentina. See also * South Sea (other) *Mar del Sur (other) Mar del Sur is a town in Argentina. Mar del Sur might also refer to: * Pacific Ocean, or Mar del Sur * South Seas, or Mar del Sur See also * South Sea (other) * Southern Seas (other) Southern Seas may refer to: * ''Lyndonia' ... * Southern Ocean {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyndonia (1920)
''Lyndonia'', built 1920, was the second steam-yacht bearing the nameThe first, built 1907, became USS Lyndonia (SP-734). and the third yacht built for publisher Cyrus H.K. Curtis of the Curtis Publishing Company by the then Consolidated Shipbuilding Company of Morris Heights, New York. The name is taken from the historic name of his estate, Lyndon, in Wyncote, Pennsylvania. After Curtis' death in 1933, the yacht was purchased by Pan American Airways, converted to a floating hotel for use in the south Pacific and renamed ''Southern Seas'' in a shuttle service from Nouméa to Australia. At the outbreak of World War II, the vessel was taken over by the U.S. Army for use as a passenger and cargo ship until grounded on a New Caledonian reef. The ship was salvaged by the U.S. Navy, repaired in New Zealand, commissioned 23 December 1942 as USS ''Southern Seas'' and designated as a Patrol Yacht (PY-32). Yacht ''Lyndonia'' ''Lyndonia'' was named "Yacht of the Year" in the May 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gringo-Gaucho
Gringo-Gaucho are a contingent set of maneuvers performed between the Argentine Naval Aviation and United States Navy's aircraft carriers. The US Navy refers to them as Southern Seas in their last edition. Gringo and Gaucho are linguistic and folkloric designations of long standing, respectively. History The Argentine Navy continuously operated an aircraft carrier from 1959 to 1990. When ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (V-2), ARA ''Veinticinco de Mayo'' was retired, it was decided to keep an embarked air group with the hope of operating a carrier again in the future. In order to qualify the pilots, the traditional friendship with the Brazilian Navy allowed Argentine naval aviators to operate from the deck of the Brazilian aircraft carriers Brazilian aircraft carrier Minas Gerais, ''Minas Gerais'' and NAe São Paulo, ''São Paulo'' during ''ARAEX'' exercises. The only other choice available was with the United States. As the United States Navy does not maintain regular deployments of ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Sea (other)
South Sea, South Seas or Southsea may refer to: Bodies of water * Pacific Ocean, originally named by European explorers Mar del Sur, or South Sea ** South Seas, a common name for the South Pacific * The Southern Sea, an alternate name for the Gulf of Mexico, particularly during the Mexican-American War * Southern Ocean or the Great Southern Ocean, the Antarctic Ocean and the South Polar Ocean * South China Sea, encompassing an area from Singapore to the Strait of Taiwan * Namhae (sea) or South Sea, Korean name for body of water where the Yellow Sea meets Sea of Japan * Zuiderzee or Southern Sea, a reclaimed bay of the North Sea, now IJsselmeer, Netherlands * Red Sea, also known as Southern Sea in the ancient Mediterranean world Geographic regions and populated places * Oceania, Australia and the islands east of Australia * Nanyang (region), Chinese name for the geographical region south of China, particularly Southeast Asia * Polynesia, also called the South Sea Islands * Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mar Del Sur (other)
Mar del Sur is a town in Argentina. Mar del Sur might also refer to: * Pacific Ocean, or Mar del Sur * South Seas, or Mar del Sur See also * South Sea (other) * Southern Seas (other) Southern Seas may refer to: * ''Lyndonia'' (1920), a Curtis steam yacht acquired by Pan American Airways and renamed ''Southern Seas'' for use at its Nouméa station, acquired by the U.S. Army for use as USAT ''Southern Seas'' then Navy as USS ''So ... * Southern Ocean {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
