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USS Virginian
USS ''Virginian'' has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to: *, a tugboat in commission from 1918 to 1919 *, a troop transport A troopship (also troop ship or troop transport or trooper) is a ship used to carry soldiers, either in peacetime or wartime. Troopships were often drafted from commercial shipping fleets, and were unable land troops directly on shore, typicall ... in commission in 1919 See also * * Virginian (other) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Virginian, USS United States Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tugboat
A tugboat or tug is a marine vessel that manoeuvres other vessels by pushing or pulling them, with direct contact or a tow line. These boats typically tug ships in circumstances where they cannot or should not move under their own power, such as in crowded harbour or narrow canals, or cannot move at all, such as barges, disabled ships, log rafts, or oil platforms. Some are ocean-going, some are icebreakers or salvage tugs. Early models were powered by steam engines, long ago superseded by diesel engines. Many have deluge gun water jets, which help in firefighting, especially in harbours. Types Seagoing Seagoing tugs (deep-sea tugs or ocean tugboats) fall into four basic categories: #The standard seagoing tug with model bow that tows almost exclusively by way of a wire cable. In some rare cases, such as some USN fleet tugs, a synthetic rope hawser may be used for the tow in the belief that the line can be pulled aboard a disabled ship by the crew owing to its lightness ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troopship
A troopship (also troop ship or troop transport or trooper) is a ship used to carry soldiers, either in peacetime or wartime. Troopships were often drafted from commercial shipping fleets, and were unable land troops directly on shore, typically loading and unloading at a seaport or onto smaller vessels, either tenders or barges. Attack transports, a variant of ocean-going troopship adapted to transporting invasion forces ashore, carry their own fleet of landing craft. Landing ships beach themselves and bring their troops directly ashore. History Ships to transport troops were used in Antiquity. Ancient Rome used the navis lusoria, a small vessel powered by rowers and sail, to move soldiers on the Rhine and Danube. The modern troopship has as long a history as passenger ships do, as most maritime nations enlisted their support in military operations (either by leasing the vessels or by impressing them into service) when their normal naval forces were deemed insufficient fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginian (other)
Virginian is a demonym used to describe something as being of, from, or related to the Commonwealth of Virginia of the United States of America; it can be used as both a noun and adjective. Virginian may also refer to: Railroads * Virginian (Amtrak train), a former Amtrak passenger train * Virginian Railway, a railroad located in Virginia and West Virginia in the United States that operated from 1909 to 1959 Ships * USS ''Virginian'', two United States Navy vessels * SS ''Virginian'', a passenger ship built in 1905 that became the Swedish transatlantic liner SS ''Drottningholm'' in 1920 Other uses * Virginian (automobile), an automobile produced briefly by the Richmond Iron Works of Richmond, Virginia * Virginian Golf Club, a golf course in Bristol, Virginia * Virginians, a barbershop chorus See also * * The Virginian (other) * Virginia (other) * West Virginia (other) West Virginia is a state in the United States of America. West Virginia or Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
