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Vulcain (ship)
France has had at least three ships named ''Vulcain'': * , a 110-gun ship of the line A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactic known as the line of battle, which depended on the two colu ... launched in 1806. She was renamed ''Commerce'' (1830), ''Borda'' (1839), and finally ''Vulcain'' (1863) and was scrapped in 1885. * , an , launched in 1943 as USS ''Agenor'' (ARL-3), transferred to France as ''Vulcain'' in 1951, and transferred again to the Republic of China as ''Wu Tai'' in 1957. Her fate is unknown. * , a ''Vulcain''-class minesweeper launched in 1986 and currently in service. {{DEFAULTSORT:Vulcain, French ship French Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ship Of The Line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactic known as the line of battle, which depended on the two columns of opposing warships maneuvering to volley fire with the cannons along their broadsides. In conflicts where opposing ships were both able to fire from their broadsides, the opponent with more cannons firingand therefore more firepowertypically had an advantage. Since these engagements were almost invariably won by the heaviest ships carrying more of the most powerful guns, the natural progression was to build sailing vessels that were the largest and most powerful of their time. From the end of the 1840s, the introduction of steam power brought less dependence on the wind in battle and led to the construction of screw-driven wooden-hulled ships of the line; a number of purely sail-powered ships were converted to this propulsion mech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Agenor
USS ''Agenor'' (ARL-3) was one of 39 landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Agenor (in history and Greek mythology, a king of Tyre), she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. Construction and career Originally projected as ''LST-490'', an , this ship was redesignated ARL-3 and named ''Agenor'' on 13 January 1943. She was laid down on 24 January 1943, MC hull 1010, by Kaiser Shipyards, Yard No. 4, Richmond, California; launched on 3 April 1943; and commissioned at San Francisco, on 20 August 1943. Service in the United States Navy From December 1943 through 9 June 1944, ''Agenor'' provided repair services to numerous landing craft operating in the Solomon, Russell, and Marshall Islands. On 9 June, the repair ship got underway for the Marianas. Eight days later, Japanese torpedo bombers attacked ''Agenor''s convoy. Despite several near misses, the ship continued on safely to waters off Saipan where she arrived on 24 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
