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The United States Navy had a sizable fleet of escort aircraft carriers during World War II and the early Cold War era that followed. Historical overview [ edit ] Prior to the creation of the escort carrier hull classification symbol (CVE) on 15 July 1943, these ships were designated as Auxiliary aircraft escort vessels (AVG) until 20 August ...
1258 June 25 – Battle of Acre – Venetian fleet defeats Genoese fleet off Acre. 1263 – Settepozzi – A Venetian fleet of 38 ships under Gilberto Dandolo defeats a joint Byzantine-Genoese fleet of 48 ships off the Peloponnese. 1264 – Saseno – Genoese defeat Venetians. 1266 Trapani – Venetians defeat Genoese.
Ship prefix. A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship that has historically served numerous purposes, such as identifying the vessel's mode of propulsion, purpose, or ownership/nationality. In the modern environment, prefixes are cited inconsistently in civilian ...
The Battle of Salamis ( / ˈsæləmɪs / SAL-ə-miss) was a naval battle fought in 480 BC, between an alliance of Greek city-states under Themistocles, and the Achaemenid Empire under King Xerxes. It resulted in a decisive victory for the outnumbered Greeks. The battle was fought in the straits between the mainland and Salamis, an island in the ...
Bilander. A ship or brig with a lug-rigged mizzen sail. Bireme. An ancient vessel, propelled by two banks of oars. Birlinn. (Scots) Clinker-built vessel, single-masted with a square sail also capable of being rowed. Blockade runner. A ship whose current business is to slip past a blockade. Boita.
Modern fleets combine surface warships, submarines, support ships, and ship-based aircraft to conduct naval operations at sea. Generally understood to be the blue water, or oceanic, green water or littoral versus the brown water or coastal/riverine forces. The fleets of larger navies are usually divided into smaller numbered or named fleets ...
Combined Fleet, the main combatant component of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. 1st Fleet (HQ Hashira-jima, Yamaguchi) 2nd Fleet. 3rd Fleet (HQ Babeldaob, Palau) 4th Fleet (HQ Truk, Micronesia) 5th Fleet. 6th Fleet (HQ Kwajalein, Marshall Islands) Southern Expeditionary Fleet. 10th Area Fleet.
Egg – O (the letter O loosely resembles the shape of an egg) Elected – IN. Electricity – AC (alternating current), DC (direct current) Eleven – II (II looks similar to 11), or XI ( Roman numerals) End of war – VE ( Victory in Europe, the end of World War II) Energy – E, J (joule) Engagement - GIG.