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  2. Challenger expedition - Wikipedia

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    The Challenger expedition of 1872–1876 was a scientific programme that made many discoveries to lay the foundation of oceanography. The expedition was named after the naval vessel that undertook the trip, HMS Challenger . Maps of the Challenger 's route. The expedition, initiated by William Benjamin Carpenter, was placed under the scientific ...

  3. H-class container ship - Wikipedia

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    15,226 TEU. The H class is a class of container ships operated by the Danish shipping company Maersk Line. The ships were built by Hyundai Heavy Industries at their shipyard located in Ulsan, South Korea. The ships are each 353 metres (1,158 ft 2 in) long and 53.5 metres (175 ft 6 in) wide. The ship has 21 container bays and can carry a maximum ...

  4. Examination vessel - Wikipedia

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    An examination vessel is a vessel used to inspect ships and boats entering a port during wartime. An examination vessel would typically be responsible for examining and verifying all merchant ships and small craft entering or departing a port. They would normally be equipped with one or more machine guns and in addition were often supported by ...

  5. HMM (company) - Wikipedia

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    Founded joint company Korea-Soviet Shipping with Chunkyung Shipping. Joint operation with SEA-LAND initiated on Asia Europe Express route. Acquired exclusive use of container terminals in Busan and Kwangyang. HMM became the first shipping company worldwide to acquire ISM Code and ISO 9002 certification at the same time.

  6. Type 45 destroyer - Wikipedia

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    The Type 45 destroyer, also known as the D or Daring class, is a class of six guided-missile destroyers built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy in the early 21st century. The class is primarily designed for anti-aircraft and anti-missile warfare and is built around the PAAMS (Sea Viper) air-defence system using the SAMPSON Active electronically scanned array (AESA) and the S1850M long-range ...

  7. HMM Algeciras-class container ship - Wikipedia

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    Capacity. 23,820 TEU. The Algeciras class is a class of container ships consisting of 12 vessels built for HMM. The largest ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 23,964 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). They were the largest container ships in the world when they were delivered, surpassing the previous Gülsün class (23,756 TEU). [1]

  8. Port of Immingham - Wikipedia

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    The Port of Immingham, also known as Immingham Dock, is a major port on the east coast of England, located on the south bank of the Humber Estuary in the town of Immingham, Lincolnshire. In 2019, the Port of Grimsby & Immingham was the largest port in the United Kingdom by tonnage with 54.1 million tonnes of cargo passing through that year.

  9. List of hull classifications - Wikipedia

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    The list of hull classifications comprises an alphabetical list of the hull classification symbols used by the United States Navy to identify the type of a ship. The combination of symbol and hull number identify a modern Navy ship uniquely. A heavily modified or repurposed ship may receive a new symbol, and either retain the hull number or ...