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Argo-class submarine

After refit at La Spezia, Velella sailed on 25 November 1940 and passed the Strait of Gibraltar on 1 December for an Atlantic patrol to Bordeaux on 25 December.


Andrei Sen-Senkov

Recent publications include Slash (Moscow, 2008; in collaboration with Alexei Tsvetkov Jr.) published at Dmitry Kuzmin's ARGO RISK Press, and A God Suffering from Astrophilia (New Literary Observer Press: Moscow, 2008); a collection of his work in English translation is forthcoming.

Argo Bromo Anggrek

Argo Bromo was taken from a mountain named Mount Bromo, located in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, East Java.

ARGO-HYTOS

The product portfolio was expanded to hydraulic filters for the mobile and industrial hydraulics, which were produced in a former cigar factory in Kraichtal/Germany.

Balilla-class submarine

They were large ocean-going cruiser submarines designed to operate in the Indian Ocean based in Italy's East African colonies.

Battle of Calabria

She was torpedoed on 11 July by the Italian submarine Marconi during Force H's return passage.

Calvi-class submarine

:For other Italian submarines named Enrico Tazzoli, see Italian submarine Enrico Tazzoli.

Chang Bogo-class submarine

A science documentary by EBS has revealed that Chang Bogo-class submarines undergo major generational overhaul and refit every eight to twelve years.

In early 2012, the Korean defense firm LIG Nex1 exhibited its latest suite of indigenously developed submarine sensors, submarine combat systems, and heavy-weight torpedoes and wire-guided torpedoes in Indonesia for potential use by the Indonesian navy's submarine forces.

Chyetverikov SPL

After successful trials by the Royal Navy, with submarine borne aircraft, using the Parnall Peto and the M-class submarines, the V-MF (Voenno-morskoj flot - Naval Fleet") wanted to deploy aircraft from cruiser submarines for open sea reconnaissance.

Delta III-class submarine

In February 1973, State Rocket Center Makayev began development of a new two-stage liquid-fueled ballistic missile R-29R (3M40, RSM-50, SS-N-18).

Douglas Chaffee

Chaffee has also worked as head of IBM's Art Department, has done paintings for NASA, the military, the book and the gaming industry, and did the official program painting for the Trident submarine.

Echo-class submarine

The Echo II class (Project 675 class) were built at Severodvinsk (18 vessels) and Komsomolsk (11 vessels) between 1962 and 1967 as anti-carrier missile submarines.

Foca-class submarine

Atropo and Zoea, the second and third vessels of the class, were used after Italy's 1943 surrender by the Allies for supply runs to British garrisons in Samos and Leros in the Aegean.

George Washington-class submarine

On 12 February 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized funding for three ballistic missile submarines.

Golf-class submarine

The second unit was supposed to be built and delivered by USSR (pennant number K-208), but due to Sino-Soviet split, most on board equipment was not delivered, and the boat was used as sample for reverse engineering to complete the first unit, which entered Chinese service in August 1966.

Gotland-class submarine

In 2004, the Swedish government received a request from the United States of America to lease HMS Gotland – Swedish-flagged, commanded and manned, for a duration of one year for use in anti-submarine warfare exercises.

H-class submarine

United States H-class submarine - the nine Holland 602 that served in the US Navy.

Heroine-class submarine

In 2008, the Sunday Times reported that Ferrostaal allegedly gave former president Thabo Mbeki R30 million in bribes, some of which was allegedly shared with current president Jacob Zuma.

Jordan Bayne

Argo played the festival circuit screening at the Napa/Sonoma Film Festival, NewFilmMakers, Soho House and Sedona Film Festival among others.

Juliett-class submarine

The Juliett unit K-77 while at a the maritime museum in Providence, Rhode Island, was slightly stage modified and used to act as the Hotel I SSBN K-19 in the National Geographic movie "K-19 Widowmaker" starring Harrison Ford.

Kure Software Koubou

One year after being founded, KSK released their first game Argo for the NEC PC-88.

Morzh-class submarine

They had to be replaced by severely underpowered engines from the Amur River gunboats Vikhr, Vyuga and Uragan, each of which delivered only 250 horsepower.

November-class submarine

In 1975, K-21 was given to 17th submarine division which was a part of 11th submarine flotilla based in Gremikha.

K-60 entered service with the Northern Fleet (given to 3rd division of nuclear submarines which was a part of 1st submarine flotilla, based in Malaya Lopatka of Zapadnaya Litsa Fjord) on 6 August 1964.

K-11 entered service with the Northern Fleet (given to 3rd division of nuclear submarines which was a part of 1st submarine flotilla, based in Malaya Lopatka of Zapadnaya Litsa Fjord) on 16 March 1962.

Osetr-class submarine

The boats were designed by American Engineer Simon Lake and had wheels fitted for moving around on the sea bed as well as wet/dry chambers for divers.

Permit-class submarine

In "Project Nobska," the Committee on Undersea Warfare of the United States National Academy of Sciences considered the lessons learned from various prototypes and experimental platforms.

Quebec-class submarine

Other incidents caused oxygen-fueled flames to burst out from the boats, which led to their crews to nickname them zazhigalka ("lighters") or Zippos after the well-known cigarette lighter.

R-class submarine

Italian R-class submarine, a group of submarines built for the Italian Royal Navy (Regia Marina Italiana) during World War II

Resolution-class submarine

To address this problem, in May 1960 the British Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan arranged a deal with US President Eisenhower to equip the V bombers with the US-designed AGM-48 Skybolt.

Sergio De Santis

Some of the De Santis' short stories have been published in magazines, such as Linea d’ombra and Nuovi Argomenti, and in the anthologies Decalogo, (Rizzoli) and Luna nuova (Argo).

Sindhughosh-class submarine

The final unit was the first to be equipped with the 3M-54 Klub (SS-N-27) antiship cruise missiles with a range of 220 km.

Soviet K-class submarine

K51 to K56 were trapped in Leningrad during the Blockade and were completed after the war and transferred to the Arctic

Tang-class submarine

The Tang class submarines were a product of the Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program (GUPPY), which incorporated German U-boat technology into the United States Navy's submarine design.

Techniscope

Recent films shot with 2-perf 35mm "Techniscope" include I'm Yours (2012), Silver Linings Playbook (2012) and Argo (2012).

The Ramsey Lewis Trio at the Bohemian Caverns

The Ramsey Lewis Trio at the Bohemian Caverns is a live album by the Ramsey Lewis Trio which was recorded in 1964 at the Bohemian Caverns nightclub in Washington D.C. and released on the Argo label.

TR-1700-class submarine

The Argentine Navy requested that INVAP develop the CAREM nuclear reactor to power these submarines, but the program was halted in late 1980s.

Trafalgar-class submarine

The name Trafalgar refers to the Battle of Trafalgar fought between the Royal Navy and the combined fleets of France and Spain.

The Trafalgar-class was to be replaced by the Future Fleet Submarine, however this project was effectively cancelled in 2001 and replaced by the Maritime Underwater Future Capability.

Trident submarine

Ohio-class submarine of the U.S. Navy, armed with Trident Ballistic Missiles (SSBN) or Cruise Missiles (SSGN).

U-48-class submarine

In September 1916, Cantiere Navale Triestino (CNT) received authorization to build two boats of the class, U-48 and U-49, with the proviso that the boats be built in Budapest with final assembly at the Pola Navy Yard.

UK Polaris programme

"Polaris" itself was an operational system of four Resolution-class submarines, each armed with 16 UGM-27 Polaris A-3 ballistic missiles, with each missile able to deliver three ET.317 thermonuclear warheads around a single target.

United States B-class submarine

The B class submarines were three United States Navy submarines built by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts, under a subcontract from the Electric Boat Company.

United States G-class submarine

Decommissioned 2 April 1919 and used as a target; sank at her moorings in Two Tree Channel, Niantic, Connecticut 30 July 1919.

United States H-class submarine

In 1915 the Imperial Russian Navy had ordered 17 H-class submarines from the Electric Boat Company, to be built in Canada at a temporary shipyard near Barnet, Vancouver, British Columbia to avoid US neutrality concerns, which had derailed the delivery of ten similar submarines to the British.

United States K-class submarine

K-1, K-2, K-5, and K-6 were built by Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, K-3, K-7, and K-8 by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, and K-4 by Moran Bros. in Seattle, Washington.

Warner Communications

Warner also reused its 1972-1984 title featuring the Saul Bass logo for the 2012 films Magic Mike and Argo, updating the byline to reflect the studio as "A Time Warner Company."


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