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42 relations: AEG, Anti-aircraft warfare, Beam (nautical), Bordeaux, Cape Farewell, Greenland, Ceremonial ship launching, Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Depth charge, Diesel engine, Draft (hull), Emden, Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Grimsby-class sloop, Keel laying, Kiel, Kriegsmarine, Length overall, Mediterranean U-boat Campaign (World War II), Motor–generator, Naval mine, Nazi Germany, No. 179 Squadron RAF, Nordseewerke, Oberleutnant zur See, Propeller, Saint-Nazaire, Ship commissioning, Ship's company, Strait of Gibraltar, Submarine, Submarine depth ratings, Submarine hull, Supercharger, Tangier, Torpedo, Torpedo tube, U-boat, World War II, 2 cm Flak 30/38/Flakvierling, 6th U-boat Flotilla, 8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun, 8th U-boat Flotilla.
AEG
Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft AG (AEG) (German: "General electricity company") was a German producer of electrical equipment founded as the Deutsche Edison-Gesellschaft für angewandte Elektricität in 1883 in Berlin by Emil Rathenau.
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Anti-aircraft warfare
Anti-aircraft warfare or counter-air defence is defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action."AAP-6 They include ground-and air-based weapon systems, associated sensor systems, command and control arrangements and passive measures (e.g. barrage balloons).
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Beam (nautical)
The beam of a ship is its width at the widest point as measured at the ship's nominal waterline.
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Bordeaux
Bordeaux (Gascon Occitan: Bordèu) is a port city on the Garonne in the Gironde department in Southwestern France.
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Cape Farewell, Greenland
Cape Farewell (Nunap Isua; Kap Farvel) is a headland on the southern shore of Egger Island, Nunap Isua Archipelago, Greenland.
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Ceremonial ship launching
Ceremonial ship launching is the process of transferring a vessel to the water.
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Consolidated B-24 Liberator
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California.
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Depth charge
A depth charge is an anti-submarine warfare weapon.
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Diesel engine
The diesel engine (also known as a compression-ignition or CI engine), named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel which is injected into the combustion chamber is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression (adiabatic compression).
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Draft (hull)
The draft or draught of a ship's hull is the vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the hull (keel), with the thickness of the hull included; in the case of not being included the draft outline would be obtained.
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Emden
Emden is an independent city and seaport in Lower Saxony in the northwest of Germany, on the river Ems.
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Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft
Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft (often just called Germaniawerft, "Germania shipyard") was a German shipbuilding company, located in the harbour at Kiel, and one of the largest and most important builders of U-boats for the Kaiserliche Marine in World War I and the Kriegsmarine in World War II.
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Grimsby-class sloop
The Grimsby-class sloops were a class of 13 sloops-of-war laid down between 1933 and 1940.
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Keel laying
Laying the keel or laying down is the formal recognition of the start of a ship's construction.
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Kiel
Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 249,023 (2016).
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Kriegsmarine
The Kriegsmarine (literally "War Navy") was the navy of Germany from 1935 to 1945.
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Length overall
Length overall (LOA, o/a, o.a. or oa) is the maximum length of a vessel's hull measured parallel to the waterline.
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Mediterranean U-boat Campaign (World War II)
The Mediterranean U-boat Campaign lasted from about 21 September 1941 to 19 September 1944 during the Second World War.
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Motor–generator
A motor–generator (an M–G set) is a device for converting electrical power to another form.
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Naval mine
A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines.
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Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany is the common English name for the period in German history from 1933 to 1945, when Germany was under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler through the Nazi Party (NSDAP).
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No. 179 Squadron RAF
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Nordseewerke
Nordseewerke Emden GmbH (sometimes abbreviated NSWE, in English: North Sea Company) was a shipbuilding company, located in the Emden harbor of the north German city of Emden.
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Oberleutnant zur See
Oberleutnant zur See (OLt zS or OLZS in the German Navy, Oblt.z.S. in the Kriegsmarine) is traditionally the first and highest Lieutenant grade in the German Navy.
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Propeller
A propeller is a type of fan that transmits power by converting rotational motion into thrust.
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Saint-Nazaire
Saint-Nazaire (Gallo: Saint-Nazère/Saint-Nazaer) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, in traditional Brittany.
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Ship commissioning
Ship commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service, and may be regarded as a particular application of the general concepts and practices of project commissioning.
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Ship's company
A ship's company comprises all officers, non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel aboard a naval vessel.
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Strait of Gibraltar
The Strait of Gibraltar (مضيق جبل طارق, Estrecho de Gibraltar) is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Gibraltar and Peninsular Spain in Europe from Morocco and Ceuta (Spain) in Africa.
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Submarine
A submarine (or simply sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater.
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Submarine depth ratings
Depth ratings are primary design parameters and measures of a submarine's ability to operate underwater.
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Submarine hull
A submarine hull has two major components, the light hull and the pressure hull.
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Supercharger
A supercharger is an air compressor that increases the pressure or density of air supplied to an internal combustion engine.
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Tangier
Tangier (طَنجة Ṭanjah; Berber: ⵟⴰⵏⴵⴰ Ṭanja; old Berber name: ⵜⵉⵏⴳⵉ Tingi; adapted to Latin: Tingis; Tanger; Tánger; also called Tangiers in English) is a major city in northwestern Morocco.
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Torpedo
A modern torpedo is a self-propelled weapon with an explosive warhead, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater towards a target, and designed to detonate either on contact with its target or in proximity to it.
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Torpedo tube
A torpedo tube is a cylinder shaped device for launching torpedoes.
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U-boat
U-boat is an anglicised version of the German word U-Boot, a shortening of Unterseeboot, literally "undersea boat".
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World War II
World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.
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2 cm Flak 30/38/Flakvierling
The Flak 30 (Flugabwehrkanone 30) and improved Flak 38 were 20 mm anti-aircraft guns used by various German forces throughout World War II.
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6th U-boat Flotilla
The 6th U-boat Flotilla (German 6. Unterseebootsflottille), also known as Hundius Flotilla, was a front-line unit of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine before and during World War II.
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8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun
The 8.8 cm SK C/35SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon); C - Construktionsjahr (year of design) was a German naval gun used in World War II.
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8th U-boat Flotilla
The 8th U-boat Flotilla (German 8. Unterseebootsflottille) was formed in June 1941 in Königsberg under the command of Kapitänleutnant Georg-Wilhelm Schulz, who also at this time commanded the 6th U-boat Flotilla in Danzig.
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German submarine U 340, German submarine U340, U 340, U-340, U340, Unterseeboot 340.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_submarine_U-340
