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1 Main Circuit

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1 Main Circuit (1MC) is the term for the shipboard public address circuits on United States Navy and United States Coast Guard vessels. [1]

34 relations: Aft, Amplifier, Anti-ship missile, Breakaway music, Bridge (nautical), Chemical warfare, Crimson Tide (film), Damage control, Escape trunk, Flight deck, Foreign object damage, Gas turbine, General quarters, Microphone, Naval ship, Officer of the deck, Ogg, Operations room, Oscillation, Poop deck, Port and starboard, Propeller, Public address system, Radar, Reveille, Rudder, Sonar, Submarine, Submarine films, Taps, Tattoo (bugle call), Torpedo, United States Coast Guard, United States Navy.

Aft

Aft, in naval terminology, is an adjective or adverb meaning, towards the stern (rear) of the ship, when the frame of reference is within the ship, headed at the fore.

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Amplifier

An amplifier, electronic amplifier or (informally) amp is an electronic device that can increase the power of a signal (a time-varying voltage or current).

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Anti-ship missile

Anti-ship missiles are guided missiles that are designed for use against ships and large boats.

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Breakaway music

Breakaway music is a modern U.S. Naval tradition used to motivate sailors upon the conclusion of underway replenishment (UNREP), although using breakaway music is at the discretion of the captain, and not all commands use it.

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Bridge (nautical)

The bridge of a ship is the room or platform from which the ship can be commanded.

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Chemical warfare

Chemical warfare (CW) involves using the toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons.

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Crimson Tide (film)

Crimson Tide is a 1995 American submarine film directed by Tony Scott, and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer.

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Damage control

In navies and the maritime industry, damage control is the emergency control of situations that may cause the sinking of a watercraft.

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Escape trunk

An escape trunk is a small compartment on a submarine which provides a means for crew to escape from a downed submarine; it operates on a principle similar to an airlock, in that it allows the transfer of persons or objects between two areas of different pressure.

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Flight deck

The flight deck of an aircraft carrier is the surface from which its aircraft take off and land, essentially a miniature airfield at sea.

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Foreign object damage

In aviation, foreign object debris (FOD) is any article or substance, alien to an aircraft or system, which could potentially cause damage.

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Gas turbine

A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of continuous combustion, internal combustion engine.

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General quarters

General quarters, battle stations, or action stations is an announcement made aboard a naval warship to signal that all hands (everyone available) aboard a ship must go to battle stations as quickly as possible.

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Microphone

A microphone, colloquially nicknamed mic or mike, is a transducer that converts sound into an electrical signal.

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Naval ship

A naval ship is a military ship (or sometimes boat, depending on classification) used by a navy.

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Officer of the deck

Officer of the deck (OOD) is a position in the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, and NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps that confers certain authority and responsibility.

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Ogg

Ogg is a free, open container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation.

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Operations room

The Operations Room (also known as the Combat Information Center (CIC), or, under the British system, the Action Information Centre) is the tactical center of a warship or AWAC aircraft providing processed information for command and control of the near battlespace or 'area of operations'.

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Oscillation

Oscillation is the repetitive variation, typically in time, of some measure about a central value (often a point of equilibrium) or between two or more different states.

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Poop deck

In naval architecture, a poop deck is a deck that forms the roof of a cabin built in the rear, or "aft", part of the superstructure of a ship.

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Port and starboard

Port and starboard are nautical and aeronautical terms for left and right, respectively.

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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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Public address system

A public address system (PA system) is an electronic system comprising microphones, amplifiers, loudspeakers, and related equipment.

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Radar

Radar is an object-detection system that uses radio waves to determine the range, angle, or velocity of objects.

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Reveille

"Reveille" is a bugle call, trumpet call or pipes call most often associated with the military and prisons; it is chiefly used to wake military personnel and prisoners at sunrise.

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Rudder

A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, aircraft, or other conveyance that moves through a fluid medium (generally air or water).

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Sonar

Sonar (originally an acronym for SOund Navigation And Ranging) is a technique that uses sound propagation (usually underwater, as in submarine navigation) to navigate, communicate with or detect objects on or under the surface of the water, such as other vessels.

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Submarine

A submarine (or simply sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater.

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Submarine films

The submarine film is a subgenre of war film in which the majority of the plot revolves around a submarine below the ocean's surface.

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Taps

"Taps" is a bugle call played at dusk, during flag ceremonies, and at military funerals by the United States Armed Forces.

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Tattoo (bugle call)

Tattoo is a bugle call played in the evening in the British Army and the United States Army.

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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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United States Coast Guard

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's seven uniformed services.

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United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Main_Circuit

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