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37 relations: Anti-aircraft warfare, Beam (nautical), Bergen, Blohm+Voss, Brown, Boveri & Cie, Ceremonial ship launching, Convoy SC 130, Diesel engine, Draft (hull), Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Gross register tonnage, Hamburg, Kapitänleutnant, Keel laying, Kriegsmarine, Length overall, Motor–generator, Naval mine, Nazi Germany, Oberleutnant zur See, Propeller, Ship commissioning, Ship's company, Submarine, Submarine depth ratings, Submarine hull, Supercharger, Torpedo, Torpedo tube, Type VII submarine, U-boat, World War II, 11th U-boat Flotilla, 13th U-boat Flotilla, 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38, 5th U-boat Flotilla, 8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun.
Anti-aircraft warfare
Anti-aircraft warfare is the counter to aerial warfare and it includes "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action" (NATO's definition).
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Beam (nautical)
The beam of a ship is its width at its widest point.
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Bergen
Bergen, historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway.
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Blohm+Voss
Blohm+Voss (B+V), also written historically as Blohm & Voss, Blohm und Voß etc., is a German shipbuilding and engineering company.
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Brown, Boveri & Cie
Brown, Boveri & Cie. (Brown, Boveri & Company; BBC) was a Swiss group of electrical engineering companies.
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Ceremonial ship launching
Ceremonial ship launching involves the performance of ceremonies associated with the process of transferring a vessel to the water.
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Convoy SC 130
Convoy SC 130 was a North Atlantic convoy which ran during the battle of the Atlantic in World War II.
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Diesel engine
The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is called a compression-ignition engine (CI engine).
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Draft (hull)
The draft or draught of a ship is a determined depth of the vessel below the waterline, measured vertically to its hull's lowest—its propellers, or keel, or other reference point.
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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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Gross register tonnage
Gross register tonnage (GRT, grt, g.r.t., gt), or gross registered tonnage, is a ship's total internal volume expressed in "register tons", each of which is equal to.
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Hamburg
Hamburg (Hamborg), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,.
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Kapitänleutnant
, short: KptLt/in lists: KL, (captain lieutenant or lieutenant captain) is an officer grade of the captains' military hierarchy group of the German.
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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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Kriegsmarine
The Kriegsmarine was the navy of Nazi 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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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, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship.
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Oberleutnant zur See
(OLt zS or OLZS in the German Navy, Oblt.z.S. in the Kriegsmarine) is traditionally the highest rank of Lieutenant in the German Navy.
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Propeller
A propeller (colloquially often called a screw if on a ship or an airscrew if on an aircraft) is a device with a rotating hub and radiating blades that are set at a pitch to form a helical spiral which, when rotated, exerts linear thrust upon a working fluid such as water or air.
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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 or complement comprises all officers, non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel aboard a naval vessel, excluding civilians and guests.
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Submarine
A submarine (or 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
In an internal combustion engine, a supercharger compresses the intake gas, forcing more air into the engine in order to produce more power for a given displacement.
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Torpedo
A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target.
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Torpedo tube
A torpedo tube is a cylindrical device for launching torpedoes.
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Type VII submarine
Type VII U-boats were the most common type of German World War II U-boat.
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U-boat
U-boats were naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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11th U-boat Flotilla
The 11th U-boat Flotilla (German 11. Unterseebootsflottille) was formed on 15 May 1942 in Bergen, Norway.
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13th U-boat Flotilla
The 13th U-boat Flotilla (German 13. Unterseebootsflottille) was a World War II U-boat unit of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine stationed in Trondheim, Norway.
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2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38
The Flak 30 (Flugzeugabwehrkanone 30) and improved Flak 38 were 20 mm anti-aircraft guns used by various German forces throughout World War II.
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5th U-boat Flotilla
The 5th U-boat Flotilla (German 5. Unterseebootsflottille), also known as Emsmann Flotilla, was a U-boat flotilla of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine 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).
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References
Also known as U-636.