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41 relations: American 21 inch torpedo, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Boston, Boston Navy Yard, Brest, France, Canada, Ceremonial ship launching, Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches, Curtiss NC-4, Depth charge, Destroyers for Bases Agreement, Digby, Nova Scotia, England, Galveston, Texas, Germany, Gibraltar, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Hedgehog (weapon), Naval Base San Diego, Neutrality Patrol, New York City, President of the United States, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy, Ship commissioning, Squantum, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Torpedo tube, Town-class destroyer, U-boat, United Kingdom, United States Navy, United States Pacific Fleet, Victory Destroyer Plant, Western Local Escort Force, William Edwards (United States Navy officer), Woodrow Wilson, World War II, 3"/23 caliber gun, 4"/50 caliber gun.
American 21 inch torpedo
There have been a number of 21 inch torpedoes in service with the United States.
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Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when the Bethlehem Steel Corporation of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works.
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Boston
Boston is the capital city and most populous municipality of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.
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Boston Navy Yard
The Boston Navy Yard, originally called the Charlestown Navy Yard and later Boston Naval Shipyard, was one of the oldest shipbuilding facilities in the United States Navy.
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Brest, France
Brest is a city in the Finistère département in Brittany.
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Canada
Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.
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Ceremonial ship launching
Ceremonial ship launching is the process of transferring a vessel to the water.
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Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches
Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches was the commander of a major operational command of the Royal Navy during World War II.
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Curtiss NC-4
The NC-4 was a Curtiss NC flying boat that was the first aircraft to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Depth charge
A depth charge is an anti-submarine warfare weapon.
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Destroyers for Bases Agreement
In the Destroyers for Bases Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom on September 2, 1940, fifty,, and US Navy destroyers were transferred to the Royal Navy from the United States Navy in exchange for land rights on British possessions.
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Digby, Nova Scotia
Digby is a town in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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Galveston, Texas
Galveston is a coastal resort city on Galveston Island and Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas.
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Germany
Germany (Deutschland), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), is a sovereign state in central-western Europe.
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Gibraltar
Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula.
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax, officially known as the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), is the capital of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
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Hedgehog (weapon)
The Hedgehog (also known as an Anti-Submarine Projector) was a forward-throwing anti-submarine weapon that was used during the Battle of the Atlantic in the Second World War.
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Naval Base San Diego
Naval Base San Diego, which locals refer to as 32nd Street Naval Station, is the second largest Surface Ship base of the United States Navy and is located in San Diego, California.
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Neutrality Patrol
On September 3, 1939, the British and French declarations of war on Germany initiated the Battle of the Atlantic.
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New York City
The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.
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President of the United States
The President of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.
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Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) is a United States Navy shipyard covering 179 acres (0.7 km²) on Puget Sound at Bremerton, Washington in uninterrupted use since its establishment in 1891; it has also been known as Navy Yard Puget Sound, Bremerton Navy Yard, and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
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Royal Canadian Navy
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; French: Marine royale canadienne) is the naval force of Canada.
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.
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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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Squantum
Squantum is a neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts connected to the mainland by a causeway that crosses over a wetland area of the bay.
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St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Torpedo tube
A torpedo tube is a cylinder shaped device for launching torpedoes.
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Town-class destroyer
The Town-class destroyers were a group of destroyers transferred from the United States Navy to the Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy in exchange for military bases in the Bahamas and elsewhere, as outlined in the Destroyers for Bases Agreement between Britain and United States, signed on 2 September 1940.
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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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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.
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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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United States Pacific Fleet
The United States Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT) is a Pacific Ocean theater-level component command of the United States Navy that provides naval forces to the United States Indo-Pacific Command.
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Victory Destroyer Plant
The Victory Destroyer Plant was a United States Naval Shipbuilding yard operational from 1918 to 1920 in Quincy, Massachusetts.
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Western Local Escort Force
Western Local Escort Force (WLEF) referred to the organization of anti-submarine escorts for World War II trade convoys from North American port cities to the Western Ocean Meeting Point (WOMP or WESTOMP) near Newfoundland where ships of the Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF) assumed responsibility for safely delivering the convoys to the British Isles.
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William Edwards (United States Navy officer)
William W. Edwards (ca. 1790 – 14 August 1813) was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812.
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Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was an American statesman and academic who served as the 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 1921.
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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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3"/23 caliber gun
The 3"/23 caliber gun (spoken "three-inch-twenty-three-caliber") was the standard anti-aircraft gun for United States destroyers through World War I and the 1920s.
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4"/50 caliber gun
The 4"/50 caliber gun (spoken "four-inch-fifty-caliber") was the standard low-angle, quick-firing gun for United States, first appearing on the monitor and then used on "Flush Deck" destroyers through World War I and the 1920s.
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HMCS Buxton, HMCS Buxton (H-96), HMCS Buxton (H96), HMS Buxton, HMS Buxton (H-96), HMS Buxton (H96).
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Edwards_(DD-265)
