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USS R-6 (SS-83)

Index USS R-6 (SS-83)

USS R-6 (SS-83) was an ''R''-class coastal and harbor defense submarine of the United States Navy. [1]

44 relations: American 21 inch torpedo, Anti-submarine warfare, Bermuda, Boston, Ceremonial ship launching, Coco Solo, Deck gun, Destroyer, Destroyer escort, Diesel–electric transmission, Florida, Fore River Shipyard, Gale, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, Hull classification symbol, Key West, Lieutenant commander (United States), Miami, Minesweeper, Nantucket, Naval Vessel Register, New London, Connecticut, Norfolk, Virginia, Panama Canal, Panama Canal Zone, Philadelphia, Port Everglades, Quincy, Massachusetts, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, San Pedro, Los Angeles, Ship commissioning, Submarine, Submarine snorkel, Submarine squadron, Submarine tender, Torpedo tube, U-boat, United States Fleet Forces Command, United States Navy, United States Pacific Fleet, United States R-class submarine, 20th Century Fox, 3"/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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Anti-submarine warfare

Anti-submarine warfare (ASW, or in older form A/S) is a branch of underwater warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, or other submarines to find, track and deter, damage, or destroy enemy submarines.

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Bermuda

Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean.

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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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Ceremonial ship launching

Ceremonial ship launching is the process of transferring a vessel to the water.

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Coco Solo

Coco Solo was a United States Navy submarine base and naval air station, active from 1918 to the 1960s.

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Deck gun

A deck gun is a type of naval artillery mounted on the deck of a submarine.

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Destroyer

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, maneuverable long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller powerful short-range attackers.

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Destroyer escort

Destroyer escort (DE) was the United States Navy mid-20th-century classification for a warship designed with endurance to escort mid-ocean convoys of merchant marine ships.

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Diesel–electric transmission

A diesel–electric transmission, or diesel–electric powertrain, is used by a number of vehicle and ship types for providing locomotion.

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Florida

Florida (Spanish for "land of flowers") is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States.

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Fore River Shipyard

Fore River Shipyard was a shipyard owned by General Dynamics Corporation located on Weymouth Fore River in Braintree and Quincy, Massachusetts.

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Gale

A gale is a strong wind, typically used as a descriptor in nautical contexts.

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Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico (Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent.

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Hawaii

Hawaii (Hawaii) is the 50th and most recent state to have joined the United States, having received statehood on August 21, 1959.

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Hull classification symbol

The United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, and United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) use a hull classification symbol (sometimes called hull code or hull number) to identify their ships by type and by individual ship within a type.

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Key West

Key West (Cayo Hueso) is an island and city in the Straits of Florida on the North American continent, at the southwesternmost end of the roadway through the Florida Keys in the state of Florida, United States.

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Lieutenant commander (United States)

Lieutenant commander (LCDR) is a mid-ranking officer rank in the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps), with the pay grade of O-4 and NATO rank code OF-3.

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Miami

Miami is a major port city on the Atlantic coast of south Florida in the southeastern United States.

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Minesweeper

A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to engage in minesweeping.

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Nantucket

Nantucket is an island about by ferry south from Cape Cod, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.

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Naval Vessel Register

The Naval Vessel Register (NVR) is the official inventory of ships and service craft in custody of or titled by the United States Navy.

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New London, Connecticut

New London is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States.

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Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Panama Canal

The Panama Canal (Canal de Panamá) is an artificial waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean.

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Panama Canal Zone

The Panama Canal Zone (Zona del Canal de Panamá) was an unincorporated territory of the United States from 1903 to 1979, centered on the Panama Canal and surrounded by the Republic of Panama.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863.

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Port Everglades

Port Everglades is a seaport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, located in Broward County.

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Quincy, Massachusetts

Quincy is the largest city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Saint Thomas (Santo Tomás; Sint-Thomas; Sankt Thomas) is one of the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea and, together with Saint John, Water Island and Saint Croix, form a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States.

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San Pedro, Los Angeles

San Pedro is a community within the city of Los Angeles, California.

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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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Submarine

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

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Submarine snorkel

A submarine snorkel is a device which allows a submarine to operate submerged while still taking in air from above the surface.

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Submarine squadron

A submarine squadron (SUBRON) is a naval formation or unit in such states such as the United Kingdom, United States, and Russia/Soviet Union.

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Submarine tender

A submarine tender is a type of ship that supplies and supports submarines.

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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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United States Fleet Forces Command

The United States Fleet Forces Command (USFF) is a service component command of the United States Navy that provides naval forces to a wide variety of U.S. forces.

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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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United States R-class submarine

The R-class submarines were a class of United States Navy submarines active from 1918 until 1945.

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20th Century Fox

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, doing business as 20th Century Fox, is an American film studio currently owned by 21st Century Fox.

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3"/50 caliber gun

The 3″/50 caliber gun (spoken "three-inch fifty-caliber") in United States naval gun terminology indicates the gun fired a projectile in diameter, and the barrel was 50 calibers long (barrel length is 3 in × 50.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_R-6_(SS-83)

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