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Welman submarine

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The Welman submarine was a Second World War one-man British midget submarine developed by the Special Operations Executive. [1]

36 relations: Anti-submarine net, Australia, Bergen, Biber (submarine), Cape Wrath, Chariot manned torpedo, Commando, Conning tower, Fjord, Fort Blockhouse, Gosport, HMS Titania, Human torpedo, John Dolphin, Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin, Midget submarine, Morris Motors, Motor Torpedo Boat, Operations research, Oxford, Periscope, Queen Mary Reservoir, Rothesay Bay, Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Navy, Royal Norwegian Navy, Scuba set, Shetland, Special Boat Service, Special Operations Executive, Staines-upon-Thames, Torpex, Welfreighter, World War II, X-class submarine, XE-class submarine.

Anti-submarine net

An anti-submarine net or anti-submarine boom is a boom placed across the mouth of a harbour or a strait for protection against submarines.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Bergen

Bergen, historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Hordaland on the west coast of Norway.

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Biber (submarine)

The Biber (German for "beaver") was a German midget submarine of the Second World War.

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Cape Wrath

Cape Wrath (Am Parbh, known as An Carbh in Lewis) is a cape in the Durness parish of the county of Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland.

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Chariot manned torpedo

The Chariot was a British-designed manned torpedo used in World War II.

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Commando

A commando is a soldier or operative of an elite light infantry or special operations force often specializing in amphibious landings, parachuting or abseiling.

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Conning tower

A conning tower is a raised platform on a ship or submarine, often armored, from which an officer can conn the vessel, i.e., give directions to the helmsman.

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Fjord

Geologically, a fjord or fiord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier.

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Fort Blockhouse

Fort Blockhouse is a military establishment in Gosport, Hampshire, England, and the final version of a complicated site.

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Gosport

Gosport is a town in Hampshire on the south coast of England.

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HMS Titania

HMS Titania (1915) was a Royal Navy Submarine Depot Ship.

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Human torpedo

Human torpedoes or manned torpedoes are a type of diver propulsion vehicle on which the diver rides, generally in a seated position behind a fairing.

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John Dolphin

John Robert Vernon Dolphin CBE TD (1 October 1905 – 2 May 1973) was a British engineer and inventor who joined the Secret Intelligence Service and then became the Commanding Officer of the top secret Second World War Special Operations Executive (SOE) 'Station IX' where specialist military equipment was developed.

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Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin

Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin (Gaelic for "White Cairn Loch"), or Loch Cairnbawn, is a sea inlet off Eddrachillis Bay on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands north of Ullapool.

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Midget submarine

A midget submarine (also called a mini submarine) is any submarine under 150 tons, typically operated by a crew of one or two but sometimes up to 6 or 9, with little or no on-board living accommodation.

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Morris Motors

Morris Motors Limited was a British privately owned motor vehicle manufacturing company formed in 1919 to take over the assets of William Morris's WRM Motors Limited and continue production of the same vehicles.

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Motor Torpedo Boat

Motor Torpedo Boat (MTB) was the name given to fast torpedo boats by the Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy.

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Operations research

Operations research, or operational research in British usage, is a discipline that deals with the application of advanced analytical methods to help make better decisions.

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Oxford

Oxford is a city in the South East region of England and the county town of Oxfordshire.

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Periscope

A periscope is an instrument for observation over, around or through an object, obstacle or condition that prevents direct line-of-sight observation from an observer's current position.

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Queen Mary Reservoir

The Queen Mary Reservoir is one of the largest of London's reservoirs supplying fresh water to London and parts of surrounding counties and is in the borough of Spelthorne in Surrey.

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Rothesay Bay

Rothesay Bay is a small suburb in Auckland's East Coast Bays region.

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Royal Naval Reserve

The Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) is the volunteer reserve force of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.

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Royal Norwegian Navy

The Royal Norwegian Navy (Norwegian: Sjøforsvaret, "the naval defence (forces)") is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for naval operations of the state of Norway.

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Scuba set

A scuba set is any breathing apparatus that is carried entirely by an underwater diver and provides the diver with breathing gas at the ambient pressure.

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Shetland

Shetland (Old Norse: Hjaltland), also called the Shetland Islands, is a subarctic archipelago of Scotland that lies northeast of Great Britain.

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Special Boat Service

The Special Boat Service (SBS) is the special forces unit of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy.

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Special Operations Executive

The Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a British World War II organisation.

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Staines-upon-Thames

Staines-upon-Thames is a town on the River Thames in Surrey, England.

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Torpex

Torpex is a secondary explosive, 50% more powerful than TNT by mass.

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Welfreighter

The Welfreighter was a Second World War British midget submarine developed by the Special Operations Executive (SOE) for the purpose of landing and supplying agents behind enemy lines.

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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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X-class submarine

The X class was a World War II midget submarine class built for the Royal Navy during 1943–44.

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XE-class submarine

The XE-class submarines were a series of six midget submarines (HMS XE1 to XE6) that were built for the Royal Navy during 1944.

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References

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

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