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Argentia and Naval Station Argentia

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Difference between Argentia and Naval Station Argentia

Argentia vs. Naval Station Argentia

Argentia is a Canadian commercial seaport and industrial Park located in the Town of Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador. Naval Station Argentia is a former base of the United States Navy that operated from 1941 to 1994.

Similarities between Argentia and Naval Station Argentia

Argentia and Naval Station Argentia have 22 things in common (in Unionpedia): Anti-submarine warfare, Atlantic Charter, Cold War, Daily Herald (UK newspaper), Destroyers for Bases Agreement, Distant Early Warning Line, Ernest Harmon Air Force Base, Franklin D. Roosevelt, HMS Prince of Wales (53), Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland Time Zone, Pinetree Line, Placentia Bay, Provinces and territories of Canada, SOSUS, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, U-boat, United States Army Air Forces, United States Navy, USS Augusta (CA-31), Vale Limited, Winston Churchill.

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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Atlantic Charter

The Atlantic Charter was a pivotal policy statement issued during World War II on 14 August 1941, which defined the Allied goals for the post war world.

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Cold War

The Cold War was a state of geopolitical tension after World War II between powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union and its satellite states) and powers in the Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies and others).

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Daily Herald (UK newspaper)

The Daily Herald was a British daily newspaper, published in London from 1912 to 1964 (although it was weekly during the First World War).

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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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Distant Early Warning Line

The Distant Early Warning Line, also known as the DEW Line or Early Warning Line, was a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic region of Canada, with additional stations along the North Coast and Aleutian Islands of Alaska, in addition to the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Iceland.

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Ernest Harmon Air Force Base

Ernest Harmon Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base located in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Sr. (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.

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HMS Prince of Wales (53)

HMS Prince of Wales was a ''King George V''-class battleship of the Royal Navy, built at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, England.

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Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; Akamassiss; Newfoundland Irish: Talamh an Éisc agus Labradar) is the most easterly province of Canada.

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Newfoundland Time Zone

The Newfoundland Time Zone is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) during standard time, resulting in UTC−03:30; or subtracting hours during daylight saving time.

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Pinetree Line

The Pinetree Line was a series of radar stations located across the northern United States and southern Canada at about the 50th parallel north, along with a number of other stations located on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.

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Placentia Bay

Placentia Bay (Baie de Plaisance) is a body of water on the southeast coast of Newfoundland, Canada.

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Provinces and territories of Canada

The provinces and territories of Canada are the sub-national governments within the geographical areas of Canada under the authority of the Canadian Constitution.

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SOSUS

SOSUS, an acronym for sound surveillance system, is a chain of underwater listening posts located around the world in places such as the Atlantic Ocean near Greenland, Iceland and the United Kingdom—the GIUK gap—and at various locations in the Pacific Ocean.

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St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

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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 Army Air Forces

The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF), informally known as the Air Force, was the aerial warfare service of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II (1939/41–1945), successor to the previous United States Army Air Corps and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force of today, one of the five uniformed military 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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USS Augusta (CA-31)

USS Augusta (CL/CA-31) was a of the United States Navy, notable for service as a headquarters ship during Operation Torch, Operation Overlord, Operation Dragoon, and for her occasional use as a presidential flagship carrying both Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman under wartime conditions (including at the Newfoundland Conference).

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Vale Limited

Vale Canada Limited (formerly Vale Inco, CVRD Inco and Inco Limited; for corporate branding purposes simply known as "Vale" and pronounced in English) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Brazilian mining company Vale.

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Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British politician, army officer, and writer, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955.

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Argentia and Naval Station Argentia Comparison

Argentia has 84 relations, while Naval Station Argentia has 85. As they have in common 22, the Jaccard index is 13.02% = 22 / (84 + 85).

References

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