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NAUTICAL - */ˈnɔːtɨkəl/ 1. Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen. 365 daily featured articles • 180+ daily featured pictures • 12 "this month in nautical history" pages • 14+ random featured knots Portail maritime • Portal ar mor • Portal:Schifffahrt • Portale del Mare • Żegluga w polskiej Wikipedii
HMAS Arrow in beached Francis Bay Feb–March 1975 HMAS Arrow beached in Francis Bay in early 1975 History Australia Builder: Walkers Limited Launched: 17 February 1968 Commissioned: 3 July 1968 Motto: "Straight as an Arrow" Fate: Destroyed by Cyclone Tracy on 25 December 1974 Badge: General characteristics Class & type: Attack class patrol boat Displacement: 100 tons standard 146 tons full load Length: 107.6 ft (32.8 m) length overall Beam: 20 ft (6.1 m) Draught: 6.4 ft (2.0 m) at standard load 7.3 ft (2.2 m) at full load Propulsion: 2 × 16-cylinder Paxman YJCM diesel engines 3,460 shp (2,580 kW) 2 shafts Speed: 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) Range: 1,200 nautical miles (2,200 km; 1,400 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) Complement: 3 officers, 16 sailors Armament: 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun 2 × .50 calibre M2 Browning machine guns Small arms HMAS Arrow (P 88) was an Attack class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Design and construction Main article: Attack class patrol boat The Attack class was ordered in 1964 to operate in Australian waters as patrol boats (based on lessons learned through using the Ton class minesweepers on patrols of Borneo during the Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation, and to replace a variety of old patrol, search-and-rescue, and general-purpose craft. Initially, nine were ordered for the RAN, with another five for Papua New Guinea's Australian-run coastal security force, although another six ships were ordered to bring the class to twenty vessels. The patrol boats had a displacement of 100 tons at standard load and 146 tons at full load, were 107.6 feet (32.8 m) in length overall, had a beam of 20 feet (6.1 m), and draughts of 6.4 feet (2.0 m) at standard load, and 7.3 feet (2.2 m) at full load. Propulsion machinery consisted of two 16-cylinder Paxman YJCM diesel engines, which supplied 3,460 shaft horsepower (2,580 kW) to the two propellers. The vessels could achieve a top speed of 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph), and had a range of 1,200 nautical miles (2,200 km; 1,400 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph). The ship's company consisted of three officers and sixteen sailors. Main armament was a bow-mounted Bofors 40 mm gun, supplemented by two .50 calibre M2 Browning machine guns and various small arms. The ships were designed with as many commercial components as possible: the Attacks were to operate in remote regions of Australia and New Guinea, and a town's hardware store would be more accessible than home base in a mechanical emergency. Arrow was built by Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Queensland, launched on 17 February 1968, and commissioned on 3 July 1968. Operational history Arrow was transferred to the Melbourne Division of the Royal Australian Navy Reserve in mid-1968, then was returned to active service in the early 1970s. Fate Arrow was driven ashore and sank at Stokes Hill Wharf in Darwin with the loss of two sailors, Petty Officer Leslie Catton, and Able Seaman Ian Rennie, during Cyclone Tracy on 25 December 1974. See also Booya (ship) Citations References
Johannes Hevelius drew the Orion constellation in Uranographia, his celestial catalogue in 1690. The view is mirrored to match the view through a telescope. Three variations of the Jury mast knot	Template:/box-header Significant dates for our ships and shipmates. December 1 - HMAS Armidale December 2 - Achille Lauro December 3 - Cape Agulhas December 4 - Chūyō, Roaring Forties December 5 - Dave Broadfoot December 7 - Attack on Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona, USCGC White Alder, SS Sauternes December 8 - SS Calabria December 9 - Winfield Scott December 10 - HMS Repulse, HMS Colossus, HMS Prince of Wales December 11 - Hayate, Kisaragi December 12 - USS Cairo December 13 - MS München December 14 - HMS Galatea, Freddie Lennon December 17 - Admiral Graf Spee December 19 - Unryū, Kim Malthe-Bruun December 20 - MV Doña Paz, SS Emidio December 21 - CSS Georgia, Argo Merchant December 22 - Dan Devine December 23 - SS Shuntien December 24 - SS Leopoldville December 25 - HMAS Arrow December 26 - Scharnhorst December 27 - John L. Hess December 28 - E. S. Campbell December 29 - Dudley Pope December 30 - MV Senopati Nusantara, Jack Lord Jan • Feb • Mar • Apr • May • Jun • Jul • Aug • Sep • Oct • Nov • Dec
Statistics for the shipping industry of British Virgin Islands Total: 1 ships (1,000 gross register tons (GRT) or over) Totalling:  GRT/ metric tons deadweight (DWT) Cargo ships Tankers Passenger ships Foreign ownership and documentation Note: This ship is registered in North Korea. 2006 estimates. Source: This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain. 50x50px 50x25px Transport Infrastructure United States Navy United States Coast Guard United States Merchant Marine Royal Navy Battleships Submarine Lighthouses Transport Ships Australian Maritime History Irish Maritime History Knots 60x60px Lighthouses Maritime Trades MilHist Maritime Ports Shipwrecks History Folklore • Museums • Mutinies Navigation Navigation • Equipment Ships Boats • Boating magazines • Ship Lists • Shipwreck Lists • Propulsion • Construction • Ships Industry Unions • Shipbuilders • Occupations • Cruise Lines• Law • Piracy • By Country Infrastructure Canals • Coast Guards • Coastal Construction • Docks • Ferry Systems • Marinas • Portages • Ports and Harbours • Port Authorities • Water Transport Infrastructure Template:/box-footer Template:/box-header The following Wikimedia sister projects provide more on this subject: Template:/box-footer