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This paper examines Remote Minehunting System (RMS) of Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) in detail. LCS is a fast platform designed for executing operations in near-shore environments. But, it is capable of conducting open-ocean operation as well. It is designed to defeat asymmetric threats. Mines, submarines and fast surface craft can be shown as unique examples of asymmetric threats. The LCS, which is a fast, maneuverable surface ship, provides warfighting capabilities for tasks/missions including mine

brought down the greatest ship of its day. It’s the reason 1,500 people died in one of the deadliest maritime disasters in the world. The Titanic. When the Titanic was built it was the largest and most luxurious passenger liner at the time. It was also considered to be completely unsinkable. The hull weighed a total of 25,000 tonnes and used 825 tonnes of coal per day. The Titanic had three bronze propellors that weighed 92 tonnes. So it was obviously a very heavy ship and could not turn rapidly

It 's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy Capt. D. Michael Abrashoff Warner Books, 2002 Author 's Page Captain D. Michael Abrashoff is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, and was a military assistant to the former secretary of defense, Dr. William J. Perry. He served as Commander of 310 men and women aboard the USS Benfold in the Pacific Fleet. Abrashoff left the Navy in 2001 and became the founder and CEO of Grassroots Leadership, Inc

The rise of the Viking ship Viking ships were an incredible invention that are known for their great speed and for their heavy use in battle. They were extremely maneuverability, even in the shallowest of water. Today’s ships inherit some of the attributes of the viking ships. Without these ships and their designs, the speed of travel and handling of ships wouldn’t be the same today. The Viking longship could reach speeds up to fifteen knots about seventeen mph. This was like the sports car of

World Trade Center on 9/11 emerged a ship containing seven and a half tons of steel recovered from the World Trade Center’s twin towers. Senior Enlisted Leaders should ensure they educate others why heritage comes from knowing history, which is important because it helps to create pride within the service. This essay presents the NEW YORK ship namesakes and their significance to the heritage of the U.S. Navy. Past Before 1911 there were already five ships named after the state of New York. The

Heinrich Heine's poem the Slave ship reveals the inhumane and horrible experiences slaves had to go through while traveling on slave ships. At the beginning of the poem the captain Mynheer van Koek of the ship admires his work, for he obtained six hundred slaves "dirt cheap". More than likely, Koek bought the slaves from African leaders who had no problem in trading their own people. Often times African leaders would do this to punish their people, not knowing the lingering effect it would have

There I was on the ship over to America we've been at sea for months now and the conditions aren't getting any better it's just terrible out here it's always raining and there's hardly any places to keep cover some of the men are so weak they just sit there and don't do anything. The food they give us is literally nothing there's people out there dying of starvation because of how little the quantities are its crucial. I've made some friends from theres months we’ve been at sea but most of them can't

Ship of Fools by Katherine Anne Porter is a fictional story that focuses on many people of different races on ship Vera. Katherine Porter sets a story in the 1930s, where there was little talk about racism still against African Americans and Jews. The story is set two years before Hitler and the Nazis came into power. Jews were looked at as undesirable beings and people scorned at them as if they had committed a crime.. This book discusses the topic of prejudice and hatred. This treatment is unjust

The Ship Battle of Doom One day Mr.Ninja-python got home to Mrs.Ninja-python and he made supper. “Thank you for supper, dear,” said Mrs.Ninja-python, “It was really yummy.” Meanwhile at the other side of town Pirate D. hedgehog was at his house and was with all his pirate hedgehog buddies. “So I told him that if you want a fish you’ve got to get the right bait. Ha ha ha.” said Pirate D. hedgehog. “Well I better go I have to go drive a ship with 1,000 people on it. I will see you guys on my birthday

the 11th of July, 1799, crowds assembled to watch the launching of the new ship. Final preparations were made, and the Prince of Wales climbed aboard, bearing a silver standing cup filled with wine. Two workers climbed onto the slipway carrying hammers, and split asunder the blocks preventing the ship from sliding prematurely. They then jumped into safety ditches as the ship went stern first down the slipway. As the ship settled into the water, the prince of wales poured the wine across the decks