Submarines in the United States Navy — There are two major types of submarines in the United States Navy: ballistic missile submarines and attack submarines. In the U.S. Navy, all combatant submarines are nuclear powered. Ballistic subs have a single, strategic mission: carrying… … Wikipedia
Капюшон Штайнке — (англ. Steinke hood) индивидуальное спасательное устройство, предназначенное для спасения членов экипажа с затонувшей подводной лодки. Устройство было создано и опробовано в 1961 году лейтенантом американского военного флота Харриса… … Википедия
Escape trunk — An escape trunk is a small compartment on a submarine which provides a means for crew to escape from a downed submarine; it operates on a principle similar to an airlock, in that it allows the transfer of persons or objects between two areas of… … Wikipedia
Submarine Escape Immersion Equipment — (SEIE) MK 10, also known as Submarine Escape and Immersion Equipment is a British designed whole body suit and one man life raft that allows submariners to escape from a sunken submarine. The suit provides protection against hypothermia and is… … Wikipedia
BAP Pacocha (SS-48) — was a submarine of the Marina de Guerra Peruana (Peruvian Navy) named for the 1877 Battle of Pacocha, in which the Peruvian ironclad Huascar clashed with the Royal Navy. Formerly USS|Atule|SS 403, a Balao class submarine with a GUPPY IA upgrade,… … Wikipedia
USS Balao (SS-285) — USS Balao (SS/AGSS 285), a sclass|Balao|submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy; balao is the name of any of several halfbeaks. Balao (SS 285) was launched 27 October 1942 by Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine, sponsored by Mrs.… … Wikipedia
Personal flotation device — A man wearing a life vest, with another life vest hanging at the lower left. A personal flotation device (abbreviated as PFD; also referred to as, lifejacket, life preserver, Mae West, life vest, life saver, cork jacket, buoyancy aid, flotation… … Wikipedia
Charles Momsen — Charles Bowers Momsen Nickname Swede Born June 21, 1896 … Wikipedia
Momsen lung — A Momsen lung in use during training The Momsen lung was a primitive underwater rebreather used before and during World War II by American submariners as emergency escape gear. The Momsen lung was invented by Charles B. Momsen (nicknamed Swede… … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium