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31Hampton Roads — a channel in SE Virginia between the mouth of the James River and Chesapeake Bay: battle between the Monitor and the Virginia 1862. * * * Channel in the U.S. through which the James, Elizabeth, and Nansemond rivers flow into Chesapeake Bay. About …
32Military port of Toulon — The Toulon arsenal General view of the roadstead of Toulon. The mili …
33Hampton Roads — Coordinates: 36°58′N 76°22′W / 36.967°N 76.367°W / 36.967; 76.367 …
34Battle of Sluys — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Sluys partof=the Hundred Years War miniature of the battle from Jean Froissart s Chronicles , 14th century] caption=A miniature of the battle from Jean Froissart s Chronicles , 14th century. Note the… …
35Battle of Oliva — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Oliwa caption= partof=the Polish Swedish War (1625–1629) date=November 28 1627 place=outside Danzig harbour result=Polish Lithuanian victory combatant1= combatant2=flag|Sweden commander1=Arend… …
36Mossel Bay —   Town   Mossel Bay …
37USS Birgit (AKA-24) — was an Artemis class attack cargo ship named after the minor planet 960 Birgit, which in turn was named after a daughter of Swedish astronomer Bror Ansgar Asplind. USS Birgit served as a commissioned ship for 16 months. Birgit (AKA 24) was laid… …
38Île Longue — (French for “Long Island”) is an island of the roadstead of Brest. It is the base of the SNLE, the French ballistic missile submarines, and as such one of the most secretive and heavily defended places in France.GeographyÎle Longue is a peninsula …
39USS Weehawken (CM-12) — was originally SS Estrada Polma a car ferry built in 1920 by William Cramp Sons at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was acquired by the US Navy on 15 June 1942; renamed Weehawken on 18 July 1942; converted to a minelayer by the Bethlehem Steel Co.… …
40John Penington — Sir John Penington, (1584?–1646), was an English admiral who served under Charles II of England, BiographyJohn Pennington was the second cousin of Sir Isaac Penington or Pennington, and the son of Robert Penington of Henham in Essex, described as …
