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Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
DEF

Parent ship for small craft (incl. submarines), esp. when providing workshop and repair facilities.

OBS

Most often used in context of submarines of destroyers, in which case it is also called, respectively, submarine tender or destroyer tender. The term "depot ship" should not however be considered a synonym of "tender".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
CONT

bâtiment-base de sous-marins [...] bâtiment-base de destroyers.

CONT

bâtiment-base de plongeurs-démineurs.

CONT

bâtiment-base rattaché aux commandos.

Spanish

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