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FOREDECK [5 records]

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Record 1 2011-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
  • Guns (Naval)
DEF

An armour-plated revolving dome to protect mounted guns on an iron-clad ship.

CONT

... powerful waves broke over the foredeck and other parts of the off shore patrol frigate..., and smashed the cupola of the ship's 76 mm M/85 gun.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
  • Canons (Navires)
DEF

Tourelle cuirassée de forme cylindrique et surmontée d'une calotte sphérique.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

As an attack craft the SF 300 may have a 76 mm gun in the forward position, eight surface-to-surface Harpoon missiles in the second container position on the aft deck and six vertical launch Seasparrow surface-to-air missiles in the third position, while wire-guided torpedoes may be fitted on the foredeck.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
CONT

En configuration attaque, l'armement comporte en plus huit Harpoon anti-navires, six missiles surface-air Seasparrow à lancement vertical du pont arrière et éventuellement des torpilles filoguidées à l'avant.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
OBS

foredeck hand : sailing term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
OBS

équipier d'avant : terme de voile.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vela y navegación de placer
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Record 4 2000-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bombs and Grenades
CONT

The Saab ASW-600 and upgraded ASW-601 can lay a carpet of 36 grenades over a selected target area at up to 400 metres distant from four nine-barrel launchers installed on the foredeck of a fast patrol boat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bombes et grenades
CONT

Les modèles Saab ASW-600 et -601 plus récent sont des ensembles de 4 x 9 tubes-mortiers montés sur la plage avant d'un patrouilleur rapide, qui permettent de lancer une matrice de 36 grenades à 400 m.

Spanish

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Record 5 1996-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Propulsion of Water-Craft
  • Sea Operations (Military)
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
CONT

The Omani craft will initially carry a 40 mm Bofors gun on the foredeck but, in a later upgrade in Oman, this will be replaced with an Oto Melara 76 mm gun(for which CMN has contracted CelsiusTech of Sweden to provide a radar-controlled targeting-firing system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Propulsion des bateaux
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)
CONT

Dans un premier temps, ils seront armés d'un canon de 40 mm Bofors sur le pont avant qui sera remplacé à terme par un canon de 76 mm Oto Melara avec conduite de tir radar CelsiusTech.

Spanish

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