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CAPITAL SHIPS [3 records]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • River and Sea Navigation
CONT

... semi-containerships carry only modest penalties over cellular ships of the same size and speed in terms of capital cost and ease of handling containers. For this they obtain the advantage of flexibility in the use of space and capability for a wide range of cargoes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
DEF

(...) navires (...) qui chargent à la fois des conteneurs et des marchandises non conteneurisées (...)

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications

Spanish

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Record 3 2009-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Naval Forces
CONT

As a former gunnery officer, Fisher revolutionized battleship design with the first all-big-gun ship, the HMS Dreadnought. Fisher was a firm believer in two things, the first being that speed was as good a form of protection as armor. His second belief was in the overwhelming power of large-caliber naval guns, and he firmly held that a single, devastating hit would decide most capital ship engagements. These two premises led to the development of the battlecruiser and to the rapid increase in gun sizes with each generation of ships. Envisioned as a sort of "super armored cruiser, "the type was designed to scout for the battlefleet without fear from enemy cruisers, yet was fast enough to escape an enemy battleship. They were to be capable of running down any existing cruiser and destroying it, thus protecting British supply lines to her overseas empire.

Key term(s)
  • super armoured cruiser
  • super-armored cruiser

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Forces navales
OBS

1900-1910.

Spanish

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