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MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-10-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Types of Ships and Boats
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- motor torpedo boat 1, record 1, English, motor%20torpedo%20boat
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mosquito boat 1, record 1, English, mosquito%20boat
- pt boat 1, record 1, English, pt%20boat
- torpedo-launching boat 2, record 1, English, torpedo%2Dlaunching%20boat
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A high speed 60 to 100 ft motorboat mounting two or four torpedo tubes and antiaircraft machine guns and equipped with depth charges ... 1, record 1, English, - motor%20torpedo%20boat
Record 1, Key term(s)
- torpedo launching boat
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Types de bateaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vedette lance-torpilles
1, record 1, French, vedette%20lance%2Dtorpilles
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vedette de combat 2, record 1, French, vedette%20de%20combat
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit bâtiment de guerre très rapide. 2, record 1, French, - vedette%20lance%2Dtorpilles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, les vedettes de combat furent utilisées dans les mers étroites [...] 3, record 1, French, - vedette%20lance%2Dtorpilles
Record 1, Key term(s)
- vedette lance torpilles
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1991-10-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Various Military Titles
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- 29th Canadian Motor Torpedo Boat Flotilla
1, record 2, English, 29th%20Canadian%20Motor%20Torpedo%20Boat%20Flotilla
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appellations militaires diverses
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- 29e flottille canadienne de vedettes-torpilleurs
1, record 2, French, 29e%20flottille%20canadienne%20de%20vedettes%2Dtorpilleurs
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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