Sentences with phrase «of naval ships»

China staged a show of force in the disputed South China Sea, with President Xi Jinping presiding over the country's biggest ever parade of naval ships, submarines and aircraft.

Another analogy might be a group of naval ship designers on the Titanic discussing, while the ship slowly fills with water, technical detail about the hull steel plates size, the number of water tight compartments, the angle of the iceberg strike, etc..

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It's also a natural deep water port and houses the largest naval fleet in the world, as well as the only major submarine and ship building yards in the U.S.. On top of that, it's becoming a center for the biotech industry and has a growing startup scene.

The loss of an Indian naval ship from submarine action in the 1971 Indo - Pakistan War brought Paulraj to sonar technology and he advanced the Indian Navy's sonar capability.

Captain Jerry Kyd, the Royal Navy officer in charge of HMS Queen Elizabeth, described naval drone warfare as an «absolute inevitability» for his ship, and the British armed forces as a whole «in the near future.»

Argentina had even become something of a pariah state, unable to fly its presidential plane or dock its naval ships in some cities abroad out of fear they'd be seized by Singer's lawyers.

The Royal Canadian Navy (the «Royal» was restored to the naval and air elements of the Canadian forces this year, 45 years after the Canadian military ditched many of its historical symbolic associations with the Crown) has just 8,500 personnel and about 20 combat vessels, yet is tasked to exercise sovereignty over three coastlines and is facing major procurement challenges with regard to replacement of its 40 year old supply ships, plus new combat vessels.

After laying out the plan to buy many new fighter jets, lots of new naval ships, and even drones, the defence minister's policy can't be faulted for lacking ambition.

BAE Systems Australia chief executive Gabby Costigan said the company's content plan would grow the capability of Australian industry to build, maintain, upgrade and optimise naval ships.

Currently all shipping and naval activity in the world takes place with the implicit consent of the US navy (in that it is capable of dominating any areas of the ocean it wishes to).

The UK has a long history as a noted naval power with lots of economic activity related to shipping.

Aftermath of the outbreak of the confrontation between Ogbe - Ijaw and Aladja communities on Friday, resulting in sporadic shooting and the pandemonium that followed, the Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS Delta deployed two naval gunboats and its Special Boat service operatives to the riverside scene.

US national security and the provision of an adequate defense budget for America's diminished armed forces (since 1991, the naval forces dropped from 546 ships to 285; the Army fell from 76 brigades to 45; and the Air Force lost about half of its fighter and bomber squadrons) was held hostage in the recent budget negotiations just completed.

Pulitzer Prize winner Watson crafts a thrilling tale of science's hunt to solve one of naval history's greatest riddles: What happened to two ships lost while searching for the Northwest Passage in the mid-19th century?

With sustained winds of 140 kilometers per hour, the cyclone flooded the southern Malay peninsula and damaged two U.S. naval ships.

Back when Arnold, the intrepid 19th - century naval surgeon, journeyed into the Sumatran interior, it was an arduous journey involving ships and trains, dinghy voyages through unknown swamps and nights spent in primitive huts under the specter of malaria.

Then there are the naval ships sunk during great engagements such as the attack on Pearl Harbor and the battle of Chuuk Lagoon, the Japanese base in the Pacific where the US sank over 50 Japanese ships.

But during the day, whale watch boats, snorkeling charters, and naval ships produced volumes of sound up to 45 decibels higher than the natural nautical noises.

The Empire of Japan's attack on the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, killed 2,403 U.S. personnel, destroyed 169 aircraft and sunk 19 ships.

April 2008 — Report from the International Workshop on Shipping Noise and Marine Mammals held in Hamburg, Germany A diverse group of stakeholders from around the world was convened with expertise in the areas of underwater acoustics, naval architecture, marine engineering, ship building, marine mammal bioacoustics, marine operations, and noise control, as well as in international maritime and environmental law and policy.

Working at TNO since 1986, he has carried out many research projects aimed at measuring and managing the underwater acoustic signature of ships and naval platforms.

I am particularly a fan of the naval battle, actually the ramming of another ship and seeing my enemy's armies flying high up the sky.

Unfortunately it's these war measures that push this monarchy out of the realm of family viewing, Graphic depictions of bloody bodies, dark, dank torture chambers and impaling are shown along side gruesome battle scenes aboard the naval ships.

Ship management and naval battles fit neatly into the dark fantasy setting of Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire.

Making matters worse, the naval commander (Kenneth Branagh), who is leading the beach evacuation, learns that the Brits can not spare more ships for the rescue as they are needed to defend against the invasion of England itself.

Or it could be that others have moved on: the ending of the film sees a great naval ship being put out for scrap, the arrival of the railroad, and Turner's first encounter with photography.

Iron Crows (Unrated) Eco-documentary chronicling the dangerous work of the 20,000 peasants who risk their lives daily to earn $ 2 a day scavenging ships from all over the world being dumped in a toxic naval graveyard located in the port city of Chittagong.

The Naval Architecture occupation covers positions managing, supervising, leading, and / or performing professional architectural, engineering, and scientific work relating to: the form, strength, stability, performance, and operational characteristics of marine structures and waterborne vessels; and all types of naval crafts and ships operating on, below, and just above the sea surface.

These visits, my naval experience, sailing my own yacht, and serving as one of the crew in a tall ship all inspired me to write A Fisher of Slaves, a tale of the Atlantic slave trade.

Findaway shipped the first 365 e-readers out to naval vessels last week, and it will take a few more weeks until sailors get ahold of them.

Almost entirely constructed during a 30 - year period in the early 20th century, it features a number of exceptionally interesting buildings, from a former naval academy in the shape of a ship to a central square with some distinctive Art Deco design.

In Vittoriosa, I visited the Malta Maritime Museum, once a naval bakery, today housing an impressive collection of objects and ship models.

You'll love our studio because of the magnificent views overlooking the harbor and naval base with the submarine and shipping activities plus the yacht basin.

One of the most interesting is the naval museum, set in a reproduction of the Santa Maria, one of the ships used by Columbus on his famous voyage to the Americas.

The Harbor Defenses of San Francisco was responsible for defending the area's coastline from enemy naval attack, ensuring the safety of friendly shipping traffic and guarding the harbor with underwater minefields.

The Cayman Islands will soon create a new Scuba diving attraction with the sinking of a de-commissioned naval ship, the USS Kittiwake.

The Elmslie Memorial Church, Town Hall, and the Cayman Islands Public Library all bear the structural signature of naval architect Rayal Bodden, who designed the roofs to resemble the hulls of inverted ships.

One of the best is the naval museum, which is set in a recreation of one of the ships used on Columbus» fateful voyages to the Americas.

Anyway, to help further link your naval ventures with your on land adventures you can collect Wild Cards from the bodies of fallen foes which can them be used to bolster up ship stats, such as more armor, firepower or more radar range.

In Skull & Bones, teams of pirate ships will face off, collecting loot and evading government agents as they duke it out with broadside cannons, Puckle guns and naval rams.

In the naval battle mode, which is played against computer or a friend by download, players can't see their opponent's side of the ocean and need to use their submarine to find and sink the enemy's ships.

In this year's release of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, the game takes the naval ship battles into the next level, while introducing fans as well into a whole new story and setting that once again will mesmerize fans.

Avast ye landlubbers for Rogue, as mentioned prior shares a likeness with Black Flag as it sees the return of very forefront ship - based, naval - orientated gameplay.

Boarding other ships for resources becomes a huge part of the game and is almost required in order to upgrade your ship's health for some of the later, more difficult naval missions.

Once you get to a certain point in the game, you are given a ship and a crew to command, and at that point a whole slew of new naval missions are open up to you that are completely different from anything else in the game.

Every weekend over the coming weeks, aspiring captains will now be able to try a variety of naval craft and game modes as the developers introduce new features and finalize core game mechanics and naval physics for the upcoming Closed Beta for ships.

Throughout the entirety of the game, I was able to engage in TONS of naval combat and use my spoils to upgrade my ship and weaponry (not to mention my own like pirate town), and they got the naval combat right.

The world of Abandon Ship is heavily inspired by naval oil paintings, embracing the beautiful aesthetic of artists like Willem Velde, James Wilson Carmichael and Ebenezer Colls (so much that borders are literal picture frames).

For the first time, players will be able to command real - time 3D naval sea battles with individual ships and large fleets of 18th century galleons.

The King of Red Lions is a small enough ship to feel exciting when taking it across the waves, naval combat is fun, and whenever I hear it again I hum the sailing tune for days.