Approximately 1‚697 letters of Marque were designated to privateer ships in the course of the Revolutionary War‚ while the Continental Navy had just under 70 ships. Letters of Marque were licenses to ships to legally attack or raid enemy ships‚ drawing comparisons to legalized piracy. The discrepancy between the letters of Marque‚ or numbers of privateer ships‚ and naval vessels makes clear which mode of naval aggression was preferred in the United States; however‚ privateering was not necessarily
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In her article “Slave‚ Master‚ Mistress‚ Slave”‚ published in 1997‚ Betsy Klimasmith discusses the literary work of Louisa May Alcott. Among others‚ Klimasmith investigates the problem of interracial intersexual relationship in Alcott’s fiction. More precisely‚ the scholar claims that describing the relationship between white women and mulatto men in different texts‚ Alcott reveals the deficiency of sentimental fiction when it comes to picturing the whole spectre of female desire. By doing so‚ Alcott
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WEATHER WORKING DAYS Print By Per Zerman‚ Assistant Vice President‚ Skuld Copenhagen Published 03 November 2010 Legal news The term ”weather working days” often forms part of the definition of laytime . Although the meaning should‚ at first glance‚ be straightforward‚ it continues to be a source for dispute: The intention is that where weather conditions make it impossible to load or discharge‚ then that day (or period of a day) should not count as laytime. This carries with it a fairly broad
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Germans primarily targeted allied warships and merchant ships‚ until the allies found ways to protect themselves from the u-boats using different methods. These were Q ships‚ decoy ships that were actually merchant ships armed with heavy guns‚ so when the Germans fired at them and the merchant ships fired back they were fooled into thinking they were actually warships. Another way to prevent naval loss was to travel in convoy so that all merchant ships could be protected when delivering goods. Mines and
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Sinking of the Aragon With the outbreak of world one war the royal mail moved its home port to Newport‚ South Wales. However the Brittish government was in dire need of battle ships to strengthen their naval force. Many ships were converted from simply postal delivery vessels into war ready troop carrying ships. One of these ships was the Aragon The Aragon built in harland and wolf in Belfast was 9’588
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of Aden Iran’s navy has rescued various foreign ships from the hands of pirates. Commander of the Iranian Navy said "The dispatch of the 21 fleets of warships to international waters in a three-year-long period and their 100% success in accomplishing missions signify the might and power of the Army’s naval force‚" Despite economic sanctions imposed by the west‚ Iran and its navy have still met its mandate to help save and protect foreign ships from pirates in the gulf of Aden (even those of its
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Housing. The Marine Department ensures that conditions exist to enable ships to enter the port‚ work their cargoes and leave as quickly and as safely as possible. It is concerned with many aspects of safety and pollution prevention standards for all classes and types of vessels‚ from the largest container vessels to the smallest passenger-carrying sampans. It also maintains aids to navigation and mooring buoys for sea-going ships‚ manages three cross-boundary ferry terminals and administers six
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It produces/makes different types of ship for our country at the same time the industry is added in the field of export and earns lot of foreign currency. Meanwhile there are 25 ships exported in foreign country. Shipbuilders industry assumes that if government help/patronize them it is possible to earn 10000000000 dollar within 10 years. The government has already declared that industry as “thrust sector”. Anonda and Western marine are the most leading ship building industry in our country which
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1. Shipment or delivery The obligation of Seller to ship or deliver the goods specified on the face of this Contract (“Goods”) by the time or within the period specified on the face of this Contract shall be subject to the availability of the vessel or the vessel’s space. If‚ under the terms of this Contract‚ Buyer is to secure or arrange for the vessel or vessel’s space‚ Buyer shall secure or arrange for the necessary vessel or vessel’s space on berth terms basis and give Seller shipping
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returns from his raid on Here Be Dragons. Upon his return‚ he notices Gulliver and immediately draws his sword at the sight of the slightly taller human creature. Proceeding to ask‚ “What be you doin’ on me ranky ship?” Gulliver replied‚ “I cannot help but to be bound to your ship when your scallywag crew has bounded me here beyond my own free will.” As the crew draws their swords out of anger of Gulliver’s insults he has made about them‚ The Captain instructs them to sheath their swords and
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