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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"cruisers"”.
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From Revolutionary War heroes to navy cruisers : the role of public history and military history in Vincennes, Indiana
This thesis looks at the role that public history, expressed through civic pride and public memory, and military history have played in shaping the history of Vincennes, Indiana, from the battle fought by George Rogers Clark to the memorial named after him and finally with the four United States …
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Analysis of Ticonderoga Class Cruiser operating targets for other consumables, repair parts, and administrative expenditures
… of the analysis focused on the Ticonderoga Class Cruisers - the surface combatants with the least amount of configuration differences among the class. This project was conducted with the sponsorship and assistance of Commander Naval Surface Forces (CNSF). The goal of this project is to provide …
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Fuel tank corrosion impacts on future fleet readiness
Ticonderoga-class cruisers face significant readiness problems stemming from widespread corrosion of an aging hull. This corrosion severely impacts shipboard safety and operational readiness when it compromises the integrity of compensated (pressurized) fuel storage tanks. In most cases these leaks …
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Operations of the tenth cruiser squadron: a challenge for the Royal Navy and its reserves
… The Squadron’s resources were armed merchant cruisers manned by Naval Reservists and Mercantile Marine ratings all commanded by a Flag Officer and Royal Naval Commanding Officers. The thesis follows the Royal Navy’s deliberations to establish its Reservist elements and how the Navy assumed the …
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Categorizing Cruise Lines In The North America Market By Passenger Perceived Experience
… customer satisfaction data collected from 3003 cruisers, the seven largest seven cruise lines in the North America market are clustered into three categories based on cruiser specific experiences. The categories show significant differences in cruiser experience. Crosstab analyses shows that the …
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The Solomons naval campaign: a paradigm for surface warships in maritime strategy.
… in the Solomons campaign both sides employed cruisers and DD ' s as principal naval forces in place of the fully integrated "battle fleets" envisioned as part of pre-war strategy. The role of war gaming in American preparations for the war is shown to explain in part the failure of American …
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Feasibility of a dynamic data rate satellite link for Inmarsat
… States Navy surface vessels including: frigates, cruisers, destroyers, amphibious ships and mine sweepers. It is primarily used for telephone, fax, email, web browsing, and the Global Command and Control System (GCCS). Inmarsat, however, has a very limited data rate. For ships fitted with the …
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The Efficacy of the Protection Motivation Theory in Predicting Cruise Ship Passengers' Intentions Regarding Norovirus Disease Incidence
… for continued educational efforts directed at cruisers because almost one third of respondents indicated that they had no prior knowledge of norovirus. The findings also revealed that the cruising public has low levels of perceived severity and susceptibility towards norovirus.
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Land based air power or aircraft carriers? The British debate about maritime air power in the 1960s
… VTOL Harrier aircraft and the ‘through-deck cruisers’ gave new possibilities. This is a historical study of the British debate about maritime air power and strategic alternatives in the 1960s. However, the detailed story and arguments used for and against both alternatives should clearly have …
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Spatial Ecology of Entomopathogenic Nematodes with Contrasting Foraging Strategies
Laboratory studies have identified a dichotomy in foraging behavior of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) but little is known about their dispersal patterns in the field. Overall goal of this dissertation research was to examine the dispersal behavior of two EPN species with contrasting foraging …