Austin Class Amphibious Transport Docks
Austin Class Amphibious Transport Docks

Author: Source Wikipedia

Publisher: Booksllc.Net

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 9781230786094

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Austin class amphibious transport dock, USS Austin (LPD-4), USS Cleveland (LPD-7), USS Coronado (AGF-11), USS Denver (LPD-9), USS Dubuque (LPD-8), USS Duluth (LPD-6), USS Juneau (LPD-10), USS Nashville (LPD-13), USS Ogden (LPD-5), USS Ponce (LPD-15), USS Shreveport (LPD-12), USS Trenton (LPD-14). Excerpt: The third USS Austin (LPD-4) was the lead ship of her class of amphibious transport dock ships in the United States Navy. Austin was named in honor of the city of Austin, Texas which in turn was named in honor of Stephen F. Austin, a Texian patriot during the Texas War for Independence and the first Secretary of State of the Republic of Texas. Austin was laid down on 4 February 1963 at Brooklyn, New York, by the New York Naval Shipyard. She was launched on 27 June 1964 (sponsored by Miss Lynda Bird Johnson, the daughter of President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson), and commissioned on 6 February 1965 with Captain William H. Shaw in command. The amphibious transport dock remained at Brooklyn through May, then sailed to Norfolk, Virginia, on 26 May to complete her outfitting. During September and October, she was engaged in shakedown training in the vicinity of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. The ship then made a port call at Corpus Christi, Texas, before returning to her home port of Norfolk in November. From November 1965 through April 1966, Austin operated in the Norfolk area before entering the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on 5 May for repairs and alterations. When this work was completed, she headed for the Caribbean to conduct two weeks of trials off Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. The ship next sailed to the Dominican Republic to assist in the withdrawal of units of the Inter-American Peace Force which had helped restore stability during a political crisis. These units were disembarked at Sunny Point, ..

Board of Contract Appeals Decisions
Board of Contract Appeals Decisions

Author: United States. Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 1872

ISBN-13:

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The full texts of Armed Services and othr Boards of Contract Appeals decisions on contracts appeals.

American Symbols Commemorative Edition
American Symbols Commemorative Edition

Author: Debbie Sennett

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 1553693191

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Since the terrorist attack of September 11th America has been filled with clouds of evil. They have darkened our reason and covered us with ashes of anger. How do we sort out our feelings of revenge and retaliation with those of understanding, compassion and love? Some of us believe knowledge of American history will give us the insight and maturity that we need to help our nation through this war on terrorism. American citizens need to understand the basic principles of democracy and freedom because they must know what we fight for. Americans need to rededicate themselves to the cause of freedom to face the future. Freedom should not be taken for granted because there are those who would take it from us. People need to understand that some governments terrorize and abuse their people. These governments intentionally control their people by keeping them oppressed and ignorant. The history of our country is great but as Thomas Jefferson warned: "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be". A recent alarming ACTA report which polled seniors at the nation's top 55 colleges indicates that we have a generation of Americans who are historically illiterate. The survey revealed that almost half would fail the basic test in American history required for immigrants who seek citizenship in the United States. American Symbols Commemorative Edition has the common information about the different state flowers, birds and trees as well as information about the many new symbols which the states have enacted which includes their scientific names and dates of inception it also includes the active and colorful history of each state and interesting facts and trivia about the states.

Powder and Propellants
Powder and Propellants

Author: Rodney P. Carlisle

Publisher: University of North Texas Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 9781574411492

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The story of the U.S. Navy’s premier facility for research, development, testing, and evaluation of chemical compounds used in gun and rocket propellants, notably the manufacturing and testing of Jet Assist Takeoff, Zuni, Talos, and Polaris rockets and missiles.