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Introduction
This is the Maritime Glossary
This glossary/lexicon gives an intensive overview about the words, terms, articles relevant in the maritime area. Beside English most articles are also available in Spanish and German. A special aspect in this glossary is the Meteorology.
Doldrums
English: Intertropical Convergence Zone
German: Das Doldrums ist eine Windstillengürtel oder Kalmen. Alte seemänische Bezeichnung für die Subtropenhochs. Wegen der oftmals wochenlang anhaltenden Windstille bei Seefahrern gefürchtet.
Length overall
Length overall (LOA) means The maximum length of a vessel's hull measured parallel to the waterline, usually measured on the hull alone, and including overhanging ends that extend beyond the main bow and main stern perpendicular members.
Navy
A Navy is a fleet of waterborne military vessels. It is a part of the armed forces of a nation.
It includes anything
- on surface (battle ship s, carriers, cruisers, destroyers),
- below surface (submarines)
- amphibious ships,
- and seaborne aviation.
- Also included is the support, communications, training, investigation
Pacific
Deutsch: Pazifischer Ozean / Español: Océano Pacífico / Português: Oceano Pacífico / Français: Océan Pacifique / Italiano: Oceano Pacifico
The Pacific (Pacific Ocean) is the largest ocean on earth (165.25 million km²). It extends from the Arctic in the north to Antarctica in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.