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2. Kingston valve - Wikipedia

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   Kingston valves of the Argonaute can be seen on her keel. A Kingston valve is a type of valve fitted in the bottom of a ship's plating [1] that connects the sea to the ship's piping and storage tanks. A Kingston valve is a type of seacock. [1] It is arranged so that, under normal operating conditions, sea pressure keeps the valve closed. [2]

3. Subsea valves - Wikipedia

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   Subsea valves are used to isolate or control the flow of material through an undersea pipeline (submarine pipeline) or other apparatus.Most commonly used to transport oil and gas, they are designed to function in a sub-marine environment, withstanding the effects of raised external pressure, salt-water corrosion, and bubbles or debris in the material carried.

4. SUBSAFE - Wikipedia

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   The Submarine Safety Program ( SUBSAFE) is a quality assurance program of the United States Navy designed to maintain the safety of its submarine fleet, specifically, to provide maximum reasonable assurance that submarine hulls will stay watertight, and that they can recover from unanticipated flooding. SUBSAFE covers all systems exposed to sea ...

5. USS Hartford (SSN-768) - Wikipedia

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   4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 12 × vertical launch Tomahawk missiles. USS Hartford (SSN-768), a Los Angeles -class submarine, is the second ship of the Navy to be named for Hartford, Connecticut. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 30 June 1988 and ...

6. Skipjack-class submarine - Wikipedia

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   The Skipjack class was a class of United States Navy nuclear submarines (SSNs) that entered service in 1959-61. This class was named after its lead boat, USS Skipjack. The new class introduced the teardrop hull and the S5W reactor to U.S. nuclear submarines. [ 1][ 2] The Skipjack s were the fastest U.S. nuclear submarines until the Los Angeles ...

7. Remotely operated underwater vehicle - Wikipedia

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   ROV at work in an underwater oil and gas field. The ROV is using a torque wrench to adjust a valve on a subsea structure.. A remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROUV) [citation needed] or remotely operated vehicle (ROV) is a free-swimming submersible craft used to perform underwater observation, inspection and physical tasks such as valve operations, hydraulic functions and other general ...

8. USS Thresher (SSN-593) - Wikipedia

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   USS. Thresher. (SSN-593) USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the lead boat of her class of nuclear-powered attack submarines in the United States Navy. She was the U.S. Navy's second submarine to be named after the thresher shark . On 10 April 1963, Thresher sank during deep-diving tests about 350 km (220 mi) east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, killing all ...

9. US to increase force projection from Australia in face of ...

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   SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia will begin co-manufacturing guided weapons with the US next year to boost supply for allies in the Indo Pacific and increase a US military presence in the country ...