‘Davids’
The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
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‘Davids’, the name given to a series of small
submarines, built by the
Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War (1861–5). They were more submersibles than true submarines, were driven by
steam propulsion, and carried a
spar torpedo over their bows. The steam ‘Davids’ were not designed to dive fully, but were trimmed down so they proceeded
awash. One attacked a Federal ship during the American Civil War (1861–5). Its spar torpedo did not explode deeply enough to do any significant damage, and the
waves set up by the explosion swamped and sank it.
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Taurus today: The bull is loose! With a whole new center of semiautomatics, the "revolver company" from Barzil has quietly reinvented itself with a new focus on self-defense pistols loaded with features and quality.
Magazine article from: American Handgunner; 5/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...adage, "Variety is the spice of life," Forjas Taurus of Brazil--"Taurus Forge" in Portuguese--is serving up some pretty...pistols and revolvers. If a handgunner cannot find a Taurus handgun that suits his purposes, the gun probably...
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Taurus, Sable put Ford to test
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 1/6/1986; ; 700+ words
; ...nervous about acceptance of the new Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable. It's not that the...acceptance that will be encountered by the Taurus and Sable, which only recently went on...people on the East and West Coasts. Most Taurus and Sable customers are expected to be...
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Taurus takes industry slings and arrows - again. (Ford Taurus)
Magazine article from: Automotive News; 2/19/1996; ; 700+ words
; CHICAGO - Poor old Taurus. For years, industry wags carped about...creativity. Now, a gutsy redesigned Taurus is on the market, and the whole industry...Inc. Gieszl, whose company sells the Taurus-fighting Camry, would probably be...
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Taurus on track to become Ford's NASCAR racer
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 8/4/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...a special exemption to race Taurus after the automaker scrapped...using Thunderbirds to race Tauruses next year. As an incentive...Ford will give teams racing Tauruses $50,000 for every first...third place finishes. The Taurus stock car resembles its showroom...
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Taurus to be privatised in 1991. (Taurus Hungarian Rubber Works)
Magazine article from: European Rubber Journal; 7/1/1990; ; 700+ words
; PARIS-Taurus Hungarian Rubber Works is to be privatised...an interview at the IRC in Paris, that Taurus' tyre activities would be sold off first...and general rubber goods. Palotas said Taurus is being restructured to prepare the way...
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Taurus G enters the ring // Mid-year Ford priced lower than the GL
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 9/9/1996; ; 700+ words
; Ford's 145-horsepower entry-level Taurus G seemingly is lost in a sea of Taurus models, which include the ferocious 235-horsepower...unlike the $25,930 SHO and $20,980 LX, the Taurus G has a base price of only $17,995. Powering...
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Taurus, Sable Get New Look // Ford Motor Upgrades Inside, Too
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 8/28/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...dramatically changed its 1996 mid-size Ford Taurus and nearly identical Mercury Sable. They...successes, and it's a good bet that the Taurus will continue as the best-selling car...ve been changed so much that the old Taurus and Sable look stodgy. The new front...
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Taurus off the bench, rejoining Ford lineup: Five Hundred to get tag of former favorite.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 2/7/2007; 700+ words
; ...After the 1996 redesign, Taurus remained little changed as...show it the money. Still, Taurus was the last domestic to be...fleet sales only, 174,803 Tauruses went out the door in 2006. It's fitting the return of the Taurus and Sable is expected at the...
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Taurus privatisation this autumn; Taurus wants strategic links as part of privatisation deal. (Taurus Hungarian Rubber Works)
Magazine article from: European Rubber Journal; 10/1/1991; ; 700+ words
; Taurus privatisation this autumn Budapest - Taurus Hungarian Rubber Works will go private in a matter of months...in five separate units, rather than as a single company. Taurus' total assets, as of Dec. 31, 1990 were 15.5 billion...
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Taurus(R) Firearms Offers Free NRA Membership With Each New Taurus Gun Sold In This Limited-Time Offer.
Magazine article from: Handguns; 8/1/2000; 700+ words
; ...received the following press release from Taurus International, and we believe that it...its ongoing support of firearms safety, Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc. will...National Rifle Association with each new Taurus rifle, revolver, or pistol sold at retail...
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Taurus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Taurus , Turkish Toros , mountain chain, S Turkey, extending c.350...northeastern extension across the Seyhan River is called the Anti-Taurus. The highest peak of the Taurus proper is Ala Dağ (12,251 ft/3,734 m), at its...
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Taurus Molecular Clouds
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
Taurus Molecular Clouds A large group of clouds...dust 400 l.y. away in the constellation Taurus. The whole group of clouds contains some...particular cloud in the group, known as Taurus Molecular Cloud 1 ( TMC-1 ), contains...
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Taurus Mountains
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
TAURUS MOUNTAINS Major mountain chain of southern Turkey. The Taurus chain is composed of several parallel limestone ranges...northeast is the extension of the range, called the Anti-Taurus. Bibliography Fisher, Sydney N. The Middle East...
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Taurus A
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
Taurus A A strong radio source in the constellation Taurus, identified with the Crab Nebula . The radio and optical emissions from the nebula are produced by synchrotron radiation . At the centre of the nebula lies the Crab Pulsar , but this is...
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Taurus Moving Cluster
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
Taurus Moving Cluster A large cluster, containing stars scattered over the constellation Taurus, sharing the same space motion as the Hyades cluster, which forms its nucleus.
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