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Santo Domingo (city)
Santo Domingo sän´tō dōmēng´gō , city (1993 pop. 1,609,966), S Dominican Republic, on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River. It is the country's capital, largest city, leading port, and primary commercial center. Founded Aug. 4, 1496, by Bartholomew... Read more |
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Portobelo
Portobelo, Panama Named after the bay which had been called ‘Beautiful Harbour’ in Spanish by Christopher Columbus† in 1502. The original settlement was founded in 1597.... Read more |
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Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle The Bermuda Triangle, also called the Devil's Triangle, is an imaginary area that can be roughly outlined on a map by connecting Miami, Florida; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and the Bahamas, an island chain off the coast of the United States. Within that triangular area of the... Read more |
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Samuel Eliot Morison
Samuel Eliot Morison 1887-1976, American historian, b. Boston. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1912 and began teaching history there in 1915, becoming full professor in 1925 and Jonathan Trumbull professor of American history in 1941. Between 1922 and 1925 he was Harmsworth professor of... Read more |
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Tobago
Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago An island so named by Christopher Columbus† when he discovered it in 1498. Columbus was impressed by the natives' practice of stuffing the leaves of the tobacco plant in pipes and setting fire to them in the belief that this had medicinal value. The name either... Read more |
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Christopher Columbus Langdell
Christopher Columbus Langdell Christopher Columbus Langdell (1826-1906) altered the way that students of the law were educated with his development of the case law method and the treatment of law as a science. His practices were considered controversial at the time of introduction, but eventually... Read more |
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Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus Ital. Cristoforo Colombo , Span. Cristóbal Colón , 1451-1506, European explorer, b. Genoa, Italy. Early Years Columbus spent some of his early years at his father's trade of weaving and later became a sailor on the Mediterranean. Shipwrecked near the Portuguese... Read more |
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Antilles
Antilles, West Indies Antilia, Antillas A term applied to the whole of the West Indies except for the Bahamas. The Antilles are divided into the Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles. The name was coined before Christopher Columbus† arrived in the area, possibly by the Florentine... Read more |
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hammock
hammock suspended bed, usually of netting, canvas, or leather. The hammock and its name were introduced to Europeans by Christopher Columbus, who learned of them from Native Americans. While the plaited hammock seems to be native to the Western Hemisphere, blankets have served the same purpose... Read more |
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nao
nao, the Spanish word for a ship during the 13th–16th centuries. It was not any particular type of vessel, only the general word meaning ship. The three ships with which Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic in 1492, though caravels in type, were all described as naos in... Read more |
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Columbus, Christopher
...sailing journey westward into the Ocean Sea. Sponsored by the Spanish monarchs...what are now the Bahamas. The admiral “took possession” of that...Bibliography Samuel Eliot Morison , Admiral of the Ocean Sea: A Life of ... |
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Morison, Samuel Eliot
...Voyages to America in the Fifteenth Century (1940); Admiral of the Ocean Sea (1942, Pulitzer Prize), a biography of Columbus; and...S. Naval Operations (1947–60). The Two‐Ocean War (1963) is a short history of the subject. His... |
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King, Admiral Ernest J.
King, Admiral Ernest J. (1878–1956...was a temporary vice-admiral, but the highest appointment...C with the rank of admiral. During this time he conducted the undeclared sea war with Germany in the Atlantic...Pacific ‘King's pet ocean’, and by ... |
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sea power
...kingdom could dominate the seas. Admiral Mahan referred succinctly to...The control of the seas by the UK remained virtually...guns and searched the seas for German submarines...strategic principle of sea power.To replace Germany...even into ... |
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Ozawa Jizaburo, Vice-Admiral
...Ozawa Jizaburo, Vice-Admiral (1886–1963),Japanese...first class fighting admiral, and the Navy's...Indies and in KondōIndian Ocean raid in April 1942...battle of the Philippine Sea in June 1944 and also...refused promotion to admiral on the ... |
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Balboa, Vasco Nuñez de
...discover the Pacific Ocean. He first arrived in...of the ‘Great South Sea’, or the South Seas as it came to be called...appointed adelantado, or admiral, of the newly discovered ‘Great South Sea’ and governor of Panama...the mountains to the ... |
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Zheng Ho
Zheng Ho (1371–1435) Chinese admiral, explorer, and diplomat, known as the ‘three-jewelled...1433, Zheng Ho led seven naval expeditions across the China Sea and the Indian Ocean to gather treasures and unusual tributes for the Imperial... |
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navy
...years of exploration by sea, in the late 15th and...national struggle for sea power on which so much...engaged in warfare at sea to win mastery of the oceans and control vital trade...office of the Lord High Admiral was established in 1391... |
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German surface raiders
...S. W., The War at Sea, Vol. 1 (London...1 in) HA8 T. tubes Admiral GrafPocket June 193412...pocket battleship, Admiral Scheer, successfully...and in the Indian Ocean; and the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper, after being... |
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Nimitz, Chester
...cruiser. In 1938, as rear admiral, he assumed command of...subsequently of the Pacific Ocean Areas, entrusting to...all American and Allied sea, land, and air forces...carrier battles of the Coral Sea and Midway and in the...his new rank of fleet ... |
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Beaufort
...in 1712 and the northern in 1715.3. The Beaufort Sea in the Arctic Ocean is named after a British admiral, Sir Francis Beaufort (1774–1857), who also...in 1805, to classify the strength of the wind at sea. |
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U.S. Pacific Command
...commanded by a U.S. Navy four-star admiral (CINCUSPACOM) from headquarters...Antarctic (less a part of the Pacific Ocean off South America under U.S...Command and a part of the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea under U.S. Central Command... |
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Morocco
...Western Sahara and with coasts on both the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.Physical Much of Morocco consists of the Atlas Mountains...stations on the Moroccan coast, when the Carthaginian admiral, Hanno, passed the Straits of Gibraltar, and perhaps... |
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Nimitz, Chester William
...1966) five-star Fleet Admiral (1944), commander in...1941–45) and Pacific Ocean Area (1942–45) during...all American and Allied sea, land, and air forces...the battles of the Coral Sea and Midway (1942) and...battles of the Philippine Sea ... |
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CINCPOA
...Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Area. Title of the commander...position held by U.S. Navy Admiral Chester W. Nimitz from 1942 to 1945. As CINCPOA Admiral Nimitz conducted naval, air...Mariana islands; the Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf; Iwo Jima... |
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Madagascar
...which slope steeply eastward to the Indian Ocean. The eastern coast is hot, very wet...the 10th century. In 1500 a Portuguese sea captain, Diego Dias, chanced on the island...unrest and frequent changes of government. Admiral Didier Ratsiraka was elected President... |
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Bruce Seaton of American President named recipient of 1989 Admiral of the...
...PRESIDENT NAMED RECIPIENT OF 1989 ADMIRAL OF THE OCEAN SEA AWARD, MARITIME INDUSTRY'S...been named recipient of the 1988 Admiral of the Ocean Sea award. The award...Christopher Columbus, the first Admiral of ... |
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United Seamen's Service presents NMEBA President C.E. DeFries the Admiral of...
...PRESENTS NMEBA PRESIDENT DEFRIES THE ADMIRAL OF THE OCEAN SEA WORLD; PLEDGES TO WORK FOR MARITIME...the United Seamen's Service "Admiral of the Ocean Sea" award, at...Christopher Columbus, the first Admiral ... |
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Thomas B. Crowley and U.S. Senator Ernest Hollings receive 1988 Admiral of...
...SENATOR ERNEST HOLLINGS RECEIVE 1988 ADMIRAL OF THE OCEAN SEA AWARDS /ADVANCE/NEW YORK...as they were presented with the Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award on Oct...Christopher Columbus, the first Admiral of the ... |
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President Bush to be honorary chairman and Lane Kirkland dinner chairman of...
...KIRKLAND DINNER CHAIRMAN OF THE 1990 ADMIRAL OF THE OCEAN SEA DINNER IN HONOR OF C.E. DEFRIES...honorary chairman of the 1990 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award dinner...Associates, 201-226-8580, for Admiral of ... |
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Admiral of the Ocean Sea Awards salutes "Iraqi Freedom". (Tradewinds).(Brief...
...Seamen's Service (USS) 2003 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award will be presented to Charles...largest American-flag liner service ocean carrier and Jones Act trade transportation...CSX Lines, which descended from Sea-Land Service, the inventor ... |
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Thomas Crowley of Crowley Maritime and U.S. Senator Hollings named recipients...
...SENATOR FRITZ HOLLINGS NAMED RECIPIENTS OF 1988 ADMIRAL OF THE OCEAN SEA AWARDS NEW YORK, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomas...Committee, have been named recipients of the 1988 Admiral of the Ocean Sea awards. The award is the ... |
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Admiral OF THE Ocean Sea Awards.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
...13, the United Seamen's Service 2009 40th Annual Admiral of the Ocean Sea Awards (AOTOS) were presented to Donald Kurz, President...also presented to The United States Coast Guard; Admiral Thad Allen, Commandant, accepted the award on behalf... |
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NDTA members to receive prestigious AOTOS industry honors from United...
...United Seamen's Service Admiral of the Ocean Sea (AOTOS) awards, the...Express, Inc. (TOTE) and Sea Star Line, LLC, are...their heroic efforts at sea. 2004 marks the 35th...Mediterranean and Black Seas; handling the ... |
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Deputy Transportation Secretary Chao to present honored seafarer awards at...
...Seamen's Service at the annual Admiral of the Ocean Sea dinner (AOTOS) Sept. 15, 1989...special recognition for heroism at sea has been an integral part of the...looking after the welfare of others at sea." Secretary Chao will announce... |
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United Seamen's Service to use 1990 AOTOS proceeds for specific programs for...
...Service will use part of the proceeds from the 1990 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award dinner for special programs for American seafarers...in Okinawa, and establishing services in the Indian Ocean on Diego Garcia. "Since USS's founding in 1942... |
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