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•  German Type X submarine

  Type X (XB) U-boats were a special type of German submarine. Although intended as long-range mine-layers, they were later used as long-range cargo transports, a task they shared with the Type IXD and Italian Romolo class submarines.

  

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•  German submarine U-215

  German submarine U-215 was a Type VIID mine-laying U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. U-215 was one of six U-boats of its kind, equipped with special vertical tubes that launched mines. Her keel was laid down 15 November 1940 by Germaniawerft in Kiel. She was commissioned on 22 November 1941 with Kapitänleutnant Fritz Hoeckner in command.

  

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•  Minelayer

  Minelaying is the act of deploying explosive mines. Historically this has been carried out by ships, submarines and aircraft. Additionally, since World War I the term minelayer refers specifically to a naval ship used for deploying sea mines.

  

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•  German submarine U-219

  German submarine U-219 was a Type XB submarine of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. The U-boat was laid down on 31 May 1941 at the Germaniawerft yard at Kiel, launched on 6 October 1942, and commissioned on 12 December 1942 under the command of Korvettenkapitän Walter Burghagen.

  

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•  Finnish minelayer Pohjanmaa

  The Pohjanmaa class minelayer is a minelayer in use by the Finnish Navy. There is currently only one Pohjanmaa class vessel in service in the Finnish Navy. She is the flagship of the navy. The ship has an ice operating classification of ICE-1A so she can operate all year round. During a crisis the main task for Pohjanmaa is mine laying and acting as a command ship. She also acts as a school ship for the Naval Academy cadets. Part of their training includes an annual cruise abroad.

  

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•  Hämeenmaa class minelayer

  The Hämeenmaa class minelayers is a two vessel strong class of minelayers, used by the Finnish Navy. The ships have a steel hull and alloy superstructure. The class has an ice operating classification of ICE-1A and can operate around the year. The design included some first attempts on stealth technology in the Finnish Navy. During a crisis the main task for the Hämeenmaa class ships is minelaying, but the vessels can also act as escort, transport and depot ships.

  

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•  HNoMS Vale (1874)

  The HNoMS Vale was a Vale class gunboat built for the Royal Norwegian Navy at Karljohansvern Naval Yard in 1874. She was one of a class of five gunboats - the other ships in the class was Brage, Nor, Uller and Vidar. Vale was, in addition to the heavy, muzzle-loading main gun, armed with a small 'Quick Fire' gun and an early automatic gun, similar to the Gatling gun. Later Vale and her sister ships was rebuilt as mine layers, and she served in this role when the Germans invaded in 1940.

  

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•  HNoMS Brage (1878)

  The HNoMS Brage was a Vale class gunboat built for the Royal Norwegian Navy at Horten Naval Yard in 1874, with build number 58. She was one of a class of five gunboats - the other ships in the class was Vale, Nor, Uller and Vidar. Brage was, in addition to the heavy, muzzle-loading main gun, armed with a small 'Quick Fire' gun and an early automatic gun, similar to the Gatling gun.

  

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•  HNoMS Nor (1878)

  The HNoMS Nor was a Vale class gunboat built for the Royal Norwegian Navy at Horten Naval Yard in 1878. She was one of a class of five gunboats - the other ships in the class was Vale, Brage, Uller and Vidar. Nor was, in addition to the heavy, muzzle-loading main gun, armed with a small 'Quick Fire' gun and an early automatic gun, similar to the Gatling gun. Later Nor and her sister ships was rebuilt as mine layers, and she served in this role when the Germans invaded in 1940.

  

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•  HNoMS Uller (1876)

  HNoMS Uller was a Vale class gunboat constructed for the Royal Norwegian Navy at Karljohansverns Verft Naval Yard in Horten in 1874-1876 and had yard build number 55. She was one of a class of five gunboats - the other ships in the class were Vale, Brage, Nor and Vidar. Uller was, in addition to the heavy, muzzle-loading main gun, armed with a small Quick Fire gun and an early automatic gun, similar to the Gatling gun.

  

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•  Mum (Shirl) Smith

  Shirley Smith (22 November 1921 – 28 April 1998), better known as Mum Shirl, was a prominent Aboriginal Australian and activist committed to justice and welfare of Aboriginal Australians. She was a founding member of the Aboriginal Legal Service, Aboriginal Medical Service, Aboriginal Tent Embassy, the Aboriginal Children’s Service,and the Aboriginal Housing Company in Redfern, a suburb of Sydney, Australia.

  

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•  Bård Lahn

  Bård Lappegård Lahn is a Norwegian environmentalist and in 2006 and 2007 chairman of Natur og Ungdom. Prior to his leadership he had been deputy chairman since 2003 and an active member og Natur og Ungdom since the mid 1990s. In the early 1990s he had his own section in Newtons Hage on the national tv-channel Norsk Rikskringkasting.

  

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•  Marcq, Ardennes

  Marcq is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.

  

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•  Jamarj-e Bala

  Jamarj-e Bala is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan. It is located on the Panj River near the Wanj River. It lies almost exactly on the Tajikistan border where it is connected via the M41 highway.

  

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•  Zenith (typography)

  

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