HNoMS Glommen (1916)

•  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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•  ORP Gryf

  ORP Gryf was a large Polish Navy minelayer, sunk during the 1939 German invasion of Poland. She was one of two large Polish ships that were not evacuated to Great Britain during Operation Peking prior to the outbreak of the Polish Defensive War (Wicher was the other). She was sunk in Hel harbour on 3 September 1939 during the opening stage of World War II.

  

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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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•  Ōsumi (satellite)

  Ōsumi (or Ohsumi) is the name of the first Japanese artificial satellite put into orbit, named after the Ōsumi Province in the southern islands of Japan. It was launched on February 11, 1970 at 04:25 UTC with a Lambda 4S-5 rocket from Uchinoura Space Center by Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo, now part of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

  

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•  Nikolaos Gysis

  Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek: Νικόλαος Γύζης, is considered one of Greece's most important 19th-century painters. He is most famous for his work Eros and the Painter, his first genre painting. It was auctioned in May 2006 at Bonhams in London, being last exhibited in Greece in 1928. He is the major representative of the so-called "Munich School", the major 19th-century Greek art movement.

  

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