Guinness Book of World Records, 1980 |
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Page 292
... U.S. Navy's tear- drop hulled nuclear vessels of the Los Angeles class . They have been listed officially as capable of a speed of " 30 plus knots " but the true figure is believed to be dramatically higher . The first 4 were ...
... U.S. Navy's tear- drop hulled nuclear vessels of the Los Angeles class . They have been listed officially as capable of a speed of " 30 plus knots " but the true figure is believed to be dramatically higher . The first 4 were ...
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... U.S. Navy ZPG 3 - W . It had a capacity of 1,516,300 cubic feet , was 403.4 feet long and 85.1 feet in diameter , with a crew of 21. It first flew on July 21 , 1958 , but crashed into the sea in June , 1960 . The largest rigid airship ...
... U.S. Navy ZPG 3 - W . It had a capacity of 1,516,300 cubic feet , was 403.4 feet long and 85.1 feet in diameter , with a crew of 21. It first flew on July 21 , 1958 , but crashed into the sea in June , 1960 . The largest rigid airship ...
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... U.S. Defense The estimated level of spending on armaments throughout the world in 1978 was $ 400 billion . This ... navy in the world in terms of manpower is the U.S. Navy , with 532,000 sailors and 191,500 Marines in mid - 1978 . The ...
... U.S. Defense The estimated level of spending on armaments throughout the world in 1978 was $ 400 billion . This ... navy in the world in terms of manpower is the U.S. Navy , with 532,000 sailors and 191,500 Marines in mid - 1978 . The ...
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