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Carley float — /kärˈli flōt/ noun An emergency rubber raft ORIGIN: HS Carley, its US inventor … Useful english dictionary
Carley float — The Carley float (sometimes Carley raft) was a form of invertible liferaft designed by American inventor Horace Carley (1838 1918).cite web|url = http://www.navalandmilitarymuseum.org/resource pages/chars/carley.html|title=Horace Carley: Unknown… … Wikipedia
Carley — NOTOC Carley can refer to:PeopleLast name*Donahue Carley CANADIAN BULL FIGHTER(: *Dave Carley, Canadian playwright *Christopher Carley, American actor *Kathleen Carley, American social scientist *Patrick J. Carley (1866 1936), American politician … Wikipedia
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Michael Wynn, 7th Baron Newborough — Nickname Mickey Born 24 April 1917 Died 11 October 1998 Istanbul, Turkey Allegiance … Wikipedia
HMAS Armidale (J240) — HMAS Armidale (J240), named for the city of Armidale, New South Wales, was one of 60 Bathurst class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).cite web |url … Wikipedia
Unidentified body on Christmas Island — An unidentified human corpse was found on a life raft in the Indian Ocean, off Christmas Island, in 1942. The origins of the body are a subject of great interest in Australia, because it is widely believed that it came from HMAS Sydney , which… … Wikipedia
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HMS Royal Oak (08) — His Majesty s Ship Royal Oak (pennant number 08) was a Revenge class battleship of the British Royal Navy, torpedoed at anchor by the German submarine U 47 on 14 October 1939. Launched in 1914 and completed in 1916, Royal Oak first saw action at… … Wikipedia
German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran — Kormoran redirects here. For other uses, see Kormoran (disambiguation). Auxiliary cruiser Kormoran meets a German U boat at sea Career (Nazi Germany) … Wikipedia
