One of a two-ship class assault ships commissioned in 1967. Incorporating a large docking well aft, which could accommodate up to four medium landing craft, while four 30 troop light landing craft could be loaded on davits each side of the superstructure. The large flight deck aft could operate up to six helicopters. Both ships operated with the Falkland Task Force in 1982.

HMS Leander was completed in 1963 as the first and name ship of the Leander Class Improved Type 12 General Purpose Frigates. In 1974 the ship was converted for the Anglo-Austrian rocket propelled anti-submarine weapon; Ikara. The design was the most successful Western frigate of its time and also commemorated in less obvious ways. As being the breed for several international new designs.

USS Clark (FFG-11) was the fifth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates.The ships were designed in the United States in the mid-1970s as general-purpose escort vessels inexpensive enough to be bought in large quantities to replace World War II-era destroyers and 1960s-era frigates.Intended to protect convoys, landing forces, supply and replenishment groups.The frigate was ordered from Bath Iron Works on 27 February 1976 as part of the FY76 program, Clark was laid dow...

HNLMS Zuiderkruis (1975-2012) was the second Fast Combat Support Ship of the

Royal Netherlands Navy. Primarily intended for Replenishment At Sea (RAS=UNREP operations) fueling Nl Task Group and NATO units. As a modern design Zuiderkruis enabled a “one stop replenishment” and carried also AVCAT, fresh water and

stores/spare parts. A helicopter deck facilitated VERTREP.

Containers, op- en overslag is een uniek en compleet handboek over containers. Het boek behandelt uiteenlopende aspecten van containers, inclusief verschillende typen containers, krachten, werktuigen, vastzetten en veiligheid. Daarbij is er veel aandacht voor de op- en overslag. Door aandacht te besteden aan theorie, maar vooral aan praktijk is het boek bijzonder geschikt voor het havenonderwijs. Daarnaast biedt het verdieping aan diegenen die al werkzaam zijn in de haven.

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Beperkte Maritieme Radiocommunicatie (Marcom-B Basis)

Marcom-B Basis behandelt het basis-gedeelte van Marcom-B dat, samen met de Module GMDSS, nodig is voor het Marcom-B. U krijgt inzicht in het nood-, spoed- en veiligheidsverkeer, internationale regelgeving, techniek en procedures van radiotelefonie. Daarnaast besteedt het boek specifiek aandacht aan nood-, spoed- en veiligheidsverkeer op de binnenwateren. Hiermee is Marcom-B Basis een praktische leidraad voor de maritieme communicatie voor...

The ss ‘Australis’ was a well known ocean liner which entered

service in 1940 as the ss ‘America’ for the United States Lines.

The ship was sold to the Greek Chandris Lines in 1964 and

served until 1977 very successfully on the route Western-

Europe-Australia-New Zealand. This volume of Liners spans

the history of the great liner from when she was purchased in

1964 until her sad wrecking in January 1994.