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Transport ship in United States Navy
USS Yokes (APD-69), ex-DE-668, was a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1944 to 1946. William John Yokes was born n 15 November
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Topics referred to by the same term
Yokes may refer to: William J. Yokes (1918–1942), United States Navy sailor for whom a U.S. Navy high-speed transport was named USS Yokes (DE-668), a
Yokes
American politician and diplomat (1913–1992)
Submarine Chaser Training Center in Miami and then as first lieutenant on USS Yokes at Okinawa. Fay and his brother founded Seabrook Shipyard in 1938 and
Albert_B._Fay
United States destroyer escort ship
and her sister ship, the high-speed transport USS Yokes (APD-69), picked up survivors from the destroyer USS Drexler (DD-741), which had been sunk by two
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USS Enright (APD-66) USS Jenks (APD-67) USS Durik (APD-68) USS Yokes (APD-69) USS Pavlic (APD-70) USS Odum (APD-71) USS Jack C. Robinson (APD-72) USS Bassett (APD-73)
List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships
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AD-41) USS Yew (YN-32/AN-37) USS Yo Ho (SP-463) USS Yokes (DE-668/APD-69) USS Yolo (LST-677/LST(M)-677/APB-43) USS Yonaguska (YT-195/YTB-195/YTM-195) USS York
List of United States Navy ships: W–Z
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Series of 1940s US nuclear tests
of about 175 men, of whom 96 were on board the USS Mount McKinley. The rest were accommodated on the USS Albemarle, Curtiss and Bairoko. A special division
Operation_Sandstone
Navy LTS-542-class tank landing ship
either the Yoke or Zebra detonations or the two of them in combination. She was stricken from the Navy List on 28 May 1948. Photo gallery of USS LST-545
USS_LST-545
1980 film by Don Taylor
aircraft, the resultant "jet blast" of turbulent air was so intense that the yokes of both of the Zeros in the scene were violently wrenched out of the pilots'
The_Final_Countdown_(film)
Second-class battleship of the United States Navy
USS Texas was a pre-dreadnought battleship built by the United States in the early 1890s. The first American battleship commissioned, she was built in
USS_Texas_(1892)
New Orleans class heavy cruiser
USS Vincennes (CL/CA-44) was a United States Navy New Orleans-class cruiser, sunk at the Battle of Savo Island in 1942. She was the second ship to bear
USS_Vincennes_(CA-44)
406 mm naval gun
fight from shorter range, even with its very advanced radar. Most notably USS Iowa bombarded the former battleship target Nevada over five days, with an
16-inch/50-caliber_Mark_7_gun
Watercraft capable of independent underwater operation
1984 joint operations with USS Pintado; and 1990 joint exercises with USS Seahorse. 6 May 1986 – USS Ray, USS Archerfish and USS Hawkbill meet and surface
Submarine
2000 aviation accident in the Pacific Ocean
position of the jammed stabilizer required the pilots to pull on their yokes with about 10 lbf (44 N) of force to keep level. Neither the flight crew
Alaska_Airlines_Flight_261
Electromechanical fire control computer
cosine components, with a mechanism consisting of two perpendicular Scotch yokes. A variable crankpin radius handled the magnitude of the vector in question
Rangekeeper
System used to retrieve persons on the ground using an aircraft
with an attached lift line. An MC-130E engages the line with its V-shaped yoke and the person is reeled on board. Red flags on the lift line guide the pilot
Fulton surface-to-air recovery system
Fulton_surface-to-air_recovery_system
Aerial manned-kite sport
witnessed by an old sailor telling of it on the 1839-1841 cruise of the USS Constitution. The first ascending-gliding parachute was developed by Pierre-Marcel
Parasailing
USS PC-552 was a class-461 patrol craft ("PC") that was at the forefront of the naval efforts during the Normandy invasion. It served as convoy protection
USS_PC-552
Nuclear long range detection operation conducted during the Sandstone atomic tests
stations were positioned at Majuro Atoll, Rongerik Atoll, and aboard the USS Quick and USS Davison, which served as mobile monitoring platforms. Each station
Operation_Fitzwilliam
2009 aircraft accident in the Atlantic Ocean
approach that had previously been successful in the search for the submarine USS Scorpion and SS Central America. Phase 4 of the search operation started
Air_France_Flight_447
World's first twin-engine widebody jet airliner
on board were injured. 3 July 1988: Iran Air Flight 655 was shot down by USS Vincennes in the Persian Gulf after being mistaken for an attacking Iranian
Airbus_A300
1814 British attack on the United States
capture of stores and ammunition, as well as the 44-gun frigate USS Columbia and the 22-gun USS Argus, both new vessels nearing completion. The Navy Yard's
Burning_of_Washington
American polymath (1907–2001)
and the Western Pacific. He went on deployment with the aircraft carrier USS Hornet in the Pacific Ocean in 1942, where he met the famous Army Air Corps
Thomas_C._Lea_III
Fictional character from Star Trek
Touched the Sky". In 2266, McCoy was posted as chief medical officer of the USS Enterprise under Captain James T. Kirk, who often calls him "Bones". McCoy
Leonard_McCoy
1977 Krivak-class frigate
Vladimir Bogdashin, the ship intentionally nudged the U.S. missile cruiser USS Yorktown in Soviet territorial waters while Yorktown was claiming innocent
Ukrainian frigate Dnipropetrovsk
Ukrainian_frigate_Dnipropetrovsk
American police officer and whistleblower (born 1976)
United States Navy at age 17 and served for four years (1993–1997) on the USS Blue Ridge in Japan. He was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, the
Adrian_Schoolcraft
1951 battle of the Korean War
towards Yoke Ridge in the west and Tonpyong in the east. By late morning, despite heavy rain and enemy minefields, the assault units had reached Yoke Ridge
Battle_of_the_Punchbowl
U.S. atomic bomb type used at Nagasaki, 1945
conning tower; it was detonated 90 feet (27 m) beneath the landing craft USS LSM-60. The two weapons yielded about 23 kilotonnes (96 TJ) each. The Los
Fat_Man
Covert and paramilitary unit of the CIA
operative in Yemen and a suspect in the October 2000 bombing of the destroyer USS Cole. Five other people, believed to be low-level al-Qaeda members, were
Special_Activities_Center
Ukrainian unit during the First World War
Українські cічові стрільці (УСС), romanized: Ukrainski sichovi striltsi (USS)) was a Ukrainian unit within the Austro-Hungarian Army during the First
Ukrainian_Sich_Riflemen
Hero in Greek mythology
asteroid Diomedes of Thrace HMS Diomede—four British ships named after Diomedes USS Diomedes (ARB-11) Jones, Daniel; Roach, Peter, James Hartman and Jane Setter
Diomedes
Type of tethered balloon
comprises a streamlined envelope with stabilising features and a harness or yoke connecting it to the main tether and a second harness connected to an observer's
Kite_balloon
Naval warship Precision Approach Radar landing system
and evaluation USS Kearsarge (CV-33) - Initial testing and evaluation USS Oriskany (CV-34) USS Ranger (CV-61) USS Tripoli (LPH-10) USS Inchon (MCS-12)
AN/SPN-35
Rotatable weapon mount
design was technologically inferior to Coles's version. Ericsson designed USS Monitor in 1861, its most prominent feature being a large, cylindrical gun
Gun_turret
Valve controlling flow of breathing gas into and out of a scuba cylinder
to allow connection of DIN regulators to yoke cylinder valves (A-clamp or yoke adaptor), and to connect yoke regulators to DIN cylinder valves. There
Scuba_cylinder_valve
1878 armistice between Cuban rebels and the Spanish Empire to end the Ten Years' War
2016. Navarro, José Cantón (1998). History of Cuba: The Challenge of the Yoke and the Star. Havana: Editorial SI-MAR S. A. p. 52. ISBN 959-7054-19-1.
Pact_of_Zanjón
Part of an aircraft, encasing the engines
ISBN 9780982102541. Robinson, Ben; Riley, Marcus; Okuda, Michael (November 2010). U.S.S. Enterprise NX-01, NCC-1701, NCC-1701-A to NCC-1701-E, Owners' Workshop
Nacelle
American actor (1886–1933)
Shot at Sunrise (1930) High Stakes (1931) Hell Divers (1931) as Captain, U.S.S. Saratoga The Sin Ship (1931) The Public Defender (1931) Subway Express
Alan_Roscoe
Armed Philippine-American conflict (1899–1902)
fired, Iloilo was bombarded by American naval forces from the USS Petrel (PG-2) and the USS Baltimore (C-3). Filipino forces lit the town on fire before
Philippine–American_War
American early aircraft model introduced in 1911
off the deck of USS Birmingham on November 14, 1910, near Hampton Roads, Virginia) and to make the first landing aboard a ship (USS Pennsylvania) on
Curtiss_Model_D
Type of analogue fire-control system
Robert H. Smith-class (c. 1944) 98 Gearing-class (c. 1945) possibly on USS Castle and USS Seaman which were launched incomplete and never commissioned Light
Ship_gun_fire-control_system
United States Air Force general
Angeles area on April 15 for Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, and shipped aboard the USS Argentina for Europe on May 3. The 479th arrived in Scotland on May 14, 1944
Robin_Olds
1999 aircraft crash in the Atlantic Ocean
moving instead to recovery operations. The U.S. Navy rescue and salvage ship USS Grapple (ARS-53), the U.S. Navy fleet ocean tug USNS Mohawk (T-ATF-170),
EgyptAir_Flight_990
1946–1954 French colonial war in Indochina
Hirondelle in 1953. USS Sitkoh Bay carrier delivered Grumman F8F Bearcat aircraft to Saigon on March 26, 1951. During September 1953, USS Belleau Wood (renamed
First_Indochina_War
Cargo ship
initially ordered by Robert Mackill, Glasgow from the yards of Napier & Miller Yoker and was launched on 16 April 1901 as Liddlesdale but was purchased before
SS_Andrios
Westernmost D-Day landing site during WWII
pre-assigned targets on the beach as soon as it was light enough to see, at 05:50. USS Corry, a destroyer in the bombardment group, sank after it struck a mine
Utah_Beach
Town in West Virginia, United States
Hill Top House Hotel Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) Virginius Island, West Virginia Notes O'Dell, C. (1995)
Harpers_Ferry,_West_Virginia
Museum ships USS Ainsworth (DE-1090) - İnciraltı Sea Museum, İzmir, Turkey USS Slater (DE-766) - Destroyer Escort Historical Museum, Albany, NY USS Stewart
List of destroyer escorts of the United States Navy
List_of_destroyer_escorts_of_the_United_States_Navy
Chariot drawn by four horses
quadrigae, a contraction of quadriiugae, from quadri-: four, and iugum: yoke. In Latin the word quadrigae is almost always used in the plural and usually
Quadriga
Curtiss-class seaplane tender ship
USS Albemarle (AV-5) was one of only two Curtiss-class seaplane tenders built for the United States Navy just prior to the United States' entry into World
USS_Albemarle_(AV-5)
1986 class of Russian frigates
Russian and United States navies in which the ship came in close proximity to USS Gravely in the Mediterranean, though both sides claim the other was at fault
Neustrashimy-class_frigate
American 1912 single engine flying boat
launched by catapult from a warship while underway when it took off from USS North Carolina on 5 November 1915, piloted by Captain Henry C. Mustin, Navy
Curtiss_Model_F
Class of frigates built for Soviet/Russian navy
abroad). Soviet Krivak-class frigate Bezzavetnyy collides with the US cruiser USS Yorktown in the 1988 incident Soviet Krivak I-class guided-missile frigate
Krivak-class_frigate
anchor for the frigate USS Constitution in 1797. This was considered a great event in iron manufacture at the time. It required ten yoke of oxen to transport
Thomas_Baylies
1938 cession of German-speaking Czechoslovakia to Nazi Germany
Czecho-Slovak people who are at present suffering so terribly under the Nazi yoke, the expression of our warmest thanks. Your Excellency's note emphasizes
Munich_Agreement
1776 American national founding document
Beings, as Native & mutual Citizens of a free Republic, and break that odious Yoke of oppression, which is so unjustly laid upon them by their fellow Countrymen
United States Declaration of Independence
United_States_Declaration_of_Independence
1904 kidnapping
was executed by having his throat slit. The armored cruiser USS Brooklyn and cruiser USS Atlanta reached Tangier on 30 May, and Admiral Chadwick had a
Perdicaris_affair
Vice President of the United States from 1825 to 1832
people killed when a cannon exploded during a public demonstration in the USS Princeton disaster. Upshur's loss was a severe blow to the Tyler administration
John_C._Calhoun
Fictional uniforms
rectangular insignia worn by the captain and the chief medical officer of the USS Exeter. Shortly before October 7, 2018, a December 18, 1967, memo to Theiss
Star_Trek_uniforms
Special mission military aircraft
21,000 ft (6,400 m), once in concert with a bombardment by the battleship USS Wisconsin. Two 7th SOS Talons deployed to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, as part
Lockheed_MC-130
Second and final stage of the 1948 Palestine war
Royal Canadian Navy corvettes. Later, the former US Navy submarine chaser USS PC-1265 was purchased from the United States and became the INS Noga. It
1948_Arab–Israeli_War
II, altering much of the situation at Midway, but also alters the loss of USS Wasp (CV-7), in which it is destroyed by a Tomahawk missile instead of being
List of alternate history fiction
List_of_alternate_history_fiction
subarticle, triarticulate †articulus articul- arvus arv- plowed arval as ass- -uss- ace, decussate, decussation, semis, tremissis asinus asin- donkey Aselli
List of Latin words with English derivatives
List_of_Latin_words_with_English_derivatives
City in Montana, United States
ocean platforms, is constructed over a post-Calamity submerged Missoula. USS Missoula, two ships Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest
Missoula,_Montana
Clothes worn by members of the United States Navy
uniforms often come into contact with freshly painted surfaces. An anchor, USS Constitution, and eagle (ACE) emblem is embroidered on the left breast pocket
Uniforms of the United States Navy
Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Navy
Aircraft device which allows arrested landings on aircraft carriers
aviator Eugene Ely, having successfully landed aboard the armored cruiser USS Pennsylvania with the aid of the device. It was not until the early 1920s
Tailhook
Shipboard public address circuits used by the United States Navy
watertight doors. Normal working hours would be X-ray, non-working hours would be Yoke and the tightest would be Zebra. Liberty Call; Those with permission may
1_Main_Circuit
Upgrades to U.S. Marine Corps AH-1 and UH-1 helicopters
fewer parts than that of four-bladed articulated systems, and the improved yokes allow for weight saving with the elimination of all bearings, hinges, and
H-1_upgrade_program
Family of carrier-borne anti-submarine and maritime patrol aircraft
monoplane with twin Wright Cyclone R-1820 nine cylinder radial engines, a yoke type arrestor hook and a crew of four. Both the two XS2F-1 prototypes and
Grumman_S-2_Tracker
Combustion engine using disks compressing fuel in the same cylinder
Gobron-Brillié opposed-piston engine with overhung yoke Fairbanks Morse 38 8-1/8 diesel engine on the USS Pampanito submarine Leyland L60 as used in the Chieftain
Opposed-piston_engine
shot down over the Strait of Hormuz by a missile fired from US navy warship USS Vincennes. All 290 passengers and crew on board were killed. 24 May 1991
List of accidents and incidents involving airliners by location
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Medical Hologram, known as The Doctor, a holographic doctor working on the USS Voyager (1995) The nameless warhead AI from the episode "Warhead" (1999)
List_of_fictional_computers
for the lives of Americans living in Havana. In response, the battleship USS Maine was sent to Havana. On 15 February 1898, the Maine was destroyed by
History_of_Cuba
United States Navy commander (1886–1941)
Zachariah Madison, commanding, aboard USS Des Moines, Russia, June 1919 Preparing to tow USS Eagle Boat 3 (PE-3), June 1919 USS Sacramento at Archangel, Russia
Hugo_W._Koehler
poor relations in the following years. In 1820, the United States Navy sent USS Cyane under the command of Captain Edward Trenchard to patrol the slave coasts
Slavery_in_the_United_States
Myron J. Jr. (April 26, 2017). Joseph Brown and His Civil War Ironclads: The USS Chillicothe, Indianola and Tuscumbia. McFarland. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-4766-2680-2
Torture of slaves in the United States
Torture_of_slaves_in_the_United_States
Emergency aircraft escape system
An aviation structural mechanic works on an ejection seat removed from the cockpit of an EA-6B Prowler aboard USS John C. Stennis.
Ejection_seat
Mechanism that controls the pressure of a breathing gas supply for diving
to allow connection of DIN regulators to yoke cylinder valves (A-clamp or yoke adaptor), and to connect yoke regulators to DIN cylinder valves. There
Diving_regulator
Damage to skin or biological tissue from radiation exposure
fingernails several months later. Sixteen crew members of the aircraft carrier USS Bairoko received beta burns, and there was an increased cancer rate. During
Radiation_burn
American national bank (1816–41)
mechanism that the local private banks found objectionable, because it yoked their lending strategies to the fiscal operations of the national government
Second Bank of the United States
Second_Bank_of_the_United_States
Christian rite of initiation into the Church
succession...from John the Baptist—but from old Zeke Holliman and his true yoke-fellow, Mr. [Roger] Williams" as during 1639 Holliman and Williams first
Baptism
Polaris A-2 missile with a live 600 kt W47 warhead was launched from the USS Ethan Allen; it flew 1,800 km (1,100 mi), re-entered the atmosphere, and
List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests
Naval blockade from December 1902 to February 1903
in the port of La Guaira. They were the warships USS Maine, USS North Carolina, USS Des Moines, and USS Dolphin carrying William I. Buchanan, special envoy
Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903
Venezuelan_crisis_of_1902–1903
World War II land battle in the Pacific between Allied and Japanese forces
the last of the war awarded to an Australian. The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Bougainville (CVE-100), in commission from 1944 to 1946, was named for the
Bougainville_campaign
American diplomat (1891–1967)
attend the Paris peace conference in December 1918 abroad the ocean liner USS George Washington, Bullitt also sailed abroad the George Washington as a
William_Christian_Bullitt_Jr.
Sailing rig
several advantages over attaching the gaff directly to the main mast. The yoke (or jaw) of the gaff and the lacing of the gaff sail on a snow could move
Snow_(ship)
1940 bomber aircraft family by Dornier
then deployed against the Allied landings at Salerno, damaging the cruisers USS Savannah and HMS Uganda and the battleship HMS Warspite with Fritz X bombs
Dornier_Do_217
External tanks used to carry extra fuel
Drop tank storage aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)
Drop_tank
1868–1878 Cuban uprising against Spanish rule
independence and the greatness of a people. Our aim is to throw off the Spanish yoke, and to establish a free and independent nation…. When Cuba is free, it will
Ten_Years'_War
1862 invasion of Northern United States
Civil War land battles Troop engagements of the American Civil War, 1862 USS Antietam Attacks on the United States V Corps (Porter): 21,000; I, II, VI
Maryland_campaign
Plans for a conflict with the Soviet Union
April and May 1948 had demonstrated improved designs, with the X-Ray and Yoke tests having yields of 37 kilotons of TNT (150 TJ) and 41 kilotons of TNT
United States war plans (1945–1950)
United_States_war_plans_(1945–1950)
(1936) – war drama film depicting the Union Navy's deliberate sinking of USS Merrimack, the Confederate States Navy's salvage and refitting of the ship
List of films based on actual events (before 1940)
List_of_films_based_on_actual_events_(before_1940)
Ultimate Force (2001) The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006) USS Cooper: Return to Ormoc Bay (2005) USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016) U Turn (1997) U-Turn
List_of_films:_U–W
American flying ace
aircraft. As a result, instead of serving with the rest of Air Group 17 aboard USS Bunker Hill, VF-17 was sent to the New Georgia where United States Marine
Ira_C._Kepford
which is fitted to a 200/240 bar DIN pillar valve to allow connection of a yoke regulator or filling whip. blowdown 1. Procedure of pressurising a diving
Glossary of underwater diving terminology: A–C
Glossary_of_underwater_diving_terminology:_A–C
Rigid head enclosure for underwater diving
this can reduce heat loss significantly on deep dives in cold water. A yoke, or locking collar is a component that folds under the bottom opening of
Diving_helmet
W-class destroyer converted to Type 15 frigate of the Royal Navy
present when the Japanese surrendered on 2 September aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. The ship ferried Allied prisoners of war back to Australia
HMS_Wrangler_(R48)
1952 engagement in the Korean War
closely fought battles on Hill Eerie, as well as on Hills 18, 200, and 19, ('Yoke', 'Uncle' and Old Baldy), all in the T-Bone Hill area, but later the 20th
Battle_of_Hill_Eerie
1951 battle of the Korean War
22 May to seize and block enemy movement through Habaejae by Task Force Yoke, a group of infantry, tanks and artillery units that he constituted under
Battle_of_the_Soyang_River
the crew of two survived. 3 1 Engine failure while in the hover alongside USS Bigelow, ditched, rolled to starboard and sank in 48 ft of water. 1970-07-26
List of news aircraft accidents and incidents
List_of_news_aircraft_accidents_and_incidents
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