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180 ft (55 m) Sail area. 13,700 sq ft (1,270 m 2) USA-17 [a] (formerly known as BMW Oracle Racing 90 or BOR90) is a sloop rigged racing trimaran built by the American sailing team BMW Oracle Racing to challenge for the 2010 America's Cup. [3] [4] [5] Designed by VPLP Yacht Design with consultation from Franck Cammas and his Groupama multi-hull ...
USS Sequoia is the former presidential yacht used during the administrations of Herbert Hoover through Jimmy Carter; setting a cost-cutting example, Carter ordered her sold in 1977. Often called the “floating White House”, the Sequoia offered presidents, first families and high-ranking government officials a place to escape the complexities ...
The first sites in the United States added to the list were Mesa Verde National Park and Yellowstone National Park, both at the second session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Washington, D.C., in 1978. The most recent site listed is the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks in 2023. The 25 sites are located in 22 states and two territories.
Design. At just over 36 ft (11 m) long and just under 11 ft (3.4 m) wide, the LCVP was not a large craft. Powered by a 225-horsepower Gray Marine 6-71 diesel engine at a maximum speed of 12 knots, it would sway in choppy seas, causing seasickness. Since its sides and rear were made of plywood, it offered limited protection from enemy fire but ...
American Queen is a Louisiana-built river steamship said to be the largest river steamboat ever built. Although the American Queen's stern paddlewheel is indeed powered by a steam engine, her secondary propulsion, in case of an emergency and for maneuverability around tight areas where the paddle wheel can not navigate, comes from a set of diesel-electric propellers known as Z-drives on either ...
2001 Cadillac de Ville used by George W. Bush. 2005 Cadillac DTS Presidential State Car, used by George W. Bush and Barack Obama. 2009 Cadillac "Cadillac One", used by Barack Obama and Donald Trump. 2011 Ground Force One, a Prevost Car chassis-based bus used by Barack Obama.
Ranger is generally credited with the introduction of the modern bass boat. [third-party source needed] Ranger is a major sponsor of the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, the largest tournament trail in the world, holding tournaments across the United States, as well as globally. The tour is named for F. L. Wood originally, but has since changed the name to ...
U-995, a typical VIIC/41 U-boat on display at the Laboe Naval Memorial. U-boats were naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars. The term is an anglicised version of the German word U-Boot [ˈuːboːt] ⓘ, a shortening of Unterseeboot (under-sea boat), though the German term refers to any submarine.