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What current would help sailors catch the current off the coast of Virginia?
central america
Why do sailors on oil tankers wear special conducting shoes?
so they dont slip because oil is slippy :/
What technological invention made the Age of Exploration possible?
Techonlogical inventions which made the Age of Exploration possible included a sextant, which sailors used to navigate by the stars, and a compass.
What is the origin of the term rip-rap?
rip rap could have been used as a nautical term by sailors during the 1600's. It meant "stretch of rippling water" caused under water formations.
How the manilamen showed reason and logic three details?
settlers in america often faced challenges while building new communities. In the 1760s, new orleans was the capital of spanish colony of louisiana. sailors from the philippines served on spanish trading ships going between manila, the capital of the philippines, and acapulco, mexico.
What happens when a submarine implodes?
All the sailors in it die.
How many people died in the Russian nuclear submarine accident in November 2008?
An article in my towns newspaper said that over 20 were killed. The accident occurred when a fire-extinguishing system went into operation in error aboard the submarine, Dygalo said. He said the dead included sailors and shipbuilders. The submarine was heading back to shore on its own power, and 21 people injured in the accident were evacuated to a ship that was escorting the sub. There were 208 people total aboard the vessel.
Do sailors hot bunk on a Collins class submarine?
yes
Who authorised ashes of japanese submarine sailors in the 1942 attack in sydney harbour?
The Australian war cabinet.
What two mirrors device use by sailors in a submarine?
The periscope, and I believe they have a lot more than 2 mirrors.
What piece of technology did the sailors use when they sailed across the Atlantic ocean?
Sextant
What types of navigational or other tools do sailors use today?
They use thesatelliteand the computer technology
How long can a submarine go?
A submarine, theoretically, can go as long as the food for its sailors last. A submarine can make oxygen, distill water, remove CO2 and other pollutants, and provide almost anything needed to survive at sea and underwater for nearly an indefinite period of time. Modern nuclear-powered submarines' reactors will last without refueling for the life of the submarine - about 20 years. In 1960, the nuclear-powered submarine USS Triton circumnavigated the globe submerged.
What sailing technology allowed sailors on the Indian Ocean to travel by taking advantage of monsoon winds?
sail
How long can a nuclear submarine go?
A submarine, theoretically, can go as long as the food for its sailors last. A submarine can make oxygen, distill water, remove CO2 and other pollutants, and provide almost anything needed to survive at sea and underwater for nearly an indefinite period of time. Modern nuclear-powered submarines' reactors will last without refueling for the life of the submarine - about 20 years. In 1960, the nuclear-powered submarine USS Triton circumnavigated the globe submerged.
What has the author Hans Jacob Goebeler written?
Hans Jacob Goebeler has written: 'Steel boat, iron hearts' -- subject(s): Biography, German Naval operations, German Personal narratives, Germany, Germany. Kriegsmarine, Naval operations, Naval operations, German, Personal narratives, German, Sailors, Submarine, U-505 (Submarine), World War, 1939-1945 'Steel boats, iron hearts' -- subject(s): Submarine, Germany, U-505 (Submarine), World War, 1939-1945, Germany. Kriegsmarine, Sailors, German Personal narratives, Naval operations, Biography, German Naval operations
What was the name of the first American submarine?
Techically, that would be the U.S. Navy's first submarine, USS S-1 (SS-105) , built by John Phillip Holland. Though the first submarine that was used in combat, David Bushnell's Turtle (Revolutionary War), the U.S. wasn't in fact a country at that time.The Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley was also not technically an American submarine, effectively being used by the Confederate Army (manned by Confederate sailors), but it was never a commissioned vessel in any navy.
