Warship

I hate being stationed on the planet of Zion. This barren wasteland is encompassed by swampy marshes, so we are afraid to wander outside of our outpost, and the only lifeforms we can see are ten to twenty feet long with sharp, jagged teeth. This must be hell, I think. “Come on!” shouted the commander. “Fall in!” demanded the officers. “Move with a purpose!” I had gotten used to these commands since I decided to enlist in my planet’s Marines around a year ago. I don’t quite remember. My memory…

Underwater detonation of 23 kiloton nuclear weapon, 1946 This detonation, known as the Baker Test, was part of Operation Crossroads in Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. The purpose of the tests was to investigate the effect of nuclear weapons on warships. The Crossroads tests were the first of many nuclear tests held in the Marshall Islands, and the first to be publicly announced beforehand and observed by an invited audience, including a large press corps. A fleet of 95 target vessels was assembled…

The Napoleonic Wars had at first a positive effect on the United States economy. Foreign trade was one of the things that were greatly affected for the United States. The exhausted nations at war needed goods from somewhere and what better place than from Americans. This supply and demand caused a doubling in foreign trade from 1803 to 1805. However in the summer of 1807 Napoleon was at the apex of his powers becoming the master of Europe after wiping through army after army the British…

the others, and I never saw them again.” (1). She was referring to her father, brother and two-year-old son. The research of trying to find out more about this great vessel was an intense feat, but the RMS Lusitania was actually designated as a warship by Great Britain which the Germans built U-Boats to stop the transporting of weapons and supplies to the British…

these new lands by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. One of Madison's greatest challenges played out on the high seas, with U.S. ships coming under attack. Great Britain and France were at war again, and American vessels were caught in the middle. Warships from both sides routinely stopped and seized American ships to prevent Americans from trading with the enemy. Running on the Democratic-Republican ticket, Madison won the 1808 presidential election by a wide margin. He defeated Federalist…

How did our Congress, government, and Constitution come about? Well this will tell you some of facts that brings out our past, so we know how we have our government and stuff today. A large movement that came into Congress was in 1789. 1789 Congress set up three departments of the executive branch. Disagreements arose between those favoring uniforms, national legal systems and those favoring state courts. They reached compromise in the Judicial Act of 1789. 1790 Hamilton proposed the…

fleet of approximately 200 quinqueremes arrived at Lilybaeum to blockade its harbor and place the city under siege in 242 BC. This was intended to cut the supplies and communications of Hamilcar Barca's so that the Carthaginians sent a fleet of 250 warships under Hanno to break the blockade. Waiting…

Farragut helped to take over New Orleans. Farragut’s ships began shelling the Confederate forts, ships, and soldiers defending New Orleans, and after several engagements with Confederate warships, won their way to the city. The City was then occupied by Major General Ben Butler. Farragut also tried to attack Hill…

First, it must be determined if the members of Congress and the individual navy sailor have the standing needed to file suit. The issue of standing is covered by Article III, § 2 of the Constitution. There are two standing requirement tests: the constitutional test and the prudential test. (Lujan) The constitutional test requires the following for a party to have standing: 1) the party must have suffered injury-in-fact, (meaning it must be concrete and either actual or imminent), 2) there must…

to his forehead. They saw it instantly, an immensely larger ship painted in the light blue and white of a Russian Navy warship, was lingering on the horizon. Sailors and soldiers alike were filtering onto the deck manning cannons anti-aircraft guns. Ralph looked back to the ship, he could just barely make out the shapes of Russian sailors running around the deck of the warship. The dark cloudy sky was lit up a bright orange colour as plumes of fire erupted from the side of the Russian ship. For…