In naval parlance, the sail (American usage) or fin (British/Commonwealth usage) (also known as a fairwater) of a submarine is the tower-like structure...
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if not function, to the conning tower of later submarines. When surfaced, a fan-shaped collapsible sail, reminiscent of those popular on Chinese ships...
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Sutton, H.I. (14 August 2023). "Israel Launches New Submarine, First In World With Modern Missiles In Sail". Naval News. Retrieved 15 August 2023. Smutny,...
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on the topside of submarines Sail (hieroglyph), an Egyptian language determinative Sail (letter), a letter of the Ogham alphabet Sail, an administrative...
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the wake of the sail and control surfaces. This produced a noise that could carry for many miles and could be used by an enemy submarine to set up a firing...
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Navy. Inclusion of an enlarged sail along the hull; with regard to other conventionally-powered submarines, an enlarged sail is reportedly a rare feature...
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and sensing devices as well as periscopes. In modern submarines, this structure is called the "sail" in American usage and "fin" in European usage. A feature...
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The South Atlantic Inter Link (SAIL) (formerly referred to as Cameroon-Brazil Cable System, CBCS) is a submarine communications cable in the South Atlantic...
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nuclear-powered attack submarines intended for the Soviet Navy and currently in service with the Russian Navy. The class resembles the Alfa-class submarine in having...
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Solar sails (also known as lightsails, light sails, and photon sails) are a method of spacecraft propulsion using radiation pressure exerted by sunlight...
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