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Dragon boat race (10031 bytes)
1: ...associated with the traditional Chinese '''dragon boat festival''' or '''Tuen Ng Festival''' in Hong Kon... 3: ...jpg|Dragon Boat Race|thumb|right|300px|Two dragon boat teams competing. The drummer, steerer and paddler... 6: ...at. A '''[[drummer]]''' sits at the front of the boat facing backwards, and helps set the pace of the p... 9: ...e#Noun|handle]] of the steering oar to right, the boat will then go left, and ''vice versa''. Besides t... 14: ...e:Dragonboatvictoria.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Dragon Boat crew celebrating at the end of a race]] Ottawa Dragon Boat Race Festival (462 bytes) 1: ...s an annual festival anchored around a [[dragon]] boat race. Multicultural stage performers, exhibitors,... 6: [http://www.dragonboat.net Ottawa Dragon Boat Race Festival] 9: [[Category:Dragon boat festivals]] PT boat (5610 bytes) 1: [[Image:PTBoats.jpeg|thumb|right|250px|PT boats in line]] 3: A '''PT boat''' was a motor [[torpedo boat]] ([[hull classification symbol]] "PT"), a small,... 5: ...and [[1945]] by Elco Naval Division of [[Electric Boat]] Company at [[Bayonne, New Jersey]]. 7: ...) long with a 20 ft 8 i (6.3 m) beam, the Elco PT boats had three 12-cylinder Packard [[gasoline]] fuele... 9: ... 40 mm gun and four torpedo launching racks. Many boats received ad-hoc refits at advanced bases, mounti... E-boat (821 bytes) 1: ...rican [[PT boat]] and the British [[motor torpedo boat|MTB]]. 3: The boats were 34.9 [[metre]]s long, weighing up to 100 [[... 9: *"German E-Boats 1939-45" by Gordon Williamson and Ian Palmer, Os... 11: *"S-Boote: German E-Boats in Action (1939-1945)" by Jean-Philippe Dallies-... U-boat (4180 bytes) 1: :''"U-boat" is also a nickname for some [[diesel locomotive]... 4: ...word for submarine. The primary targets of the U-boat campaigns in both world wars were the merchant co... 8: In May of [[1915]], German [[Unterseeboot 20|U-boat U-20]] sank the liner [[RMS Lusitania|RMS ''Lusit... 10: ... announced on [[January 31]], [[1917]] that its U-boats would engage in [[unrestricted submarine warfare... 13: ...suffered extremely heavy casualties, losing 743 U-boats and about 30,000 submariners. Boat (1792 bytes) 1: ...er]]. A boat is usually smaller than a ship. Some boats are commonly carried by a ship or on land using ... 3: A boat consists of one or more [[buoyancy]] structures c... 7: |[[Image:Boats.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Indonesian transport on Se... 9: ...age:Greece-boat.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|Tourist Boat in Greece]] 11: |[[Image:Moored boat.jpg|thumb|250px|Boat moored to pier on the river]] Love Boat (1032 bytes) 1: ''For the television show, see ''[[The Love Boat]]''.'' 3: ...monly known among its participants as the '''Love Boat'''. In Chinese it is also colloquially referred... Punt (boat) (5490 bytes) 3: ...eater carrying capacity per overall length than a boat with a narrow or pointed bow. Some very small di... 9: ...y be powered by other than the human force. [[Air boat]]s are specialized punts used in shallow bodies o... 20: ...him into the river); if he does it too early, the boat will lose its momentum and come to a halt underne... 26: ...s well as awkward landings both in and out of the boat. Bridge hopping is practised at the hopper's own ... 29: [[Category:Boat types]] Alpena (boat) (1781 bytes) Show Boat (3344 bytes) 1: ...w inside another movie) and [[1951]]. (See [[Show Boat (movie)]].) 7: ...ks advice from Joe, one of the workers aboard the boat. 17: ... material to fashion a distinct version of ''Show Boat''. Nevertheless, the key songs from the show inc... Three Men in a Boat (1097 bytes) 1: ...s a humorous account by [[Jerome K. Jerome]] of a boating holiday on the [[River Thames|Thames]] between... 9: *{{gutenberg|no=308|name=Three Men in a Boat}} Go-fast boat (2227 bytes) 1: ...fast.jpg|right|thumb|A "go-fast" is the preferred boat of many smugglers.]] 2: ... is the generic name for the drug [[smuggling]] [[boat]] of choice in many parts of the world in the [[1... 6: ...Guard go-fast boat is a [[Rigid-hulled inflatable boat|RHIB]] equipped with radar and more powerful engi... 9: ...l testimony on technologies for detecting go-fast boats] 10: ...tute article on technologies for stopping go-fast boats] Type IX U-boat (12541 bytes) 1: ... facilities. It was derived from the [[Type IA U-boat|Type IA]], and appeared in various sub-types. 4: ...l torpedoes. The total of 22 torpedoes allowed U-boat commanders to follow a convoy and strike night af... 5: ...ne|TMA]] or 66 [[TMB mine]]s, but many of the IXC boats were not fitted for mine operations. 13: Eight Type IXA U-boats were built [[AG Weser]] of [[Bremen]]. 38: It was the most successful overall with each boat averaging a total of over 100,000 t sunk. Torpedo boat (5111 bytes) 1: A '''torpedo boat''' is a relatively small and fast [[navy|naval]] ... 9: The result was the torpedo boat, a small boat perhaps 50 feet (15 m) in length with high speed,... 11: ...nly acknowledged today that the very first torpedoboat was the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]]'s [[HNoMS Rap]]&... 13: ...ar enough from the main "van" to keep the torpedo boats away, while still remaining close enough that th... 15: ... British termed them [[E-boat]]s) and [[US]] [[PT boat]]s (standing for ''Patrol Torpedo'') served their... Type II U-boat (7244 bytes) 1: The '''Type II U-boat''' was designed by [[Germany]] as a coastal 5: ...d under [[Adolf Hitler]], and the first Type II U-boat was laid down on [[February 11]], [[1935]]. Knowi... 7: ...dugout canoe"), it had the advantages over larger boats of the ability to work in shallow water, diving ... 9: The boat had a single hull, with no watertight compartment... 15: .... This, of course, reflects their use as training boats, although accidents accounted for several vessel... Electric boat (11843 bytes) 1: ...at Corporation]]. This article is about electric boats themselves, rather than this corporation.'' 3: ...e also popular, it is perfectly feasible to power boat engines by [[electricity]] too. 5: ... many believe that the time is right for electric boats to become popular again. 8: ...s of the drive system of any electrically powered boat are similar in all cases, and similar to the opti... 13: ...sitting, as are most diesel- and gasoline-powered boats. The power stations that generate the electrici... Sewn boat (678 bytes) 1: The '''sewn (wooden) boats''' are a [[boat]] or [[ship]] model used in [[Northern Europe]], ... 3: ...le]] boats, and some have proposed to use ''laced boats'' (German ''geschnurte boote'') instead. 5: ...y a combination of the basic architecture of sewn boats and [[cog]]s. 7: [[Longboat]]s or [[longship]]s, usually [[nail (engineering)... 12: [[Category:Boat types]] Pump boat (276 bytes) 1: ... a small gasoline or diesel engine. Smaller pump boats might be powered by the sort of small single-cyl... Boat building (7441 bytes) 3: ...oatconstruction.JPG|350px|right|thumb|Traditional boat building in South East Maluku, Indonesia]] 5: ...[[hull (ship)|hull]]s of [[boat]]s and, for [[sailboat]]s, the [[mast]]s, [[spar]]s and [[rigging]]. 9: *[[Boat|bow]] - the front and generally sharp end of the ... 11: ...lows the [[crew]] to stand safely and operate the boat more easily. It stiffens an enclosed hull. 13: ...luence on its turning performance and, in sailing boats, resists the sideways pressure of the [[wind]] Inflatable boat (2288 bytes) 1: ...atable boats.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Two inflatable boats at Horsea Island, England]] 2: ...class) at Ilfracombe, north Devon, England. These boats can reach 60mph]] 4: ...e allowing them to be used as [[liferaft]]s for [[boat]]s or [[aircraft]] or simply so that they can eas... 6: The boat's floor is made of [[steel]], [[wood]] or [[alumi... 8: ...latable boat]] is a development of the inflatable boat.
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