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HMS Severn (1914), the Glossary

Index HMS Severn (1914)

HMS Severn was a monitor of the Royal Navy.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 30 relations: Anti-aircraft warfare, Artillery, Barbette, Battle of the Yser, Belgium, Belt armor, Brazil, Bulkhead (partition), Byron Farwell, City of Preston, Lancashire, Draft (hull), Dual-purpose gun, German East Africa, Gun turret, Imperial German Navy, Janes Fighting Ships, Light cruiser, Monitor (warship), Propeller, QF 3-pounder Vickers, Royal Navy, Rufiji River, Sister ship, Steam engine, Submarine, Thos. W. Ward, Torpedo, Vickers, World War I, Yarrow boiler.

  2. Humber-class monitors
  3. Javary-class monitors
  4. World War I monitors of the United Kingdom

Anti-aircraft warfare

Anti-aircraft warfare is the counter to aerial warfare and it includes "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action" (NATO's definition).

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Artillery

Artillery are ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms.

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Barbette

Barbettes are several types of gun emplacement in terrestrial fortifications or on naval ships.

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Battle of the Yser

The Battle of the Yser (Bataille de l'Yser, Slag om de IJzer) was a battle of the First World War that took place in October 1914 between the towns of Nieuwpoort and Diksmuide, along a stretch of the Yser River and the Yperlee Canal, in Belgium.

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Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.

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Belt armor

Belt armor is a layer of heavy metal armor plated onto or within the outer hulls of warships, typically on battleships, battlecruisers and cruisers, and aircraft carriers.

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Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.

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Bulkhead (partition)

A bulkhead is an upright wall within the hull of a ship, within the fuselage of an airplane, or a car.

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Byron Farwell

Byron Edgar Farwell (June 20, 1921 – August 3, 1999) was an American military historian, biographer, and politician.

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City of Preston, Lancashire

The City of Preston, or simply Preston, is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England.

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Draft (hull)

The draft or draught of a ship is a determined depth of the vessel below the waterline, measured vertically to its hull's lowest—its propellers, or keel, or other reference point.

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Dual-purpose gun

A dual-purpose gun is a naval artillery mounting designed to engage both surface and air targets.

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German East Africa

German East Africa (GEA; Deutsch-Ostafrika) was a German colony in the African Great Lakes region, which included present-day Burundi, Rwanda, the Tanzania mainland, and the Kionga Triangle, a small region later incorporated into Mozambique.

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Gun turret

A gun turret (or simply turret) is a mounting platform from which weapons can be fired that affords protection, visibility and ability to turn and aim.

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Imperial German Navy

The Imperial German Navy or the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) was the navy of the German Empire, which existed between 1871 and 1919.

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Janes Fighting Ships

Janes Fighting Ships is an annual reference book of each country's navy, coast guard, associated vessels, weapons, and aircraft.

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Light cruiser

A light cruiser is a type of small or medium-sized warship.

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Monitor (warship)

A monitor is a relatively small warship that is neither fast nor strongly armored but carries disproportionately large guns.

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Propeller

A propeller (colloquially often called a screw if on a ship or an airscrew if on an aircraft) is a device with a rotating hub and radiating blades that are set at a pitch to form a helical spiral which, when rotated, exerts linear thrust upon a working fluid such as water or air.

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QF 3-pounder Vickers

The Ordnance QF 3-pounder Vickers (47 mm / L50) was a British artillery piece first tested in Britain in 1903.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

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Rufiji River

The Rufiji River lies entirely within Tanzania.

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Sister ship

A sister ship is a ship of the same class or of virtually identical design to another ship.

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Steam engine

A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.

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Submarine

A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater.

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Thos. W. Ward

Thos.

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Torpedo

A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target.

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Vickers

Vickers was a British engineering company that existed from 1828 until 1999.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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Yarrow boiler

Yarrow boilers are an important class of high-pressure water-tube boilers.

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See also

Humber-class monitors

Javary-class monitors

World War I monitors of the United Kingdom

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Severn_(1914)

Also known as Brazilian monitor Solimões (1913), HMS Severn (1913).