en.unionpedia.org

SS Monagas, the Glossary

SS Monagas was a Venezuelan tanker that was torpedoed by the in the Gulf of Venezuela west of Punta Macolla on 16 February 1942 while she was travelling from Maracaibo, Venezuela to Aruba while carrying a cargo of oil products.^[1]

20 relations: Aruba, Beam (nautical), Ceremonial ship launching, Coup de grâce, Engine room, Funnel (ship), G7e torpedo, Gulf of Venezuela, Gunboat, La Guajira Department, List of ship directions, Maracaibo, Newcastle upon Tyne, Port, Steam engine, Stern, Tanker (ship), U-boat, United Kingdom, Venezuela.
Ships built in the United Kingdom
Steamships of Venezuela
Tankers

Aruba

Aruba, officially the Country of Aruba (Land Aruba; Pais Aruba), is a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, situated in the south of the Caribbean Sea.

See SS Monagas and Aruba

Beam (nautical)

The beam of a ship is its width at its widest point.

See SS Monagas and Beam (nautical)

Ceremonial ship launching

Ceremonial ship launching involves the performance of ceremonies associated with the process of transferring a vessel to the water.

See SS Monagas and Ceremonial ship launching

Coup de grâce

A coup de grâce ('blow of mercy') is a death blow to end the suffering of a severely wounded person or animal.

See SS Monagas and Coup de grâce

Engine room

On a ship, the engine room (ER) is the compartment where the machinery for marine propulsion is located.

See SS Monagas and Engine room

Funnel (ship)

A funnel is the smokestack or chimney on a ship used to expel boiler steam and smoke or engine exhaust.

See SS Monagas and Funnel (ship)

G7e torpedo

The G7e torpedo was the standard electric torpedo used by the German Kriegsmarine submarines in World War II.

See SS Monagas and G7e torpedo

Gulf of Venezuela

The Gulf of Venezuela is a gulf of the Caribbean Sea bounded by the Venezuelan states of Zulia and Falcón and by La Guajira Department, Colombia.

See SS Monagas and Gulf of Venezuela

Gunboat

A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.

See SS Monagas and Gunboat

La Guajira Department

La Guajira is a department of Colombia.

See SS Monagas and La Guajira Department

List of ship directions

This list of ship directions provides succinct definitions for terms applying to spatial orientation in a marine environment or location on a vessel, such as fore, aft, astern, aboard, or topside.

See SS Monagas and List of ship directions

Maracaibo

Maracaibo (Marakaaya) is a city and municipality in northwestern Venezuela, on the western shore of the strait that connects Lake Maracaibo to the Gulf of Venezuela.

See SS Monagas and Maracaibo

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle (RP), is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England.

See SS Monagas and Newcastle upon Tyne

Port

A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers.

See SS Monagas and Port

Steam engine

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

See SS Monagas and Steam engine

Stern

The stern is the back or aft-most part of a ship or boat, technically defined as the area built up over the sternpost, extending upwards from the counter rail to the taffrail.

See SS Monagas and Stern

Tanker (ship)

A tanker (or tank ship or tankship) is a ship designed to transport or store liquids or gases in bulk. SS Monagas and tanker (ship) are tankers.

See SS Monagas and Tanker (ship)

U-boat

U-boats were naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars.

See SS Monagas and U-boat

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

See SS Monagas and United Kingdom

Venezuela

Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea.

See SS Monagas and Venezuela

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Monagas