Refimprove date September 2009 A breechesbuoy is a crude rope based rescue device used to extract people from wrecked vessels, or to transfer people from one location to another in situations of danger. The device resembles a round emergency personal flotation device with a leg harness attached. It is similar to a zip line .The breechesbuoy was usually deployed from either ship to ship, or ship to shore using a rocket or a lyle gun , and allowed single person evacuations. A line is attached to the ship, and the person being rescued is pulled to shore in the breechesbuoy which rides the line similar to a zip line . Image Breechesbuoyrescue.jpg thumb a child riding a breechesbuoy US CoastGuard Competition In Sea Scouts, use of a breechesbuoy has become one of the events that are competed in at regattas such as the Old Salts Regatta and the Ancient Mariners Regatta . The competition simulates an actual breechesbuoy rescue situation. Before the event. the crew sets up their equipment, which includes a thin shot line attached to the tower simulating the crow s nest of a sinking ship, a high line made of a hawser , a block and tackle, a deadman with a cleat, an endless whip with a block, a chair, and shear legs . Once the equipment is prepared, two scouts go up to the tower these scouts must wear harnesses for safety in most of today s competitions . The coxswain calls the four or five scouts remaining on the ground to attention. No further talking is allowed by anyone except for the coxswain and the two participants in the tower. No communication other than yes and no arm signaling is allowed between the tower and ground. At the go signal, time begins and does not stop until ... compete in the breechesbuoy event at the Old Salts Regatta. One member of the ground crew ties the whip ... 2009 External links http www.schoonerman.com sailingterms breeches buoy.htm Definition from Sailing Terms http www.lifesavingservice.org beach apparatus gear.html BreechesBuoy Description References ... more details
Image Elijah boardman by earl.jpg thumb 200px right Breeches as worn in America in the late eighteenth century Elijah Boardman by Ralph Earl , 1789. Breeches pronounced IPA en br t z breeches , britches ... leg , usually stopping just below the knee, though in some cases reaching to the ankles. The breeches ... in his childhood. seealso Trousers Etymology Breeches is a double plural known since c. 1205 ... of the Viking king Ragnar Lodbrok Ragnar Lo br k , Ragnar Hairy breeches . The Proto Germanic ... wear pants, referred to Germanic tribes as braccati , wearers of breeches or rather, of fabric wrapped ... breeches has been applied to both outer garments and underwear . Breeches is a singular word ... modern Dutch broek . At first breeches indicated a cloth worn as underwear by both men and women. In the latter sixteenth century, breeches began to replace Hose clothing hose while the German Hosen ... standard until knee length breeches were replaced for everyday wear by long pantaloons or trousers ... features were differentiated from female styles. During the French Revolution breeches culottes ... without breeches . Britches The spelling britches is a spelling variant, not a corruption ... language Scots or northern English spelling and pronunciation. Types of breeches The terms breeches or knee breeches specifically designate the knee length garments worn by men from the later sixteenth ... worn by others, such as Queen s Counsel , down to the present day on formal occasions. Spanish breeches , stiff, ungathered breeches popular from the 1630s until the 1650s. Petticoat breeches , very full, ungathered breeches popular from the 1650s until the early 1660s, giving the impression of a woman s petticoat . Rhinegraves , full, gathered breeches popular from the early 1660s until the mid 1670s, often worn with an overskirt over them. Fall front breeches, breeches with a panel or flap ... a form of breeches called knickerbockers clothing knickerbockers or knickers US were in fashion with both ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2007 Spanish breeches are stiff and close fitting ungathered breeches . They were popular from 1600 1650 in fashion 1600 1650 . In the 1660s petticoat breeches surpassed them in popularity throughout most of Western Europe, Category Breeches clothing stub es Greg escos ... more details
Petticoat breeches were voluminously wide, pleated pants, reminiscent of a skirt, worn by men in Western Europe during the 1650s and early 1660s. The very full loose breeches were usually decorated with loops of ribbon s on the waist and around the knee. They were so loose and wide that they became known as petticoat breeches. They give very much the impression of very baggy loose shorts since they are not gathered at the knee. They replaced Spanish breeches during the 1650s as the most popular leg wear of most of Western Europe. By the early 1660s, rhinegraves became very popular and soon replaced petticoat breeches. External links http www.wga.hu frames e.html? html h hooch 1 index.html Pieter de Hooch Paintings Two pages of paintings of Dutch men in petticoat breeches by Pieter de Hooch. Clothing Category History of clothing Europe Category Breeches Category Skirts ko ... more details
Refimprove date March 2009 Crossdressing A breeches role also pants role or trouser role , Travesti theatre travesti or hosenrolle is a role in which an actress appears in male clothing breeches being tight fitting knee length pants, the standard male garment at the time breeches roles were introduced . In opera it can also refer to any male character that is sung and acted by a female singer. Most often the character is an adolescent or a very young man, sung by a mezzo soprano or contralto , or, occasionally, a male countertenor. The operatic concept of the breeches role assumes that the character ... female characters e.g. Leonore in Fidelio or Gilda in Act III of Rigoletto are not considered breeches roles. The most often performed breeches roles are Cherubino The Marriage of Figaro , Octavian ... plays generally have no requirements for vocal range, they do not usually contain breeches roles in the same ... modern era breeches roles. However, in most cases, the choice of a female actor to play a male character is made at the production level Hamlet Hamlet as a character Hamlet is not a breeches role, but Sarah Bernhardt once played Hamlet as a breeches role. When a play is spoken of as containing a breeches ... actress appeared in trousers at some time, and breeches roles would even be inserted gratuitously ... of the famous breeches actress Susanna Verbruggen Susanna Mountfort also known as Susanna Verbruggen ..., the breeches role frequently contained a revelation scene where the character not only unpins ... the actress as a sexual object. Breeches roles remained an attraction on the British stage for centuries ... boy in pantomime . Opera Historically, the list of roles that are considered to be breeches roles ..., the sand man, and the dew man are however meant to be sung by women. Operas with breeches roles ... York St. Martin s Press. Opera terms DEFAULTSORT Breeches Role Category Cross dressing Category Drama ... pl Role spodenkowe pt Papel travesti simple Breeches role fi Housurooli sv Byxroll ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2006 Image UnitedStatesCoastGuardCutterOBION.jpg thumb right 300px USCG Cutter OBION, a River Buoy Tender, maintaining navigational buoys on the Ohio river at Louisville, Kentucky. A buoy tender is a type of boat vessel used to maintain and replace navigational buoy s. The name is also used for someone who works on such a vessel and maintains buoys. The United States Coast Guard uses buoy tenders to accomplish one of its primary missons of maintaining all U. S. Navigational aid Aids to Navigation ATON . Types of CG buoy tenders 240 USCGC Mackinaw WLBB 30 225 USCG Seagoing Buoy Tender WLB 175 USCG Coastal Buoy Tender WLM 100 Inland Buoy Tender WLI 100 Inland Construction Tender WLIC 75 River Buoy Tender WLR 75 Inland Construction Tender WLIC 65 River Buoy Tender WLR 65 Inland Buoy Tender WLI Additional reading United States Coast Guard http www.uscg.mil History h lhindex.asp Bibliography and links on buoy tenders. See also USCG Coastal Buoy Tender USCG Inland Buoy Tender USCG Seagoing Buoy Tender Category Boat types Category Service vessels of the United States de Tonnenleger fr Baliseur ja pt Navio balizador fi V yl alus ship type stub ... more details
wikisource The Bell Buoy The Bell Buoy is a poem by Rudyard Kipling . It was first published with illustrations in Saturday Review London Saturday Review , Christmas Supplement 1896 and then published in McClure s Magazine in February 1897 as The Bell Buoy , with illustrations by Oliver Herford . Some changes to the wording occurred sometime between the edition in McClure s and when it was collected in Rudyard Kipling s verse inclusive edition, 1885 1918 1919 as The Bell Buoy . The other changes are minor and some may be the correction of printing errors. External links http www.kipling.org.uk rg bellbuoy1.htm The Bell Buoy DEFAULTSORT Bell Buoy Category Poetry by Rudyard Kipling Category English poems Category Works originally published in British newspapers Category 1896 poems poem stub ... more details
Marker buoy may refer to Surface Marker Buoy used by divers a light emitting or smoke emitting buoy used in naval warfare disambiguation Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
Image Gurtretter.jpg thumb right A rescue tube, or Peterson tube. A rescue buoy or rescue tube is a piece of lifesaving equipment used in water rescue. This flotation device can help support the victim s and rescuer s weight to make a rescue easier. It is an essential part of the equipment that must be carried by lifeguard s. It further can act as a mark of authority, identifying an individual as a lifeguard. Image Rettungsboje.jpg thumb right A rescue buoy, also called a Burnside buoy, or can. The rescue tube is usually made of vinyl, and is buoyant enough to support the full weight of a rescuer and several victims. The tube has a long leash that the lifeguard wears around the body to tow the tube along while swimming a long distance. The rescue tube is usually red, but can come of a variety of colors. Rescue tubes often have the words Guard or Lifeguard printed on them. The tube may also have clips, so that it may be wrapped around a person. The rescue buoy or can today is a hollow plastic rescue flotation device . Because of its rigidity, it is slightly more hazardous in surf conditions. However, the rescue buoy generally has more buoyancy than a rescue tube, allowing the rescuer ..., or the buoy have handles allowing victims to grab on. Like the tube, the buoy is connect by a rope to a strap the rescuer wears. This allows them to swim while towing the buoy and victim. The buoy ... II rescue buoy During World War II , at the instigation of German Generaloberst Ernst Udet , large buoy s were deployed in the English Channel for downed Luftwaffe flyers. ref cite web url http www.lonesentry.com articles ttt07 rescue buoy.html title The German Rescue Buoy publisher Tactical and Technical ... buoy EMILY Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard is a robotic rescue buoy made by Hydronalix . ref http www.gizmag.com emily motorized rescue buoy 17297 EMILY ref References reflist Lifesaving and Lifeguarding DEFAULTSORT Rescue Buoy Category Surf lifesaving ... more details
A pull buoy or leg float is a figure eight shaped piece of closed cell foam used in swim workouts. Swimmers place the buoy between the legs in the crotch area to provide support to the body without kicking the legs this allows the swimmer to focus on training only their arms. Pull Buoys are an excellent training device for developing endurance and upper body strength. Using them gives the arms an intense workout by providing flotational support for hips and legs. Good body position and technique can be established and a bilateral breathing rhythm can be refined. This piece of equipment is a good aid to help swimmers enjoy their training. It can be combined with a rubber ring to tie one s feet together, so there is no notion of kick. It also provides individuals with heavy legs with a way to be better positioned in the water. Pull buoy is often confused with Pool buoy, particularly by those who have never seen the term written. Pull here refers to the Pull phase of the Swim stroke which this device helps to train. Pool buoys usually refer to the floating plastic lines used to mark separate lap lanes in a pool. External links http swimmingscience.blogspot.com 2006 11 coaches like swimming toys.html Swimming Equipment Competitive swimwear Category Swimming equipment water sports stub de Pull Buoy fr Pull buoy it Pull buoy ru sv dolme flythj lpmedel ... more details
Wikify date August 2009 A spar buoy is a tall, thin buoy that floats upright in the water and is characterized by a small water plane area and a large mass. Because they tend to be stable ocean platforms, spar buoys are popular for making Oceanography oceanographic measurements. Adjustment of the water plane area and the mass allows spar buoys to be tuned so they tend to not respond to wave forcing ref cite article title Development of a six degree of freedom buoy design and analysis program with validating data publisher OCEANS apos 93. apos Engineering in Harmony with Oceanapos . Proceedings date Volume , Issue , 18 21 Oct 1993 Page s I390 I394 vol.1 author Venezia, W.A. Clark, A.M. Schmitt, K.F. ref . This characteristic differentiates them from large water plane area buoys b such as discus buoys that tend to be wave followers. Spar buoys are often used as stable platforms for wave measurement devices c and air sea interaction measurements d , Spar buoys range in length from a few Foot length feet e to over 100 feet long. To avoid the difficulties inherent with shipboard launch and recovery large spar buoys may be deployed by helicopter f . A Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution report http hdl.handle.net 1912 1552 describes a computer solution to help predict the heave and roll response of free floating bodies of cylindrical shape when excited by random seas with known spectra ... Powered Life Support and Communications Buoy for the Aquarius 2000 Habitat , Proc. of the Ocean Community ..., and E.A. Terray. Directional wave measurements from the ASIS Air Sea Interaction Spar buoy. In OCEANS ... A new Air Sea Interaction Spar buoy Design and performance at sea. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 17, no. 5 2000 708 720. e An Easily Deployed, Low Cost And Light weight Spar Buoy For Making ... deployed spar buoy Pellegrini, R.R. Venezia, W.A. OCEANS apos 93. apos Engineering in Harmony ... Identifier 10.1109 OCEANS.1993.326081 DEFAULTSORT Spar Buoy Category Nautical terms Category Buoyage ... more details
Lanby buoy is a contraction of Large Automatic Navigation BuoY. ref name cil cite web publisher Commissioners of Irish Lights title Abbreviations url http www.cil.ie sh903x5291.html accessdate 2008 06 25 ref Lanby buoys were originally made by Hawker Siddeley Dynamics and were used from the 1970s onwards. ref name vads cite web publisher Visual Arts Data Service title Design 1970 Journal Things seen Desert Island discus url http vads.ahds.ac.uk diad article.php?year 1970&title 254&article d.254.32 accessdate 2008 06 25 ref The buoys are intended to replace Lightvessel lightships and are constructed as a circular hull with a central light to provide all round visibility and a foghorn. They may also contain radio and radio beacons. The navigation buoy is monitored remotely from onshore and is designed to run for extended periods without repair. The running costs were estimated to be as little as 10 of those of a lightship. ref name vads A Lanby buoy replaced the Bar Lightship PLANET in the River Mersey Mersey estuary in 1972 and remained in service for 21 years before being replaced itself. ref cite web publisher Mersey Lightvessel Preservation Society title History of the Mersey Lightvessels url http www.barlightvessel.org.uk history.html accessdate 2008 06 25 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20080422002057 http www.barlightvessel.org.uk history.html Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2008 04 22 ref References Reflist Category Nautical terms Buoy Category Dutch loanwords Category Navigation Category Buoyage Water transport stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 An OE Buoy or Ocean Energy Buoy is a wave power device that that was deployed in half scale test mode in Spiddal near Galway in Ireland for over two years between 2007 and 2009. As of the 5th of March 2011 the model has been redeployed at the same site, primarily as a data collector for the EU funded Cores Project. It was developed by the http hmrc.ucc.ie HMRC in Cork and is now owned and developed by the spun off http www.oceanenergy.ie oe technology platform.html Oceanenergy . External links http www.irishtimes.com newspaper breaking 2010 0205 breaking41.htm Ocean Energy signs turbine deal , 2010 http oreg.ca docs May 20Symposium Polaski2.pdf Pictures OE Buoy and Wavebob , both in situ on test site 2007 pages 14 19 http www.oceanenergy.ie oe technology platform.html Device in situ under test http www.thepost.ie themarket wave energy firm gets euro230000 funding 44092.html Sunday Business Post , September 2009 http www.irishtimes.com newspaper ireland 2011 0305 1224291373717.html Irish Times , March 2011 http www.fp7 cores.eu partners.html Cores Project March 2011 Category Wave power renewable energy stub ... more details
good article File NOAA NDBC discus buoy.jpg thumb Weather buoy operated by the NOAA National Data Buoy ... s, and engineering design process engineering design . Moored buoy s have been in used since ... 40 cm in . Drifting buoys are the dominant form of weather buoy in sheer number, with 1250 located .... History File Weather Buoy MDS.jpg thumb Weather Buoy Data Buoy Oceanographic Buoy operated by the Marine ... NOMAD buoy s convert 6 m ft adj on hull was originally designed in the 1940s for the United States ... 1995 ref Since the 1970s, weather buoy use has superseded the role of weather ships by design .... ref cite book url http books.google.com books?id DO5K1NK ZewC&pg PA62&dq 1990 TOGA ocean buoy network ... ref Hurricane Katrina capsized a convert 10 m ft abbr on buoy for the first time in the history of the National Data Buoy Center NDBC on August 28, 2005. ref cite web url http www.hurricanescience.org ... buoy 26028 ended its long term data collection of sea surface temperature after transmitting for 10 ... drifting buoy. ref cite web url http www.argos system.org documents publications newsletter anl ... Satellites ref The first weather buoy in the Southern Ocean was deployed by the Integrated Marine ... is processed and can be logged on board the buoy and then transmitted via radio, cellular, or satellite ... temperature at a depth of convert 3 m ft . ref name buoy Many different drifting buoys exist ... are beamed to satellites for automated and immediate data distribution. ref name buoy ... right Types of moored buoys used by the National Data Buoy Center Weather buoys can be recognized .... ref name NDBC cite web url http www.ndbc.noaa.gov mooredbuoy.shtml title Moored Buoy Program author National Data Buoy Center publisher National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration date 2008 02 ...?id qXxIieLNl2gC&pg PA13&dq weather buoy book&hl en&ei oupBTa eO9DTgAf5xpCFAg&sa X&oi book result&ct ... ISBN 9781574091588 ref The aluminum convert 3 m ft adj on 0 buoy is a very rugged meteorological ocean ... more details
Image Yellow breeches fishing.jpg thumb Fishing in the Boiling Springs Lake tributary to the Yellow Breeches Cr. in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania Boiling Springs Yellow Breeches Creek , also known as Minnimingo Creek , is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania in the United States . Yellow Breeches Creek arises on the northwestern side of South Mountain Maryland and Pennsylvania South Mountain , in the Michaux State Forest , and collects the drainage of several hollows along the mountainside. It flows north through Walnut Bottom, Pennsylvania Walnut Bottom and turns east to run down the Cumberland Valley , paralleled by an ex Reading Railroad line. It passes through Huntsdale, Pennsylvania Huntsdale , site of the Huntsdale State Fish Hatchery. The creek begins to meander, and swings around the north side of Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania Mount Holly Springs . Just below the town, it is joined by Mountain Creek Yellow Breeches Creek Mountain Creek . Old Town Run enters just before the creek passes along the south side of Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania Boiling Springs and the spring fed lake that gives the town its name. The Boiling Springs Lake tributary photo enters the Y.B. creek east of the town. The tributary s crystal clear water is a popular trout fishing ... , then joins Stony Run Yellow Breeches Creek Stony Run and enters a series of sharp meanders as the railroad ... . Cedar Run Yellow Breeches Creek Cedar Run enters near the top of the northernmost meander ... Breeches is a popular spot for fly fishers who flock to the mile long catch and release section near Boiling Springs. The Yellow Breeches is stocked by the PA Fish and Boat Commission as well as local fly shops including Yellow Breeches Outfitters and Cold Spring Anglers. It is one of the designated Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers . Tributa ries Cedar Run Yellow Breeches Creek Cedar Run Pippins Run Stony Run Yellow Breeches Creek Stony Run Dogwood Run Old Town Run Mountain Creek Yellow Breeches ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 Knot details name Lobster buoy hitch image Lobster buoy hitch tight ABOK 1714.jpg names type hitch strength origin related Cow hitch , Buntline hitch , Two half hitches releasing jamming uses attaching lines to rings, eyes, posts, rods, and railings caveat abok number 58, 1714 , 1839 Image Lobster buoy hitch loose ABOK 1714.jpg thumb Untightened Lobster buoy hitch The lobster buoy hitch is similar to the buntline hitch , but made with a cow hitch around the standing part rather than a clove hitch . Like the buntline hitch, this knot is strong, secure and compact. See also List of knots DEFAULTSORT Lobster Buoy Hitch Knot stub ... more details
A surface marker buoy , SMB or simply a blob is an inflatable buoy used by Scuba set scuba diving equipment ... boat while the diver is underwater. Standard buoy Image Bouee plongee.png thumb right Surface marker buoy SMBs are inflated on the surface before diving to mark the diver s position during drift diving ... 2 or greater. The buoy lets the dive boat follow the divers and highlights their position to other boat ... buoy or a delayed buoy which seals itself as it inflates. To avoid losing the reel, a lanyard attaches ... obligation or maximum ascent speed limit. Decompression buoy Image Deco buoy furled.JPG thumb right Packed Surface marker buoy File Deco buoy unfurled.jpg thumb right Surface marker buoy ready to be inflated File Surface marker buoy.JPG right thumb Surface marker buoy inflated Image Surface Marker Buoy Jacqui.JPG right thumb Deco buoy with diver at the surface Image Surfacemarker.jpg thumb right A diver moving to inflate a surface marker buoy using the primary demand valve A delayed surface marker buoy DSMB , decompression buoy or deco buoy is similar to a surface marker buoy but is launched whilst the diver is submerged and generally only at towards the end of the dive. The buoy ... line reel and line connect the buoy on the surface to the diver beneath the surface. Alternative ... trapeze s. A decompression buoy is not used to lift heavy weights in this case divers use a lifting bag . Design There are at least four methods of keeping the air in the inflated deco buoy. The buoy ... submerged to prevent the air escaping open ended self sealing buoys the air in the buoy expands as the buoy ascends sealing a neck at the bottom of the buoy sealed, with an inflation valve and a pressure ... in Europe, a red buoy indicates normal decompression and a yellow buoy indicates a problem, such as shortage ... even within Europe. Some types of buoy provide an attachment for a strobe light , cyalume stick ... Several common problems are encountered when deploying deco buoys. The diving reel jams after the buoy ... more details
buoy anchored offshore that serves as a mooring point and interconnect for tanker ship tankers ... parts in the total buoying system the body of the buoy, mooring and anchoring elements, product transfer system and other components. All these parts are equally important. Buoy body The buoy ... to as the main bearing . The moored tanker can freely weathervane around the buoy and find a stable position due to this arrangement. Mooring and anchoring parts Moorings fix the buoy to the seabed. Buoy design must account for the behaviour of the buoy given applicable wind, wave and current conditions ... to the buoy. Manpower Hawser Arrangement A tanker is moored to a buoy by means of a hawser arrangement ... uni joint on the buoy deck. At the tanker end of the hawser, a chafe chain is connected to prevent damage from the tanker fairlead. A load pin can be applied to the mooring uni joint on the buoy deck ... of vessel which would be moored to the buoy. The ropes would either be single leg or grommet leg type ... working from the buoy outwards Buoy Side Shackle and bridle assembly for connection to the padeye on the buoy Mooring Hawser Shackle Mooring Hawser Chafe Chain Assembly Support Buoy Pick up Messenger Lines Marker Buoy for retrieval from the water. Under OCIMF recommendations, the hawser ... The heart of each buoy is the product transfer system. From a geostatic location, e.g. a pipeline ... the subsea piping to the buoy. Configuration of these risers can vary depending on water depth, sea state, buoy motions, etc. Floating Hose String Floating hose string s connect the buoy to the offloading ... the geostatic and the rotating parts of the buoy. The swivel enables an offloading tanker to rotate with respect to the mooring buoy. Product swivels range in size depending on the size of attached ... are A Boat Landing, providing access to the buoy deck, Fendering to protect the buoy, Lifting ... connected with SPMs Bluewater Energy Services BV. http www.bluewater.com Single Buoy Moorings ... more details
There are two classes of United States Coast Guard USCG Inland Buoy Tenders . The 100 foot Class Inland Buoy Tenders consists of the following boats USCGC Bluebell WLI 313 USCGC Bluebell WLI 313 Portland, Oregon , commissioned 28 Sep 1944 USCGC Buckthorn WLI 642 USCGC Buckthorn WLI 642 Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan , commissioned 18 Aug 1963 The 65 foot Class Inland Buoy Tenders consists of the following boats USCGC Bayberry WLI 65400 USCGC Bayberry WLI 65400 Seattle, Washington , commissioned, June 1954 USCGC Blackberry WLI 65303 USCGC Blackberry WLI 65303 Long Beach, North Carolina , commissioned, August 1946 USCGC Elderberry WLI 65401 USCGC Elderberry WLI 65401 Petersburg, Alaska , commissioned, June 1954 See also USCG Seagoing Buoy Tender USCG Coastal Buoy Tender External links http www.uscg.mil datasheet wli.htm Category Ships of the United States Coast Guard Buoy Tender Inland USCG stub US mil ship stub ... more details
The Seagoing Buoy Tender is a type of United States Coast Guard Cutter U.S. Coast Guard cutter originally designed to service aid to navigation aids to navigation , throughout the waters of the United States, and wherever U.S. shipping interests require. The Coast Guard has maintained a fleet of seagoing buoy tenders dating back to its origins in the U.S. Light House Service. These ships originally were designated with the hull classification symbol WAGL , but in 1965 the designation was changed to WLB , which is still used today. Two classes of the WLB cutters have been produced. The older class, the 180 class cutters, were 180 feet 55 m long. Thirty nine of these sturdy vessels were built from 1942 1944. All but one were constructed in the shipyards of Duluth, Minnesota . The 180 fleet, many of which served for more than 50 years, all went through different mid life modifications that essentially resulted in three different classes of ship. All of the 180s are now retired and have been ... WLB 406 USCGC Acacia , was decommissioned on 7 June 2006. The Jonquil class of 189 buoy tenders ..., diesel designed but low pressure steam plants installed. The new Juniper buoy tenders are designed ... WLB Mesquite 1.jpg thumb 300px USCG Buoy Tender Mesquite Image USCGCSundewJuly2004.jpg thumb 300px USCG Buoy Tender Sundew USCGC Balsam WLB 62 USCGC Cactus WLB 270 USCGC Cowslip WLB 277 USCGC Woodbine ... class Buoy Tender Oak WLB 211 Image Detroit GM headquarters.jpg thumb 300px USCGC Hollyhock in front ... Hollyhock WLB 214 USCGC Sequoia WLB 215 USCGC Alder WLB 216 See also USCG Coastal Buoy Tender USCG Inland Buoy Tender External links http www.uscg.mil datasheet 225wlb.asp Juniper class overview http ... of the Interior. US Coast Guard 180 Foot Buoy Tenders. Washington, DC Government Printing Office, 2003. 180 class cutters Juniper class cutter DEFAULTSORT Seagoing Buoy Tender Category Ships of the United States Coast Guard Category Ship types Buoy Tender USCG stub US mil ship stub ... more details
Image Discus buoy 42001.jpg thumb right A typical deep sea NDBC discus buoy in the Gulf of Mexico The National Data Buoy Center NDBC is a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration s NOAA National Weather Service NWS . NDBC designs, develops, operates, and maintains a network of data collecting buoys and coastal stations. Operations NDBC employs engineer s, meteorologist s, oceanographer s, computer scientist s, and other professionals. NDBC provides hourly observations from a network of about 90 buoys and 60 Coastal Marine Automated Network C MAN stations to help meet these needs. All stations measure wind speed, direction, and gust atmospheric pressure and air temperature . In addition, all weather buoybuoy stations, and some C MAN stations, measure sea surface temperature and Ocean surface wave wave height and period. Conductivity and water current are measured at selected stations. A new task is the operation of the DART Deep ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis buoys. DART is a fleet of tsunami detecting buoys. Another task adopted in 2005 is TAO Tropical Atmosphere Ocean project buoys. TAO is a fleet of over 50 buoys moored in the Pacific Ocean. These buoys are designed to help detect and predict El Ni o Southern Oscillation El Ni o and La Ni a . All ... facility. Final calibration and testing of the completed buoy systems are accomplished in the onsite ... a critically important partner to NDBC, supplying transportation for buoy deployments, retrievals, and other maintenance. History The National Data Buoy Development Program NDBDP , created in 1967, was placed under the control of the USCG. In 1970, NOAA was formed and the NOAA Data Buoy Office NDBO ... page.php?station 42003 NDBC Buoy 42003 closest to the Loop Current Category National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service Data Buoy Center Category National Weather Service Data Buoy Center Category Oceanographic institutions ... more details
Image Southernmost point key west.jpg thumb right 300px Concrete buoy near the Southernmost point in the continental United States located in Key West, Florida , at the corner of South Street and Whitehead Street. The Southernmost point in the continental United States is claimed to be located in Key West, Florida , at the corner of South Street and Whitehead Street. History The Southernmost point was originally just marked with a sign, which was often stolen. In response to this, the city of Key West erected the now famous concrete buoy in 1983. ref http www.vacationrentalskeywest.com keywesthistory.htm Key West History ref Today it is one of the most visited and photographed attractions in Key West. ref http search.cityguide.aol.com southflorida entertainment southernmost point v 62419 AOL Cityguide ref During the day there are usually several street vendors present selling various souvenirs and conch shells. ref http travel.yahoo.com p travelguide 2819092 southernmost point in the nation key west i ylc X3oDMTFka28zOGNuBF9TAzI3NjY2NzkEX3MDOTY5NTUzMjUEc2VjA3NzcC1kZXN0BHNsawN0aXRsZQ travel.yahoo.com ref Controversy The claim is not accurate. Florida s official southernmost point is Ballast Key , a privately owned island just south and west of Key West. Signs on the island strictly prohibit unauthorized visitors. During low tides, several sand bars farther south than Ballast Key are exposed, the southernmost one of which is Sand Key Light Sand Key . Additionally, the point isn t even the southernmost point on the island of Key West. Land on the Truman Annex property just west southwest of the buoy is the true southernmost point on the island, but it has no marker since it is United States Navy U.S. Navy land and cannot be entered by civilian tourists. Also, the private yards directly to the southeast of the buoy and the beach areas of Truman Annex and Fort Zachary Taylor Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park all lie farther south than the buoy. The claim on the buoy ... more details
Image Bow Creek Lighthouse dusk.JPG right 250px thumb Bow Creek Lighthouse at Trinity Buoy Wharf Trinity Buoy Wharf , in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets , is the site of London s only lighthouse , by the confluence of the River Thames and Bow Creek , at Leamouth . The lighthouse no longer functions, and is the home of various art projects such as Longplayer . It is sometimes known as Bow Creek Lighthouse. In 1803, the site came to be used by Trinity House The Elder Brethren of Trinity House , and the seawall here was reconstructed in 1822, built by George Mundy of Old Ford . The site was used as a maintenance depot, and storage facility for the many buoys that aided navigation on the Thames and the wharf for docking and repair of lightships. The original lighthouse was built by the engineer of Trinity House , James Walker, in 1852. and was demolished in the late 1920s. The surviving lighthouse was built in 1864 6 by James Nicholas Douglass James Douglass for Trinity House. It was used for lighting trials for Trinity House s lights around England & Wales. Michael Faraday also carried out experiments there. The pair continued to be used for training prospective lighthouse keepers. ref http www.michaelmillichamp.ukgateway.net page2.html Guide to English and Welsh Lights accessed 27 Jun 2007 ref In December 1988, the Corporation of Trinity House closed the wharf, and the area was acquired by the London Docklands Development Corporation . In 1998, Urban Space Holdings Ltd took control of the site on a long lease. The site has been, and continues to be, developed as a centre for the arts and cultural activities . Enhancements include studio space including unusual architecture ... Buoy Wharf. ref name UEL Launches Dance Studios at Trinity Buoy Wharf cite web url http www.uel.ac.uk news press releases atTrinityBuoyWharf.htm title UEL Launches Dance Studios at Trinity Buoy Wharf ref References Reflist External links http www.trinitybuoywharf.com TBW homepage.htm Trinity Buoy Wharf ... more details
Image Joshua Appleby556 1.jpg thumb 300px USCG Coastal Buoy Tender Joshua Appleby WLM 556 Image Katherine Walker552 1.jpg thumb 300px USCG Coastal Buoy Tender Katherine Walker WLM 552 File USCGC Katherine Walker WLM 552 Controls.JPG thumb 300px Some of the controls and displays of the USCG Coastal Buoy Tender Katherine Walker WLM 552 The United States Coast Guard commissioned a new Keeper class of coastal buoy tenders in the 1990s that are 175 feet 53 m in length and named after Lighthouse keeper s. Keeper Class cutters serve the Coast Guard in a variety of missions. Keeper Class tenders are tasked with maintaining aids to navigation ATON , search and rescue SAR , law enforcement LE , migrant interdiction, marine safety inspections, environmental protection and natural resources management. Keeper Class cutters have limited ice breaking capability. These vessels are 175 long and replaced the WWII era 157 and 133 tenders. The new class of buoy tender cut crew size from 35 and 26, respectively, to 25 saving the already cash strapped Coast Guard financial and personnel resources. Keeper Class Cutters were built by Marinette Marine of Marinette WI. Keeper Class cutters are equipped with mechanical Z drive Azimuth thruster propulsion units instead of the standard propeller and rudder configuration. These mechanical drives are designed to independently rotate 360 degrees. Combined with a thruster in the bow, they enable Keeper Class tenders to dynamically maneuver in a variety of sea states. This creates an extremely maneuverable platform which, when combined with modern navigation aids such as LORAN and GPS allow the Cutter to maintain static positions. This allows the cutter to precisely place an aid to navigation ATON . Keeper Class boarding teams are armed with modern small ... Seagoing Buoy Tender USCG Inland Buoy Tender Further reading Putnam, George R., Lighthouses and Lightships ... wlm keeperclass.htm Keeper class characteristics Category Ships of the United States Coast Guard Buoy ... more details
The International Arctic Buoy Program is headquartered at the Polar Science Center, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington , in Seattle, Washington , United States. The program s objectives include to provide Meteorology meteorological and Oceanography oceanographic data in order to support operations and research for UNESCO s World Climate Research Programme and the World Weather Watch Programme of the United Nations World Meteorological Organization . IABP participating countries include Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, Norway, Russia, and the United States. Together, they share the costs of the program. The IABP has deployed more than 700 buoys since it began operations in 1991, succeeding the Arctic Ocean Buoy Program operational since 1979 01 19 . ref cite web url http www.pbs.org newshour indepth coverage science poles buoys.html title Tools of Polar Research accessdate 2008 05 08 date 2008 02 06 publisher pbs.org ref Commonly, 25 to 40 buoys operate at any given time and provide real time position, pressure, temperature, and interpolated ice velocity. ref cite web url http gcmd.nasa.gov records GCMD G00791.html title IABP Drifting Buoy Pressure, Temperature, Position, and Interpolated Ice Velocity accessdate 2008 05 08 date May 2008 publisher nasa.gov ref In support of the International Polar Year , the IABP will deploy over 120 buoys, at over 80 different locations, during the period of April August 2008. ref cite web url http classic.ipy.org development eoi details.php?id 139 title The International Arctic Buoy Programme Expanding Arctic Observations for the International Polar Year accessdate 2008 05 08 last Rigor first Ignatius work publisher ipy.org ref The organization s annual meeting provides discussion on instrumentation, forecasting, observations, and outlook. References Reflist External links http iabp.apl.washington.edu Official website http www.pbs.org newshour indepth coverage science poles slideshow buoys index.html?type flash ... more details
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