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Blueback
Blueback may refer to any of a number of unrelated fish species with blue coloration: *Blueback (novel), ''Blueback'' (novel), a 1997 novel by Australian author Tim Winton *USS Blueback (SS-326), USS ''Blueback'' (SS-326), a US Navy submarine of the ''Balao''-class *USS Blueback (SS-581), USS ''Blueback'' (SS-581), a ''Barbel''-class submarine and the last non-nuclear submarine to join the US Naval Fleet *Beardslee trout or bluebacks *Blueback, a juvenile hooded seal *Blueback (film), ''Blueback'' (film), an Australian drama See also * Blueback herring or blueback shad * Blueback salmon or sockeye salmon {{disambiguation, fish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Blueback (SS-581)
USS ''Blueback'' (SS-581) is a that served in the United States Navy from 1959 to 1990, and subsequently was made into an exhibit at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. She was the second Navy submarine to bear the name. ''Blueback'' was laid down by Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation of Pascagoula, Mississippi on 15 April 1957. She was launched on 16 May 1959 sponsored by Virginia McManes, wife of Rear Admiral Kenmore McManes, and commissioned on 15 October 1959, Lieutenant Commander Robert H. Gautier in command. She was the last non-nuclear submarine to join the United States Navy and was the final conventionally powered combat capable submarine to be decommissioned, which left the United States Navy with a fully nuclear submarine fleet, with the exception of the research submarine which served until 2007. Origin of the name Sources differ on the origin of ''Blueback''s name. The ''Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships'' entry for ''Blueback'' states that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Blueback (SS-326)
USS ''Blueback'' (SS-326), a ''Balao''-class submarine in commission from 1944 to 1948, was the first submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the blueback salmon, also known as the sockeye salmon. She completed three war patrols in the South China Sea and Java Sea during World War II. She sank a 300- displacement ton submarine chaser as well as eight smaller vessels. After her U.S. Navy service, the submarine was transferred to Turkey, and was in commission in the Turkish Naval Forces from 1948 to 1973 as TCG ''İkinci Inönü'' (D-12) (also written TCG ''2. Inönü'' (D-2)), later renumbered S-18 and S 331. Construction and commissioning ''Blueback''′s keel was laid down on 29 July 1943 by the Electric Boat Company at Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 7 May 1944, sponsored by Mrs. William Brent Young, wife of Rear Admiral William Brent Young, and commissioned on 28 August 1944. Service history United States Navy World War II =August–Dece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blueback (film)
''Blueback'' is a 2022 Australian drama film directed by Robert Connolly, from a screenplay written by Connolly and Tim Winton, based on Winton's 1997 novel of the same name. The film centres on a young girl who befriends a wild blue groper while diving, and becomes a passionate activist for protecting the ecosystem of Australia's coral reefs from destruction. It stars Mia Wasikowska, Radha Mitchell, Ilsa Fogg, Liz Alexander, Ariel Donoghue, Clarence Ryan, Pedrea Jackson, Erik Thomson, Eddie Baroo and Eric Bana. The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September 2022, and had its theatrical release in Australia on 1 January 2023. At the 2023 ARIA Music Awards, the soundtrack was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album. Cast * Mia Wasikowska as Abby Jackson ** Ilsa Fogg as teenage Abby ** Ariel Donoghue as young Abby * Radha Mitchell as Dora Jackson ** Liz Alexander as older Dora * Clarence Ryan as Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blueback (novel)
''Blueback'' is a short novel by the Australian author Tim Winton. First published in 1997, it has since been translated into Italian language, Italian, Dutch language, Dutch and Japanese language, Japanese. Tim Winton on Blueback "I don't know whether books like ''Blueback'' make a difference, but in an innocent way, it's discussing these things - we have been taking from the sea and the land for so long, it's time for us to give something back. "I feel very specifically that I benefited from growing up where I did, where so much revolved around the sea - in a way, it was a gift and I owe it something. If the sea is ultimately where we come from, and it seems we did, then it's our source, our ancestral life and we are obliged to nourish it." Reviews The The New York Times, New York Times review said that "Winton ... convince[s] us of the preciousness of our oceans not through lectures but through his characters' steady wonder." Alexa Dretzke reviewed: ... we have a boy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blueback Herring
The blueback herring, blueback shad, or summer shad (''Alosa aestivalis'') is an anadromous species of herring from the east coast of North America, with a range from Nova Scotia to Florida. Blueback herring form schools and are believed to migrate offshore to overwinter near the bottom. These fish are silvery in color, have a series of scutes (modified, spiny and keeled scales) along their bellies, and are characterized by deep bluish-green backs. They reach a maximum size of approximately and are believed to live up to 8 years. The most distinguishing characteristic of this species is the black to dusky color of its peritoneum (the lining of the abdominal cavity). It is one of the "typical" North American shads. They are often confused with alewifes because blueback shad and alewives are difficult to distinguish from one another, and together these two species are often regarded collectively as "river herring". Alewives have larger eyes, greater body depth, and pearly t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beardslee Trout
The Beardslee trout (''Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus'' f. ''beardsleei''), formerly ''Salmo gairdneri beardsleei'') is a local form (zoology), form of rainbow trout endemic to Lake Crescent in Washington (U.S. state), Washington. Some sources treat them as a subspecies. Known to locals as "bluebacks", Beardslee trout are found nowhere else, and spawn in the Lyre River, near the outlet of the lake. Beardslee are somewhat difficult to distinguish from the Lake Crescent cutthroat trout, which is also endemic to Lake Crescent, as they only take on the rainbow colors during spawning. The spawning grounds of the Beardslee (considered the rarest salmonid in the Olympic National Park) are severely threatened by siltation, and the degradation of logjams in the river used as spawning grounds. Responding to a proposal from Washington Trout, Olympic National Park has announced an emergency change to fishing regulations on Lake Crescent. On May 24 (2002), Park Superintendent David Morris annou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hooded Seal
The hooded seal (''Cystophora cristata'') is a large phocid found only in the central and western North Atlantic, ranging from Svalbard in the east to the Gulf of St. Lawrence in the west. The seals are typically silver-grey or white in color, with black spots that vary in size covering most of the body. Hooded seal pups are known as "blue-backs" because their coats are blue-grey on the back with whitish bellies. This coat is shed after 14 months of age when the pups molt. It is the only species in the genus ''Cystophora''. Naming The generic name ''Cystophora'' means "bladder-bearer" in Greek, from the species' unusual sexual ornament – a peculiar inflatable bladder septum on the head of the adult male. This bladder hangs between the eyes and down over the upper lip in the deflated state. In addition, the hooded seal can inflate a large balloon-like sac from one of its nostrils. This is done by shutting one nostril valve and inflating a membrane, which then protrudes from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
