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Dauntless (barque)
__NOTOC__ Dauntless may refer to: Military * Douglas SBD Dauntless, a World War II American naval scout plane and dive bomber * Operation Dauntess, a military operation part of Operation Courageous * Operation Martlet (a.k.a. Operation Dauntless), part of a series of British attacks to capture the town of Caen and its environs from German forces Vessels * Dauntless (steamboat), ''Dauntless'' (steamboat), a steamer in the Puget Sound mosquito fleet * , five ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy * , a United States Coast Guard cutter * , three ships of the United States Navy * Dauntless (ship, 1866), ''Dauntless'' wooden yacht schooner built in 1866 Fictional * ''Dauntless'', a fictional sailboat in children's books by James Lennox Kerr * ''Dauntless'', a fictional starship in ''The Lost Fleet: Dauntless'' by John G. Hemry * HMS ''Dauntless'', a fictional ship-of-the-line from the 2003 American fantasy swashbuckler film ''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas SBD Dauntless
The Douglas SBD Dauntless is a World War II American naval scout plane and dive bomber that was manufactured by Douglas Aircraft from 1940 through 1944. The SBD ("Scout Bomber Douglas") was the United States Navy's main Carrier-based aircraft, carrier-based scout/dive bomber from mid-1940 through mid-1944. The SBD was also flown by the United States Marine Corps, both from land air bases and aircraft carriers. The SBD is best remembered as the bomber that delivered the fatal blows to the Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway in June 1942.Parker, Dana T. ''Building Victory: Aircraft Manufacturing in the Los Angeles Area in World War II,'' pp. 25–34, Cypress, CA, 2013. . The type earned its nickname "Slow But Deadly" (from its SBD initials) during this period. During its combat service, the SBD proved to be an effective naval scout plane and dive bomber. It possessed long range, good handling characteristics, maneuverability, potent bomb load, great diving characteristics fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Courageous
Operation Courageous was a military operation performed by the United Nations Command (UN) during the Korean War designed to trap large numbers of Chinese People's Volunteer Army (PVA) and Korean People's Army (KPA) troops between the Han and Imjin Rivers north of Seoul, opposite the Republic of Korea Army (ROK) I Corps. The intent of Operation Courageous was for US I Corps, which was composed of the US 25th and 3rd Infantry Divisions and the ROK 1st Infantry Division, to advance quickly on the PVA/KPA forces and reach the Imjin River with all possible speed. Maneuvering As Operation Ripper showed that the PVA/KPA forces were withdrawing north of Seoul, US Eighth Army commander General Matthew Ridgway planned to block and attack the retreat of KPA I Corps. On 21 March Ridgway ordered US I Corps to move forward to the ''Cairo Line'', which he extended southwestward across General Frank W. Milburn's zone through Uijongbu () to the vicinity of Haengju () on the Han River. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Martlet
Operation Martlet (also known as Operation Dauntless) was part of a series of British attacks to capture the French town of Caen and its environs from Wehrmacht, German forces during the Battle of Normandy of World War II begun by the Allies of World War II, Allies. It was a preliminary operation undertaken on 25 June 1944 by XXX Corps (United Kingdom), XXX Corps of the British Second Army (United Kingdom), Second Army, to capture Rauray and the area around Noyers-Bocage, Noyers. The attack was to protect the right flank of VIII Corps (United Kingdom), VIII Corps as it began Operation Epsom, an offensive into the Odon (river), Odon Valley west of Caen, on 26 June. The 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division and the 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division were to capture Juvigny-sur-Seulles, Vendes and Rauray, to prevent German counter-attacks against VIII Corps from the area of the Rauray Spur and then extend the attack towards Noyers and Aunay-sur-Odon. It was the first time in Normandy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dauntless (steamboat)
The steamboat ''Dauntless'' operated in the early 1900s as part of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet. Career ''Dauntless'' was built in 1899 by Matthew McDowell at Tacoma to replace the ''Defiance'' (I) on the Seattle-Tacoma-East Pass run. ''Dauntless'' was 93' long and rated at 91 tons. In 1900, Captain McDowell built a newer and larger ''Defiance'' (II) at Tacoma, and sold ''Dauntless'' to the Moe Brothers, who put the vessel in the Bainbridge Island service.Newell, ed., ''McCurdy Marine History'', at 49, 60, 76 and 343. In 1902, the Moe Brothers sold ''Dauntless'' to L.B. Hastings and Captain Mann, of Port Townsend Port Townsend is a city on the Quimper Peninsula in Jefferson County, Washington, United States. The population was 10,148 at the 2020 United States Census. It is the county seat and only incorporated city of Jefferson County. In addition .... They put ''Dauntless'' on the Port Townsend- Irondale run. A steel mill at Irondale caused that town to bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dauntless (ship, 1866)
''Dauntless'' was a 19th-century wooden yacht schooner, designed and built in 1866 by Forsyth & Morgan at Mystic Bridge, Connecticut, and owned and sailed by noted yachtsmen, among them James Gordon Bennett Jr. and Caldwell Hart Colt. She was first called the ''L'Hirondelle'' and later renamed the ''Dauntless''. The ''Dauntless'' was in three Trans-Atlantic matches for the New York Yacht Club. She came in fourth in an unsuccessful America’s Cup defense in 1870. Construction and service The 97-foot keel sloop schooner ''L'Hirondelle'' was designed by J.B Van Deusen and built in May 1866 by the Forsyth & Morgan shipyard in Mystic Bridge, Connecticut for S. Dexter Bradford, Jr., of Newport, Rhode Island. Her dimensions were 114 feet length overall; 25.8 in beam, 10.2 in depth, and 255 tons burden. Her foremast was 83.7 feet; mainboom 63 feet. She had 4 galvanized iron water tanks. On October 31, 1866, the ''L'Hirondelle'' was in her first race with the yacht ''Vesta,'' o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Lennox Kerr
James Lennox Kerr (1 July 1899 – 11 March 1963) was a Scottish socialist author noted for his children's stories written under the pseudonym of Peter Dawlish. Kerr lived in Paisley until 1915, joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve by claiming to be 18, then served on merchant ships until 1929. After spending some time in Australia and America he settled in Pimlico in 1930, marrying Elizabeth "Mornie" Birch of Penwith, Cornwall in 1932. She was the daughter of Samuel John "Lamorna" Birch the RA painter. His first book, for adults, ''Back Door Guest'', described life as a hobo in USA and Canada, and is full of social comment which was then controversial. He wrote 32 books for children, most with a nautical theme and 23 books for adults, many commenting on working class life in Scotland, America and Australia. As an author he used, in addition to his own name, the pseudonyms "Gavin Douglas" for adult books and "Peter Dawlish" for children's books after 1938. Kerr served in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dauntless
__NOTOC__ Dauntless may refer to: Military * Douglas SBD Dauntless, a World War II American naval scout plane and dive bomber * Operation Dauntess, a military operation part of Operation Courageous * Operation Martlet (a.k.a. Operation Dauntless), part of a series of British attacks to capture the town of Caen and its environs from German forces Vessels * ''Dauntless'' (steamboat), a steamer in the Puget Sound mosquito fleet * , five ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy * , a United States Coast Guard cutter * , three ships of the United States Navy * ''Dauntless'' wooden yacht schooner built in 1866 Fictional * ''Dauntless'', a fictional sailboat in children's books by James Lennox Kerr * ''Dauntless'', a fictional starship in '' The Lost Fleet: Dauntless'' by John G. Hemry * HMS ''Dauntless'', a fictional ship-of-the-line from the 2003 American fantasy swashbuckler film '' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' * USS ''Dauntless'' (NX-01-A) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Curse Of The Black Pearl
''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (originally titled ''Pirates of the Caribbean'') is a 2003 American fantasy swashbuckler film directed by Gore Verbinski. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures via the Walt Disney Pictures label, the film is based on the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disney theme parks and is the first film in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' series. Starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley, it follows pirate Jack Sparrow (Depp) and the blacksmith Will Turner (Bloom), as they attempt to rescue the kidnapped Elizabeth Swann (Knightley). The trio encounters Captain Hector Barbossa (Rush) and the ''Black Pearl'' crew who are afflicted by a supernatural curse. Executives at Walt Disney Studios drafted a rough treatment for the film in 2000. A script was developed by Jay Wolpert in 2001, and was rewritten by Stuart Beattie in early 2002. Around that time, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hope And Fear
"Hope and Fear" is the 26th and final episode of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Voyager''. The episode first aired on the UPN network on May 20, 1998. Directed by Winrich Kolbe, it was developed from a story by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga and Joe Menosky into a teleplay by Menosky and Braga. "Hope and Fear" was the final episode of the ''Star Trek'' franchise to be worked on by executive producer Jeri Taylor. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet and Maquis crew of the starship USS ''Voyager'' after they were stranded in the Delta Quadrant far from the rest of the Federation. In this episode, the ''Voyager'' crew discover a ship sent from Starfleet that could take them back to the Alpha Quadrant in just 3 months, but it will mean abandoning their vessel. However, it is all revealed to be an elaborate trap as the alien Arturis (Ray Wise) attempts to gain his revenge on the crew for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dauntless (board Game)
''Dauntless'', subtitled "Plane to Plane Combat in the Pacific — 1942–1945", is a board wargame published by Battleline Publications in 1977 that simulates aerial combat in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II. Description ''Dauntless'' is a tactical wargame for two or more players. One player or one team controls Allied aircraft, and the other player or team controls Japanese aircraft. Components and gameplay The board consists of six geomorphic mapsheets. Aircraft and ships are represented by 375 die-cut counters. The game uses a simultaneous movement system in which players log planned maneuvers and then simultaneously reveal them. The players use airplane data cards that list aircraft performance based on altitude. The rules are divided into a Basic Game and Advanced Game. The Advanced Game adds rules for spotting, non-plotted movement, bombing and rocket fire, training and experience, blind spots, and bailing out. The sequence of events in each turn is: #Fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dauntless (video Game)
''Dauntless'' was a free-to-play action role-playing game developed by Phoenix Labs. The game initially launched in beta in May 2018 for Microsoft Windows. An early access version was published by Epic Games on May 21, 2019 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, including full support for cross-platform play, and was fully released for those platforms on September 26, 2019. A Nintendo Switch version was released on December 10, 2019. Versions for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S were released on December 2, 2021. Following the acquisition of Phoenix Labs by a blockchain company in 2023, most of the development team was let go by January 2025, and the game's servers were shut down on May 30 of the same year. Gameplay ''Dauntless'' takes place in a fantasy setting, where a cataclysmic event has torn the world apart, releasing monstrous creatures known as Behemoths that prey on the surviving humans and absorbing the aether on the scattered islands. Players take on the role of Slayers to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Battle Of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II, Pacific Theater of World War II that took place on 4–7 June 1942, six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea. The Japanese Combined Fleet under the command of Isoroku Yamamoto suffered a decisive defeat by the United States Pacific Fleet, U.S. Pacific Fleet near Midway Atoll, about northwest of Oahu. Yamamoto had intended to capture Midway and lure out and destroy the U.S. Pacific Fleet, especially the aircraft carriers which had escaped damage at Pearl Harbor. Before the battle, Japan desired to extend its Pacific defense perimeter, especially after the Doolittle Raid, Doolittle air raid of Tokyo in April 1942, and to clear the seas for attacks on Midway, Fiji, Samoa, and Hawaii. A related Japanese Aleutian Islands campaign, attack on the Aleutian Islands began one day earlier, on 3 June. The Japanese strike force at Midway, known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
