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USS Felix Taussig
USS ''Felix Taussig'' (ID-2282) was a cargo ship in commission in the United States Navy from 1918 to 1919. She saw service during World War I. Prior to her U.S. Navy service, she operated as the American commercial cargo ship SS ''Felix Taussig'' under charter to the United States Army. During this service she mistakenly sank the U.S. Navy submarine chaser in the deadliest friendly fire incident involving the U.S. Navy of World War I. ''Felix Taussig'' returned to commercial service after World War I, first as SS ''Felix Taussig'' from 1919 to 1948, then from 1948 until 1953 under the Italian flag as SS ''Ata''. Construction and early service SS ''Felix Taussig'' was constructed in 1917 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company at Newport News, Virginia, Newport News, Virginia, as a commercial cargo ship for the Crowell & Thurlow Steamship Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Emergency Fleet Corporation requisitioned her for World War I service, and she was ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anchor
An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, used to secure a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ', which itself comes from the Greek (). Anchors can either be temporary or permanent. Permanent anchors are used in the creation of a mooring, and are rarely moved; a specialist service is normally needed to move or maintain them. Vessels carry one or more temporary anchors, which may be of different designs and weights. A sea anchor is a drag device, not in contact with the seabed, used to minimize drift of a vessel relative to the water. A drogue is a drag device used to slow or help steer a vessel running before a storm in a following or overtaking sea, or when crossing a bar in a breaking sea. Anchoring Anchors achieve holding power either by "hooking" into the seabed, or weight, or a combination of the two. The weight of the anchor chain can be more than that of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
