splinter fleet
splinter n He was offered the command of the wooden motor vessel _Trepassey_ (one of Newfoundland's wartime built 'splinter fleet') in which he took a naval crew and scientific party to the Falkland Islands. GMS Oct 79 Used I Used I 2 Used I ~boat, ~fleet
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| Language: | English |
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1979
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/46162 |
| Summary: | splinter n He was offered the command of the wooden motor vessel _Trepassey_ (one of Newfoundland's wartime built 'splinter fleet') in which he took a naval crew and scientific party to the Falkland Islands. GMS Oct 79 Used I Used I 2 Used I ~boat, ~fleet |
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