USS Portland CA-33Portland (CA-33: dp. 9,950; 1. 610 & 39; 3 & 34 ;, b. 66 & 39; 1 & 34 ;; dr. 17 & 39; 1 & 34 ;; s. 32.7 k .; cpl. 848 ; a. 9 8 & 34;, 8 5 & 34 ;, 8 50 eal .; cl. Indanapolis) El primer Portland (CA-33), un crucero pesado, fue autorizado el 13 de febrero de 1929, retirado por Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Div.
Battle of Notium, 407 BC The battle of Notium (407 BC) was a minor Athenian naval defeat, but in its aftermath Alcibiades went into exile for a second time, removing one of the best Athenian commanders of the Great Peloponnesian War.407 BC saw the arrival in Asia Minor of the very capable Spartan naval command Lysander.
Taconic(AGC-17: dp. 13,910 (tl.), 1. 469& 39;2& 34;, b. 63& 39;0& 34;, dr. 24& 39;0& 34; (lim.); s. 16.4 k. (tl.), cpl. 633, a. 2 6& 34;, 840mm.; cl. Adirondack; T. C2-S-AJ1)Taconic was laid down under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1710) at Wilmington, N.C., on 19 December 1944 by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Co.
Siemens-Schuckert Werke S.S.W. D VThe Siemens-Schuckert Werke S.S.W. D V was a two-bay biplane based on the earlier S.S.W. D III/ D IV series. Like those aircraft it had a circular fuselage, build around four longerons, with circular bulkheads and a plywood covering, and was powered by the Siemens Halske Sh III rotary engine, an unusual design in which the crankshaft span in the opposite direction to the cylinders.
I recently came across the Kalash people of Pakistan and Afghanistan (thanks to this amazing music, if anyone's interested). As far as I can tell, studies seem to suggest the Kalash are indigenous…
