Hulk (ship type)
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hulk-ship-type-173-7356719
title:
Hulk (ship type)
text:
A hulk is a ship that is afloat, but incapable of going to sea. Hulk may be used to describe a ship that has been launched but not completed, an abandoned wreck or shell, or to refer to a ship whose propulsion system is no longer maintained or has been removed altogether. The word hulk also may be used as a verb: a ship is "hulked" to convert it to a hulk. The verb was also applied to crews of Royal Navy ships in dock, who were sent to the receiving ship for accommodation, or "hulked". Hulks hav
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Ship that is afloat, but not seagoing
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulk_(ship_type)
date created:
2003-12-19T02:18:08Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T06:56:30Z
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