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Naum Panovski Naum Panovski () (born July 3, 1950 in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia) is a professional theatre director and writer. He graduated 1973 from the Academy for Theatre, Film, Radio, and Television in Belgrade] and made his directorial debut that same year at the Dramski Teatar Dramatic Theatre in Skopje.
Naum Sekulovski Naum Sekulovski (born May 14, 1982 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player of Ethnic Macedonian origin. He currently plays as a left winger for the A-League club Perth Glory.
Naum Vilenkin Naum Yakovlevich Vilenkin, , (October 30, 1920, Moscow — 1991, Moscow) is a Russian mathematician, an expert in combinatorics. He is best known as the author of many books in recreational mathematics aimed at middle and high school students.
Naumachia The naumachia (in Latin naumachia, from the Ancient Greek ναυμαχία/naumachía, literally "naval combat") in the Ancient Roman world referred to both the re-enactment of naval battles and the basin (or more broadly, the complex) in which this took place.
Nauman Scott Nauman Steele Scott, II (June 15, 1916 - September 19, 2001), was a Republican-appointed federal judge in the Western District of Louisiana from 1970 until 2001, who ordered cross-parish busing guidelines in 1980 to foster racial balance in Rapides Parish public schools. Because of his active fight against lingering remnants of segregation, Judge Scott has often been compared to two other Republican federal judges in similar circumstances, John Minor Wisdom (1905-1999) of New Orleans and Frank M.
Naundorf bei Seyda Naundorf bei Seyda is a community in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The community belongs to the administrative community (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Elbaue-Fläming, whose seat is in the town of Zahna.
Naunet In Egyptian mythology, Nu (also spelt Nun), is the deification of the primordial watery abyss, in the Ogdoad cosmogony, the name meaning abyss. Due to being a concept, Nu was viewed as androgynous, his female form being named Naunet (also spelt Nunet), which is simply the female form of the word Nu.
Naung Mung Scimitar-babbler The Naung Mung Scimitar-babbler Jabouilleia naungmungensis is a member of the Old World babbler family, Timaliidae, described as new to science in 2005. The only other member of the genus Jabouilleia is the Short-tailed Scimitar-babbler.
Naupactia The Naupactia (Greek: , Naupaktia) is a lost epic poem of ancient Greek literature. In antiquity the title was also written Naupaktika (Latin Naupactica), and it is also in the present day sometimes referred to among scholars by the Latin phrase carmen Naupactium ("Naupactian poem").
Naupactus Naupactus or Nafpaktos (Latin: Naupactus or Naupactos; Turkish: İnebahtı; Italian, Spanish and Portuguese Lepanto; modern Greek, Ναύπακτος, rarely Epakto), is a town in the prefecture of Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece, situated on a bay on the north side of the straits of Lepanto. The harbour, once the best on the northern coast of the Corinthian Gulf, is now almost entirely choked up, and is accessible only to the smallest craft.
Nauplius (mythology) In Greek mythology, Nauplius was the name of two characters, one descended from the other. The name may originally have been applied to one character, the founder of the city of Nauplia (modern Nafplion) in Argolis.
Nauravat silmät muistetaan Nauravat Silmät Muistetaan (English translation: "Laughing Eyes Are Remembered") was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed in Finnish by Boulevard (who achieved the unusual distinction of backing a singer at one Contest before appearing in their own right at the immediately following Contest).
Nauru detention centre The Nauru detention centre is an asylum seeker detention and processing centre on the tiny island nation of Nauru. It is fully funded by the Australian government, and has housed people detained under the Pacific Solution since the Tampa affair in 2001.
Nauru Phosphate Corporation The Nauru Phosphate Corporation (NPC) is a government-owned company controlling phosphate mining in Nauru. The economy of Nauru is almost wholly dependent on phosphate which has led to environmental catastrophe.
Nauru Reed Warbler The Nauru Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus rehsei) is a species of Old World warbler and the only bird species endemic to the island Nauru. The species is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN, as its habitat on Nauru may be a threat.
Nauruan indigenous religion The Nauruan indigenous religion is a monotheistic system of belief that includes a female deity called Eijebong and an island of spirits called Buitani. Believers say that the sky and the earth were created by a spider called Areop-Enap.
Nauscopy Nauscopy is an independent record label based in New Hampshire which was begun as a cassette label called Burping Turds Musick in California in 1991, no doubt taking cues from other cassette culture people of the time such as GWOP, Wheelchair Full of Old Men, Eerie Materials, and others.
Nausea L.A. Nausea, formed in the late 1980s, is a crustgrind band from Los Angeles, California, featuring Oscar Garcia and Alfred "Garvey" Estrada of Terrorizer and Eric Castro of Majesty. Though the group disbanded in 1993, Nausea reformed in 2000.
Nauset The Nauset Indian tribe were the original inhabitants of the Cape Cod peninsula, in Massachusetts. Like their neighbours, the Wampanoag and Narraganset peoples, the Nauset spoke an N-Dialect of the Algonquian language.
Naushad Ali (cricketer) Naushad Ali Rizvi (Urdu: نوشاد علی رضوی) (born October 1, 1943, Gwalior, British India) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in six Tests in 1965. He was Pakistan's wicket-keeper and an opening batsman.
Naushad Waheed Naushad Waheed (born December 15, 1962 in Malé) is a cartoonist and painter in the Maldives. He was detained by the government for four months following the publication of one of his cartoons in the magazine Hukuru in 1999.
Naushon Island Naushon Island, part of the Elizabeth Islands, is seven miles (11 km) long, just off (SW of) Cape Cod, and four statute miles (6 km) NW of Martha's Vineyard. The island is owned by the Forbes family and is included in the town of Gosnold, Massachusetts.
Nausicaa In ancient Greek literature, Nausicaa (often rendered Nausicaä; Greek: ΝαυσικάαHomeri Odyssea, book 6, line 17, Georg Olms Verlag 1991, ISBN 3-487-09458-4), burner of ships, a daughter of King Alcinous (Alkínoös) of the Phaeacians and Queen Arete, appears in Homer's Odyssey (Odysseía). The maiden Nausicaa dreams that Athena tells her to do her laundry.
Nausicaan In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Nausicaans are a strong and typically violent race renowned throughout the Alpha Quadrant for being skilled mercenaries. Nausicaan raiders are a favored hire of the Ferengi because of their effectiveness and ruthlessness.
Nausicaä Kiki Ippatsu Nausicaä in the Nick of Time (Naushika Kiki Ippatsu or Nausicaä Kiki Ippatsu) was a Japanese computer game released for the PC-6001 computer system in 1984. It is a shooter game based off of the movie Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.
Nausori Naitasiri (Open Constituency, Fiji) Nausori Naitasiri Open is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, are allocated by ethnicity). Like the other open electorates, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006.
Nauta Nauta is a bustling small town situated in the northeastern area of the Peruvian Amazon roughly 100km south of the Province's capital, Iquitos. Established by Pacaya–Samiria--a leader of the Cocama peoples following the 1830 uprising at the Jesuit mission of Lagunas, Nauta soon became the primary commercial hub of the Peruvian selva baja (known also as Omagua, or the Amazonian lowlands) (See William Smyth and Frederick Lowe, 1836:204, 258).
Nautamlal Bhagavanji Mehta Nautamlal Bhagavanji Mehta was an Indian freedom fighter and a strong supporter of Mahatma Gandhi. A most Prominent business man as well as Pioneer of think tank of Gandhian Moment (in Gujarat, he was credited for having given the name Mahatma (Great Soul) to Gandhi.
Nautanki Nautanki is a kind of street play popular in northern India especially in the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Before the advent of cinema in India, it was the most popular form of entertainment prevalent in these areas.
Nautch Nautch, a word used in several languages of North India, is an Indian term for "dance", and indicates several forms of popular dancing styles by young girls, generally called the Nautch girls. The culture of the performing art of Nautch rose to prominence during the later period of Mughal Empire, and the Company Rule.
Nautica Founded in 1983, Nautica has evolved from a collection of men’s outerwear to a leading global lifestyle brand with products ranging from men’s, women’s and children’s apparel and accessories to a complete home collection. Nautica is part of VF Corporation.
Nautical almanac A nautical almanac is a publication describing the positions and movements of celestial bodies, including the sun, moon, planets, and 57 stars chosen for their ease of identification and wide spacing. The Almanac specifies for each whole hour of the year the position on the Earth's surface at which each body is directly overhead.
Nautical Archaeology Society The Nautical Archaeology SocietyNautical Archaeology Society website (NAS) is a charity registered in EnglandCharity Commission The Nautical Archaeology Society is registered charity number 264209 and is a company limited by guaranteeCompanies house The Nautical Archaeology Society is registered at Companies House in England no. 1039270.
Nautical chart A nautical chart is a graphic representation of a maritime area and adjacent coastal regions. Depending on the scale of the chart, it may show depths of water and heights of land, natural features of the seabed, details of the coastline, navigational hazards, locations of natural and man-made aids to navigation, information on tides and currents, local details of the Earth's magnetic field, and man-made structures such as harbours, buildings and bridges.
Nauticus, The National Maritime Center Nauticus, The National Maritime Center is a maritime-themed science center located in Norfolk, Virginia. The museum features hands-on exhibits, interactive theaters, aquaria, digital high-definition films, and an extensive variety of educational programs.
Nautiloid Nautiloids are a group of marine mollusks in the subclass Nautiloidea, which all possess an external shell, the best-known example being the modern nautiluses. They flourished during the early Paleozoic era, where they consitituted the main predatory animals, and developed an extraordinary diversity of shell shapes and forms.
Nautilus Nautilus (from Greek nautilos, 'sailor') is the common name of any marine creatures of the cephalopod family Nautilidae, the sole family of the suborder Nautilina. It comprises six species in two genera, the type of which is the genus Nautilus.
Nautilus (1800 submarine) Nautilus was the first practical submarine, commissioned by First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte and designed by the American inventor Robert Fulton, then living in the French First Republic. Launched in 1800, it was made of copper sheets over iron ribs, 6.
Nautilus (Verne) The Nautilus was the fictional submarine featured in Jules Verne's novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870) and The Mysterious Island (1874). Verne named the Nautilus after Robert Fulton's real-life submarine Nautilus (1800).
Nautilus Pompilius (band) Nautilus Pompilius (), sometimes abbreviated as Nau (), was a prominent Russian rock band formed in Sverdlovsk (now Ekaterinburg) and active between 1983 and 1997. They were an influential band in the post-punk, New Wave wing of Russian rock music.
Nauvoo Legion The Nauvoo Legion was a private militia employed by Joseph Smith, Jr. and Brigham Young during the Latter Day Saint movement until 1870, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS Church; see also "Mormon").
Nav/attack system A nav/attack system (short for navigation/attack) is a generic term for an integrated suite of sensors and navigation equipment that allow a military aircraft to locate and attack specific ground targets with a high degree of precision.
Nava Sama Samaja Party The Nava Sama Samaja Pakshaya (New Social Equality Party) is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It was formed through the expulsion of a tendency from the Lanka Sama Samaja Party in 1977 that was led by Siritunga Jarysuriya (Siri), Vasudeva Nanayaika (Vasu), and Vickremabahu Karunaratne (Bahu).
Nava Vihara Nava Vihara (Sanskrit: नव विहार - "New Temple" or "New Monastery" (See Vihara), has been arabized as "Nau Behar" or "Navbahar") was a buddhist temple or monastery near the ancient city of Balkh, in the Khorasan province of Persia (now in present-day Afghanistan)
Navag neas Navag Neas is the pseudonym for an American underground rap artist, independent film director, and occasional actor. His fan base is primarily found in the suburbs of New York and New Jersey, as well as some areas in Philadelphia.
Navagio Navagio Beach (Greek: Ναυάγιο), or the Shipwreck, is an isolated sandy cove on Zakynthos island and one of the most famous beaches in Greece. It is notable because it is home to the wreck of the alleged smuggler ship Panagiotis.
Navagraha Kritis The Navagraha Krithis are a set of 9 songs composed by Muthuswami Dikshitar, a great composer of Carnatic Music (Classical music of South India). Each song is a prayer to one of the nine Navagrahas ("planets" of Hindu mythology.
Navagraha temples Navagraha temples are temples devoted to the nine (nava) major celestial bodies (Grahas) of Hindu astronomy. These celestial bodies are named Surya (Sun), Chandra (Moon), Chevaai/Mangal(Mars), Budhan (Mercury), Guru/Brihaspati (Jupiter), Shukra (Venus), Shani (Saturn), Rahu (Head of Demon Snake) and Ketu (Tail of Demon Snake).
Navahrudak Voblast Navahrudak Voblast or Novogrudak Oblast (, ) was a Voblast of the Byelorussian SSR following the annexation of West Belarus into the BSSR in 1939. The Voblast was formed on November 2 1939, out of parts of the former NowogrĂłdek Voivodeship in the Second Polish Republic.
Navajo Navajo (pronounced and sometimes written in English, Navaho), or Diné (pronounced , meaning The People in Navajo) refers or relates to the Navajo people, currently the largest Native American tribe in North America, with about 300,000 members. The name Navajo literally means "enemies of the cultivated fields" and likely originated from a nearby warring tribe.
Navajo Generating Station Navajo Generating Station is a coal-fired powerplant with a power of 2280 megawatts at Page, Arizona, USA (Geograpical coordinates: ). Navajo Generating Station has three 236 meter high chimneys, which are the tallest structures in Arizona.
Navajo indian irrigation project The Navajo Indian Irrigation Project (NIIP) is a large agricultural development located in the Northwest Corner of New Mexico. The NIIP is one of the largest Indian owned and operated agricultural businesses in the United States.
Navajo language Navajo or Navaho (native name: Diné bizaad) is an Athabaskan language (of Na-Dené stock) spoken in the southwest United States by the Navajo people (Diné). It is geographically and linguistically one of the Southern Athabaskan languages (the majority of Athabaskan languages are spoken in northwest Canada and Alaska).
Navajo Nation The Navajo Nation (Dine'Ă© in Navajo language) is a Native American sovereignty. The Navajo Reservation covers about 27,000 square miles (70,000 square kilometres, 16 million acres) of land, occupying all of northeastern Arizona, and extending into Utah and New Mexico, and is the largest land area assigned primarily to a Native American jurisdiction within the United States.
Navajo Nation national soccer team The Navajo Nation national football team is the official football team for the Navajo Nation. They are not affiliated with FIFA or CONCACAF, and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Navajo Nation Zoo and Botanical Park The Navajo Nation Zoo and Botanical Park 7 acres (28,000 m²) is a zoo and botanical garden located in Window Rock, Arizona, USA. Set beneath sandstone pinnacles known as The Haystacks, it showcases native animals and plants that relate to Navajo culture, and is the only tribal zoo licensed by U.
Navajo people The Navajo (also Navaho) people of the southwestern United States call themselves the Diné (pronounced ), which roughly means "the people". They speak the Navajo language, and many are members of the Navajo Nation, an independent government structure which manages the Navajo reservation in the Four Corners area of the United States.
Navajo Rug A Navajo Rug, also known as a Navajo Blanket, is a textile produced by a Native American person or persons from the Navajo Nation. A more respectful name for these textiles would be Dine rug because "Dine" is the word these Native Americans use to identify themselves.
Navajo Springs, Arizona Navajo Springs, Arizona is a community located on the Navajo Nation, near to Holbrook, Arizona. The community is almost exclusively Native American, and a permit is required from the Navajo Nation for off-road travel in that area.
Navajo Wars The Navajo Wars were a series of battles, often separated with treaties that involved raids by different Navajo bands on the rancheras along the Rio Grande and the counter campaigns by the Spanish, Mexican, United States of American governments, and sometimes their civilian elements. This raiding and counter-raids began in the early 1600s and continued through 1865.
Navajo-Churro sheep Navajo-Churro are a breed of sheep descended from the Churra, an ancient Iberian breed. The Churra (renamed Churro by American frontiersmen) was first imported to North America in the 16th century and used to feed Spanish armies and settlers.
Naval & Military Club The Naval & Military Club is a gentlemen's club in London, England. It was founded in 1862 because the three then existing military clubs in London - the United Service, the Junior United Service and the Army & Navy - were all full.
Naval architecture Naval architecture is an engineering discipline dealing with the design, construction and repair of marine vehicles. Due to the complexity associated with operating in a marine environment naval architecture is by necessity a co-operative effort between groups of technically skilled individuals that are specialists in particular fields, often co-ordinated by a lead naval architect.
Naval artillery Naval artillery or naval rifles refers to warship-mounted guns used in naval warfare for attacking other vessels, bombarding targets on shore (naval gunfire support), or for anti-aircraft. Conversely, the term may be used as a descriptor about the naval rifles used in land batteries for anti-shipping area denial purposes.
Naval artillery in the Age of Sail During the Age of Sail, when large, sail-powered wooden naval warships dominated the high seas (roughly: 1571-1863), these warships mounted a bewildering variety of different types and sizes of cannons as their main armament. By modern standards, these cannon were extremely inefficient, difficult to load, and short ranged.
Naval aviation Naval aviation is the application of manned military air power by the navies of the world such as those operated by the United States Navy. Maritime aviation is the operation of aircraft in a maritime role under the command of land based forces such the Nimrods of the Royal Air Force.
Naval Academy Bridge The US Naval Academy Bridge is a bridge that crosses the Severn River in Annapolis, Maryland located downriver from the Severn River Bridge and adjacent to the United States Naval Academy. It's predecessor, a bascule bridge, once served as the main entry into Annapolis from both Ritchie Highway and the ferry to the Eastern Shore prior to the construction of the John Hanson Highway and the current Severn River Bridge.
Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference (NAFAC) The Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference (NAFAC) is the largest undergraduate foreign affairs conference in the United States. Providing a forum for addressing pressing international concerns since 1961, NAFAC seeks to explore current, demanding issues from both a civilian and military perspective.
Naval Academy Chapel The United States Naval Academy Chapel is one of two houses of worship on the grounds of the Navy's service academy. The Naval Academy Chapel's cornerstone was laid in 1904 by Admiral George Dewey and the dedication of the Chapel was on May 28, 1908.
Naval Academy Preparatory School The Naval Academy Preparatory School, or NAPS is the preparatory school for the United States Naval Academy and United States Coast Guard Academy, located at NETC, Newport, Rhode Island. The mission of NAPS is to provide for strengthening of academic potential of candidates to each of these institutions.
Naval Academy, Maryland Naval Academy is a census-designated place and Census Designated Place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, which actually consists of the United States Naval Academy. As of the 2000 census, the population was 4,264.
Naval Act of 1794 The Act to Provide a Naval Armament (1 Stat. 350), also known as the Naval Act, was passed by the United States Congress on March 27, 1794 and established the first naval force, which eventually became the United States Navy.
Naval Air Station Alameda Naval Air Station Alameda (NAS Alameda) was a United States Navy Naval Air Station in Alameda, California, on San Francisco Bay. Built on reclaimed land at the west end of Alameda Island, the site was acquired by the USAAC in 1930 but turned over to the navy in 1936.
Naval Air Station Dallas Naval Air Station Dallas (also Hensley Field) is a United States Navy Naval Air Station located on Mountain Creek Lake in the Mountain Creek neighborhood of southwest Dallas, Texas (USA). The facility was decomissioned 26 December 1998.
Naval Air Station Whiting Field Naval Air Station Whiting Field is a United States Navy base located in Milton, Florida, in central Santa Rosa County, and is one of the Navy's two primary pilot training bases (the other being NAS Corpus Christi, Texas). NAS Whiting Field also provides training for U.
Naval Air Systems Command The Naval Air Systems Command, or NAVAIR, is the part of the United States Navy which provides materiel support for naval aircraft and airborne weapon systems, such as guided missiles. NAVAIR was established in 1966 as the successor to the Navy's Bureau of Naval Weapons (BuWeps).
Naval Aircraft Factory The Naval Aircraft Factory (NAF) was established by the United States Navy in 1918 at Philadelphia in order to assist in solving the problem of aircraft supply which faced the Navy Department upon the entry of the U.S.
Naval Ammunition Depot The Naval Ammunition Depot, or NAD, was the largest WWII naval munition plant from 1942-1946. Construction began in July 1942 near Hastings, Nebraska and was complete in early 1943 with over 2000 structures including buildings, bunkers, and vairous other types of structures built just for this operation.
Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek The Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek is the major operating base for the Amphibious Forces in the United States Navy's Atlantic Fleet. The base is comprised of four locations in three states, including almost 12,000 acres (49 km²) of real estate.
Naval Artillery War Badge Naval Artillery War Badge or the War Badge for Naval Artillery (German: Kriegsabzeichen fĂĽr Marineartillerie) is a German military decoration awarded for service to the crews of Kriegsmarine land-based marine artillery and anti-aircraft units. A crew could receive an award by achievement of eight points (two for downing an aircraft unassisted, one for downing an aircraft assisted, and five for aiding in the downing of aircraft for radar, searchlight or other such units).
Naval Aviation Observer (Navigation) Badge The Naval Aviation Observer (Navigation) Badge was a short-lived military badge of the United States Navy that was issued between March of 1945 and 1947. The badge recognized naval personnel who were trained as navigators on board naval aircraft.
Naval Aviation Supply Corps Badge The Naval Aviation Supply Corps Badge is a decoration of the United States Navy which is issued to those officers of the Navy Supply Corps who have qualified for duties as a Supply Officer in a Naval air unit and are also qualified to serve in duty assignments onboard aircraft carriers. The Aviation Supply Corps Badge is one of three supply badges issued by the U.
Naval Aviator Badge The Naval Aviator insignia (Marine Corps: Naval Aviator Insignia) is a warfare qualification of the United States military that is awarded to those aviators of the United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard who have qualified as Naval Aviators upon successful completion of flight school. The decoration is similar in design to the Naval Flight Officer Badge, consisting of a single fouled anchor, surmounted by a shield, centered on a pair of golden wings.
Naval battles of the American Civil War Naval battles of the American Civil War were a common occurrence just as they are with many wars. The naval engagements of the American Civil War though were different in the sense that they dramatically altered the foundations of naval warfare.
Naval Battle of Awa The occurred on January 28, 1868 during the Boshin War in Japan, in the area of Awa Bay near Osaka. Involving ships of the Tokugawa Shogunate and Satsuma vessels loyal to the imperial court in Kyoto, the battle was the first in Japanese history between modern naval forces.
Naval Battle of Genoa (1795) The Naval Battle of Genoa was fought off the coast of Genoa, a port city in north-western Italy, between French warships under Rear Admiral Martin and British and Neapolitan warships under Vice Admiral Hotham. The naval battle ended in a British-Neapolitan victory over the French.
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, sometimes referred to as the Third Battle of Savo Island or, in Japanese sources, as the Third Battle of the Solomon Sea (第三次ソロモン海戦), took place November 12–15, 1942, and was the decisive battle in a series of naval battles that took place between Allied (primarily U.S.
Naval Battle of Hakodate Bay The Naval Battle of Hakodate Bay (Japanese:函館湾海戦) was fought from 4-10 May 1869, between the remnants of the Shogun's navy, consolidated into the armed forces of the rebel Ezo Republic, and the newly formed Imperial Japanese Navy. It was one of the last stages of Battle of Hakodate during the Boshin War, and occurred near Hakodate in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaidō.
Naval Battle of Hyères Islands The Naval Battle of Hyères Islands was fought on 13 July 1795 off the Hyères Islands, a group of islands off the French Mediterranean coast, about 25 km east of Toulon. The battle was fought between French warships and British-Neapolitan warships and resulted in a British-Neapolitan victory over the French.
Naval Battle of Vella Lavella The Battle of Vella Lavella (Japanese: 第二次ベララベラ海戦) was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II fought on the night of October 6, 1943 near the island of Vella Lavella in the Solomon Islands.
Naval Battles (game) Naval Battles (full title — Naval Battles: World War II on the High Seas) is a turn-based, card-driven wargame based on naval combat during World War II. Designed by Dan Verssen and published by Phalanx Games, the game is playable by 2 or more players, each commanding a fleet with the objective of sinking a certain amount of their opponents' ships.
Naval Brigade A Naval Brigade is a large temporary detachment of Royal Marines and of seamen from the Royal Navy formed to undertake operations on shore, particularly during the mid- to late-19th century. Seamen were specifically trained in land-based warfare at the gunnery school at HMS Excellent in Portsmouth.
Naval conference The term naval conference can refer to various conferences that took place during the early 20th century which aimed to regulate naval warfare and armaments. This agreements were completely abandoned by the time World War II had started in 1939.
Naval crown The Naval Crown (in Latin corona navalis), was a gold crown awarded to the first man who boarded an enemy ship during a naval engagement. In style, the crown was made of gold and surmounted with the beaks of ships.
Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center The Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center (NCCOSC) is the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command's (SPAWAR's) warfare center for command, control, communications, and ocean surveillance. NCCOSC's mission, in support of SPAWAR, is to develop, acquire, and support systems for information transfer and management to provide naval forces a decisive warfare advantage and to be the Navy's center for research, development, test and evaluation, engineering, and fleet support for command, control, communications, and ocean surveillance systems.
Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Pacific Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Pacific (NCTAMS PAC) provides operational direction and management to all Pacific Naval Telecommunication System users. In addition to this function, NCTAMSPAC manages, operates, and maintains Defense Communication System and Naval Telecommunication System assets, and offers a full range of ADP and information resource services, maintenance and repair, and communication/electronic and Defense Message System coordination to the United States Navy and other DOD activities in the Pacific.
Naval Consolidated Brig, Miramar Naval Consolidated Brig, Miramar is a military prison operated at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar located near the city of Miramar just north of San Diego in California. The brig has been in operation since 1989.
Naval Consulting Board The Naval Consulting Board was a US Navy organization established in 1915 by Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels. During World War One, Daniels created the Board to provide "machinery and facilities for utilizing the natural inventive genius of Americans to meet the new conditions of warfare".
Naval Flight Officer A Naval Flight Officer in the United States Navy and Marine Corps is an officer of the line, meaning they can screen for command in the naval aviation community. After completion of schooling, they receive the Naval Flight Officer Badge.
Naval Flight Officer Badge The Naval Flight Officer Badge is an insignia of the United States military which is awarded to those aviators of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard who have qualified as Naval Flight Officers (NFO) based on successful completion of flight training. The insignia is similar in design to the Naval Aviator Badge, consisting of a pair of golden wings, a shield, and crossed anchors.

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