Naval vessel designed to conduct operations other than direct combat.
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Examples for "naval auxiliary ship "
Examples for "naval auxiliary ship "
1 The executive officer said it was probably the auxiliary ship with the target in tow.
2 Stuart Jack asked that the British auxiliary ship Wave Ruler head straight to the smaller islands after the storm passes.
3 HMS Westminster will be accompanied by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships Lyme Bay and Mounts Bay on its stop.
4 At the moment 106 pickled destroyers are berthed at Charleston, 127 auxiliary ships at Orange Texas.
5 The six auxiliary ships had closed up, so that the leading ship, the transport "Anadir," was abreast of the centre of the two lines.
1 She is a fast and entirely unprotected auxiliary vessel - the yacht Corsair-andhas a good battery of light rapid-fire guns.
2 Ten ships of the line, sire, with a full complement of auxiliary vessels .
3 'Half of the Royal Navy's auxiliary vessels are doing nothing but running round on courier duty for us,' the Duke said.
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