patrol craft

collocation in English

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patrol
noun
uk
/pəˈtrəʊl/us
/pəˈtroʊl/
the act of checking that there is no trouble or danger in a building ...
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craft
noun
uk
/krɑːft/us
/kræft/
skill and experience, especially in relation to making objects; a job or activity that needs skill and experience, or something produced using skill ...
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Captured vessels included two patrol frigates, over one hundredpatrolcraft, and about fifty amphibious warfare ships.
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The other destroyer joined forces with twopatrolcraftand vengefully dropped 84 depth charges during the following 14 hours but inflicted no material damage.
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By 1972 the navy had one small patrol gunboat and two smallpatrolcraftthat performed port control and customs duties.
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Two destroyers joined thepatrolcraft, and all three kept the submarine under attack for five hours.
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In addition to towing and berthing services, she provided harbor fire protection and was utilized as an inner harborpatrolcraft.
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The small flotilla arrives and quickly starts engaging the two destroyers and remainingpatrolcraftguarding the convoy.
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She encountered numerous enemy aircraft,patrolcraft, and fishing vessels, but only six targets worthy of a torpedo.
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There are no current plans to place orders forpatrolcraft.
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He may come to the conclusion that we have not the necessary number ofpatrolcraft, that we are very short in that respect.
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Prototypes of a further logistic hovercraft and a fastpatrolcraftare under development.
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These 100 vessels consist of 22 destroyers, 41 antisubmarine frigates, 2 dispatch vessels, 30 submarines and 5 seawardpatrolcraft.
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The order for support ships was later reduced to two and 14 of thepatrolcraftare to be built overseas under licence.
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Do they believe that it could become the coastalpatrolcraftof the future?
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One of the lessons from the six-day war was that smallpatrolcraftcan now pack a punch that is effective in a fullscale war.
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It will stay at sea long after apatrolcraftwould have been forced to retire.
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It involvedpatrolcraft, destroyers and merchant vessels, and was not at all confined to destroyers.
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Tenpatrolcraftwere launched from a yard outside a development area in the same period.
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We have some otherpatrolcraftrequirements in the offing for roles where the demand for sea-keeping may be less onerous.
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There are eight mine counter-measure vessels, one fast patrol boat, and twopatrolcraft.
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Thepatrolcrafthave a speed of some 18 to 20 knots, a range of 2,000 nautical miles, and an endurance of 10 days victualling stores.
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The navy consists of 11 combat vessels, 22patrolcraftand over 700 personnel.
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In addition to supply ships and tankers, the force included destroyers and a large number ofpatrolcraft.
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