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# USCGC Dorado

USCGC Dorado (WPB-87306) was the sixth cutter of the Marine Protector-class patrol boats. Dorado was built at Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, Louisiana and commissioned in April 1999 and decommissioned on 10 March 2021. Dorado's home port was in Crescent City, California and served under Coast Guard Group Humboldt Bay in the Eleventh Coast Guard District.
After decommissioning, Dorado will be transferred to the Department of Defense's Foreign Military Sales Program and is awaiting sale to an allied partner.
# UFO (ride)

The UFO is an amusement park ride designed by HUSS Maschinenfabrik in 1978, based on the company's Enterprise and Skylab amusement rides. Numerous carnivals feature this ride which is known as Alpha One Peeters and Vertical Limits.

## Design and operation

The UFO consists of twelve, four-person gondolas, mounted in a circle around a central drive hub. This hub is in turn connected to a hydraulic arm. The ride is rotated to produce enough centrifugal force to stick the riders to the wall of the gondola furthest from the centre. Once this is achieved, the hydraulic arm is used to move the entire ride from the horizontal position to near-vertical. The time between the ride beginning to spin and the ride reaching near-vertical is approximately sixty seconds. The ride must be lowered back to the horizontal position before the rotation can cease.
There are no safety restraints on the UFO; the centrifugal force is strong enough to prevent riders from experiencing any major movement while the ride is not at horizontal, and in the event of a rotational or power failure, the size and spacing of the bars that make up the gondola 'cage' (along with enforced height and safety restrictions), prevents riders from falling out.
Nevertheless, minimum rider height requirement is usually 54 inches (140 cm) or taller, as much as some extreme roller coasters.

## Appearances

There are believed to be very few UFOs operating worldwide.
* Canada - One; Wilde Knight Mares at Canada's Wonderland.
* South Africa - One; The UFO at Gold Reef City.
* France - One; UFO traveling throughout France.
* The Netherlands - One; Alpha 1 traveling throughout Germany.
* United Kingdom - One; Vertical Limit is/was traveling throughout the United Kingdom by John Wesseldine. It had previously operated at Flamingo Land Resort.

## Past Appearances

* USA - Two; UFO at Darien Lake (Operated from 1980-2012) and UFO at Lagoon (Operated from 1982-1982)
* Australia - One; Flying Saucer at Luna Park Sydney (Operated from 1995-2013)
* Sweden - One; UFO at Liseberg (Operated from 1981-1986)
* United Kingdom - Two; UFO at Flamingo Land Resort (Operated from 1995-2004) and UFO 2000 at West Midland Safari Park (Operated from 1986-19??)
# USS Laub (DD-263)

The first USS Laub (DD-263) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Burwell (H94) during World War II. She was named for Henry Laub.

## As USS Laub

Laub was laid down by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum, Massachusetts, on 20 April 1918. The destroyer was launched on 28 August 1918, sponsored by Miss Marjorie Mohan, a collateral descendant of Henry Laub. The ship was commissioned on 17 March 1919.
Assigned to the Atlantic destroyer force out of Newport, Rhode Island, Laub was dispatched 2 to 17 May 1919 to take up position off Newfoundland as plane guard, and navigational aid during the NC-4 transatlantic flight. The destroyer continued exercises off the east coast until 30 June when she sailed for European service. Arriving Brest 17 July, Laub operated with the fleet off Western Europe until she sailed late in August for duty in the eastern Mediterranean. Upon arrival at Constantinople 2 September, Laub operated with the Food Commission, bringing relief to Europe. She sailed for America on the 17th, arriving New York City 4 October. Her stay on the east coast was a brief one as she sailed 2 weeks later to join the Pacific Fleet, arriving San Diego, California 27 November.
From December 1919 until she decommissioned 15 June 1922, Laub performed torpedo experiments and reserve training cruises along the Pacific coast.
Laub recommissioned 18 December 1939. After shakedown out of San Diego, the destroyer arrived Guantanamo 7 April 1940 to join the Caribbean Neutrality patrol. Following 2 months' duty out of Guantanamo, she sailed to Galveston, Texas, for patrol operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Following 4 months of operations in the gulf and along the Atlantic coast, Laub arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, 5 September. She decommissioned there 8 October 1940.

## As HMS Burwell

Laub was transferred to Great Britain the following day as part of the destroyer-bases agreement. During World War II she served in the Royal Navy protecting Allied shipping in the North Atlantic under the name HMS Burwell. As Burwell was modified for trade convoy escort service by removal of three of the original 4"/50 caliber guns and one of the triple torpedo tube mounts to reduce topside weight for additional depth charge stowage and installation of Hedgehog. In this role Burwell was engaged in all the duties performed by escort ships; protecting convoys, searching for and attacking U-boats which attacked ships in convoy, and rescuing survivors.
In sixteen months service Burwell escorted 24 Atlantic and three Gibraltar convoys, of which seven were attacked, and she was involved in two major convoy battles; around SC 52 in November 1941 and KMS 10 in March 1943. A notable incident during this period was her involvement in the capture of the German U-boat U-570 in August 1941.
In October 1943 Burwell was withdrawn to the Reserve and converted to an Air target Ship. She continued in this function until January 1945 when she was withdrawn completely and laid up. In March 1947 Burwell was sold for scrap.
# USS Chotauk

USS Chotauk (IX-188), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the victim of a typographical error: she was intended to be named for USS Chotank. Her keel was laid down in 1920 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, as Japan Arrow (later renamed American Arrow), transferred from the War Shipping Administration at Pearl Harbor on 29 November 1944, and commissioned the same day.
Chotauk served as a station tanker with the Pacific Fleet at Eniwetok from 3 January to 14 February 1945, Ulithi from 23 February to 10 July, and Okinawa from 17 July to 29 October. She returned to Mobile, Alabama, on 5 January 1946. Chotauk was decommissioned there and returned to the War Shipping Administration on 7 February 1946.
# USS Minivet (AM-371)

USS Minivet (AM-371) was an Auk-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.
Minivet was named after the minivet, a type of cuckoo shrike of Asiatic origin.
Minivet was laid down 19 July 1944 by Savannah Machine & Foundry Co., Savannah, Georgia: launched 8 November 1944; sponsored by Miss Henrietta G. Jerrell; commissioned 29 May 1945.

## Assignment to Pacific operations

Minivet concluded shakedown training at Little Creek, Virginia, and on 22 August 1945 steamed out of Norfolk, Virginia, en route to assignment in the Far East. She arrived Sasebo, Japan 30 October with Mine Division 23 to play her part in opening the sealanes to peacetime commerce.

## Sinking in the Tsushima Straits

During her first month in the area, escort trips to Pusan, Korea, and from Okinawa left little time to stream her minesweeping gear. After a brief availability period AM-371 departed Sasebo on 23 December 1945 in company with eight Japanese vessels to complete the sweeping of the Tsushima Straits. Following in the wake of the second pass of the day on 29 December she struck a mine and in a matter of minutes rolled over and sank. Despite the discipline and courageous action of her crew and the bravery of American and Japanese rescuers, Minivet suffered 31 men killed or missing. She became the first American minesweeper lost during these hazardous operations that had destroyed 20,000 mines since the end of the war.

## Removal from Navy List

Her name was stricken from the Navy list on 21 January 1946 after her logbook and the last survivors had returned to the United States.

## Awards

Minivet (AM-371) received one battle star for her service in the aftermath of World War II.
# USS Minivet

USS Minivet may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:
* USS Minivet (AM-371), was a minesweeper launched 8 November 1944 and sank after striking a mine 29 December 1945
* USS Minivet (AMCU-32), was launched LCI(L)-969 27 March 1944, renamed and reclassified Minivet (AMCU-32) on 7 March 1952 and sunk as a target 30 November 1954
# USS Nanshan

USS Nanshan (AG-3) was a collier in the service of the United States Navy.
Nanshan was launched in 1896 by Grangemouth Dockyard Company, Grangemouth, Scotland for merchant service as a collier in the Far East; purchased at Hong Kong on 6 April 1898 from Frank Smythe; and placed in service the same day, Captain E. H. Stovell of the British Marine Service in command.

## Service history

Acquired by the Navy as a supply ship for Commodore George Dewey's Asiatic Squadron, Nanshan sailed from Hong Kong on 24 April 1898 with the squadron, remaining outside the harbor during the Battle of Manila Bay on 1 May. At the time of the battle, she was commanded by Lieutenant Benjamin W. Hodges, USN but retained her civilian crew. Despite orders to the contrary, Dewey did not commission Nanshan into the U.S. Navy so she would technically be a merchant ship and, thus, would be able to access neutral ports which greatly simplified the squadron's logistics.
She coaled Dewey's victorious ships until Manila was occupied on 13 August, and continued to serve in the Philippines and on the China Station. Aside from a brief period out of service at Cavite Navy Yard for upkeep from 29 March 1906 – 1 February 1907, Nanshan served in the Far East until 10 May 1913, when she returned to San Francisco to coal ships along the coasts of California, Mexico, and South America.
Placed out of service at Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 31 March 1914 for repairs, Nanshan was placed in full commission on 1 August with her first Navy crew. Supply missions ranging from Alaska to Hawaii continued until 1 February 1918, when she sailed for Hampton Roads, Virginia, via the Panama Canal.
This cargo trip ended with her return to Mare Island on 16 May when she resumed her usual operations, which included in July 1919 an emergency mission to Kodiak, Alaska and the Pribilof Islands bringing badly needed food. From 5 December 1919 – 3 December 1921, Nanshan served as a target repair ship. She decommissioned at Mare Island on 18 January 1922 and was sold on 29 July to John A. Bercovich Co.
In Chinese, "Nanshan" means "south mountain" and refers to a small group of mountains in Guangdong Province. The ship retained her former name in naval service.
# USS Nantahala

USS Nantahala has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:
* USS Nantahala (ID-3519), a cargo ship in commission from 1918 to 1919
* USS Nantahala (AO-60), an oiler in commission from 1944 to June 1950 and from December 1950 to 1973
# USS R-25

USS R-25 (SS-102) was an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine built for the United States Navy during World War I.

## Description

The R-boats built by Lake Torpedo Boat Company (R-21 through R-27) are sometimes considered a separate class from those of the other builders. The Lake boats had a length of 175 feet (53.3 m) overall, a beam of 16 feet 8 inches (5.1 m) and a mean draft of 13 feet 11 inches (4.2 m). They displaced 497 long tons (505 t) on the surface and 652 long tons (662 t) submerged. The R-class submarines had a crew of 3 officers and 23 enlisted men. They had a diving depth of 200 feet (61.0 m).
For surface running, the boats were powered by two 500-brake-horsepower (373 kW) diesel engines, each driving one propeller shaft. When submerged each propeller was driven by a 400-horsepower (298 kW) electric motor. They could reach 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) on the surface and 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) underwater. On the surface, the Lake boats had a range of 3,523 nautical miles (6,525 km; 4,054 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) and 150 nmi (280 km; 170 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged.
The boats were armed with four 21-inch (53.3 cm) torpedo tubes in the bow. They carried four reloads, for a total of eight torpedoes. The R-class submarines were also armed with a single 3"/50 caliber deck gun.

## Construction and career

R-25 was laid down on 26 April 1917 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She was launched on 15 May 1919 sponsored by Mrs. Richard H. M. Robinson, and commissioned on 23 October 1919 with Lieutenant Commander Charles A. Lockwood, Jr., in command. At the end of November, R-25 got underway for her homeport, Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone. Arriving 11 January 1920, she was given hull classification symbol SS-102 in July and, except for overhaul periods at Balboa and on the East Coast, operated in the waters off the Panama Canal Zone until the fall of 1923. In November of that year she arrived at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and underwent inactivation overhaul. On 21 June 1924 she was decommissioned after just over four-and-a-half years of service. She was laid up at League Island until was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 9 May 1930 and sold for scrap the following July.
# USS Aeolus

USS Aeolus or USNS Aeolus has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:
* USS Aeolus (SP-186), the proposed name and designation of a motorboat inspected for possible service as a World War I patrol boat but never acquired by the Navy
* USS Aeolus (ID-3005), originally the German passenger ship SS Grosser Kurfürst, seized by the United States during World War I and in commission as a troop transport from 1917 to 1919
* USS Aeolus (ARL-42), an assigned name for the proposed, but later cancelled, conversion of tank landing ship USS LST-310 into a landing craft repair ship
* USS Aeolus (ARC-3), a cable repair ship in commission from 1955 to 1973, then in non-commissioned service with the Military Sealift Command as USNS Aeolus (T-ARC-3) from 1973 to 1985
# USS Grafton

USS Grafton may refer to:
* USS Grafton (APA-109), formerly Sea Sparrow, was launched 10 August 1944 and decommissioned 16 May 1946. She was subsequently sold to American Mail Lines in 1947, where she served as Java Mail
* USS Grafton (PCS-1431), was laid down as PCS-1431 12 May 1943, named Grafton on 15 February 1956, and sold in April 1966
# USS Improve (AM-247)

USS Improve (AM-247) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in the North Atlantic Ocean and then in the Pacific Ocean. Improve received two battle stars for World War II service.
Improve was laid down 1 June 1943 by Savannah Machine & Foundry Co., Savannah, Georgia; launched 26 September 1943; sponsored by Mrs. J. E. Poythress and commissioned 29 February 1944.

## World War II North Atlantic operations

After shakedown, Improve reported to Mine Warfare School, Yorktown, Virginia, for duty as school ship. She was next assigned to convoy duty, sailed for Africa on 23 July, and arrived Mers-el-Kebir 10 August 1944. The mine-craft arrived off southern France for duty 25 August.
During this period Improve swept coastal waters, occasionally exchanging fire with German shore batteries. The enemy still controlled the Italian coastline in this area, and menaced sweeping operations with one-man torpedoes and other devices. The ship helped sweep a channel into Mentone 9–10 September and assisted sinking a one-man torpedo on the 10th. From October until March 1945 Improve swept mines and performed patrol duties at Bizerte; Cagliari, Sardinia; and Palermo, Sicily. Her group developed the new technique of using a Navy blimp to spot floating mines.
Following a brief operation off Anzio 3 March, Improve resumed operations off Sardinia and Sicily, before departing Oran 17 April for the United States.

## Transfer to the Pacific Fleet

USS Improve arrived Norfolk, Virginia, 5 May 1945 and, with the focus of war now shifted to the Pacific, sailed 5 July for duty in that theater. She proceeded via the Panama Canal to San Pedro, Los Angeles, arriving 26 July, and remained there on training duty until after the end of the Pacific War. The need for minesweeping operations was still great, however, and Improve sailed 17 September for Pearl Harbor, Eniwetok, Saipan, and Okinawa. She arrived off Sasebo 17 November for additional minesweeping duty and finished the year working off Formosa and in the Pescadores.

## Decommissioning

In March 1946 the ship was at Shanghai, earmarked for transfer to China, but she was subsequently returned to Seattle, Washington, and decommissioned 6 November 1946. Improve was eventually turned over to the Maritime Commission and sold 24 February 1949 to Ricardo Granja and renamed MV Ecuador. She was sunk in 1953.

## Awards

Improve received two battle stars for World War II service
# Udea azorensis

Udea azorensis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found on the Azores.
# USS Rhea (AMc-58)

USS Rhea (AMc-58) was a coastal minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.
The first ship to be named Rhea by the Navy, AMc-58 was laid down as a wooden purse-seiner, Hull No. 250, by the Martinolich Shipbuilding Company; purchased on the ways by the Navy 31 December 1940 and designated AMc-58; named Rhea, 5 March 1941; launched 9 August 1941; sponsored by Miss Marjorie Strong; and placed in service 15 October 1941.

## World War II service

Fitted out at San Diego, California, Rhea, equipped with acoustical, magnetic, and "O"-type gear, remained on the U.S. West Coast, at San Francisco, California, until she sailed west in early March 1942 to assume duties in the 14th Naval District. Arriving at Pearl Harbor 11 March, she operated in Hawaiian waters until she returned to San Diego after the end of World War II.
Placed out of service 22 January 1946, she was struck from the Navy list 7 February 1946; released to the Maritime Commission 30 December 1947, and, subsequently, sold to Demiter J. Callian.
# USS Kingfisher (1861)

The first USS Kingfisher was purchased by the Navy at Boston, Massachusetts, 2 August 1861; and commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 3 October 1861, Acting Lt. Joseph P. Couthouy in command.
That day she was ordered to Key West, Florida, for duty in the Gulf Blockading Squadron. On 21 January 1862, she joined USS Ethan Allen in capturing the Olive Branch bound from Cedar Keys to Nassau, Bahamas, with a cargo of turpentine. She again cooperated with Ethan Allen on 26 January 1862 in manning and equipping a boat expedition to the mouth of the Manatee River which captured the sloop Mary Nevis and burned Confederate cavalry barracks. Three days later, she took Spanish brig Terisita of Havana bound for Matamoros, Tamaulipas with a contraband cargo. On 25 February 1862, Kingfisher overtook blockade runner Lion in the Gulf of Mexico after a three-day chase.
The great risks involved in blockade duty during the Civil War have not been generally recognized. The need for water, food, or timber often forced parties from the Union Navy ships to venture ashore in hostile territory. On 2 June 1862, two boats from Kingfisher rowed up Aucilla River, Florida, to obtain fresh water. A Southern raiding party surprised the expedition killing two men and capturing the remaining nine.
Other landing parties from the bark fared better. An expedition destroyed salt works at St. Joseph Bay, Florida, which had produced some 200 bushels a day.
But the hardships of blockade duty in the Gulf were unabated. Early scurvy became a serious problem for the crew prompting Rear Admiral Lardner to order Kingfisher to Boston, Massachusetts. When the ship had been repaired and her crew reinvigorated, Kingfisher was assigned to the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron and ordered to Port Royal, South Carolina, where she arrived on 21 December 1862.
The bark was stationed in St. Helena Sound, South Carolina, where she distinguished herself for efficiency in reconnaissance work and operations against small parties of Confederates ashore. On 9 April 1863, a party from Kingfisher landed at Middleton's estate, Edisto Island, South Carolina, and captured a group of Southern cavalrymen stationed there to observe and report activity of Union ships in the area. From time to time during the ensuing year, she shelled Confederate troops ashore and sent small landing parties inland to gather information and capture food for her crew and for refugees who had flocked to her for protection.
Kingfisher grounded on Combahee Bank in St. Helena Sound on 28 March 1864 and filled with water. After efforts to save the stranded ship proved fruitless, she was abandoned on 5 April 1864.
# USS Weehawken

USS Weehawken was a name used by the U.S. Navy more than once in naming its vessels:
* USS Weehawken (1862), a single-turreted monitor, launched on 5 November 1862
* USS Weehawken (CM-12), a minelayer, built in 1920 by William Cramp & Sons at Philadelphia
* Weehawken (YTB-776), a large harbor tug, laid down in August 1964 at Marinette, Wisconsin
# Ukraine at the Goodwill Games

Ukraine first participated at the Goodwill Games as an independent nation in 1994, and sent athletes to compete in every Summer Goodwill Games after that.

## Medal tables

| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| 1986–1990 | as part of the Soviet Union (URS) | as part of the Soviet Union (URS) | as part of the Soviet Union (URS) | as part of the Soviet Union (URS) | as part of the Soviet Union (URS) | as part of the Soviet Union (URS) |
| 1994 Saint Petersburg | - | 8 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 6 |
| 1998 New York | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 2001 Brisbane | - | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 8 |
# Ukraine at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships

Ukraine at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

## 2015 event

Ukraine competed at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines at the Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines from 18–22 February 2015. A team of 8 cyclists (4 women, 4 men) was announced to represent the country in the event.

### Men

| Name | Event | Result | Rank |
| Volodymyr Dzhus | Men's individual pursuit | 4:32.507 | 17 |
| Roman Gladysh | Men's scratch | — | 4 |
| Vitaliy Hryniv | Men's points race | 0 points | 19 |
| Roman Gladysh Vladyslav Kreminskyi | Men's madison | 4 points | 11 |
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### Women

| Name | Event | Result | Rank |
| Olena Tsyos | Women's 500 m time trial | 36.286 | 20 |
| Inna Metalnykova | Women's individual pursuit | 3:53.303 | 20 |
| Tetyana Klimchenko | Women's points race | 1 points | 15 |
| Tetyana Klimchenko | Women's scratch | — | 11 |
| Olena Starikova Olena Tsyos | Women's team sprint | 35.880 | 14 |
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## 2016 event

Ukraine competed at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships at the Lee Valley VeloPark in London, United Kingdom from 2–4 March 2016. A team of 9 cyclists (4 women, 5 men) was announced to represent the country in the event.

### Men

| Name | Event | Result | Rank |
| Andrii Vynokurov | Men's sprint | | 29 |
| Andrii Vynokurov | Men's keirin | — | 13 |
| Roman Gladysh | Men's scratch | — | 13 |
| Vitaliy Hryniv | Men's points race | -39 points | DNF |
| Vitaliy Hryniv Roman Gladysh Vladyslav Kreminskyi Taras Shevchuk | Men's team pursuit | | 14 |
| Vladyslav Kreminskyi Roman Gladysh | Men's madison | | DNF |
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### Women

| Name | Event | Result | Rank |
| Liubov Basova | Women's sprint | | 23 |
| Liubov Basova | Women's keirin | | 5 |
| Tetyana Klimchenko | Women's scratch | — | 19 |
| Hanna Solovey | Women's points race | 1 points | 14 |
| Olena Starikova Lyubov Shulika | Women's team sprint | 34.300 | 13 |
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