Italian torpedo boat Albatros

Albatros was a torpedo boat of the Regia Marina which served in World War II. She fought in the Mediterranean Sea and was sunk by HMS Upright in 1941. Albatros was the first project to create a specialised antisubmarine vessel. In 1939 became the first Italian ship with a sonar (ecogoniometro in Italian).

Service

After being fired upon by the British submarine Phoenix on 16 July 1940,Albatros counter-attacked with depth charges and destroyed her. She was torpedoed and sunk by the British U-class submarine Upright on 27 September 1941.

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Albatros (1899)

The Albatros is a sailing ketch built in the Netherlands in 1899. Now used as a sail training vessel, she was the last sailing ship carrying commercial cargo in Europe.

History

1899-1987

Albatros was built at Capelle aan den IJssel in the Netherlands in 1899 as a Nordzee Klipper or Galliot. Her first captain was Johannes Muller of Middelharnis, near Rotterdam. In 1920 she was sold to Captain Lolk from Svendborg. In 1941, Lolk sold Albatros to Captain Rasmussen from Hobro. During the Second World War, Albatros was used to smuggle Jews and political dissidents from Nazi-occupied Denmark to neutral Sweden and smuggled weapons for the Danish Resistance hidden amongst her cargo on the return journey. See also Rescue of the Danish Jews. Her rigging was reduced in 1964 and the rivetted steel below the waterline replaced with welded steel, and a more powerful engine fitted to replace the engine that was fitted in 1933. Rasmussen retired in 1978, and Albatros was laid up in Copenhagen. In 1980, Antonius "Ton" Brouwer bought the Albatros, and made Amsterdam her new home port. She was restored by Germanischer Lloyd between 1983 and 1987 and recommissioned as a sailing cargo ship.

Albatros (automobile)

The Albatros was an English automobile manufactured in Croft Road, Coventry and founded in 1922 by H.T.W. Manwaring. The origin of the name is reputed to be derived from a play on the name of one Albert Ross, who was Manwaring's mentor and boss earlier in his career.

There were two models, an 8 and a 10 hp, both using side valve Coventry-Climax engines.

The 1247 cc 10 hp was sold in two versions. The Utility model had a three speed gearbox and shaft drive to a rear axle with no differential and rear wheel brakes only. It was only available with open two seat coachwork and cost £200. The Special Touring model was similar in mechanical specification but did have a differential and electric starting and was available with a variety of bodies including closed saloons or as chassis only. It cost between £190 (chassis only) and £275 for the 2 seat coupe.

In late 1923 the 10 hp was joined by a smaller 1094 cc 8 hp with 2 seat body at £165 or a sports model at £190.

In 1924 the company appears to have been in financial difficulties and moved to new premises at Bedford Street, Coventry. A new car was launched still rated at 10 hp but with a larger 1368 cc engine still by Coventry-Climax and priced at £210 but they failed to take a stand at the London Motor Show that year and the company seems to have been declared bankrupt at the end of the year.

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The name sic is a proposed top-level domain for the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is as an abbreviation of Siculitas (Székely), a historic region in Transylvania, and was requested in 2009 by an initiative of the Szekler National Council for presenting Szeklerland on the Internet.

The application was accepted by ICANN on May 13, 2009.

SIC

Sic, as the label "[sic]" found immediately following a copy of text, indicates that the source is presumed to be erroneous and has been intentionally transcribed without correction.

Sic, SIC, etc. also may refer to:

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Sic (album)

[Sic] is a jazz/fusion album released in 2005 by Austrian guitarist Alex Machacek. The album features drummer Terry Bozzio.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Alex Machacek.

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