Brazil's push for nationalization of the computer-related industry in the 1970s also began with the navy, which could not decipher the " black box " computerized range-finding and firing mechanisms on the British frigates they had purchased, and did not want to be dependent on imported maintenance.

The Union navy, although much smaller than the Royal Navy, did posture off Maritime coasts at times.

Although the destructiveness of Greek fire is indisputable, it should not be seen as some sort of " wonder weapon ", nor did it make the Byzantine navy invincible.

As a result, British seamen did not suffer from typhus, giving the British navy a significant competitive advantage over the French.

While Carthage's navy was the largest in the ancient world at the time, it did not maintain a large, permanent, standing army.

It did not pose a threat to the passage of the Muslim navy, but could harass smaller parties of Muslim ships and Saladin decided to clear it from his path.

The SS rank system was unique in that it did not copy the terms and ranks used by the Wehrmacht's branches ( Heer (" army "), Luftwaffe (" air force "), and Kriegsmarine (" navy ")), but instead used the ranks established by the post-World War I Freikorps and taken over by the SA.

At least by the mid 1820s, the army and navy were going out from the Colony to attack chiefs whose behaviour did not conform to British dictates.

Although they did not know the reason at the time, Admiral Edward Vernon's sailors were healthier than the rest of the navy, due to the daily doses of vitamin C the sailors received.

In December 2009, then-coach Jim Mora announced that the new lime green jerseys were being retired because the team did not win in them, because he liked the home jerseys better, and added that the home jersey is a better match for the navy pants.

They also did the navy blue jerseys with the light blue pants against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but they lost that game.

He had laid the foundation of its navy and had strengthened, if he did not inaugurate, that system of co-operation between the Crown and the military orders which afterwards proved of incalculable service in the maritime and colonial development of the nation.

The navy did not pay its sailors with money, but with " tickets ", or debt certificates.

The first Tottenham kit was navy blue shirt and shorts, but after the first season the club did not have one specific design for many years.

After the incident, the Qing did not apologize to Japan, and behaved with confidence in the great power of their navy.

At that time, the Qing possessed the newest model of navy battleships, the Dingyuan, and thought that the Japanese navy was no match, and even at the time of the Gaspin coup 2 years previous, Japan was defeated by the Qing, so at that time, the Qing dynasty did have superior military power.

Another reason for the slow expansion of the Dutch fleet was a lack of suitable recruits — the Dutch navy paid lower wages than the merchant marine and did not use impressment like the Royal Navy.

" The British navy did not deploy steam warships until the 1840s.

The ambassador replied that the Austrian navy would not enter the Baltic and it did not do so.

The Navy was modernized in the 1880s, and by the 1890s had adopted the naval power strategy of Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan -- as indeed did every major navy.

Even now, when the United States navy visits Hong Kong, the crews congregate in this area, though their ships no longer land in Wanchai, as they formerly did.

By contrast, Nagumo's junior officers in the navy viewed him as precisely the father figure his sons did not.

It was only on the fringes of the Empire, in newly gained provincies or defensive missions against barbarian invasion, did the navy still engage in actual warfare.

Thus, to cite but one example, the Pax Britannica of the nineteenth century, whether with the British navy ruling the seas or with the City of London ruling world finance, was strictly national in motivation, however much other nations ( e.g., the United States ) may have incidentally benefited.

The navy captain disclosed also that a list of questions found in Miss Gee's purse would, if completed and handed back, have given the Kremlin a complete picture `` of our current anti-submarine effort and would have shown what we are doing in research and development for the future ''.

Bulgaria is to have 27, 000 standing troops by 2014, consisting of 14, 310 troops in the land forces, 6, 750 in the air force, 3, 510 in the navy and 2, 420 in the joint command.

Fixed Coastal defenses have long been erected in many nations and coastal countries typically have a navy and some form of coast guard.

The navy operates its own aircraft for transport and patrol ; there are no fighters or bomber aircraft but they have attack helicopters.

The navy ( PMS 289 C ) road jerseys ( nicknamed the " Stars and Stripes " jersey ) have white lettering and numbers with navy pinstripes.

The army is believed to have only about 1, 320 men under arms, the navy 120, and the air force 100.

The Falkland Islands do not have a merchant navy.

After Army chief of staff General Antonio Indjai was reported to have been arrested under the orders of navy chief Rear Admiral Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchuto, his troops freed him while Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Júnior went to seek asylum at the Angolan embassy.

Air force head Ibraima Papa Camara and former navy chief Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchuto have been named " drug kingpins ".

We have to be prepared with all modern defense methods and a well-equipped army, navy and air force.

Since 1867, restrictions and / or the deconstruction of the samurai class meant that most blades have been worn jindachi-zukuri style, like Western navy officers.

In 1892 Germany had launched the protected cruiser Kaiserin Augusta, the first navy ship to have triple propellers.

Luxembourg has no navy, as the country is landlocked, or air force, although it does have aircraft.

At first this seemed like a victory for Frederick of Augustenburg, but Bismarck soon removed him from power by making a series of unworkable demands, namely that Prussia should have control over the army and navy of the Duchies.

The army is under the direct command of Headquarters PNGDF, while the air force and navy have their own commanding officers.

The army is under the direct command of Headquarters PNGDF, while the air force and navy have their own commanding officers.

Many government ministries have been moved out of Seoul, and the army, navy, and air force headquarters have been relocated to Daejeon.

The pants also have a redesigned lightning bolt in gold, with powder blue trim on a navy stripe.

Only the army and gendarmerie are important enough to have general officers, although the navy has been commanded by a flag officer in the past.

Landlocked Switzerland does not have a high-seas navy, but it does maintain a fleet of military lake patrol boats.