- deperm
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deperm
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deperm — /dee perrm /, v.t. Naut. to reduce the permanent magnetism of (a vessel) by wrapping an electric cable around it vertically athwartships and energizing the cable. Cf. degauss. [1945 50; DE + PERM(ANENT)] * * * … Universalium
deperm — v. neutralize a magnetic field, demagnetize … English contemporary dictionary
deperm — (ˈ)dē|pərm transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: de + permanent magnetism : to demagnetize partly (a ship s steel hull) as a precaution against magnetic mines by surrounding in dry dock with a large coil through which is sent an alternating… … Useful english dictionary
USS Deperm (ADG-10) — The USS Deperm (ADG 10) was a degaussing vessel of the United States Navy, named after the term deperm, a procedure for erasing the permanent magnetism from ships and submarines to camouflage them against magnetic detection vessels and enemy… … Wikipedia
Deperming — The USS Jimmy Carter undergoing deperming Deperming, or degaussing, is a procedure for erasing the permanent magnetism from ships and submarines to camouflage them against magnetic detection vessels[1] and enemy marine mines … Wikipedia
Philadelphia Experiment — For other uses, see Philadelphia Experiment (disambiguation). USS Eldridge (DE 173) ca. 1944 The Philadelphia Experiment is the name of an alleged naval military experiment said to have been carried out at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in… … Wikipedia
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List of United States Navy ships, D — D * USS D 1 (SS 17) * USS D 2 (SS 18) * USS D 3 (SS 19) Da * USS Dace (SS 247, SSN 607) * USS Dacotah (1859) * USS Dade (APA 99) * USS Daedalus (ARL 35) * USS Daffodil (1862) * USS Daggett County (LST 689) * USS Dahl (T AKR 312) * USS Dahlgren… … Wikipedia
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