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NAUTICAL - */ˈnɔːtɨkəl/ 1. Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen. 365 daily featured articles • 180+ daily featured pictures • 12 "this month in nautical history" pages • 14+ random featured knots Portail maritime • Portal ar mor • Portal:Schifffahrt • Portale del Mare • Żegluga w polskiej Wikipedii
Alvin Baldus Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 3rd district In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 Preceded by Vernon Wallace Thomson Succeeded by Steve Gunderson Personal details Born (1926-04-27) April 27, 1926 Garner, Iowa Political party Democratic Alvin James Baldus (born April 27, 1926) is an American Democratic politician and former member of Congress for Wisconsin. Biography Born in Garner, Iowa, Baldus graduated from high school in Elkton, Minnesota and went to Riverland Community College (formerly Austin Junior College) in Austin, Minnesota. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975-1981 representing Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district. He served as part of the 94th, 95th and 96th United States Congresses. He ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1980, losing to Republican Steve Gunderson. He was in the United States Merchant Marine and the United States Army. Alvin Baldus served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1966–1975 and again from 1989-1997. Notes External links Nautical at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress United States House of Representatives Preceded by Vernon Wallace Thomson Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 Succeeded by Steve Gunderson 94th Senate: W. Proxmire • G. Nelson House: C. Zablocki • H. Reuss • R. Kastenmeier • W. Steiger • D. Obey • L. Aspin • A. Baldus • R. Cornell • B. Kasten 95th Senate: W. Proxmire • G. Nelson House: C. Zablocki • H. Reuss • R. Kastenmeier • W. Steiger • D. Obey • L. Aspin • A. Baldus • R. Cornell • B. Kasten 96th Senate: W. Proxmire • G. Nelson House: C. Zablocki • H. Reuss • R. Kastenmeier • D. Obey • L. Aspin • A. Baldus • T. Roth • J. Sensenbrenner • T. Petri
File:Velox cargo ship's wheelhouse.jpg Wheelhouse of the general cargo ship Velox (85.75 m, 3,502 DWT). The Carrick bend	April 1 - Awa Maru, Giovanni delle Bande Nere, Charles Muñoz Observed April 3 - Norman Jaffe April 5 - River Dee Ferry Boat Disaster, HMS Cornwall, HMS Dorsetshire April 7 - James Garner, USS Aaron Ward April 8 - USS Kanawha, USS Keokuk April 9 - HMAS Vampire, HMS Hollyhock, HMS Hermes April 10 - Wahine disaster, USS Thresher April 11 - Amoco Haven tanker disaster April 12 - James Dougherty April 14 - RMS Titanic April 15 - Gordon Canfield April 16 - MV Goya April 17 - HMAS Stuart April 18 - Bob Kaufman, Ken Colyer April 22 - Bernard Wolfe Observed April 24 - RMS Leinster April 26 - Yoshida Maru, Alex Bonner April 27 - Sultana, Alvin Baldus April 28 - CSS Louisiana, Vergulde Draeck April 29 - D. Holmes Morton Observed April 30 - Dave Cash (disc jockey) Observed Jan • Feb • Mar • Apr • May • Jun • Jul • Aug • Sep • Oct • Nov • Dec
Statistics for the shipping industry of Cayman Islands Total: 132 ships (1,000 gross register tons (GRT) or over) Totalling: 2,746,290 GRT/4,366,790 metric tons deadweight (DWT) Cargo ships Bulk ships 32 Cargo ship 14 Roll-on / roll-off ships 3 Vehicle carrier 1 Tankers Liquefied gas tanker ships 1 Chemical tanker ships 42 Specialized tanker ships 1 Petroleum tanker ships 14 Passenger ships General passenger ships 1 Foreign ownership and documentation Note: Of these, 130 are foreign-owned: Denmark 5, Germany 13, Greece 21, Italy 12, Japan 1, Malaysia 1, Netherlands 4, Norway 2, Philippines 1, Singapore 10, Sweden 9, United Kingdom 10, United States 41. 2006 estimates. Source: This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain. 50x50px 50x25px Transport Infrastructure United States Navy United States Coast Guard United States Merchant Marine Royal Navy Battleships Submarine Lighthouses Transport Ships Australian Maritime History Irish Maritime History Knots 60x60px Lighthouses Maritime Trades MilHist Maritime Ports Shipwrecks History Folklore • Museums • Mutinies Navigation Navigation • Equipment Ships Boats • Boating magazines • Ship Lists • Shipwreck Lists • Propulsion • Construction • Ships Industry Unions • Shipbuilders • Occupations • Cruise Lines• Law • Piracy • By Country Infrastructure Canals • Coast Guards • Coastal Construction • Docks • Ferry Systems • Marinas • Portages • Ports and Harbours • Port Authorities • Water Transport Infrastructure Template:/box-footer Template:/box-header The following Wikimedia sister projects provide more on this subject: Template:/box-footer