From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Phil Payne wrote:
>> BTW Phil what does "Flottendienstboot" translate as?
>
> Flotten - fleet
> Dienst - service
> Boot - boat
>
> In English - perhaps "fleet auxiliary"?
>
>
Good it was as non-descriptive as I thought it looked.

Similar to "oceanic survey vessel" i.e. large towed array
drifter..... vs "sea floor charting vessel" i.e. high power high
frequency high precision sonar & finally "hydrographic survey
vessel" which is......nice & general.

Adam

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