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SUBMARINE-LAUNCHED ONE-WAY TACTICAL BUOY [1 record]

Record 1 2023-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marine and River Navigation Aids
  • Signalling and Illumination (Water Transp.)
  • Submarines (Naval Forces)
DEF

A buoy with an on-board radio transmitter for sending a message from a submerged submarine to the overwater world.

OBS

The basic purpose of the SLOT buoy is to establish a line of communication from a single, submerged, usually military submarine to their superordinate, onshore military or civilian command structure or fellow overwater units.

Key term(s)
  • submarine launched one way tactical buoy
  • submarine launched one way transmitter buoy
  • submarine launched one-way transmitter buoy
  • submarine-launched one way transmitter buoy
  • submarine-launched one way tactical buoy
  • submarine launched one-way tactical buoy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides à la navigation fluviale et maritime
  • Signalisation (Transport par eau)
  • Sous-marins (Forces navales)

Spanish

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