Jackspeak of the Royal Canadian Navy

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Launch

1. A large motorboat. Traditionally, the launch was the largest boat carried by a warship.
2. To dispatch a ship down a slipway, prior to fitting-out and commissioning.

Added: 2014-11-01 Last modified: 2014-11-01

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