e/Sleeping Beauty (canoe)

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has glosseng: Motorised Submersible Canoe (MSC), nicknamed the Sleeping Beauty, was built by Britain during World War II. The canoe was long, was battery powered, had a top speed of , and could travel for some at a cruising speed of 3.5 knots. It was designed to carry up to of explosives and, if necessary, to be dropped near its target by a heavy bomber. The pilot controlled the craft by a joystick, breathed through scuba gear, and would have to come close to the surface to establish his whereabouts. The canoe was used in the disastrous Operation Rimau.
lexicalizationeng: Motorised Submersible Canoe
lexicalizationeng: Sleeping beauty
instance of(noun) a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
pigboat, submarine, U-boat, sub

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