Fleet
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A fleet is a collection of ships or vehicles, with many specific connotations:- Fleet vehicles, two or more vehicles
- Fishing fleetFishing fleetA fishing fleet is an aggregate of commercial fishing vessels. The term may be used of all vessels operating out of a particular port, all vessels engaged in a particular type of fishing , or all fishing vessels of a country or region.Although fishing vessels are not formally organized as if they...
- Naval fleetNaval fleetA fleet, or naval fleet, is a large formation of warships, and the largest formation in any navy. A fleet at sea is the direct equivalent of an army on land....
, substantial group of warships - A group of small ships or flotillaFlotillaA flotilla , or naval flotilla, is a formation of small warships that may be part of a larger fleet. A flotilla is usually composed of a homogeneous group of the same class of warship, such as frigates, destroyers, torpedo boats, submarines, gunboats, or minesweepers...
- A group of racing sailboats. A superset whose subsetSubsetIn mathematics, especially in set theory, a set A is a subset of a set B if A is "contained" inside B. A and B may coincide. The relationship of one set being a subset of another is called inclusion or sometimes containment...
s are called "classes". Classes may be non-identical boat types grouped into handicapHandicappingHandicapping, in sport and games, is the practice of assigning advantage through scoring compensation or other advantage given to different contestants to equalize the chances of winning. The word also applies to the various methods by which the advantage is calculated...
rating bands or ranges, or classes may be groups of ("one-designOne-designOne-Design is a racing method where all vehicles or boats have identical or very similar designs or models. It is also known as Spec series. It is heavily used in sailboat racing. All competitors in a race are then judged based on a single start time...
") boat types, identical within their respective class. A class may be further subdivided into "divisions" and/or "flights". - StarfleetStarfleetIn the fictional universe of Star Trek, Starfleet or the Federation Starfleet is the deep-space exploratory, peacekeeping and military service maintained by the United Federation of Planets . It is the principal means by which the Federation conducts its exploration, defense, diplomacy and research...
, fictional military, diplomatic, and exploration force in Star Trek - List of fleets
- Ugs fleet, a collection of military ground sensors.
Places
A fleet is a saline waterway found in river marshes:- Fleet, KentFleet, KentA fleet is a saline waterway within the North Kent Marshes in Kent, England, on the Hoo Peninsula between Rochester and Gravesend and on the Isle of Sheppey. It also has the meaning creek or inlet. The word comes from the Old English Flëot 798, Fletes 1086...
, a waterway in the Thames marshes, England
Fleet is found in place names:
- Fleet, DorsetFleet, DorsetFleet is a hamlet and parish in south Dorset, England, situated two miles west of Weymouth. The village is named for The Fleet, the nearby lagoon behind Chesil Beach. J. Meade Falkner's smuggling novel, Moonfleet is set in the village. On 24 November 1824 strong winds and a storm surge caused...
, England - Fleet, HampshireFleet, HampshireFleet is a town and civil parish in the Hart district of Hampshire, England, located 37 miles south west of London. It is part of Hart District. The 2007 population forecast for Fleet was 31,687.-History:...
, England - River FleetRiver FleetThe River Fleet is the largest of London's subterranean rivers. Its two headwaters are two streams on Hampstead Heath; each is now dammed into a series of ponds made in the 18th century, the Hampstead Ponds and the Highgate Ponds. At the south edge of Hampstead Heath these two streams flow...
, subterranean river in London, England- Fleet StreetFleet StreetFleet Street is a street in central London, United Kingdom, named after the River Fleet, a stream that now flows underground. It was the home of the British press until the 1980s...
, named after the river - Fleet PrisonFleet PrisonFleet Prison was a notorious London prison by the side of the Fleet River in London. The prison was built in 1197 and was in use until 1844. It was demolished in 1846.- History :...
, named after the river- Fleet MarriageFleet MarriageA Fleet Marriage is the best-known example of an irregular or a clandestine marriage taking place in England before the Marriage Act 1753 came into force on March 25, 1754...
s, named after the prison
- Fleet Marriage
- Fleet Street
- Fleet, LincolnshireFleet, LincolnshireFleet is a village and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on Delph Bank, south-east from Holbeach.Fleet Grade I listed Anglican church, dating from the late 12th century, is dedicated to St Mary Magdalene. The 120 foot high church tower with spire is...
, England - Gatehouse of FleetGatehouse of FleetGatehouse of Fleet is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, which has existed since the mid-18th century, although the area has been inhabited since much earlier...
, small town in Scotland - Water of FleetWater of FleetThe Water of Fleet is a river in Scotland flowing into Fleet Bay on the Solway. Its two tributaries are the 'Big Water of Fleet', which begins around Loch Grannoch, and the 'Little Water of Fleet'. The river flows through Gatehouse of Fleet before meeting the sea.The Big Water of Fleet is...
, a river in Scotland - Fleet, AlbertaFleet, AlbertaFleet is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Paintearth No. 18. It is located south of Highway 12, approximately east of Red Deer.- References :...
, Canada
People
- Beth Van FleetBeth Van FleetBeth Van Fleet is a female beach volleyball player from the United States who won the silver medal at the NORCECA Circuit 2009 at Guatemala playing with Saralyn Smith....
(born 1977), American volleyball player - Charles Browne FleetCharles Browne FleetCharles Browne Fleet was a pharmacist and inventor of the laxative and chapstick. His company, C.B. Fleet, was founded in Lynchburg, Virginia, and still operates producing laxatives, douches, enemas, and other products of the sort.Although his family life was quite mysterious, several matches...
(1843-1916), American pharmacist - David FleetDavid FleetDavid Gordon Fleet is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990.Fleet was educated at the University of Western Ontario, Osgoode Hall Law School and York University...
(born 1954), Canadian politician - Frank FleetFrank FleetFrank H. Fleet was a Major League Baseball player in the 19th century.-Sources:...
(1848-1900), American baseball player - Frederick FleetFrederick FleetFrederick Fleet was a crewman and survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic after it struck an iceberg on 14 April 1912...
(1887-1965), British sailor and Titanic survivor - Greg FleetGreg Fleet-Early life:Greg was born in Michigan, United States. His father moved the family to Australia when Greg was four. He grew up in Geelong and as a teenager boarded at Geelong Grammar School...
(born 1960), Australian comedian - James FleetJames FleetJames Edward Fleet is an English actor. He is most famous for his roles as the bumbling and well-meaning Tom in the 1994 British romantic comedy film Four Weddings and a Funeral, and the dim-witted Hugo Horton in the BBC situation comedy television series The Vicar of Dibley.-Personal life:Fleet...
(born 1954), British actor - James Van FleetJames Van FleetJames Alward Van Fleet was a U.S. Army officer during World War I, World War II and the Korean War. Van Fleet was a native of New Jersey, who was raised in Florida and graduated from the U.S. Military Academy. He served as a regimental, divisional and corps commander during World War II and as...
(1892-1992), American general - Jo Van FleetJo Van FleetJo Van Fleet was an American theatre and film actress.-Career:Van Fleet established herself as a notable dramatic actress on Broadway over several years, winning a Tony Award in 1954 for her skill in a difficult role, playing an unsympathetic, even abusive character, in Horton Foote's The Trip to...
(1914-1996), American actress - Pat FleetPat FleetPat Fleet is a working American voice actress known as the registered voice of AT&T.Widely recognized for the tens of thousands of recordings she has made for US telephone companies such as AT&T, Verizon, Qwest, the former Bell System companies, and others since 1981, she is still most recognized...
(born 1943), American voice actress - Preston FleetPreston Fleet-External links:* *...
(1934-1995), American businessman - Reuben Fleet (1887-1975), American aviation pioneer
- Stephan Szpak-FleetStephan Szpak-FleetStephan Szpak-Fleet was born on April 25, 1979 in Warsaw, Poland to Alina Szpak and Robert Fleet. As a child he starred in three feature films: "Brothers of the Wilderness", "Legend of the White Horse" and "The Friends of Harry." Stephan also worked regularly as a commercial actor and in the...
(born 1979), Polish-born American actor - Stephen FleetStephen FleetStephen George Fleet was a Master of Downing College, Cambridge, the Cambridge University Registrary and a researcher in mineral sciences and crystallography....
(1936-2006), British administrator - William Van Fleet (1852-1923), American judge
Other uses
- Fleet AircraftFleet AircraftFleet Aircraft was a Canadian manufacturer of aircraft from 1928 to 1957.In 1928, the board of Consolidated Aircraft decided to drop their light, trainer aircraft and sold the rights to Brewster Aircraft. Reuben H. Fleet founded Fleet Aircraft in Fort Erie, Ontario, to acquire the foreign rights to...
- FleetBoston FinancialFleetBoston FinancialFleetBoston Financial was a Boston, Massachusetts–based bank created in 1999 by the merger of Fleet Financial Group and BankBoston. In 2004 it merged with Bank of America; all of its banks and branches were given the Bank of America logo.-History:...
, financial institution - Fleet Farm, American farm and ranch supply store chain
- Fleet FoxesFleet FoxesFleet Foxes are a folk rock band which formed in Seattle, Washington. They are signed to the Sub Pop and Bella Union record labels. The band came to prominence in 2008 with the release of their second EP, Sun Giant, and their debut full length album Fleet Foxes...
, American band - Fleet (laxative), brand name for bisacody
- Fleet services, English motorway service station
- Fleet Spurs F.C.Fleet Spurs F.C.Fleet Spurs F.C. are a football club based in Southwood, Farnborough, England. They were established in 1951. They joined the Hampshire League in 1991 after gaining promotion from the Aldershot Senior League...
- Ebbsfleet United F.C., whose nickname is The Fleet
See also
- The Fleet (disambiguation)
- First fleet (disambiguation)
- Second Fleet (disambiguation)
- Third Fleet (disambiguation)
- Fourth Fleet (disambiguation)
- Fifth Fleet (disambiguation)
- Sixth Fleet (disambiguation)
- Seventh Fleet (disambiguation)Seventh Fleet (disambiguation)Seventh Fleet or 7th fleet may refer to:* United States Seventh Fleet* IJN 7th Fleet-See also:* Seventh * Fleet * Sixth Fleet * 8th Fleet...
- 8th Fleet (disambiguation)
- 9th Fleet