AP

English translation: Transport Ship

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English term or phrase:AP
Selected answer: Transport Ship
Entered by: Robert Janiak

06:49 Aug 18, 2019
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime / Commands and reports on warships US Navy 1941
English term or phrase: AP
Angular position or Attack periscope or something else???

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667
00:55:17,454 --> 00:55:18,421
Mark!

668
00:55:18,720 --> 00:55:20,449
0 4 5.

669
00:55:20,588 --> 00:55:21,987
Leaving AP. Mark? ==== or Lea(d)ing AP. Mark!

670
00:55:22,123 --> 00:55:23,886
0 4 6 1/2.

671
00:55:24,025 --> 00:55:25,322
Second AP. Mark!

672
00:55:25,460 --> 00:55:27,052
0 4 4.

673
00:55:27,195 --> 00:55:28,129
Third AP. Mark!

674
00:55:28,428 --> 00:55:29,240
Down scope.

675
00:55:29,731 --> 00:55:31,164
0 4 2 1/2.

676
00:55:31,299 --> 00:55:32,288
Target angle on the bow.
Robert Janiak
Poland
Local time: 00:26
Transport Ship
Explanation:
I believe "Transport Ship" is correct meaning to this abbreviation.
The navy uses "AP" to describe all sorts of transport ships.
It would also fit into the transcript you provided as they are looking trough the periscope and determining the positions of transport ships.
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Tanja Vernić
Croatia
Local time: 00:26
Grading comment
Bravo. So simple.
You're good, Tanja.
Thank you.


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5Transport Ship
Tanja Vernić
3AP
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ap
AP


Explanation:
I think it means Aft Perpindicular

Example sentence(s):
  • Document: http://www.westlawn.edu/forum/upload/ndimatteo/2010830154819_ForwardandAftPerpendiculars.pdf
Anastasia Kingsley Kinkusic
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ap
Transport Ship


Explanation:
I believe "Transport Ship" is correct meaning to this abbreviation.
The navy uses "AP" to describe all sorts of transport ships.
It would also fit into the transcript you provided as they are looking trough the periscope and determining the positions of transport ships.


    https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/abbreviations.html
    https://wikileaks.org/wiki/US_Military_Abbreviations
Tanja Vernić
Croatia
Local time: 00:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Croatian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Bravo. So simple.
You're good, Tanja.
Thank you.

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