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Special Boat Service

Meaning of "Special Boat Service" in the English dictionary

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Special Boat Service


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WHAT DOES SPECIAL BOAT SERVICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Special Boat Service

The Special Boat Service is the special forces unit of the Naval Service of the United Kingdom. Together with the Special Air Service, Special Reconnaissance Regiment and the Special Forces Support Group they form the United Kingdom Special Forces and come under joint control of the same Director Special Forces. The SBS can trace their origins to the Second World War, when they were formed as the Special Boat Section in 1940. They became the Special Boat Squadron after the Second World War and the Special Boat Service in the 1980s. The SBS is manned by ranks drawn mostly from the Royal Marines and carries out a role similar to the Special Air Service, but with a traditionally stronger focus on amphibious operations. Two of the SBS's four squadrons, C and X, are configured for general operations. S squadron specialises in the use of minisubs and small boats and M squadron specialises in Maritime Counter Terrorism. The SBS also operates on land, with recent operations in the mountains of landlocked Afghanistan and in the deserts of Iraq.

Definition of Special Boat Service in the English dictionary

The definition of Special Boat Service in the dictionary is a unit of the Royal Marines specializing in reconnaissance and sabotage.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPECIAL BOAT SERVICE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SPECIAL BOAT SERVICE

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Synonyms and antonyms of Special Boat Service in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Special Boat Service» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of Special Boat Service to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Special Boat Service from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Special Boat Service» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

特别小船服务
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

Servicio especial del barco
570 millions of speakers
en

English

Special Boat Service
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

स्पेशल बोट सर्विस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خدمة القوارب الخاصة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Специальный Boat Service
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

Serviço especial do barco
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বিশেষ নৌকা পরিষেবা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

Special Boat Service
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Perkhidmatan Bot Khas
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Special Boat Service-
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

スペシャルボートサービス
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

특수 보트 서비스
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Layanan Kapal Khusus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Đặc biệt Boat Dịch vụ
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

சிறப்பு படகு சேவை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

विशेष बोट सेवा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Özel Tekne Hizmeti
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Special Boat Service
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Serwis specjalny Łódź
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Спеціальний Boat Service
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Serviciul Special Boat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ειδική Υπηρεσία Boat
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Spesiale Boat Service
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Special Boat Service
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Special Boat Service
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPECIAL BOAT SERVICE»

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SBS
Since this seminal book was published in 1997, John Parker has been privy to much more inside information about the SBS's original operations and he brings the book right up to date with accounts of their exploits in East Timor, Somalia, ...
John Parker, 2013
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Black Water: A Life in the Special Boat Service
Don Camsell joined the men in black of the SBS in 1974.
Don Camsell, 2000
3
The Filibusters: the story of the Special Boat Service
The Story of the Special Boat Service which operated in the Mediterranean during the Second World War.
John Lodwick, 1947
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SAS : Great Britain's Elite Special Air Service
In June 1943, for example, more than a dozen SBS members — now designated the Special Boat Service — raided Kastelli Airfield on Crete. One four-man patrol on this mission was led by Anders Lassen, a legendary SAS/SBS member who ...
Leroy Thompson, 1999
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The Special Air Service
Later retitled Special Boat Service, the SBS was to come under Land Forces Adriatic for continuing operations with the Greek Sacred Squadron in the Mediterranean, Aegean and Adriatic Seas. The former 'A' Squadron, i SAS became the ...
‎1981
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SBS
'Not By Strength, By Guile' The motto of the Special Boat Service is like a clue to a cryptic crossword: there's a hidden meaning. Its operations are spectacular and dangerous, but every one of them has a twist to it, some extra element.
John Parker, 2013
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Illustrated Directory of Special Forces
Royal Marines Special Boat Service To a large extent, the whole of the 7, 000 Royal Marines is an elite force in itself; every Marine would certainly claim it so. However, within the Royal Marines there are a number of smaller and more select ...
David Miller, 2003
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Special Boat Service
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Special Boat Service (SBS) is the special forces unit of the British Royal Navy.
Jesse Russel, Ronald Cohn, 2013
9
Articles on Special Boat Service Personnel, Including: Paddy ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
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Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Dagger
Because the titles “Special Boat Section” and “Special Boat Squadron” were both used during the war, this has created a lot of confusion over the years, especially since the current descendant of these units is the “Special Boat Service.
Leroy Thompson, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPECIAL BOAT SERVICE»

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SAS wage secret war against ISIS in Syria as forces step up attack …
Crack British special forces have stepped up operations inside war-torn Syria to prepare ... Dozens of SAS and some Special Boat Service troops are now in the ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Simon West to Direct Henry Cavill in 'Stratton'
“Stratton” is based on the first of a series of eight novels by Duncan Falconer following a Special Boat Service operative tracking down an international terrorist ... «Variety, Feb 15»
3
SAS and Army on UK streets as al Qaida warns Britain: You're Next
In addition, 120 commandos of the Special Boat Service are providing “maritime counter measures” to the Home Office, patrolling Britain's seas to prevent the ... «Breitbart News, Jan 15»
4
Special Forces soldier died in perilous raid on Taliban haven
Capt Richard Holloway of the Special Boat Service "died with a rifle in his hand doing a job that he loved and protecting freedom", during the raid late last year ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
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Elite troops' reward of £7000 Rolex axed by MoD to save cash
Special forces, crack soldiers, aircrew and sailors had been issued with expensive ... For more than two decades soldiers in the Special Boat Service (SBS) have ... «Daily Star, Nov 14»
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What can Barack Obama do to rescue Steven Sotloff?
In March 2012, British hostage Chris McManus was executed by Boko Haram terrorists as members of Britain's Special Boat Service moved in on their hideout. «Metro, Aug 14»
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SAS deployed in Iraq: British special forces sent to hunt down …
Crack SAS and Special Boat Service operators are helping locate non-Sunni Muslims who have escaped IS - formerly known as ISIS - who are hell-bent on ... «Mirror.co.uk, Aug 14»
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Special forces given £1bn boost to keep tabs on terror groups
The power of the SAS and Special Boat Service (SBS) to fight terrorism and free hostages will receive a surprise boost today in a plan to invest more than £1 ... «The Times, Jul 14»
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Royal Marine Paul Woodland died after being 'trapped under boat in …
The Marine, based at Poole, Dorset, was taking part in a five-week course in which he was training to be in the Special Boat Service. If successful on the course, ... «Daily Mail, Apr 14»
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Major-General Logan Scott-Bowden - obituary
Ogden-Smith, a veteran of the Special Boat Service, finished the war with an MM and a DCM. Logan Scott-Bowden was born at Whitehaven, Cumberland, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 14»
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