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AP McCoy on the Mr Mulligan wins the 1997 Cheltenham Gold Cup

Horse Racing - 1997 Cheltenham Festival - Gold Cup Day
"Mr Mulligan" wins the Cheltenham Gold Cup - ridden by Tony (AP) McCoy.
13/03/1997

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A P, Ap, Horse Racing, Tony Mccoy

HMS Middleton

HMS Middleton is pictured in Scotland.
The Hunt Class are the largest warships ever constructed out of Glass Reinforced Plastic. Although orginally built as dual purpose Minesweepers and Minehunters, the class are currently configured to function only in the Minehunter role.
As Minehunters they hunt for mines with a high definition sonar and then destroy them using explosives placed either by the Mine Clearance Divers or by the Sea Fox Mine Disposal System .
In addition they are equiped with: a single 30mm gun, two Miniguns and three General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs). This equipment fit enables the Hunt class to function in a Secondary Role as very potent patrol Craft

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X-ray of pecten scallop shell

Scallop shell. Coloured X-ray of a scallop shell, Pecten sp.. A type of bivalve mollusc, the scallop is contained within two of these shells connected together by a hinge (at bottom). The shells, made of minerals containing calcium, are ridged and interlock with each other along their edge. The hinged shells are opened and closed by a single muscle. Scallops can swim through the water by rapidly opening and closing their shells

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