A ship's power-to-mass is significant, allowing an unloaded ship to travel faster in jumpspace than a loaded ship of similar design, even enabling the former to "over-jump" the latter.

First, a tunnel in through the side, from Manitou to just under the peak, and big enough to take the loaded ship-" "Lower it down from the top," suggested Harriman.

Mr. Barakat pointed out that the loaded ships would be more vulnerable when leaving the gulf because their manueverability would be diminished.

The next day, Jan. 19, 1945, as the loaded ship got under way, it exploded and sank.

But as the six long sweeps on either side settled down to a steady rhythm, the heavily loaded ship slowly began to pick up speed.

The earth had long been dry, drought had charred the grass; the loaded ship sat in muddy shoals.

As gunners from Goodhue, screen ships, and other transports fired furiously, suicide planes attempted to crash the loaded ships.

Thirumangai Alvar, a vaishnava saint of Tamil Nadu has also recorded glowingly about the town's richness as seen from the loaded ships exporting goods.

But just as the take-off rockets had been designed to lift a loaded ship, the landing-rockets had been designed to land an empty one.

The liquid-fuel rockets were designed to steer a loaded ship.