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USS LST-610

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USS LST-610 Carreira    Construção Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. (Seneca, Illinois, U.S.A.) Batimento de quilha 16 de dezembro de 1943 Lançamento 15 de abril de 1944 Descomissionamento 28 de junho de 1946 Características gerais Classe LST Deslocamento 1 625 BRT (1,651 t) vazio, 4 080 BRT (4,145 t) cheio Comprimento 328 pés (100 m) Propulsão 2 motores diesel EMD 567 Velocidade 12 nós (22 km/h) Profundidade 8 pés (2.4 m) vazio, 14 pés (4.37 m) cheio Armamento 1 x 3 polegadas (76.2-mm) 1 × calibre 50 8 armas × 40-mm 12 armas × 20-mm Tripulação 7-9 oficiais, 104-120 soldados O USS LST-610 foi um navio de guerra norte-americano da classe LST que operou durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Referências ↑ «Uboat.net». USS LST-610 (em inglês) . Consultado em 29 de novembro de 2009   ↑ «NavSource». USS LST-610 (em inglês) . Consultado em 29 de novembro de 2009   Portal dos Est...

What can I do if an airline cannot provide the meal I requested?

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7 Context: I was flying from Brussels to Toronto via Brussels Airlines . While buying the ticket, we specify the type of meal that we require as it was a long flight. I am a vegetarian, and at least 80 people on that flight were from India, flying this popular route (also vegetarian). When we are in the air and it comes time to have dinner, I was shocked to hear that there was no vegetarian meals on the airplane. The only vegetarian food was bread, and crackers and such, which is what I had to have for dinner. Not only me, but countless other families around me were also shocked by this incident. We know this is not our fault, this must be the fault of the airline. I remind you that this was dinner time, the people around us would have chicken or beef while we were stuck having the small loaf of bread. I am w...