I. Introduction: Rome Before the Fall [click here for a brief overview of Roman history] After nearly half a millennium of rule, the Romans finally lost their grip on Europe in the fifth century (the 400's CE).
The 1989 SeaDoo SP featured a two-stroke, two-cylinder 587 engine with rotary-valve induction and a water-cooled exhaust system. The 587 jet ski used regular unleaded gas and SeaDoo oil injection. The bore and stroke was 3 inches by 2.5 inches and the compression ratio was 5.9 to 1.
Seawise Giant was ordered in 1974 and delivered in 1979 by Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. at its Oppama shipyard in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan as a 418,611 ton ULCC. The vessel remained unnamed for a long time, and was identified by its hull number, 1016.