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the first patent for a hydro-foil vessel was granted as long ago as 1891.
igunya lokuqala lenqanawa enamaphiko ayinyusayo xa ihambayo ukuze ihambe kakuhle lanikezwa kudala ngo1891.

as an example a 750-ton hover platform built for abu dhabi as long ago as 1974 may be mentioned.
umzekelo iitoni ezingamakhulu asixhenxe anamashumi amahlanu amaqonga otshitshilizo ayekhelwe u-abu dhabi kusukela kudala ngomnyaka ka 1974 ongakhanyangwa.

the first ship that was equipped with a process computer arranged for extensive automation was the japanese tanker "seiko maru" which entered service as long ago as 1970.
inqanawa yokuqala eyayenziwe kwakunye nomatshiwa wokubala owakhelwe ukusetyenziswa komatshini abazihambelayo abongozelelweyo yayiyinqanawa yokuthutha ipetroyile yasejapani i``seiko maru'' eyaqala ukusebenza kudala ngoo1970.

hast thou not heard long ago how i have done it, and of ancient times that i have formed it? now have i brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps.
akuvanga na? kwakude ndakwenza oku, kwangemihla yamandulo ndakubumba. ndikufikisile, kwenzeka ngoku, ukuba uyikhahlele phantsi imizi enqatyisiweyo, ibe yingxakangxaka yemiwewe.

the search for the largest possible ship led as long ago as 1969 to the construction of the "universe aztec", a 160 000 ton bulk carrier for the carriage of industrial salt from mexico to japan.
uphando olukhulu olunokwenzeka lwenqanawa lukhokelele emsebenzini ka 1969 i-"universe aztech" engu 160 000 weetoni zokuphatha iinkunzi ngekhareji loshishino lwetyiwa ukusuka emexico ukuya ejapani.

the largest bulk carrier to be fitted with such self-unloading gear is the "universe kure" which is a 155 500 ton ship employed for the carriage of industrial salt and built as long ago as 1971.
esona siphathi senkunzi esikhulu ekufuneka silinganisiwe ngokothula ngokunokwakho sibizwa ngokuba yi "universe kure" eyi 155 500 yeetoni zenqanawa ezisetyenzisiweyo ngenxa yekhareji loshishino lwetyiwa elakhiwayo oko kwango 1971.

hast thou not heard long ago, how i have done it; and of ancient times, that i have formed it? now have i brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps.
akuvanga na? kwakude ndakwenza oku, kwangemihla yamandulo ndakubumba; ndikufikisile, kwenzeka ngoku ukuba uyikhahlele phantsi imizi enqatyisiweyo, ibe yingxakangxaka yemiwewe.