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Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes 3 January United States Donald McKay: East Boston, Massachusetts: McKay: Clipper: For Black Ball Line. [1]4 January United Kingdom
List of ship launches in 1855; A. French ship Algésiras (1855) Alhambra (1855) Andrew Jackson (clipper) SS Arago (1855) French ship Arcole (1855) USCS Arctic;
Fray Antonio de Olivares also built the Presidio San Antonio de Béxar, on the west side of the San Antonio River, approximately 1 mile from the mission. [4] It was designed to protect the system of missions and civilian settlements in central Texas and to ensure Spanish claims in the region against possible encroachment from other European powers.
Ivy Taylor becomes first African-American female mayor of San Antonio. Tobin Center for the Performing Arts opens. [4] 2015 – May: San Antonio mayoral election, 2015, held. 2018 April: Baboons escape from Texas Biomedical Research Institute. [53] San Antonio celebrates the Tricentennial anniversary of its founding. [54]
In 1855, Wynns embarked on a ship to San Francisco to join the California gold rush. [165] While in California, he developed an interest in the exploits of adventurer and filibuster William Walker. [165] Wynns participated in Walker's final expedition in Central America but succumbed to an illness contracted during his journey back on August 21 ...
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is a National Historical Park and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site preserving four of the five Spanish frontier missions in San Antonio, Texas, US. These outposts were established by Catholic religious orders to spread Christianity among the local natives .
The ship was wrecked at Cape San Antonio, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York, United States. [69] Gustave France: The barque was wrecked at "Millacoree", Africa. [70] Happy Return United Kingdom: The schooner was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham in late May. She was refloated by was condemned. [58] Immanuel Hamburg
The San Antonio class is a class of amphibious transport docks, also called a "landing platform, dock" (LPD), used by the United States Navy.These warships replace the Austin-class LPDs (including Cleveland and Trenton sub-classes), as well as the Newport-class tank landing ships, the Anchorage-class dock landing ships, and the Charleston-class amphibious cargo ships that have already been ...