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A merchantman and convict ship that was stranded on a sandbank near Blackwall. HMS London England: 7 March 1665 A second-rate ship of the line that accidentally exploded in the Thames Estuary, killing 300 crewmen. Marchioness United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Warkworth, Northumberland, her crew were rescued. [10] Edward and Mary Great Britain: The ship was wrecked on Muhu, Russia while on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Great Britain. [31] Fame Great Britain: The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. [43] Flora Great Britain: The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough. [31 ...
This is a list of ships of the line of the Royal Navy of England, and later (from 1707) of Great Britain, and the United Kingdom.The list starts from 1660, the year in which the Royal Navy came into being after the restoration of the monarchy under Charles II, up until the emergence of the battleship around 1880, as defined by the Admiralty.
Pages in category "Shipwrecks in the English Channel" ... Agincourt (1804 ship) CSS Alabama; Alexander (1803 ship Bombay) HMS Alphea (1806) HMS Amethyst (1793)
Accomplished Quaker (1801 ship) Active (1801 whaler) Active (1805 ship) French brig Adèle; Adèle (1800 brig) Admiral Cockburn (1814 ship) Admiral Juel; Hired armed cutter Admiral Mitchell; Albatros (19th-century ship) Hired armed cutter Albion; Hired armed lugger Alert; Amelia Wilson (1809 ship) Ann (1807 ship) Anstruther (1800 ship) Atlantic ...
A Cöln-class cruiser that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter. El Gran Grifón Spanish Navy: 27 September 1588 A ship of the Spanish Armada that was wrecked on Fair Isle. Elinor Viking United Kingdom: 9 December 1977 An Aberdeen trawler that wrecked on the Ve Skerries, Shetland. [5] Empire Conveyor United Kingdom ...
The body is found with Peglar's diary, but thought to be a different man because of his uniform. Inuit tell McClintock that a ship wreck came ashore and was much salvaged, and another with many dead bodies inside sank abruptly and was little salvaged; the Inuit who ate from tins in the second ship became ill and several died. [141] [unreliable ...
The 17th century was a period of growth in maritime shipping. English ships were being used as a strategic transportation method, especially for Armenian merchants, to link the Persian Gulf trading centers to the Levant. Even though Armenians had their own ships, they were mainly using English fleet services. [6]