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This is a list of ocean liners past and present, which are passenger ships engaged in the transportation of passengers and goods in transoceanic voyages. Ships primarily designed for pleasure cruises are listed at List of cruise ships. Some ships which have been explicitly designed for both line voyages and cruises, or which have been converted ...
Originally ordered by the Maritime Commission (MC hull 687) during World War II, as one of the Admiral W. S. Benson-class Type P2-SE2-R1 transport ships, completed instead as passenger ship. 1950s SS Independence: February 1951 American Export Lines: Fore River Shipyard, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts [26] Henry ...
The first confirmed landing in the continental US was by a Spaniard, Juan Ponce de León, who landed in 1513 at a lush shore he christened La Florida. The Spanish sent some settlers, creating the first permanent European settlement in the continental United States at St. Augustine, Florida , in 1565 and later Santa Fe, New Mexico , San Antonio ...
During the 18th century, ships carrying cargo, passengers and mail between Europe and America would sail only when they were full. However, in the early 19th century, as trade with America became more common, schedule regularity became a valuable service.
SS American Victory. Tampa, Florida. The American Victory Ship and Museum celebrates the history of the SS American Victory, a 455-foot-long ship that first launched in 1945 and was used in World ...
Columbus left for Hispaniola on 16 April; on 10 May, he sighted the Cayman Islands, naming them Las Tortugas after the numerous sea turtles there. [170] His ships next sustained more damage in a storm off the coast of Cuba. [170] Unable to travel any farther, the ships were beached in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica, on 25 June. [171]
A passenger ship is a merchant ship whose primary function is to carry passengers on the sea. The category does not include cargo vessels which have accommodations for limited numbers of passengers, such as the ubiquitous twelve-passenger freighters [definition needed] once common on the seas in which the transport of passengers is secondary to the carriage of freight.
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