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Cleopatra was a "cylinder ship" built to take Cleopatra's Needle from Alexandria to London in 1877. The obelisk weighed more than 200 tons. It was encased in a cylindrical iron pontoon which was then rolled by means of levers and chains down a track into the sea.
The blame was placed on a rushed construction, and the crew struggled to keep the ship operational. The passengers protested to the company about the poor condition of the ship, but also reported "the splendid conduct of the officers and crew." The Cleopatra returned to London, limited to half-speed the crossing took 21 days. Once she had ...
A British sailing ship that ran aground at Cabo San Diego. [1] Abandoned early the next morning and using the ship's boats, her crew of 33 made landfall on Staten Island on Christmas day. The crew were stranded there for 83 days before being picked up by HMS Cleopatra. All were saved.
HMS Cleopatra (1878) was a Comus-class screw corvette built in 1878, and used for harbour service from 1905. She was renamed Defiance III in 1922 and sold for breaking up in 1931. HMS Cleopatra (1915) was a C-class light cruiser built in 1915 and broken up in 1931. HMS Cleopatra (33) was a Dido-class cruiser built in 1940 and broken up in 1958.
SS Marine Beaver - Became USN hospital ship USS Repose (AH-16). SS Marine Devil - Completed as War Shipping Administration troop ship. Operated September 1944 — April 1946 to Europe and Asia including India. Converted to container ship. SS Marine Dragon - Completed as War Shipping Administration troop ship. Operated December 1944 — April 1946.
Cleopatra Memorial, St. Thomas Cathedral, Mumbai Cleopatra was a Victorian-era wooden paddle steam frigate [4] of the East India Company. [4] Constructed at Northfleet, the ship arrived at Bombay (now Mumbai) on 19 April 1840, [5] and operated as a transport and mail steamer between Bombay to Karachi, Aden and Suez.
The SS United States, a historic ship that still holds the transatlantic speed record it set more than 70 years ago, must leave its berth on the Delaware River in Philadelphia by Sept. 12, a ...
Cleopatra flew a barque or ship rig of sail on three masts, including studding sails on fore and mainmasts. [9] Between its two complete decks was the open quarterdeck, on which the battery was located. Under the lower deck were spaces for water, provisions, coal, and magazines for shell and powder. Amidships were the engine and boiler rooms.