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Name Description Year Louis Aldrich [citation needed] American actor 1843 Charles George James Arbuthnot [citation needed] British general 1801 Asmahan [1] Syrian singer 1912 Charles Barbier de Meynard: French historian and orientalist 1826 Watson Cheyne, 1st Baronet [2] British surgeon 1852 Westmoreland Davis [3] Governor of Virginia: 1859 ...
Pages in category "People born at sea" The following 111 pages are in this category, out of 111 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Tristan Jones at book signing, Annapolis Sailboat Show 1987. Arthur Jones, pen name Tristan Jones (8 May 1929 – 21 June 1995) [1] was a British mariner and author. He spent most of his life at sea, first in the British Royal Navy, and then sailing in small yachts for various purposes, including self-appointed adventure trips.
The Sea Bird, which also went by other names, was a merchant brig that, after a Honduras voyage and then grounding in Rhode Island at Easton's Beach in either 1750 or 1760, had lost its longboat. No people were found living on it; all that was found was a cat and a dog. The crew aboard was never seen again.
This is a list of people buried at sea. Jessie Buckland (1878–1939), New Zealand photographer, buried in the south Pacific Ocean after dying during voyage from England to New Zealand [1] Horace Edgar Buckridge (1877–1903), English–born Australian soldier and explorer, buried at sea after dying during attempted voyage from New Zealand to ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 February 2025. Leif Erikson (c. 970 – c. 1020) was a famous Norse explorer who is credited for being the first European to set foot on American soil. Explorers are listed below with their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries of activity and main areas of exploration ...
After inheriting her father's shipping company in the 1880s, Tyrrell fought to have her name on the documents of ownership for the schooner. Her career as sea captain spanned over twenty years, and Denbighshire Lass was the first ship to fly the Irish tricolour flag at a foreign port. Ireland: Yes 1863 1921 Walters, Angus
On 16 February 1887 he signed on as first mate of an iron barque, the Highland Forest, lying in port at Amsterdam. The ship had a crew of 18, including as many as 14 foreigners. The captain was a 34-year-old Irishman, John McWhir (Conrad gave the same name, with an additional r, to the much older master of the Nan-Shan in the 1902 novel Typhoon).