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As Scotland and England moved closer during the seventeenth century, following the Union of the Crowns, the need for a navy to protect Scotland from the English Royal Navy lessened and by the time of the Union with England in 1707, the Royal Scottish Navy possessed just three ships: The Royal William, The Royal Mary, and Dumbarton Castle.
World War II merchant ships of the United Kingdom (4 C, 223 P) ... Statistics; Cookie statement; Mobile view; Search. Search. Category: World War II merchant ships.
Pages in category "World War II merchant ships of the United Kingdom" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 223 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page) *
MV Empire MacRae was a grain ship converted to become a Merchant Aircraft Carrier or MAC ship during the Second World War.. She was built at Lithgows shipyard in Glasgow, Scotland, under order from the Ministry of War Transport.
Merchant seamen are civilians who elect to work at sea. Their working practices in 1939 had changed little in hundreds of years. They "signed on" to sail aboard a ship for a voyage or succession of voyages and after being "paid off" at the end of that time were free to either sign on for a further engagement if they were required, or to take unpaid "leave" before "signing on" aboard another ...
Merchant ships of Scotland (3 P) S. Sailing ships of Scotland (1 C, 17 P) Pages in category "Ships of Scotland" ... Statistics; Cookie statement; Mobile view; Search ...
She resisted the merchant raider for more than an hour before her Master, Captain Collie, gave the order to abandon ship. Thor ' s bombardment had damaged some of Britannia ' s lifeboats. Sources disagree as to whether Thor ' s Captain, Otto Kähler , ordered a pause in the bombardment to allow Britannia to lower her boats and get everyone away ...
William Hamilton and Company was a British shipyard in Port Glasgow, Scotland. The company was bought by Lithgow Ltd. , which later became Scott Lithgow and was nationalised as part of British Shipbuilders in 1977.