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The National Historic Fleet is a list of historic ships and vessels located in the United Kingdom, under the National Historic Ships register. National Historic Ships UK is an advisory body which advises the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and other public bodies on ship preservation and funding priorities. As part of this remit ...
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.
HMS Ajax(1798) an Ajax-class ship of the line that served in the Napoleonic Wars. HMS Ajax is a Third-rate ship which formed the majority of the Royal Navy's ships of the line at that time. Ships of the line were the main ships used in naval battles at the time.
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1817–1863: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates (2014) ISBN 978-1-84832-169-4. Pending availability of the fourth volume in the series, sailing warships after 1817 were covered (in somewhat less detail) by The Sail and Steam Navy List , 1815–1889 , by David Lyon and Rif Winfield.
After Robert Napier's death new partners led by marine engineer Dr Kirk [nb 2] the previous manager, built for George Thompson's Aberdeen White Star Line the single screw iron SS Aberdeen with a three crank triple expansion engine and delivered in 1881. It was designed for the Australia trade passing through the Suez canal.
Ship Built Type Flag Ref HMS Mutine: 1900: Sloop Royal Navy [44] TSS South Stack: 1900: Passenger ship United Kingdom [8] HMS Exmouth: 1901: Battleship Royal Navy [45] HMS Lively: 1901: Destroyer Royal Navy [46] HMS Orwell: 1901: Destroyer Royal Navy [47] HMS Sprightly: 1901: Destroyer Royal Navy [46] TSS Great Southern: 1902: Passenger ship ...
The National Register of Historic Vessels (NRHV) is a database that lists vessels that are: At least 50 years old; Demonstrably and significantly associated with the UK; Based in UK waters; More than 33 ft (10.07 metres) in length overall (length OA) measured between the forward and aft extremities of the hull overall excluding any spars or ...
RN auxiliary ships Survey Class Ship No. Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note — HMS Scott: H131: 1997: 13,500 tonnes: Ocean survey: Devonport [77] — HMS Protector: A173: 2011: 5,000 tonnes: Icebreaker & survey [78] [N 16] Sea class 18 m variant: HMS Magpie: H130: 2018: 37 tonnes: Survey motor launch [80] Non-commissioned vessels ...