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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.
From 1825 to 1848 the average number of ships traveling to California increased to about 25 ships per year—a large increase from the average of 2.5 ships per year from 1769 to 1824. [27] The port of entry for trading purposes was the Alta California Capital, Monterey, California , where customs duties ( tariffs ) of about 100% were applied.
Clippers, outrunning the British blockade of Baltimore, came to be recognized as ships built for speed rather than cargo space; while traditional merchant ships were accustomed to average speeds of under 5 knots (9 km/h), clippers aimed at 9 knots (17 km/h) or better. Sometimes these ships could reach 20 knots (37 km/h).
On 11 July the British Royal Navy sloop HMS Juno entered San Francisco Bay, causing Montgomery to alert his defenses. The large British ship, the 2,600-ton man-of-war HMS Collingwood, flagship of Pacific Station Commander-in-Chief Sir George S. Seymour, also showed up about this time outside Monterey Harbor. Both British ships observed, but did ...
Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York; Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas (1942–1985) Brown & Bell Shipyard, New York City (1824–1855) Burger Boat Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; California Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal Island, Los Angeles County, California; Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Carolina
She is used as a training ship for the Brazilian Navy. [43] Stad Amsterdam: 2000 Netherlands (South Holland) Active [f] 250 ft (76 m) Stad Amsterdam is a unique modern "extreme" clipper that was intended to be a replica of the mid-19th century frigate Amsterdam. She ended up not being built as a reproduction, and sails as a passenger clipper ...
This is a list of the oldest ships in the world which have survived to this day with exceptions to certain categories. The ships on the main list, which include warships, yachts, tall ships, and vessels recovered during archaeological excavations, all date to between 500 AD and 1918; earlier ships are covered in the list of surviving ancient ships.
19th-century naval ships (6 C, 2 P) V. Victorian-era ships (6 C, 4 P) Pages in category "19th-century ships" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.