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Vanguard (1870) - Sunk in collision 1875; Swiftsure-class central-battery ironclads Swiftsure (1870) - Hulked 1901; renamed Orontes 1904; sold for BU 1908; Triumph (1870) - Renamed Tenedos 1904, Indus IV 1912, and Algiers 1912; sold for BU 1921; Sultan (1870) central-battery ironclad — Named Fisgard IV 1906-1931; sold for BU 1946
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.
This is an alphabetical list of the names of all ships that have been in service with the Royal Navy, or with predecessor fleets formally in the service of the Kingdom of England or the Commonwealth of England. The list also includes fictional vessels which have prominently featured in literature about the Royal Navy.
For British and African Steam Navigation Company. [146] 6 July United Kingdom: Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock: Konig Wilhelm I: Steamship: For Norddeutscher Lloyd. [147] [148] 11 July United Kingdom: Teall Leeds: Admiral: Sloop: For private owner. [149] 11 July United Kingdom: Teall Leeds: Contest: Sloop: For private owner. [149] 12 July United ...
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late Spring – Army Enlistment Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 67) allows reduction in length of enlistment to the British Army as part of the Cardwell Reforms. [5] 2 June – competitive examination for entry to the British civil service introduced. [6] 8 June – the final splice to the first telegraph submarine cable to India is made off ...
A. Abercromby (1795 ship) HMS Abergavenny; Achilles (1781 ship) Active (1764 ship) Active (1800 ship) Active (1801 whaler) Adamant (1811 ship) MV Admiral Ushakov
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