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Full-rigged ship: For Conventree Dundass. [8] [120] 31 May United Kingdom: Gibson Sunderland: Electra: Full-rigged ship: For Joseph Shield, Son, & Co. [8] [120] 31 May United Kingdom: Lightfoot Hylton Dene Gem of the Nith: Barque: For John Morton. [8] [120] 31 May United Kingdom: James Briggs Pallion: Queen of the North: Full-rigged ship: For ...
List of ship launches in 1855; A. French ship Algésiras (1855) Alhambra (1855) Andrew Jackson (clipper) SS Arago (1855) French ship Arcole (1855) USCS Arctic;
Bethlehem, BAE Systems San Diego: Minesweepers: San Diego [92] Campbell Industries: Tuna boats, minesweeper: San Diego [93] Chandler, Ralph J. Cargo 1917–1919: Wilmington [94] Colberg Boat Works: Minesweepers: Stockton [95] Concrete Ship Constructors: Concrete ships & barges: National City [96] Consolidated Steel: Small cargo: Wilmington [97 ...
Approximately 200 colonists arrived by ship near present-day Houston. They walked overland to the site of their new colony approximately 250 miles (400 km) northward, with their possessions hauled by ox carts, and arrived on April 22, 1855. [citation needed] The town of Dallas had about 400 inhabitants at the time.
The first regular steamship service from the west to the east coast of the United States began on February 28, 1849, with the arrival of the SS California in San Francisco Bay. California left New York Harbor on October 6, 1848, rounded Cape Horn at the tip of South America, and arrived at San Francisco, California after a 4-month 21-day journey.
Three years later, Wynns actively participated in Houston's local efforts to secure annexation by the United States. [163] In 1855, Wynns embarked on a ship to San Francisco to join the California gold rush. [165] While in California, he developed an interest in the exploits of adventurer and filibuster William Walker. [165]
Dover (sternwheel steamer): The ship was built for the company in San Francisco and launched in 1869. She was purchased by the California Pacific Railroad Company in 1871. [77] [78] [22] Eclipse: She was launched in December 1854 as a competitor to the company. By mid-1855, the company controlled the ship. She was converted into a barge of the ...
The Mansfield Cut Underwater Archeological District is an 18.31-acre (74,100 m 2) area located near the city of Port Mansfield, Texas, United States, in the waters off Kenedy County and Willacy County, Texas.