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Pages in category "19th-century ships" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Adelaide (ship)
SMS Novara was a sail frigate of the Austro-Hungarian Navy most noted for sailing the globe for the Novara Expedition of 1857–1859 and, later for carrying Archduke Maximilian and wife Carlota to Veracruz in May 1864 to reign as Emperor and Empress of Mexico.
Nevertheless, she made some notably fast passages, setting a record, at the time, of 96 days and 15 hours on her first trip from New York to San Francisco. She sailed extensively to China. Witchcraft: 1850 United States (Chelsea, MA) Lost in 1861 193 ft (59 m) A clipper ship built by Paul Curtis and Mr. Taylor, and designed by Samuel Hartt Pook.
After nearly four years, Vincennes arrived back in New York on 8 June 1830, becoming the first U.S. Navy ship to circumnavigate the Earth. Two days later the ship was decommissioned. Following repairs and recommissioned, Vincennes then operated in the West Indies and the Gulf of Mexico as part of the West Indies Squadron in 1831–32.
SS California was one of the first steamships to steam in the Pacific Ocean and the first steamship to travel from Central America to North America. She was built for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company which was founded on April 18, 1848, as a joint stock company in the State of New York by a group of New York City merchants: William H. Aspinwall, Edwin Bartlett, Henry Chauncey, Mr. Alsop, G.G ...
In the United States, the term "clipper" referred to the Baltimore clipper, a topsail schooner that was developed in Chesapeake Bay before the American Revolution and was lightly armed in the War of 1812, sailing under Letters of Marque and Reprisal, when the type—exemplified by the Chasseur, launched at Fells Point, Baltimore, 1814— became known for its incredible speed; a deep draft ...
19th-century naval ships of the Netherlands (54 P) S. Spanish–American War naval ships (7 C) 19th-century submarines (2 C, 19 P) V. Victorian-era naval ships (10 C)
19th; 20th; 21st; 22nd; 23rd; 24th; Subcategories. This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total. 0–9. 1820 ships (27 P) ... Pages in category ...