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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)
The list of ironclads includes all steam-propelled warship (supplemented with sails in various cases) and protected by iron or steel armor plates that were built in the early part of the second half of the 19th century, between 1859 and the early 1890s. The list is arranged alphabetically by country.
An ironclad was a steam-propelled warship in the early part of the second half of the 19th century, protected by iron or steel armour plates. The term battleship was not used by the Admiralty until the early 1880s [ citation needed ] , with the construction of the Colossus class .
In the late 20th century, ships based on the 19th century designs of historical ships began to be built. These are used today as training ships and to promote tourism rather than for cargo or trade. The following entries are organized by their year of launch and alphabetically within each year.
Japan: List of ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy; Mexico: List of ships of the Mexican Navy; New Zealand: List of ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy; Ottoman Empire: List of sailing ships of the Ottoman Empire; List of battleships of the Ottoman Empire; Peru: List of Peruvian Navy ships; Portugal: List of ships of the Portuguese Navy
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)
BAE Systems Maritime - Naval Ships [34] William Beardmore and Company (1900–1930) Fairfields (1834–1968) Robert Napier and Sons (1826–1900) [53] Greenock. Robert Steele & Company; Linthouse: Alexander Stephens & Sons (1870–1968) Port Glasgow. Ferguson Marine Engineering (1903–present) [54] William Hamilton and Company (1800s–1900s ...
Sometimes these ships could reach 20 knots (37 km/h). "The Prinz Albert," 1897, by Antonio Jacobsen. Clippers were built for seasonal trades such as tea, where an early cargo was more valuable, or for passenger routes. The small, fast ships were ideally suited to low-volume, high-profit goods, such as spices, tea, people, and mail. The values ...