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Cleopatra was a "cylinder ship" built to take Cleopatra's Needle from Alexandria to London in 1877. The obelisk weighed more than 200 tons. It was encased in a cylindrical iron pontoon which was then rolled by means of levers and chains down a track into the sea.
A British sailing ship that ran aground at Cabo San Diego. [1] Abandoned early the next morning and using the ship's boats, her crew of 33 made landfall on Staten Island on Christmas day. The crew were stranded there for 83 days before being picked up by HMS Cleopatra. All were saved.
The blame was placed on a rushed construction, and the crew struggled to keep the ship operational. The passengers protested to the company about the poor condition of the ship, but also reported "the splendid conduct of the officers and crew." The Cleopatra returned to London, limited to half-speed the crossing took 21 days. Once she had ...
HMS Cleopatra was a 26-gun Vestal-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was built at Pembroke Dock and launched on 28 April 1835. She was to have been launched in July 1834 and fitted thereafter. [ 1 ]
HMS Cleopatra (1878) was a Comus-class screw corvette built in 1878, and used for harbour service from 1905. She was renamed Defiance III in 1922 and sold for breaking up in 1931. HMS Cleopatra (1915) was a C-class light cruiser built in 1915 and broken up in 1931. HMS Cleopatra (33) was a Dido-class cruiser built in 1940 and broken up in 1958.
Cleopatra flew a barque or ship rig of sail on three masts, including studding sails on fore and mainmasts. [9] Between its two complete decks was the open quarterdeck, on which the battery was located. Under the lower deck were spaces for water, provisions, coal, and magazines for shell and powder. Amidships were the engine and boiler rooms.
HMS Cleopatra was a 32-gun Amazon-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She had a long career, seeing service during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War , and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars .
After the war others were converted to cargo ships. SS Marine Angel - Completed as War Shipping Administration troop ship. Operated April 1945 — March 1946 returning troops to U.S. from Europe and lastly Asia. Converted to laker in 1952, sold renamed McKee Sons. SS Marine Beaver - Became USN hospital ship USS Repose (AH-16).