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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.
The McCorkell Line was a shipping line operated by Wm. McCorkell & Co. Ltd. from 1778, principally carrying passengers from Ireland, Scotland and England to the Americas. Notably, the McCorkell Line carried many immigrants who were fleeing the Great Irish Famine and sailed some of the most famous ships of the Western Ocean Ticket.
This is a list of ships of the line of the United States Navy. Because of the operating expense, a number of these were never launched. These ships were maintained on the stocks, sometimes for decades, in case of an urgent need. [1] [2] [3]
The Black Ball Line (originally known as the Wright, Thompson, Marshall, & Thompson Line, then as the Old Line) was a passenger line founded by a group of New York Quaker merchants headed by Jeremiah Thompson, and included Isaac Wright & Son (William), Francis Thompson and Benjamin Marshall. All were Quakers except Marshall.
Passenger and cargo ship (also schooner rigged) built for the Union Steam Ship Company and operated in New Zealand coastal waters until May 1949. Hulk sunk as a target in 1952. 1905 SS Maheno: 5282 746 Passenger ship owned by Union Company of New Zealand. Washed ashore on Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia while under tow to be scrapped in ...
The passenger list, even if one was recorded, is not extant. Therefore, alternative sources have been used to reconstruct the list of passengers and crew. Confirmed: William Penn, [5] [6] Hannah Penn (second wife of William Penn) and Letitia Penn (daughter of William Penn by his first wife) [7] James Logan, [8] secretary to William Penn
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
Best known for not coming to the aid of RMS Titanic despite being the closest ship in the area. Sunk by German U-boat, 9 November 1915. Hanoverian: R & W Hawthorn: 13,507: 25 February 1902: First sold to the Dominion Line, then sold to the White Star Line, before returning to the Leyland Line as Devonian and being chartered to Red Star Line ...