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At its fourth meeting in 1885, the fledgling organization adopted the name Coast Sailor's Union and elected George Thompson its first president. Andrew Furuseth, who had joined the union on June 3, 1885, was elected to its highest office in January 1887. In 1889, he returned to sea but was reelected to the position of union secretary in 1891.
The Texas Navy was officially formed in January 1836, with the purchase of four schooners: Invincible, Brutus, Independence, and Liberty.These ships, under the command of Commodore Charles Hawkins, helped Texas win independence by preventing a Mexican blockade of the Texas coast, seizing Mexican ships carrying reinforcements and supplies to its army, and sending their cargoes to the Texas ...
Shipwrecks on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas (3 P) Pages in category "Shipwrecks of the Texas coast" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1800 Ship State Description Alexander Great Britain: The ship was wrecked at Montrose, Forfarshire with the loss of all hands. [8] Ann and Margaret Great Britain: The ship was wrecked at Usan Ness, Forfarshire with the loss of all hands. [9] Betsey Great Britain: The ship was wrecked in Montrose Bay. Her crew were ...
Accomplished Quaker (1801 ship) Active (1801 whaler) Active (1805 ship) French brig Adèle; Adèle (1800 brig) Admiral Cockburn (1814 ship) Admiral Juel; Hired armed cutter Admiral Mitchell; Albatros (19th-century ship) Hired armed cutter Albion; Hired armed lugger Alert; Amelia Wilson (1809 ship) Ann (1807 ship) Anstruther (1800 ship) Atlantic ...
Major Pierson (1781 ship) Manchester Packet (1806 ship) Margaret (1791 ship) Marquis de Somerulas (1800 ship) Mary Robinson (clipper) Memnon (clipper) Mendi (barque) Montezuma (1804 ship) Montezuma (1822 ship)
Caesar (1800 ship) Canada (1800 ship) Caroline (1800 Philadelphia ship) Caroline (1800 ship) Castle Eden (1800 EIC ship) HMS Centinel (1804) French ship Chatham (1810) City of London (1800 Indiaman) French frigate Clorinde (1801) Clothier (1800 ship) Comet (1800 ship) HMS Cornwallis (1805) HMS Courageux (1800) Cumberland (1800 ship) HMS Curieux ...
The first of the ships acquired was the former revenue service ship USRC Ingham, a small six-gun ship of 112 tons which was renamed Independence. The Independence became the flagship of the First Texas Navy and was placed under the command of Captain Charles E. Hawkins; she fought a battle with Mexican naval forces on June 14, 1835, off Brazos ...