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Pages in category "17th-century ships" ... English ship Nonsuch (1646) Nossa Senhora dos Mártires; P. Polacca; Q. Quedagh Merchant; S. San Esteban (1607 shipwreck)
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 17th century was a period of growth in maritime shipping. English ships were being used as a strategic transportation method, especially for Armenian merchants, to link the Persian Gulf trading centers to the Levant. Even though Armenians had their own ships, they were mainly using English fleet services. [6]
Pages in category "Companies established in the 17th century" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In fact, the abbreviated form "HMS" was not used until nearly the end of the following century, with the term "His Majesty's Ship" (formally altered to "Their Majesties' Ship" between 1689 and 1694, when William I and Mary II were co-rulers, and to "Her Majesty's Ship" between 1702 and 1714, and again from 1837 to 1901, when there was a queen ...
East Indiamen were merchant ships that operated under charter or licence for European trading companies which traded with the East Indies between the 17th and 19th centuries. The term was commonly used to refer to vessels belonging to the British , Dutch , French , Danish , Swedish , Austrian or Portuguese East India companies.
This is a list of the oldest ships in the world which have survived to this day with exceptions to certain categories. The ships on the main list, which include warships, yachts, tall ships, and vessels recovered during archaeological excavations, all date to between 500 AD and 1918; earlier ships are covered in the list of surviving ancient ships.
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 ...