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The 1840s. The first regular steamship service from the west to the east coast of the United States began on February 28, 1849, with the arrival of the SS California in San Francisco Bay. California left New York Harbor on October 6, 1848, rounded Cape Horn at the tip of South America, and arrived at San Francisco, California after a 4-month 21 ...
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.
Manchester Packet (1806 ship) Margaret (1791 ship) Marquis de Somerulas (1800 ship) Mary Robinson (clipper) Memnon (clipper) Mendi (barque) Montezuma (1804 ship)
Bengal Merchant (1812 ship) Betsey (1768 ship) Betsy (1793 ship) Bhavani (1797 ship) Blenden Hall. Boddington (1781 ship) Boddingtons (1793 ship) Bonavista (1825 ship) Boyd (1783 ship)
The Atlantic triangular trade formed a major component of the colonial American economy, involving Europe, Africa and the Americas.The primary component of the transatlantic triangular trade consisted of slave ships from Europe sailing to Africa loaded with manufactured goods; once the ships arrived at African shores, the European slavers would exchange the goods aboard their ships for ...
A. HMS Admiral Rainier (1800) HMS Advice (1800) French ship Aigle (1800) Albion (1800 ship) Albion (1800 Whitehaven ship) Albion Packet (1800 ship) Alexander (1807 ship) HMS Alonzo (1801)
In the Caribbean Sea, English sailors defied Spanish trade restrictions and preyed on Spanish treasure ships. [5] The English colonization of America had been based on the English colonization of Ireland, specifically the Munster Plantation, England's first colony, [6] using the same tactics as the Plantations of Ireland.
America. -class steamship. Europa of 1848 at Boston. This is one of the earliest known photos of an Atlantic steamship. The America class was the replacement for the Britannia class, the Cunard Line 's initial fleet of wooden paddle steamers. Entering service starting in 1848, these six vessels permitted Cunard to double its schedule to weekly ...