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After spending more than 15 years and tons of money on a labor of love, he walked away from the sinking ship. He said he made the right decision.
In 1789 her master was J. Aldis, changing to J. Carr, her owner Long & Co., and her trade London—Jamaica. [ 8 ] In 1796 Calvert & Co. purchased Fame from Long & Co. [ 3 ] In connection with the transfer of ownership, Fame underwent a thorough repair.
Vessels include those owned by the Marine Department of Pickands Mather & Company from the company's founding in 1883 until its sale to Diamond Shamrock Corporation in 1968; those owned by Diamond Shamrock Corporation until the sale of the subsidiary to Moore-McCormack Resources in 1973; those owned by Moore-McCormack Resources until the sale ...
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A man from Utah spent over $1 million restoring a cruise ship he bought on Craiglist that has begun sinking. Technology entrepreneur Chris Willson revealed in an interview with CNN Travel that he ...
The sale of colonial ships built on the British market enabled English merchants to secure cheap tonnage and gave American merchants an important source of income to pay for their imports. All the colonies exported shipping, but once again, New England was the chief contributor. A foreign market during colonial times.
John Bull was a sailing ship built in 1799 at Liverpool for the trade in enslaved people. She made one voyage carrying captives from West Africa to Jamaica. Thereafter she became a West Indiaman, trading with Jamaica. Early in this period she was a letter of marque, and captured a French merchant vessel.