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	HMS Arab - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first Arab was a 16-gun sloop-of-war, originally the French Jean Bart, captured in 1795 in the English Channel by Cerberus and Santa Margarita, and wrecked in 1796.
		The second Arab was an 8-gun schooner, originally the French Arabe, captured in 1797, and renamed Ant in 1798.
		The third Arab was a 2-gun sixth-rate, originally the French Brave, captured in 1798 by Phoenix and sold in 1810.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Arab (224 words)

	HMS Resolute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		HMS RESOLUTE was built as PTARMIGAN and purchased by the Admiralty on 21 February 1850.
		The following morning at 11 o`clock the wooden steam frigate HMS SHANNON saluted the American ensign with 21 guns, after which RESOLUTE changed her colors to English and the Portsmouth garrison battery (on the flagstaff of which was hoisted the Stars and Stripes) fired another 21 gun salute.
		In 1879, when RESOLUTE was finally broken up, a desk was made from her timbers which was presented by Queen Victoria to President Rutherford S. Hayes.
	www.cronab.demon.co.uk /Resol.htm (2214 words)

	Ship Descriptions - Ci to Cz
		In 1879 she was fitted with the first interior electric light on the North Atlantic, with four lamps in the cabin class saloon and two in steerage.
		On 29th Apr.1941 she was torpedoed and sunk by U.75 (Ringelmann) in the Atlantic 600 miles west of Valentia Island, Ireland in position 52.30N 26.00W while sailing independently on a voyage Glasgow to Natal, Bombay and Karachi via Freetown with 274 passengers and 2184 tons of general cargo.
		On 24/5/1941 she was torpedoed and sunk by the British submarine HMS UPHOLDER while 10 miles from Sicily, with the loss of 1,212 lives.
	www.theshipslist.com /ships/descriptions/ShipsCC.html (17334 words)

	Bermuda's History from 1700 to 1899
		The Bermuda-built small warship HMS Pickle of the Royal Navy played a unique role in the Battle of Trafalgar in which the Royal Navy, with 448 dead and 1,241 wounded, soundly defeated the French.
		Three years after she achieved her claim to fame at the Battle of Trafalgar, the Bermuda-built cedar schooner HMS Pickle struck a shoal when entering the Spanish port of Cadiz and was lost.
		Colonel Arnold devised the early massive building and engineering program for HM Dockyard, that led to Bermuda being referred to later as the "Gibraltar of the West." His obvious accomplishments, skills and obvious leadership qualities in Bermuda were such that he was marked for prompt promotion and increased military responsibilities.
	www.bermuda-online.org /history1700-1899.htm (6944 words)

	Timeline 1879-1882
		1879 Jul 9, Ottorino Respighi, composer (Pines of Rome), was born in Bologna, Italy.
		1879 Oct 2, A dual alliance was formed between Austria and Germany, in which the two countries agreed to come to the other’s aid in the event of aggression.
		1879 In Hungary the Tisza River overflowed and destroyed 5,500 of 5,800 houses in the town of Szeged.
	timelines.ws /1879_1882.HTML (14240 words)

	Immigrant Ship Information
		Resold to the British Admiralty, she was converted to an aircraft carrier and on 5th Nov.1918 was sunk in collision with HMS REVENGE in the Firth of Forth.
		In 1879 she was the first trans Atlantic liner to be fitted with interior electric lighting.
		On 19/12/1939 she was intercepted by HMS HYPERION, 300 miles east of Norfolk, Virginia, while attempting to return to Bremerhaven, and was set fire to by the crew and scuttled to avoid capture.
	www.fortunecity.com /littleitaly/amalfi/13/shipc.htm (21058 words)

	THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES FRIGATE CONSTITUTION
		Her next victims were the storeladen LOVELY ANN, the schooner PHOENIX, which was sunk, the man-of-war PICTOU and the brig CATHARINE, captured and sunk off the coast of Guiana.
		This back-breaking task was carried out and when a breeze sprang up at dawn on July 18, CONSTITUTION was far enough ahead of her pursuers to escape by sail.
		Commodore William Bainbridge in command of "Old Ironsides," was wounded twice, and the ship's wheel was shot away, but for more than 2 hours he maneuvered brilliantly and fought tenaciously until, finally, JAVA had no masts left standing and her Captain lay dying.
	dannymac7.tripod.com /id12.html (3929 words)

	Bibliography
		BLAKE, P. "Report on the Cruise of HMS 'Larne' in 1839." In Historical Records of Australia (Library Committee of the Commonwealth Parliament), Series 1, XX: 12-28, 654-73.
		The Journal of Lieutenant William Bradley RN of HMS 'Sirius', 1786-1792.
		Proceedings of the HMS 'Dart' in the Marshall Group and Pleasant Island, 26 August 1884.
	www.micsem.org /pubs/articles/historical/forships/bib.htm (5171 words)

	ME6- Posting of Countries [Archive] - Alternate History Discussion Board
		HMS Conqueror, now free from her duties at South Georgia, was ordered to begin patrols to the west of the Falklands.
		HMS Conqueror, in the meantime, had taken up its patrol station to the west of the Falkland Islands on 1st April.
		Thankfully HMS Engadine, the helicopter support ship, was able to take eight of the homeless Harriers, whilst four of the fleet support ships, those having large helicopter support facilities, took one of the remaining four Harriers each.
	www.alternatehistory.com /Discussion/archive/index.php/t-12432.html (20759 words)

	Ship Descriptions - B
		In 1882 her engines were compounded and she made her last voyage for the company in March 1894 between Bremen and South America.
		In August 1914 she was converted to a minelayer and it was on 26/10/1914 that one of her mines sank the British battleship HMS AUDACIOUS.
		Built by D and W Henderson, Glasgow in 1879 for the British, Anchor Line.
	www.theshipslist.com /ships/descriptions/ShipsB.html (16824 words)

	MAY
		1982: HMS Sheffield was sunk by an Exocet missile during the Falklands war.
		1879: Birth of William Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount, English politician and proprietor of the Observer newspaper, whose American wife Nancy became the first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons.
		1941: The German battleship, Bismarck, was sunk by aircraft from the Ark Royal, and HMS Rodney, Prince of Wales and King George V.
	www.camelotintl.com /365_days/may.html (11647 words)

	Taylor
		In late October, the escort destroyer returned north to the western coast of Korea where she patrolled with two British warships, the carrier HMS Glory and the cruiser HMS Birmingham.
		She reached Yokosuka on the 12th and, after visiting that port and Sasebo, put to sea to join a carrier task group—built around Bairoko (CVE-115) and HMS Ocean off the western coast of Korea.
		For the most part, she screened the carriers during air operations; however, on two occasions, she patrolled close to the enemy-held shoreline to discourage the North Koreans from attempting to take offshore islands held by United Nations forces.
	history.navy.mil /danfs/t3/taylor-ii.htm (6758 words)

	This Day in Science History - Forums powered by UBBThreads™ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		That Britain was developing nuclear weapons was not made public until, a few days earlier, Prime Minister Winston Churchill had announced on 17 Feb 1952, plans to test the first British-made atomic bomb at the Monte Bello Islands off the northwest coast of Australia.
		In 1879, the office of director of the U.S. Geological Survey was authorized by Congress (20 Stat.
		Bayer's primary occupation was as a lawyer; he pursued astronomy as an amateur interest.
	uplink.space.com /showflat.php?Board=sciastro&Number=452327 (4343 words)

	Single-ship action - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		1805 August 10 - HMS Phoenix (Baker) captures French Didon 46 (Milius)
		1813 August 14 - HMS Pelican captures Allen's USS Argus
		1879 May 21 Iquique - Peruvian Huáscar sinks Chilean corvette Esmeralda
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Single-ship_action (778 words)

	Pohnpei Ships
		British man-of-war HMS LARNE, Cmdr P.L. Blake, put in at Pohnpei on Jan 17 to investigate the atrocities committed by the crew of the Lambton after the burning of the whaleship Falcon.
		Whaleship PHOENIX of NB, Capt McCleave, in at Pohnpei in Jan. Left on Jan 27.
		Whaleship RAINBOW of NB,.Capt H.M. Plasket, in at Pohnpei in late Jan. Sailed on Feb 15.
	www.micsem.org /pubs/articles/historical/forships/pohnpei.htm (19115 words)

	Juliett 484 - Lesson Plan
		The plan was for Lee to be towed close to an enemy ship, open a foot-operated valve to let in enough water to sink, close the valve, and move in under the target.
		1879 - Anglican Reverend George W. Garrett tested the steam-powered Resurgam, which relied on steam from a boiler for surface operations, steam stored in pressurized tanks for submerged operations.
		The boat passed initial trials but sank while under tow (it was rediscovered in 1996).
	www.juliett484.org /juliett/education/misc/submarine_history.html (17119 words)

	Learn - A Brief History Of Opera - Arizona Opera
		Aside from the Franco-Prussian war, most countries were enjoying a respite from conflict and many used the time to find ways of bettering mankind.
		Bell invented the telephone (1876), Edison invented the phonograph (1877) and the incandescent electric light (1879), Koch discovers the tuberculosis germ (1882) and Pasteur begins inoculating against rabies (1884).
		There has never been a more exciting age operatically than now, when every taste wants to be satisfied and curiosity for the unfamiliar is constantly increased.
	www.azopera.com /learn.php?subcat=backstage&subpage=thisoperainhistory (2456 words)

	16 Jun History: This Date
		If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed to you," has been heard so many times in television and film dramas that it has become almost cliché.
		The roots of the Miranda decision go back to March 2, 1963, when an 18-year-old Phoenix woman told police that she had been abducted, driven to the desert, and raped.
		Detectives investigating her story gave her a polygraph test, but the results were inconclusive.
	www.safran-arts.com /42day/history/h4jun/h4jun16.html (6570 words)

	USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Sock Hop Saturday Night ~ April 26 2003
		HMS Resolution was laid down at the Palmers dockyard in Jarrow-on-tyne in November 1913, completed in January 1916 and was one of five "R" class battleships, the other's being Royal Oak, Royal Sovereign, Ramillies and Revenge.
		The force arrived off of Dakar on the 23rd, Resolution, and HMS Barham were deployed to attack the french ships including the battleship Richelieu at anchor in the port.
		In October 1941 HMS Warspite arrived in America to have repairs carried out and many of her crew transferred to Resolution.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/900718/posts (7537 words)

	Marblehead Magazine's History Of Marblehead Timeline
		She was run aground while fleeing from HMS Nautilus, a 16-gun sloop.
		Saved from destruction by spirited resistance from local patriots, she was soon decommissioned by Washington, who had meanwhile hired vessels more appropriate to the Army's needs.
		The original structure was razed in 1879, and a new brick building built on the site.
	www.legendinc.com /Pages/MarbleheadNet/MM/Articles/Timeline.html (9557 words)

	Immigrant Ship Information
		Launched on 11/7/1899, she sailed between Antwerp and New York for the Phoenix Line probably as a cargo vessel until, in 1906 she was purchased by Navigazione Generale Italiana, fitted with passenger accommodation and renamed "Lazio".
		She was a 2,328 gross ton ship, length 320.3ft x beam 36ft, straight stem, one funnel, three masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 10 knots.
		She was fitted with compound engines in 1879 by Barclay, Curle & Co, Glasgow and resumed Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal sailings on 1/7/1879.
	www.fortunecity.com /littleitaly/amalfi/13/shipp.htm (16828 words)

	February Calendar
		07 Feb 1813-Seaman Peter Furnace died of wounds received in battle with HMS JAVA and was buried at sea, the last American fatality from that 29 Dec 1812 event.
		1814-Captured HMS PICTOU (14 guns) and British armed merchant ship LOVELY ANN (10 guns).
		1815-Charles Stewart won victory over HMS CYANE (34 guns) and HMS LEVANT (18 guns) in night engagement off northwestern Africa, taking both prize.
	www.polkcounty.org /timonier/calendar/feb.html (836 words)

	Decades History Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Hong Kong announced a clampdown on "boat people," saying newly arriving Vietnamese refugees would be incarcerated and returned to Vietnam if they could not prove that they had fled religious or political persecution.
		Impeached and ousted Arizona Gov. Evan Mecham and his brother, Willard, were found innocent by a Phoenix jury of concealing a $350,000 campaign loan.
		Leaders of the world's seven biggest industrial democracies began arriving in Toronto for their annual economic summit, with the host, Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, forecasting progress on dismantling farm subsidies and alleviating Third World debt.
	www.decades.com /ByDecade/1980-1989/85.htm (1148 words)

	English Books > Nature/Animals/Pets > Insects & Spiders
		The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle, Under the Command of Captain Fitzroy, During the Years 1832-1836 (1838-1843); Part I Fossil Mammalia; Part II Mammalia
		The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle, Under the Command of Captain Fitzroy, During the Years 1832-1836 (1838-1843): Part III Birds
		The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle, Under the Command of Captain Fitzroy, During the Years 1832-1836 (1838-1843): Part IV Fish, Part V Reptiles
	www.netstoreusa.com /books/index/bkbnb700W.shtml (800 words)

	G.W. Blunt White Library: Microfilm List
		HMS VICTORY, DEVASTATION, BACCHANTE, and SUTLEJ, Journal by W. Renwick.
		HMS MINOTAUR: Jan. 10-Nov. 23, 1887; HMS NORTHUMBERLAND: 1887-1888; HMS HIMALAYA: Apr. 1-June 14, 1888; HMS RALEIGH: June 18-Dec. 31, 1888.
		DAVID CROCKETT (Clipper Ship), Diary/Journal: April 1, 1878-January 31, 1879, kept by a crew member aboard the Clipper DAVID CROCKETT of N.Y., during a voyage from New York to San Francisco to New York.
	www.mysticseaport.org /library/catfind/micro.cfm (5804 words)

	Ex Astris Scientia - Federation Ship Names L-Z
		HMS Thunder Child, fictional vessel from H.G. Wells' novel "The War of the Worlds"
		This may also refer to the missile used to launch Cochrane's warp ship, but unlike the Phoenix the name Titan isn't that prominent in the Trek Universe.
		HMS Victory, flagship of Admiral Horatio Nelson in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
	www.ex-astris-scientia.org /articles/name_origins2.htm (2162 words)

	Historical Manuscripts
		Commission appointing Lieutenant Goodwin Keats to the position of Fourth Lieutenant on HMS Prince George, by command of Their Lordships.
		An authentic return of the killed and wounded on board His Majesty's ships in the actions with the French fleet on 28 and 29 May and 1 June 1794.
		This may be the earliest account of Porter's Atlantic Cruise during which he became the first American captain to capture a British ship of war, HMS Alert, during the War of 1812.
	www.history.navy.mil /library/manuscript/manuscript_list.htm (10635 words)

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