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  Ship Descriptions - Ci to Cz
She was a 2,391 gross ton ship, length 332ft x beam 39.4ft, clipper stem, one funnel, three masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 12 knots.
She was the commodore ship of an 8 knot convoy and although capable of 15 knots, had to keep her speed down to that of the slowest ship in the convoy.
She was a 2,109 gross ton ship, length 265.3ft x beam 37.5ft, clipper stem, one funnel, four masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 9 knots.
www.theshipslist.com /ships/descriptions/ShipsCC.html   (17334 words)

  
 ooBdoo
One can measure ships in terms of overall length, length of the waterline, beam (breadth), depth (distance between the crown of the weather deck and the top of the keelson), draft (distance between the highest waterline and the bottom of the ship) and tonnage.
Before mechanisation, merchant ships always used sail, but as long as naval warfare depended on ships closing to ram or to fight hand-to-hand, galleys dominated in marine conflicts because of their maneuverability and speed.
A few ships have used nuclear reactors (like Arktika class icebreaker with 75,000 shaft horsepower), but this is not a separate form of propulsion; the reactor heats steam to drive the turbines.
www.oobdoo.com /wikipedia/?title=Ships   (2720 words)

  
 Ship Descriptions - G
Built in 1878 by JandG.Thomson, Glasgow for the Cunard SS Co, she was a 4,809 gross ton ship, length 430.1ft x beam 44.6ft, one funnel, three masts (barque rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 13 knots.
She was built for Hamburg America Line in 1863 by Caird and Co, Greenock and was a 2,123 gross ton ship, length 298.6ft x beam 39.4ft, one funnel, three masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 10 knots.
She was designed by the famous Isambard Kingdom Brunel and was a 1,340 ton ship, length 212ft x beam 35.3ft, clipper stem, one funnel, four masts (rigged for sail), wooden construction, paddle wheel propulsion and a speed of 9 knots.
www.theshipslist.com /ships/descriptions/ShipsG.html   (15498 words)

  
 ONLINE SEARCHABLE PASSENGER LISTS
The GHN is pleased to be a contributor to this list!
Genuki's list of Passengers on the Emigrant Ship "Emigrant"
Genuki's list of Passengers on the Emigrant Ship Saldanha
www.angelfire.com /ks/windshipgenhelp/shiplist.html   (397 words)

  
 Historic vessels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Historic Vessels of Britain - this is a list of vessels in Britain, with information on the rig of each vessel, the year it was built, and its current location.
Duyfken is a reconstruction of a 1606 Dutch ship of exploration.
Shining Sea is a 236-foot clipper ship with a sail plan based on the Flying Cloud that a foundation in East Boston is hoping to build in the next few years.
ils.unc.edu /maritime/ships.html   (1606 words)

  
 CPR Ships: a Partial List
For some of the WWII-era ships in this list, there are other photos which are on the Role of the CPR Ships in WWII page.
This former Beaver Line ship, launched in 1901, was stranded in December 1907 off Lehave, Nova Scotia and her 600 passengers and crew were rescued by a breeches buoy.
The Ships List provides a wealth of information on such subjects as passenger fleets, immigrant voyages, passenger lists, etc.
members.tripod.com /~merchantships/cprshipslist1.html   (2114 words)

  
 List of famous ships - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
HMS Bellerophon (1786), she became famous for transporting Napoleon to Saint Helena in 1815
Famous as the subject of paintings by J.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_famous_ships   (324 words)

  
 Lost Ships
This list is only partial, and has been compiled from Coast Guard reports, US Navy reports, National Archives and Records Administration, and Merchant Vessels of the United States Registry.
In 1840 she was found deserted but in ship shape near the Bahamas.
And her encounter with an unnamed deserted vessel in 1881 in the Triangle is based on reliable witnesses.
www.bermuda-triangle.org /html/lost_ships.html   (844 words)

  
 Ship – pictures and illustrations of ships - List of Items - MSN Encarta
Ship – pictures and illustrations of ships - List of Items - MSN Encarta
Commissioned in 1798, the Constitution fought in 1803 and 1804 in the Tripolitan War (1801-1805).
During a famous battle with the British warship...
encarta.msn.com /refedlist_210134435_48/Old_Ironsides.html   (48 words)

  
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The Passenger List of the "Alexander", and "The Glenaladale Settlers 1772 - 1997"
A list of ships and their masters, and emigrants, transcribed from a book edited by John Camden Hotten and published by Chatto and Windus, London 1874.
SHIPS TO PENNSYLVANIA and OATHS OF ALLEGIANCE, 1727-1775.
www.geocities.com /Heartland/5978/Emigration.html   (1301 words)

  
 Immigrant Ship Information
Illustrations of many of the ships can be found in several of the information sources cited in the various ship descriptions, and at some of the web sites cited below.
Some ships passenger lists, schedules, wreck data, and other information which is not readily available, has been collected, along with links to other sites of interest.
However, neither the compiler, nor the owners of the various mailing lists to which most of the information was originally posted, nor the contributors assume any liability for the accuracy of the information, which is offered "as is" to the Internet community in a cooperative spirit.
www.fortunecity.com /littleitaly/amalfi/13/ships.htm   (615 words)

  
 Students - Famous Engineers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Famous people who are also engineers or have an engineering background
His innovations in the field of painting influenced the course of Italian art for more than a century after his death, and his scientific studies - particularly in the fields of anatomy, optics, and hydraulics - anticipated many of the developments of modern science.
In September 1991, she was awarded the National Medal of Technology, the nation's highest honor in engineering and technology.
www.engineeringk12.org /students/fun_section/famous_engineers.htm   (3947 words)

  
 Ships List
After sustaining damage in a storm, the ship was purchased in 1905 by the California Academy of Sciences and renamed as the Academy.
The ship was a UNOLS (University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System) research vessel commissioned in 1973 and operated by the University of Hawaii.
Unfortunately, Darwin's ship, the Beagle, seems to have omitted to do so, though there is a record of the visit of the Phoenix in 1836, the same year as he was here.
www.galapagos.to /SHIPS/INDEX.HTM   (3129 words)

  
 The Most Famous Ships That Never Were
Given enough space, it is an easy task to list all of the noteworthy fictional ships in history.
I finally generated my list of the ten most famous fictional ships, after considerable thought.
The list that follows considers only ships appearing in novels -- no ships appearing in ancient works, poetry, plays, or movies.
www.boat-links.com /books/Lardas/Lardas05.html   (712 words)

  
 cbs2chicago.com - List Of Ships Scheduled For Tall Ships 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
CHICAGO Here is a list of the ships scheduled to sail into Chicago for Tall Ships 2006.
The S.V. Denis Sullivan, completed in year 2000, operates as a floating, traveling classroom and as a goodwill ambassador for the State of Wisconsin, from her homeport of Milwaukee on Lake Michigan.
She was refitted as a barque-rigged sailing ship in 1996.
cbs2chicago.com /tallships/local_story_206134340.html   (698 words)

  
 Famous Masons M-Z
At the commissioning of a new warship named in his honor, the ship's Commanding Officer and members of the crew as well as the Grand Lodges of Maine and Massachusetts laid a wreath at his grave in Portland, Maine.
Savalas, Telly - Actor who became famous as the bald police detective who was strong on the outside but gentle inside - and always had a lollypop in his mouth.
His famous "Pledge of Allegiance" talk can be found here.
www.masonicinfo.com /famous2.htm   (7064 words)

  
 Famous Masons A-L
Listings of those who are (or were during their lifetime) Masons serves to remind us of the many notables who have - of their own free will - chosen to associate with this noble institution.
When preparing this list, I was asked, "How does somebody know if a person is a Mason or not?".
He was killed in a battle against insurgents in the Philippines and has been honored by them on a postage stamp issued in 1966.
www.masonicinfo.com /famous1.htm   (7615 words)

  
 A List Apart: Articles: 10 Tips on Writing the Living Web
Be generous, too, with your time and effort; A-list sites may not need your traffic, but everyone can use a hand.
It doesn’t matter that you are young, or unknown, or lack credentials, or that crowds of famous people disagree.
Today, this permanent location is often a chronological archive, a long list of entries for a particular week or month.
www.alistapart.com /articles/writeliving   (2991 words)

  
 Famous Ships - Cruises RU
… changed designations during her lifetime, but she was most famous as a bark.
ships, famous The epic of man's experience at sea is one of the most absorbing chapters in human history.
Famous Ships Trivia, Quizzes, Quiz Questions, Fun Facts, Information.
cruises.ru.com /famous-ships.html   (394 words)

  
 Shop eBay Canada Store - Handcrafted Model Ships:: Model Ships, model boats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Manufacturer of model ships, model boats, wooden tall model ships and model sailing ships such as the HMS Victory, USS Constitution, HMS Surprise, Titanic and others.
Our model ships make the perfect nautifcal gifts and are great nautical decor.
QUEEN MARY 2 wooden cruise model ship Cunard boat
stores.ebay.ca /Handcrafted-Model-Ships   (545 words)

  
 Famous Hams and ex-Hams
However, we have made every effort, through exhaustive research and direct communication with many of the people on this list and their relatives and associates, to maintain as accurate a list as possible.
If you are thinking about getting a vanity callsign, check my list before you visit N4MC's Vanity Callsign HQ, lest you wind up with the callsign of someone whose history may not be one you'd like to be reminded of....
Famous (infamous) as the chief radio operator on the ill-fated S.S. Morro Castle.
users.tellurian.com /gjurrens/famous_hams.html   (6255 words)

  
 Spike2000.com - History - Famous Ships   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
LostLiners - Honoring the Golden Age of Ocean Travel - LostLiners is dedicated to the ocean liners of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The Real Titanic Story - In memory of the biggest ship disaster of all time, RMS Titanic.
TITANIC: A Voyage of Discovery - This Website covers with over 50 pages the fateful story of the RMS Titanic, from her conception to the discovery and the exploration of the wreck, with many authentic pictures.
www.spike2000.com /history/famousships   (334 words)

  
 eBay Store - Handcrafted Model Ships: Model Ships, model boats, tall ships   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
NORMANDIE model ship wooden boat handcrafted 32" long
USS Constellation tall model ship wood boat 37"
GOLDEN HIND model ship Sir Francis Drake wood boat
stores.ebay.com /Handcrafted-Model-Ships   (545 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Famous: Hollywood's Leading Ladies: DVD: Famous   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Availability: Usually ships within 11 to 13 days.
Famous is a revealing look into the lives of today’s hottest celebrities, from the triumphs to the heartaches.
This set of Famous profiles Hollywood’s Leading Ladies.
www.amazon.ca /Famous-Hollywoods-Leading-Ladies/dp/B000FFJZPG   (282 words)

  
 Task List Programs - AnswersThatWork's famous Database of Processes, Startups & Services
However sometimes, because of bugs, it remains in the Task List even though you have no management window open anywhere.
MMTASK is a Microsoft background task which provides simulated multitasking for multimedia applications, so that, for example, you could be playing more than one AVI movie at the same time.
None – MPREXE runs transparently and will only appear in your Ctrl+Alt+Del Task List if there is a problem that has caused it to hang; it will not show otherwise and you will have to run a program like The Ultimate Troubleshooter to see it running transparently.
www.answersthatwork.com /Tasklist_pages/tasklist_m.htm   (7617 words)

  
 HyperWar: US Navy Ships, 1940-1945
My aim is to eventually have a separate page for each ship, which includes the specifications, history, and one or more photographs.
Historic Naval Ships Association List of Historic Naval Ships listed by location and by name.
The list will be re-created as soon as the individual pages are complete.
www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/USN-ships.html   (901 words)

  
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 eBay Store - modelshipboutique: HISTORIC MODEL SHIPS, MODEL YACHTS, FAMOUS BRITISH SHIPS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
THE SHIPS ARE HANDCRAFTED BY MASTER CRAFTSMEN FROM THE FINEST WOODS SUCH AS MAHOGANY, CHERRY WOOD, BLACK WOOD AND TEAK.
MODEL SHIP ENDEAVOUR - THE FAMOUS SHIP OF CAPTAIN COOK
WOOD MODEL SHIP SAN FELIPE-ONLY ONE OF A KIND
stores.ebay.com /modelshipboutique   (321 words)

  
 CyberSleuth Kids.com: A K-12 Homework Helper and Directory
Computerized graphics tell the story of the titanic.
A ship is a large, sea-going watercraft, sometimes with multiple decks.
A ship usually has sufficient size to carry its own boats
cybersleuth-kids.com /sleuth/Science/Transportation/Ships/index.htm   (144 words)

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