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This category has the following 32 subcategories, out of 32 total. World War I merchant ships of the United Kingdom (1 C, 127 P) World War II merchant ships of the United Kingdom (5 C, 218 P) Merchant ships of England (2 C, 3 P) Merchant ships of Scotland (2 P)
Merchant Navy (United Kingdom) The British Merchant Navy is the collective name given to British civilian ships and their associated crews, including officers and ratings. In the UK, it is simply referred to as the Merchant Navy or MN. Merchant Navy vessels fly the Red Ensign and the ships and crew are regulated by the Maritime and Coastguard ...
The Maritime history of the United Kingdom involves events including shipping, ports, navigation, and seamen, as well as marine sciences, exploration, trade, and maritime themes in the arts from the creation of the kingdom of Great Britain [1] as a united, sovereign state, on 1 May 1707 in accordance with the Treaty of Union, signed on 22 July 1706. [2]
Ships of the Royal Navy. This is an alphabetical list of the names of all ships that have been in service with the Royal Navy, or with predecessor fleets formally in the service of the Kingdom of England or the Commonwealth of England. The list also includes fictional vessels which have prominently featured in literature about the Royal Navy.
S. Sailing ships of the United Kingdom (4 C, 82 P) Serco Marine Services (ships) (14 P) Service vessels of the United Kingdom (5 C, 7 P) Ships built in the United Kingdom (4 C, 28 P) Steamships of the United Kingdom (4 C, 1,273 P) Storeships of the Royal Navy (1 C, 19 P)
Active (1805 ship) Admiral Duncan (1798 ship) Admiral Gardner (1797 EIC ship) Admiral Kingsmill (1796 ship) Admiral Kingsmill (1798 ship) HMS Adonis (1806) Adrian (1819 ship) Adriatic (1810 ship)
First World War memorial in Kilkenny, Ireland, giving "Donkeyman" as a rank; such a man was the operator of a steam donkey aboard a merchant ship.. The following equivalent ratings in the Merchant Navy were those officially recognised by the National Maritime Board for British Merchant Navy ocean-going cargo vessels carrying up to six passengers in 1919, 1943, and 1964.
Royal Oak 76 (1664) – burned by the Dutch on 14 June 1667. Loyal London 80 (1666) – burned by the Dutch on 14 June 1667. Victory 76 (Rebuilt 1666) – condemned and broken up 1691. French Ruby 66 (1666) – a prize, Le Rubis, captured from the French, hulked January 1686 at Portsmouth after storm damage and broken up.