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71Harbour Defence Motor Launch — The Harbour Defence Motor Launch (HDML) was a British small motor vessel of the Second World War.The HDML was designed by W J Holt at the Admiralty in early 1939. During World War II 486 HDMLs were built, mainly by yacht builders, in the United… …
72Alaskan (sidewheeler) — The steamship Alaskan operated from 1884 to 1889 on the Columbia River and Puget Sound. Alaskan and her near sistership Olympian were known as “Henry Villard’s White Elephants.”Newell, Gordon R., ed., H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific… …
73Confederate privateer — The Confederate privateers were privately owned ships that were authorized by the government of the Confederate States of America to attack the shipping of the United States. Although the appeal was to profit by capturing merchant vessels and… …
74SS France (1912) — The SS France was a French ocean liner which sailed for the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (French Line). At the turn of the 20th century, British and German liners dominated the North Atlantic, carrying not only a huge number of immigrants,… …
75USS Washington (1837) — The sixth USS Washington was a revenue cutter in the United States Navy. She discovered Amistad after the slaves onboard had seized control of that schooner in an 1839 mutiny. (Contrary to the general assumption, this ship was not named for… …
76RMS Laconia (1921) — The second RMS Laconia was a Cunard ocean liner built by Swan, Hunter Wigham Richardson as a successor to the Laconia of 1911 to 1917. Like her predecessor, which was sunk during the First World War, this Laconia would also be destroyed by a… …
77SS Rex — The SS Rex was an Italian ocean liner launched in 1931. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,930095,00.html Time Magazine report on Rex Blue Riband capture, 1933] ] It held the westbound Blue Riband between 1933 and 1935. Originally… …
78HMS Speedy (1798) — The battle schooner or gunboat HMS Speedy sank in a blinding snowstorm in Lake Ontario south of Brighton, Ontario and west of Prince Edward County, on 8 October 1804, with the loss of all hands. The sinking changed the course of Canadian history… …
79Sygna — The Sygna was a 53,000 tonne Norwegian bulk carrier and now shipwreck on Stockton Beach in the Port Stephens LGA in New South Wales, Australia. The ship ran aground during a major storm on 26 May 1974 and the wreck has become an icon and landmark …
80USS Alameda (AO-10) — The first USS Alameda (AO 10) was a fuel ship in the United States Navy. Alameda was laid down on 16 December 1918 at Philadelphia, Pa., by William Cramp Sons for the United States Shipping Board (USSB); launched on 15 July 1919; sponsored by Mrs …
