famous ships library
Learn about Famous Ships and get information on topics related to Famous Ships.
Featured Article: Rainbow Warrior
Rainbow Warrior is the name of a vessel owned by Greenpeace, an international environmental organization, for use in antinuclear protest voyages. See more »
Articles 1-14 of 14
Alabama
Alabama was the most famous of the 20 Confederate cruisers that preyed on Union merchant ships and whalers during the American Civil War (1861-1865).
See more »Beagle
Beagle was a British ship that carried out marine surveys in South America and along the coast of Australia between 1826 and 1843.
See more »Dunbar
Dunbar, a sailing ship, was wrecked against the rocks on the outer South Head of Sydney Harbour in Australia, on Aug.
See more »Emden
Emden was a German cruiser that was stationed in the Philippine Sea at the outbreak of World War I (1914-1918).
See more »Girona
Girona, a ship of the Spanish Armada, provided the richest treasure in the history of Irish archaeology.
See more »Mary Celeste
Mary Celeste, an American sailing ship, was found abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872.
See more »Mary Rose
Mary Rose was a ship in the navy of King Henry VIII of England that sank near Portsmouth in 1545.
See more »Melbourne
Melbourne, a 22,000-ton (20,000-metric ton) aircraft carrier, became the flagship of the Royal Australian Navy after its arrival in Australia in 1956.
See more »Rainbow Warrior
Rainbow Warrior is the name of a vessel owned by Greenpeace, an international environmental organization, for use in antinuclear protest voyages.
See more »Titanic
Titanic was a British passenger ship that struck an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in 1912.
See more »