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Every two months, a Navy ship would sail into Curacao. In 1827-1829, the paddle steamer Curacao was introduced. It was something of a gamble, since steam was still in its infancy.
Naval shipping lists show that ships from the North American colonies and other English colonies such as Bermuda were involved and were hired out to transport goods and enslaved Africans to the Spanish Coast or elsewhere in the circum-Caribbean.
27 lip 2016 · Ships were constructed at ports and dockyards throughout coastal Europe. Shipbuilding formed a thriving subsector of transatlantic maritime economies. By the early 18th century it was beginning to flourish in Massachusetts, Virginia, and South Carolina, but relatively few ships crossing the Atlantic were built in the Caribbean.
10 sty 2022 · The testimony from the appeal hearings demonstrates how many ships in and around Monte Cristi the British Navy captured, including ships from Ireland, British North America, Denmark, and the Netherlands.
Ship Captains. News: 1800s. The Naval Order of the United States has a history dating from 1890. Membership includes a wide range of individuals, many with highly distinguished career paths.
23 maj 2016 · The masts of Royal Navy vessels loomed prominently in the many harbours of colonial Caribbean towns, particularly in important strategic locations like Bridgetown in Barbados or at the two main British naval bases in the Caribbean, Port Royal, at the entrance to Kingston harbour in Jamaica, and English Harbour in Antigua, the main seat of ...
28 lip 2020 · This article explores port typography and historiography. It reviews the expansion of port history as a field over the last 50 years, with increasing focus on the Early Modern, Medieval and Classic...
