HMS Agamemnon had an illustrious career in the British Navy and served in the Baltic, English Channel, Mediterranean, North Sea, off Portugal, around South America and the West Indies. The Adventure Galley, which was not kept in good order by its crew and captain, sank near the island of Saint Marie off the northeast coast of Madagascar in 1698.Īgamemnon:: HMS Agamemnon Third Rate Length: 160 ft Beam: 45 ft 1,348 bm tons Comp.: 520 Armament: 26x24pdr, 26x12pdr, 12圆pdr Henry Adams, Buckler's Hard, England 1781 Kidd, who ended up being hung as a pirate, is most known for his capture of the Quedah Merchant, laden with expensive textiles, a very rich prize. The Adventure Galley was the ship William Kidd set out on in 1696 to capture French and Spanish prizes as an English privateer. The HMS Adventure was one of two ships, together with HMS Resolution, taking part in James Cook's second voyage to find 'Terra Australis'.Īdventure Galley: Three-masted Galley Length: 124 ft 285 bm tons Crew: 150 Armament: 34x12pdr Castle Yard, Deptford, England 1695 Lawrence.Īdvance: Brigantine Length: 88 ft Beam: 21 ft 10 in Depth in Hold: 8 ft 5 in 144 tons Comp.: 17 New Kent, Maryland, United States 1847Īdvance was the flagship of the first US arctic expedition and search for HMS Erebus and HMS Terror in 1850.Īdventure: HMS Adventure Collier ship-rigged 336 tons Crew: 81 Whitby, England 1771 The Bark Adler sailed between Bergen (Norway) and Quebec (Canada) with passengers from 1862 to 1867 when she stranded on the St. She was burnt for her metal fittings and fastenings in the late 1920's.Īdler: Bark 463 tons Crew: 17 Bremerhafen, Germany 1843 East Coast and the Orient but also sailed between New York and San Francisco, her San Francisco registry clearly visible on her stern in the image shown below. She sailed mainly on the trade routes between the U.S. The three-masted Down Easter Abner Coburn was named after the Governor of Maine from 1863 to 1864. For a custom ship search select Advanced Search.įor a Terminology search select TerminologyĪbner Coburn: Down Easter Length: 223 ft Beam: 43 ft Draft: 26 ft 1878 grt Bath Maine, United States 1882
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