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S.S. Ganges
A number of steamships have been named ''Ganges'', including: *, built for Nourse Line, requisitioned during the First World War *, built for Nourse Line by Harland and Wolff, sunk by the Japanese in 1942 *, a West German cargo ship in service 1954–59 See also *Ganges (other) Ganges is a river in India. Ganges may also refer to: Places * Ganges, Hérault, a commune in the Hérault département in France * Ganges, British Columbia, a town on Saltspring Island in the province of British Columbia in Canada * Ganges, O ... for other ships named ''Ganges'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Ganges, Ss Ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harland And Wolff
Harland & Wolff is a British shipbuilding company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It specialises in ship repair, shipbuilding and offshore construction. Harland & Wolff is famous for having built the majority of the ocean liners for the White Star Line, including ''Olympic''-class trio – , and HMHS ''Britannic''. Outside of White Star Line, other ships that have been built include the Royal Navy's ; Royal Mail Line's ''Andes''; Shaw, Savill & Albion's ; Union-Castle's ; and P&O's . Harland and Wolff's official history, ''Shipbuilders to the World'', was published in 1986. As of 2011, the expanding offshore wind power industry had been the prime focus, and 75% of the company's work was based on offshore renewable energy. Early history Harland & Wolff was formed in 1861 by Edward James Harland (1831–95) and Hamburg-born Gustav Wilhelm Wolff (1834–1913; he came to the UK at age 14). In 1858 Harland, then general manager, bought the small shipyard on ''Quee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganges (other)
Ganges is a river in India. Ganges may also refer to: Places * Ganges, Hérault, a commune in the Hérault département in France * Ganges, British Columbia, a town on Saltspring Island in the province of British Columbia in Canada * Ganges, Ohio, a community in the United States * Ganges Township, Michigan, in the United States * Ganges Bank, a wholly submerged atoll structure in Indian Ocean southwest of the Chagos Archipelago * Ganges Chasma, a deep canyon at the eastern end of the vast Valles Marineris system on Mars * River Ganges is another name for Ping Yuen River The Ping Yuen River (also known as River Ganges) (; Hong Kong Chinese: ''Ap5li4 Ziu1''; Hong Kong Chinese: ''Pin2ngien2 Ho2'') is a river in the northern New Territories, Hong Kong. Its source lies near Cheung Shan in Ping Che. It flows along Ping ... in Hong Kong Ships Nourse Line ships * , the first Nourse Line ship (1861–1881) to bear the name * , the second Nourse Line ship (1882–1917) to bear the na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
