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SS Selma
Several steamships have borne the name ''Selma'': * SS ''Selma'' (1871) was a 1,172-ton cargo ship launched as the ''Elf'' on 19 August 1871, by William Doxford & Sons, Pallion, England. She was renamed several times, in 1900 ''Selma''. She was wrecked on 31 March 1901, while carrying a cargo of phosphate. * SS ''Selma'' (1896) was a 3,480-ton cargo ship launched on 15 February 1896, by William Doxford & Sons, Pallion, England. Wrecked off Cape Frio on 17 September 1910. * SS ''Selma'' (1906) was a 1,629-ton cargo ship launched as the ''Cassiopeia'' on 2 November 1906, by Nylands Verksted in Oslo, Norway. Renamed ''Selma'' in 1915. Mined and sunk off North Foreland on 25 October 1915. * SS ''Selma'' (1919) was a 6,287-ton concrete-constructed tanker built for the US government and completed in January 1920, by Ley in Mobile, USA. Wrecked off Galveston on 20 January 1922. * SS ''Selma'' (1921) was a 1,746-ton cargo ship launched on 17 June 1921, by Howaldtswerke in Kiel, Germany. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Selma (1868)
Several steamships have borne the name ''Selma'': *SS Selma (1868), SS ''Selma'' (1871) was a 1,172-ton cargo ship launched as the ''Elf'' on 19 August 1871, by William Doxford & Sons, Pallion, England. She was renamed several times, in 1900 ''Selma''. She was wrecked on 31 March 1901, while carrying a cargo of phosphate. *SS Selma (1896), SS ''Selma'' (1896) was a 3,480-ton cargo ship launched on 15 February 1896, by William Doxford & Sons, Pallion, England. Wrecked off Cape Frio on 17 September 1910. *SS Selma (1906), SS ''Selma'' (1906) was a 1,629-ton cargo ship launched as the ''Cassiopeia'' on 2 November 1906, by Nylands Verksted in Oslo, Norway. Renamed ''Selma'' in 1915. Mined and sunk off North Foreland on 25 October 1915. *SS Selma (1919), SS ''Selma'' (1919) was a 6,287-ton Concrete ship, concrete-constructed tanker built for the US government and completed in January 1920, by Ley in Molbile, Alabama, Mobile, USA. Wrecked off Galveston on 20 January 1922. *SS Selma (1921) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galveston
Galveston ( ) is a coastal resort city and port off the Southeast Texas coast on Galveston Island and Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas. The community of , with a population of 47,743 in 2010, is the county seat of surrounding Galveston County and second-largest municipality in the county. It is also within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area at its southern end on the northwestern coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Galveston, or Galvez' town, was named after 18th-century Spanish military and political leader Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of Gálvez (1746–1786), who was born in Macharaviaya, Málaga, in the Kingdom of Spain. Galveston's first European settlements on the Galveston Island were built around 1816 by French pirate Louis-Michel Aury to help the fledgling empire of Mexico fight for independence from Spain, along with other colonies in the Western Hemisphere of the Americas in Central and South America in the 1810s and 1820s. The Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredrikstad
Fredrikstad (; previously ''Frederiksstad''; literally "Fredrik's Town") is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad. The city of Fredrikstad was founded in 1567 by King Frederick II, and established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see '' formannskapsdistrikt''). The rural municipality of Glemmen was merged with Fredrikstad on 1 January 1964. The rural municipalities of Borge, Onsøy, Kråkerøy, and Rolvsøy were merged with Fredrikstad on 1 January 1994. The city straddles the river Glomma where it meets the Skagerrak, about from the Sweden border. Along with neighboring Sarpsborg, Fredrikstad forms the fifth largest city in Norway: Fredrikstad/Sarpsborg. As of 30 September 2021, according to Statistics Norway, these two municipalities have a total population of 141,708 with 83,761 in Fredrikstad and 57,947 in Sarpsborg. Fredrikstad was built at the mouth of Glomma as a replacement af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredrikstad Mekaniske Verksted
Fredrikstad (; previously ''Frederiksstad''; literally "Fredrik's Town") is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad. The city of Fredrikstad was founded in 1567 by King Frederick II, and established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see ''formannskapsdistrikt''). The rural municipality of Glemmen was merged with Fredrikstad on 1 January 1964. The rural municipalities of Borge, Onsøy, Kråkerøy, and Rolvsøy were merged with Fredrikstad on 1 January 1994. The city straddles the river Glomma where it meets the Skagerrak, about from the Sweden border. Along with neighboring Sarpsborg, Fredrikstad forms the fifth largest city in Norway: Fredrikstad/Sarpsborg. As of 30 September 2021, according to Statistics Norway, these two municipalities have a total population of 141,708 with 83,761 in Fredrikstad and 57,947 in Sarpsborg. Fredrikstad was built at the mouth of Glomma as a replacement aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Selma (1937)
Several steamships have borne the name ''Selma'': * SS ''Selma'' (1871) was a 1,172-ton cargo ship launched as the ''Elf'' on 19 August 1871, by William Doxford & Sons, Pallion, England. She was renamed several times, in 1900 ''Selma''. She was wrecked on 31 March 1901, while carrying a cargo of phosphate. * SS ''Selma'' (1896) was a 3,480-ton cargo ship launched on 15 February 1896, by William Doxford & Sons, Pallion, England. Wrecked off Cape Frio on 17 September 1910. * SS ''Selma'' (1906) was a 1,629-ton cargo ship launched as the ''Cassiopeia'' on 2 November 1906, by Nylands Verksted in Oslo, Norway. Renamed ''Selma'' in 1915. Mined and sunk off North Foreland on 25 October 1915. * SS ''Selma'' (1919) was a 6,287-ton concrete-constructed tanker built for the US government and completed in January 1920, by Ley in Mobile, USA. Wrecked off Galveston on 20 January 1922. * SS ''Selma'' (1921) was a 1,746-ton cargo ship launched on 17 June 1921, by Howaldtswerke in Kiel, Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Selma (1924)
Several steamships have borne the name ''Selma'': * SS ''Selma'' (1871) was a 1,172-ton cargo ship launched as the ''Elf'' on 19 August 1871, by William Doxford & Sons, Pallion, England. She was renamed several times, in 1900 ''Selma''. She was wrecked on 31 March 1901, while carrying a cargo of phosphate. * SS ''Selma'' (1896) was a 3,480-ton cargo ship launched on 15 February 1896, by William Doxford & Sons, Pallion, England. Wrecked off Cape Frio on 17 September 1910. * SS ''Selma'' (1906) was a 1,629-ton cargo ship launched as the ''Cassiopeia'' on 2 November 1906, by Nylands Verksted in Oslo, Norway. Renamed ''Selma'' in 1915. Mined and sunk off North Foreland on 25 October 1915. * SS ''Selma'' (1919) was a 6,287-ton concrete-constructed tanker built for the US government and completed in January 1920, by Ley in Mobile, USA. Wrecked off Galveston on 20 January 1922. * SS ''Selma'' (1921) was a 1,746-ton cargo ship launched on 17 June 1921, by Howaldtswerke in Kiel, Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arendal
Arendal () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county in southeastern Norway. Arendal belongs to the Districts of Norway, region of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Arendal (town), city of Arendal (which is also the seat of Agder county). Some of the notable villages in Arendal include Rykene, Eydehavn, Færvik, Strengereid, Kongshavn, Kilsund, Brattekleiv, Torsbudalen, Longum, Aust-Agder, Longum, Saltrød, Staubø, Vrengen, Aust-Agder, Vrengen, and Kolbjørnsvik. The offices of UNEP/GRID-Arendal are also located in the city of Arendal. The municipality is the 273rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Arendal is the 23rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 45,509. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 6.3% over the previous 10-year period. General information Municipal history The town of Arendal was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiel
Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021). Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the Jutland peninsula on the southwestern shore of the Baltic Sea, Kiel has become one of Germany's major maritime centres, known for a variety of international sailing events, including the annual Kiel Week, which is the biggest sailing event in the world. Kiel is also known for the Kiel mutiny, Kiel Mutiny, when sailors refused to board their vessels in protest against Germany's further participation in World War I, resulting in the abdication of the Wilhelm II, German Emperor, Kaiser and the formation of the Weimar Republic. The Olympic sailing competitions of the 1936 Summer Olympics, 1936 and the 1972 Summer Olympics#Venues, 1972 Summer Olympics were held in the Bay of Kiel. Kiel has also been one of the traditional homes of the German Nav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (often abbreviated HDW) is a German shipbuilding company, headquartered in Kiel. It is part of the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) group, owned by ThyssenKrupp. The Howaldtswerke shipyard was founded in Kiel in 1838 and merged with Hamburg-based Deutsche Werft to form Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) in 1968. The company's shipyard was formerly used by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft until the end of World War II. History HDW was founded October 1, 1838 in Kiel by engineer August Howaldt and entrepreneur Johann Schweffel under the name ''Maschinenbauanstalt und Eisengießerei Schweffel & Howaldt'' (Machine Factory and Iron Foundry Schweffel & Howaldt), initially building boilers. The first steam engine for naval purposes was built in 1849 for the Von der Tann, a gunboat for the small navy of Schleswig-Holstein. In 1850, the company built an early submarine, ''Brandtaucher'', designed by Wilhelm Bauer. It had been intended to build the boat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Selma (1921)
Several steamships have borne the name ''Selma'': * SS ''Selma'' (1871) was a 1,172-ton cargo ship launched as the ''Elf'' on 19 August 1871, by William Doxford & Sons, Pallion, England. She was renamed several times, in 1900 ''Selma''. She was wrecked on 31 March 1901, while carrying a cargo of phosphate. * SS ''Selma'' (1896) was a 3,480-ton cargo ship launched on 15 February 1896, by William Doxford & Sons, Pallion, England. Wrecked off Cape Frio on 17 September 1910. * SS ''Selma'' (1906) was a 1,629-ton cargo ship launched as the ''Cassiopeia'' on 2 November 1906, by Nylands Verksted in Oslo, Norway. Renamed ''Selma'' in 1915. Mined and sunk off North Foreland on 25 October 1915. * SS ''Selma'' (1919) was a 6,287-ton concrete-constructed tanker built for the US government and completed in January 1920, by Ley in Mobile, USA. Wrecked off Galveston on 20 January 1922. * SS ''Selma'' (1921) was a 1,746-ton cargo ship launched on 17 June 1921, by Howaldtswerke in Kiel, Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Doxford & Sons
William Doxford & Sons Ltd, often referred to simply as Doxford, was a British shipbuilding and marine engineering company. History William Doxford founded the company in 1840. From 1870 it was based in Pallion, Sunderland, on the River Wear in Northeast England. The Company was managed by William Doxford's four sons following his death in 1882. It was acquired by Northumberland Shipbuilding Company in 1918. It was renamed ''Doxford & Sunderland Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd'' in 1961 and ''Doxford & Sunderland Ltd'' in 1966. Court Line took it over in 1972 and renamed it ''Sunderland Shipbuilders Ltd''. In the 1970s a new all-weather Pallion yard was built which could build two ships of up to 30,000 tons deadweight side-by-side. The steel came in at one end, and the completed ship left from the other with engines installed and sometimes with the machinery running. Court Line collapsed in 1974 and the company was nationalised. It was privatised in 1986 when it was me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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