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SS Zealandia
SS ''Zealandia'' was the name of the following two steamships: *, an American sail-steamer wrecked off Southport, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ... in 1917. *, an Australian refrigerated cargo ship sunk by Japanese bombing at Darwin on 19 February 1942. {{shipindex, name=Zealandia, SS Spanish–American War auxiliary ships of the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southport Shipwrecks
Over the years, a number of ships have foundered off Southport. For the purposes of this article, the Southport area shall be considered as Southwards from Lytham St Annes to Freshfield. Star of Hope - 1883 The German barque '' Star of Hope'' was on a voyage from Wilmington, North Carolina to Liverpool, carrying a cargo of cotton. It was caught in a Force 10 gale in the Mersey approaches. The ship was reported to be in distress and it was later reported that her nine crew were safe on the Crosby lightship. Mexico - 1886 The German barque ''Mexico'' ran aground near Taggs-Island off ''Birkdale'' on 9 December 1886. The crew of twelve were saved by the Lytham lifeboat ''Charles Biggs'', but the Southport and St. Annes lifeboats both capsized, with 27 of the 29 crew being killed. The ''Mexico'' came ashore off ''Birkdale'', opposite the ''Birkdale Palace Hotel''. Zealandia - 1917 An American sail-steamer of 2,372 GRT, was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool with a cargo of mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
