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USS Boxer
USS ''Boxer'' may refer to: *, was a 14-gun brig A brig is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: two masts which are both square rig, square-rigged. Brigs originated in the second half of the 18th century and were a common type of smaller merchant vessel or warship from then until the ... constructed by C. and D. Churchill of Middletown, Connecticut, and commissioned in 1815 under Lt. John Porter. *, was a 10-gun schooner commissioned in 1832. *, was originally the blockade runner ''Tristram Shandy'', captured during the Civil War on 15 May 1864. *, was a training brigantine commissioned on 11 May 1905. *, was an aircraft carrier launched on 14 December 1944 and commissioned on 16 April 1945. *, is an amphibious assault ship commissioned on 11 February 1995 and currently on active duty. {{DEFAULTSORT:Boxer, USS United States Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brig
A brig is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: two masts which are both square rig, square-rigged. Brigs originated in the second half of the 18th century and were a common type of smaller merchant vessel or warship from then until the latter part of the 19th century. In commercial use, they were gradually replaced by fore-and-aft rigged vessels such as schooners, as owners sought to reduce crew costs by having rigs that could be handled by fewer men. In Royal Navy use, brigs were retained for training use when the battle fleets consisted almost entirely of iron-hulled steamships. Brigs were prominent in the coasting coal trade of British waters. 4,395 voyages to London with coal were recorded in 1795. With an average of eight or nine trips per year for one vessel, that is a fleet of over 500 colliers trading to London alone. Other ports and coastal communities were also be served by colliers trading to Britain's coal ports. In the first half of the 19th century, the va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
