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This category has the following 31 subcategories, out of 31 total. World War I merchant ships of the United Kingdom (1 C, 125 P) World War II merchant ships of the United Kingdom (5 C, 217 P) Merchant ships of England (2 C, 3 P) Merchant ships of Scotland (2 P)
In 2010 the Merchant Navy consisted of 504 UK registered ships of 1,000 gross tonnage (GT) or over. In addition, UK merchant marine interests possessed a further 308 ships registered in other countries and 271 foreign-owned ships were registered in the UK. In 2012 British merchant marine interests consisted of 1,504 ships of 100 GT or over.
Merchant ships of the Dutch East Indies (1 P) Merchant ships of the Netherlands (6 C, 69 P) Merchant ships of the Dutch Republic (1 C, 1 P) Merchant ships of New Zealand (5 C, 23 P) Merchant ships of Nicaragua (2 P) Merchant ships of North Korea (1 C, 5 P) Merchant ships of Norway (7 C, 125 P)
The United Kingdom, with its overwhelming sea power, established a naval blockade of Germany immediately on the outbreak of war in August 1914. This was strengthened or weakened in a number of steps. Official Royal Navy map showing approximate positions of naval minefields around the British Isles, 19th August 1918.
Red Ensign Group. The Red Ensign Group is a collaboration of United Kingdom shipping registries including British Overseas Territories and Crown dependencies. It takes its name from the Red Ensign ("Red Duster") flag flown by British civil merchant ships. Its stated purpose is to combine resources to maintain safety and quality across the ...
A merchant ship, merchant vessel, trading vessel, or merchantman is a watercraft that transports cargo or carries passengers for hire. This is in contrast to pleasure craft, which are used for personal recreation, and naval ships, which are used for military purposes. They come in myriad sizes and shapes, from six-metre (20 ft) inflatable dive ...
The Maritime history of the United Kingdom involves events including shipping, ports, navigation, and seamen, as well as marine sciences, exploration, trade, and maritime themes in the arts from the creation of the kingdom of Great Britain [1] as a united, sovereign state, on 1 May 1707 in accordance with the Treaty of Union, signed on 22 July ...
List of ships at Dunkirk. This list consists of all major [a] naval and merchant ships involved in Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of allied troops from the Dunkirk area from 26 May to 4 June 1940. The operation was administered by the British Admiralty with the Royal Navy providing the bulk of large vessels.