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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)
For example, although the British Merchant Navy totals 30.0 million GT and 40.7 million DWT in shipping, actual UK merchant navy interests worldwide consists of 59.4 million GT and 75.2 million DWT in shipping. This largely includes the merchant navies of British Overseas Territories and UK merchant navy interests in former colonies.
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.
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
This category has the following 33 subcategories, out of 33 total. Age of Sail ships of the United Kingdom (3 C, 2 P) Victorian-era ships of the United Kingdom (2 C, 5 P) World War I ships of the United Kingdom (3 C, 10 P) World War II ships of the United Kingdom (6 C, 1 P) Korean War ships of the United Kingdom (1 C)