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A QUARTER'S WRECKS

... the quarter there were also lost 144 sailing vessels, of 74,923 tons in all. The British loss in sailing ships .mounted to 15,467 tons for the United Kingdom, and 6941 for British colonies. The number of sailing ships lost by the United Kingdom, notw ...

Published: Monday 02 December 1895
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 669 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

THE COREAN WAR

... the weather berth, and so rianeuxvred their ships that both Chinese warships and transports had to fight it out. According to the Chiiese version, therewas no thought of surrender on either side. The ships of both countries were terribly daamaged. The ...

Published: Thursday 20 September 1894
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3050 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL MAILS

... (1710), near the same spot, off Barcelona, a third e ship of the name was driven ashore by a storm, and became a total wreck. Finally, in Bawke's d great victory off Quiberon, when the French lost a four ships of the line destroyed, and two taken, : the Resolution ...

Published: Tuesday 02 January 1894
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 982 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

SHIPBUILDING IN SCOTLAND

... build two sailing vessels. One of the orders is from Bailic Glutirie-for a ship of 2G00 tons to replace the Gretna, whkch, it will bh roeminbered, was lost. Two sailing ships of about 3S00 tons deadweight are to be luitl by Alessrs Russell & Co., Port-Glasgow ...

Published: Tuesday 31 January 1893
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1323 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

SEVERE GALE IN ENGLAND

... craft stove in o, Hillsborough Rocks, rescuers and rescued having all been drowned. SCHOONER LOST AT LEE BAY. SIX LIVES LOST. TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES OF A SHIP CAPT.U. i There was reason to believe a vessel foundered during Tuesday night off Lee Bay, a short ...

Published: Thursday 03 October 1895
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1445 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

THE LABOUR COMMISSION

... because at present a ship. owner might make a ship without any single bulk- head from. bow to stern, as far as the law wad concerned. Lord DERBy-Is it net very distinctly to the intereet ef the shiperwer himself to muake his ship safe against dan-er of ...

Published: Wednesday 27 January 1892
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2415 | Page: 9 | Tags: News 

GREAT BRITAIN'S POSITION ON THE UPPER NILE

... of seamen lost in sailing ships was 119, and of passengers 60, against 646 seamen and 20 d passengers lost in 1892-93. The averace number of seamen lost in steamships was 554, and of passeneers 155, against 799 seamen and 90 passen- S gers ...

Published: Friday 08 June 1894
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2777 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

ABERDEEN, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 7, 1894

... during the last six months of 1890 the nuo mber of ships whose provisions had been inspected was 1015, and that stores of different kinds were rejected on board 391 ships. To the Chamber of Shipping this statement seemed to convey an exaggerated idea ...

Published: Wednesday 07 February 1894
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3030 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

THE WAR IN THE EAST

... received at the Foreign COffice from the English representative at Tient- 1 sin announces that the Chinese lost four ships, B whilst the Japanese lost three. The Japanese oretired, and the Chinese fleet then retreated to 'f Port-Arthur- IMidnight. Although ...

Published: Thursday 20 September 1894
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 4998 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

THE STORMY WEATHER

... ;Messrs Marr & Co. 0 ! ?? TWO SHIPS LOST. During the storm the Britannia, of Mica, from Berwick to London with barley, was lost I ;at Brightlingsea; and the Marie, of Stavanger, a cfrom Berwick to Lynn with barley, was lost at a Holin, Hunstanton. ?? t ...

Published: Friday 24 November 1893
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3505 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENCE

... years it has never lost the life of a passenger,b urY u that for 44 years it never lest a letter, and that a iltv 5 in about s000 trips, anid hurricanes foes, ice, b bt t and icebergs, em a very daagerous route, ?? 1 two ships have been lost. What is thew ...

Published: Thursday 21 November 1895
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 5831 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

THE OVERDUE LINERS

... the ships lost sight of each other. Throughout' Monday, the 6th, and ''uesday, the. 7th,,. the Pavonia, was in a desperate condition, with' fiu her boilers loose and rolling about id the holdA There then seemed very little hope of saVing the: ship, but ...

Published: Monday 20 February 1899
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3718 | Page: 6 | Tags: News