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The 18th century. As British colonists before 1776, American merchant vessels had enjoyed the protection of the Royal Navy. Major ports in the Northeast began to specialize in merchant shipping. The main cargoes included tobacco, as well as rice, indigo and naval stores from the Southern colonies.
Ship's articles. The ship's articles ( shipping articles, more formally the ship's articles of agreement) is the set of documents that constitute the contract between the seafarer and the captain (master) of a vessel. [1] [2] They specify the name of the ship, the conditions of employment (including the size and ratings of the intended ...
The Merchant Shipping Act 1906 ( 6 Edw. 7. c. 48) was introduced by David Lloyd George, then President of the Board of Trade. It established regulations covering the standards of food and accommodation on British registered ships. [1] It was part of a number of acts introduced by David Lloyd George, and later Winston Churchill, as President of ...
A merchant seaman (in knit cap) is ready to pass a shell to the Royal Navy gunners. Defensively equipped merchant ship (DEMS) was an Admiralty Trade Division programme established in June 1939, to arm 5,500 British merchant ships with an adequate defence against enemy submarines and aircraft. The acronym DEMS was used to describe the ships ...
The East India Company started selling opium to Chinese merchants in the 1770s in exchange for goods like porcelain and tea, causing a series of opioid addiction outbreaks across China in 1820. The ruling Qing dynasty outlawed the opium trade in 1796 and 1800, but British merchants continued illegally nonetheless.
P. World War II merchant ships of Panama (4 P) World War II merchant ships of Peru (1 P) World War II merchant ships of Poland (8 P) World War II merchant ships of Portugal (5 P)
The following is a table of Allied shipping losses in the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II. All shipping losses are in Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT) . Total losses by U-boats: 14,668,785.
The Maritime history of the United States (1776–1799) (not to be confused with maritime jurisdiction or law under law of nations) begins with the British colonists before 1776, American merchant vessels had enjoyed the protection of the Royal Navy. During the American Revolution, American ships came under the aegis of France due to a 1778 ...