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Though unaware of the British intention to settle Norfolk Island, which was not announced until 5 December 1786, Forster referred to "the nearness of New Zealand; the excellent flax plant (Phormium) that grows so abundantly there; its incomparable shipbuilding timber", as among the advantages of the new colony.
As shipbuilding centres in the north east of England expanded, those in East Anglia declined. Ship sizes increased in the 19th century due to the change from wood to iron and then steel. Yards in the north east and in Scotland became dominant. British yards produced the majority of the world's shipping at the end of the century, mostly tramp ...
Separation of the island from Ireland was about 9000 BC while separation from the continent of Europe occurred around 6500 BC. English maritime history really starts with the Massaliote Periplus used by Phoenician traders in Iron Age Europe. This includes a description of the trade route to England around 600 BC. It is believed that this trade ...
Island has naturalised and now owned by Parks Canada. Not open to public. Penetanguishene Naval Yard, Penetanguishene, Ontario operated from 1813 to 1834; transferred to British Army until 1856. Now site preserved as Discovery Harbour. Naval Shipyards, York (Upper Canada) from 1798 to 1813. Later became commercial hub for shipyards and wharfs.
HMS Sirius was the flagship of the First Fleet, which set out from Portsmouth, England, in 1787 to establish the first European colony in New South Wales, Australia.In 1790, the ship was wrecked on the reef, south east of Kingston Pier, in Slaughter Bay, Norfolk Island.
Norfolk Islanders (Pitcairn-Norfolk: Norf'k Ailenas), also referred to as just Islanders, are the inhabitants or residents of Norfolk Island, an external territory of Australia. The Islanders have their own unique identity and are predominantly people of Pitcairn and English descent and to a lesser extent of Scottish and Irish .
In 1899 the company bought the Clydebank Engineering and Shipbuilding shipyard from J & G Thomson, and embarked on a new phase in its history, as a shipbuilder. [7] The Director at this stage was John Gibb Dunlop from Thomsons, who took charge of the ship design. [ 8 ]
Maritime history of Norfolk Island (1 C) P. ... Mary Howard, Duchess of Norfolk (died 1773) William Hulme (British Army officer) L. Lady Franklin (barque) N. N Force;