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Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 00:56, 24 March 2018: 580 × 468 (60 KB): Sbisbee (talk | contribs): Lumber schooner "Commodore" and tugboat "Arthur Foss" arriving at Los Angeles, 1937; photographer unknown; retrieved from Northwest Seaport photo archive; uploaded by Northwest Seaport Vessel Manager and Nautical Archaeologist 03-23-2018.
The London Gazette, dated 14–17 May 1705 detailing the return of Leake from Gibraltar after the battle.. The Battle of Cabrita Point, also known Battle of Marbella, was a naval battle that took place while a combined Spanish-French force besieged Gibraltar on 10 March 1705 (21 March 1705 in the New Calendar) during the War of Spanish Succession.
Wrecking is the practice of taking valuables from a shipwreck which has foundered or run aground close to shore. Often an unregulated activity of opportunity in coastal communities, wrecking has been subjected to increasing regulation and evolved into what is now known as marine salvage.
Marbella (UK: / m ɑːr ˈ b eɪ j ə / mar-BAY-yə, [1] [2] US: / m ɑːr ˈ b ɛ l ə / mar-BEL-ə, [3] Spanish pronunciation: [maɾˈβeʎa]) is a city and municipality in southern Spain, belonging to the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia.
Commodore (Canada) Commodore (Finland) Commodore (Germany) or Kommodore; Air commodore, a rank in the Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth air forces; Commodore (yacht club), an officer of a yacht club; Commodore (Sea Scouts), a position in the Boy Scouts of America's Sea Scout program; Convoy commodore, a civilian in charge of a shipping ...
The Kingswood passenger car and Kingswood panel van ceased production with the demise of the HZ series in 1980, the passenger range succeeded by the smaller Commodore released two years earlier. However, the Kingswood name survived via the utility that comprised part of the WB series range manufactured between 1980 and 1985, sold alongside the ...
The first steps of today's tourist location were taken in 1959 when the Guadalmina golf course was built, being the first golf course in Marbella, as Rio Real golf course opened in 1965. [5] Also in 1959 the Hotel Cortijo Blanco was opened as a hotel and holiday homes for Spanish filmmakers and artists such as Mingote or Benito Perojo . [ 6 ]
Spain declared war on Great Britain on 14 December 1804, but suffered a catastrophic defeat less than a year later at the Battle of Trafalgar in October 1805. Napoleon , having crowned himself Emperor on 2 December, gained Spain as an ally in his war against Britain.