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The Short S.25 Sunderland is a British flying boat patrol bomber, developed and constructed by Short Brothers for the Royal Air Force (RAF). The aircraft took its service name from the town (latterly, city) and port of Sunderland in North East England .
During the latter, a Sunderland spotted survivors from the foundered ship in the water, dropped liftboats to them and coordinated their pickup by a nearby vessel. [28] In October 1962, a Sunderland landed on the remote atoll of the Minerva Reefs to rescue the crew of a Tongan vessel, the Tuaikaepau, which had been shipwrecked there since July. [29]
The list of ship launches in 1860 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1860. ... G. Short Sunderland: Lady Beatrice: Brig: For Reay & Co. [8] [105]
In 1850 George Short founded a shipyard at Hylton [1] to build small wooden ships for local users. In 1860 Short moved the yard downriver to Pallion and his four sons became partners in the business. [1] In 1871 the yard built its first iron-hulled ship the High Stretfield and the company started using the name Short Brothers. [1]
J.L. Thompson and Sons was a shipyard on the River Wear, Sunderland, which produced ships from the mid-18th century until the 1980s.The world-famous Liberty Ship was among the designs to be created, produced and manufactured at the yard's base at North Sands.
Sunderland: Ocean Mail: Full-rigged ship: For Patton & Co. [1] Unknown date Austria-Hungary: Trieste: Vasilissa Olga: Ironclad: For Royal Hellenic Navy. [266] Unknown date United Kingdom: Oswald & Co Sunderland: Oxford: Full-rigged ship: For Mr. Temperly. [1] Unknown date United States: John English & Sons New York: Olympia: Paddle steamer: For ...
Coastal Command is a documentary-style account of the Short Sunderland and Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boats during the Battle of the Atlantic. The film includes real footage of attacks on a major enemy ship by Hudson and Beaufort bombers based in Iceland.
Empire Lagos was a 7,058 GRT cargo ship which was built by Short Brothers Ltd, Sunderland. Laid down as Empire Lagos but launched on 31 October 1944 as HMS Solway Firth, an aircraft engine repair ship. Completed in 1947 by Amsterdam Drydock Company as a 7,339 GRT cargo ship. Sold to Skibs Kongsberg and renamed Kongsberg. Operated by A G Olsen ...