HMS Sappho (1837) — HMS Sappho was a Royal Navy Brig that gained public notoriety for causing a diplomatic incident over the slave trade with the United States of America and then going missing off the Australian coast in 1857 58.Construction and Service CareerThe… … Wikipedia
HMS Sappho (1891) — HMS Sappho was an Apollo class cruiser of the British Royal Navy which served from 1892 to 1918 in various colonial posts, including service during the Second Boer War in 1901. During the First World War, Sappho and her sisters saw service off… … Wikipedia
Sappho (disambiguation) — Sappho (died ca. 570 BC) was an ancient Greek poet. Sappho may also refer to: Sappho (organisation), a lesbian social group in the United Kingdom which published the magazine Sappho until 1981 80 Sappho, an asteroid named after the ancient Greek… … Wikipedia
Sappho Point — (54°14′S 36°28′W / 54.233°S 36.467°W / 54.233; 36.467) is a headland which marks the west side of the entrance to Cumberland East Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. Probably … Wikipedia
HMS Eclipse — Eight ships of Britain s Royal Navy have been named HMS Eclipse :*HMS|Eclipse|1797|6, a 12 gun, 169 ton gunboat launched at Blackwall on 29 March 1797 and sold in October 1802. *HMS|Eclipse|1803|6, a 12 gun French brig originally called Venteux… … Wikipedia
Cecil Burney — Admiral of the Fleet Sir Cecil Burney, 1st Baronet GCB GCMG (15 May 1858 ndash;5 June 1929) was a British Royal Navy admiral.Burney was born in Jersey, son of a Royal Navy Captain. He was educated at the Royal Naval Academy, Gosport and entered… … Wikipedia
Second Ostend Raid — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Second Ostend Raid partof=North Sea Operations, First World War caption=Wreck of HMS Vindictive at Ostend date=9 May 1918 place=Ostend, Belgium result=HMS Vindictive sunk in Ostend harbour but only partially… … Wikipedia
Michael Hodges — Sir Michael Hodges Born 29 September 1874 Died 3 November 1951 Allegiance … Wikipedia
Charles Stirling — Vice Admiral Charles Stirling Born 28 April 1760 London … Wikipedia
Samuda Brothers — was an engineering and ship building firm at Cubitt Town on the Isle of Dogs in London, founded by Jacob and Joseph d Aguilar Samuda. The site is now occupied by Samuda Estate.Samuda Brothers began work at Orchard Place, Blackwall in 1843, by the … Wikipedia
