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1. The Ormuz (1886).
*The Ormuz (1886). The Orient Steam Navigation Company's passenger liner 'Ormuz' (1886). She ran a regular service to Australia via the Mediterranean, and carried large...
2. The Palawan (1895).
*The Palawan (1895). The P&O cargo liner 'Palawan' (1895) served the line’s India route until she was sold in 1914.
3. The Matiana (1894).
*The Matiana (1894). The 'Matiana' (1894) served on the British India Steam Navigation Company’s London-Calcutta route. She was in the Royal Albert Dock at the time...
4. The Langton Grange (1896).
*The Langton Grange (1896). The cargo steamer 'Langton Grange' (5,852 gross tonnage) was built in 1896 for the Houlder Brothers, and served the Australia trade. She was in the...
5. The Lady Jocelyn (1852) as a hulk.
*The Lady Jocelyn (1852) as a hulk. After an eventful career, the 'Lady Jocelyn' was retired in 1889. For several years, she served as a floating refrigeration store in the West India...
6. The Penang in the Millwall Docks.
*The Penang in the Millwall Docks. The Finnish barque 'Penang' (1905) discharging grain in the Millwall Docks in 1932. Built at Bremerhaven as the 'Albert Rickmers', she was bought and...
7. The Port Jackson (1883).
*The Port Jackson (1883). The four-masted barque 'Port Jackson' (1883) of the Anglo-Australasian Steam Navigation Company. During the census of March 1901, she was moored in...
8. The Red Cross ambulance ship alongside the Atlas.
*The Red Cross ambulance ship alongside the Atlas. Maintaining the hospital ships 17 miles down the Thames was possible only thanks to the river ambulance service. The ambulance steamers carried...
9. The Princess Alice inquest at Woolwich Town Hall.
*The Princess Alice inquest at Woolwich Town Hall. The inquest at Woolwich Town Hall into the 'Princess Alice' disaster. The inquest lasted for weeks, and its sittings were alway well attended.
10. The Princess Alice disaster: bringing the dead ashore at North Woolwich Pier.
*The Princess Alice disaster: bringing the dead ashore at North Woolwich Pier. The 'Princess Alice' was due to stop at North Woolwich Pier after returning from Gravesend. Having passed Tripcock Point, she was run down by the...
 
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