During the Age of Sail many merchant ships were named Ganges, after the Ganges river in India. Ganges (1792 ship), made one voyage as an East Indiaman...

with France Ganges (East India Company ship), several ships Ganges (Age of Sail merchant ship), several ships SS Ganges (1947), a cargo ship in service...

Battle of Pulo Aura Ganges (disambiguation) for other vessels Ganges (Age of Sail merchant ship) HMS Ganges for vessels named Ganges that served the British...

aback (of a sail) Filled by the wind on the opposite side to the one normally used to move the vessel forward. On a square-rigged ship, any of the square...

breaking up. Her cargo was transferred to Ganges, Chivers, master. Ganges sailed from Bengal on 14 November, the Cape of Good Hope on 14 February 1821, and St...

months before the fleet sailed from Lisbon in May 1588. The Spanish Armada consisted of about 130 warships and converted merchant ships. After forcing its...

until they are belayed. storeship 1. During the Age of Sail and immediately afterwards, a captured ship used to stow supplies and other goods for naval...

Ganges. Ganges appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) of 1797 with Patrickson as master and owner, and trade London–Botany Bay. Patrickson sailed Ganges from...

(hence "gang"). European navies of several nations used forced recruitment by various means. The large size of the British Royal Navy in the Age of Sail meant...

RS for 1802 showed Ganges still with F.Brown, master, and Hurry & Co., owners, but with trade London–Bengal. On her return Ganges became a West Indiaman...