Ships

1838

The 703-ton Sirius, the 1st ship to cross the Atlantic entirely under steam arrives in NY

Scotland

SS Sirius was a wooden-hulled sidewheel steamship built in 1837 by Robert Menzies & Sons of Leith, Scotland for the London-Cork route operated by the Saint George Steam Packet …

1953

Royal yacht Britannia launched at John Browns shipyard, Clydebank.

Scotland

Her Majesty’s Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in their service from 1954 until 1997. She was the 83rd such vessel since King …