List of ships named Kensington
A number of ships have been named Kensington after one or more of the places of that name, including the following:
Naval vessels
[edit]- USS Kensington (1861), a wooden, sailing vessel purchased by the US Navy for the Stone Fleet of blockships
- USS Kensington (1862), a merchant steamer built in 1858 and purchased by the US Navy during the Civil War; she was sold in 1865, and sank in collision in 1871
- HMT Kensington (1914), an armed trawler, built in 1900 and in service during World War I [1]
Merchant ships
[edit]- Kensington (1891), a British full-rigged sailing ship, built by Russell & Co at Greenock; later with Russian and Finnish owners, she was broken up in 1924 [2]
- SS Kensington (1893), an American-owned, British-flagged Transatlantic passenger liner that was scrapped in 1910
- SS Kensington (1895), a British cargo vessel, built by Palmer's at Jarrow as Knight Errant and scrapped in 1910 [3]
- SS Kensington (1903), an American Great Lakes bulk carrier, built at Toledo; she was later named M. A. Reeb, then O. S. McFarland, and scrapped in 1972 [4]
Also
[edit]- SS Kensington Court (1927), a British cargo vessel, built by Napier & Miller on the River Clyde for Court Line; she was sunk by submarine torpedo in the North Atlantic on 18 September 1939 [5]
- Old Kensington (1874), a British iron-hulled full-rigged sailing ship, built by Potter & Hodgkinson at Liverpool; sold to Germany in 1900 as Christel and scrapped in 1910 [6]
References
[edit]- ^ Colledge, J. J. (1970). Ships of the Royal Navy: An Historical Index, Vol.2. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 195.
- ^ "Kensington". Scottish Built Ships. Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Knight Errant (1091273)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ Weisman, Matthew J.; Shorf, Paula (2016). "Boats Built at Toledo, Ohio" (PDF). Port of Toledo. p. 92. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Kensington Court". Scottish Built Ships. Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Old Kensington (1070682)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
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