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1. The Bounty -- Ship
   HMS Bounty was originally a merchant ship called the Bethia and it was built at Hull in 1784. In 1787, the ship was purchased by the Admiralty for a voyage into the deep Pacific. The order for this expedition had been prompted by an interest of the British authorities in the West Indies of a proposal to introduce the Tahitian breadfruit to the colonies. It was argued that this crop would be suitable for the slave workers on the sugar plantations as it was cheap to produce and could grow throughout the year. In May 1787, after a consultation with Sir Joseph Banks, the President of the Royal Society, King George III issued an order to the Admiralty to pursue the challenge of transporting breadfruit seedlings to the Caribbean.
2. Warship -- Ships
   The French government's plan to send the decommissioned warship Clemenceau to India for scrapping has sparked fierce controversy in both countries. Critics on both sides are accusing Paris of dumping its toxic waste on the developing world. But the Alang ship-breaking yard needs the contract, since it's been facing stiff competition from Bangladesh, China and elsewhere. The environmental group Greenpeace fought a court battle in France and is vowing one in India to force the Clemenceau to turn around if New Delhi does not reject the ship. An Indian Supreme Court panel has temporarily blocked the ship's entry while it gets more data on the amount of toxins still in the ship. See "Greens see red over asbestos ship," AFP at Aljazeera.Net, 1/10/06.
3. Nebula -- Ships
   Adding to the confusion among fans is the fact that the first Nebula/Defender-class Star Destroyer was named Obi-Wan. In some naming conventions, a class is named after the first ship approved for construction or the first ship commissioned. These naming conventions would imply that this Star Destroyer could be called "Obi-Wan-class"; but many warship classes (especially in the British Royal Navy, which operates a duel-naming system) are named not for a lead ship, but with a common noun that unites the names of the ships, at least in the initial batch.
4. Poseidon -- Ship
   Poseidon intends to enter three major markets - The first is the use of NB17 as an additive in paints for the recreational yacht market. The second is the industrial applications market for the shipping industry. The third is the aquaculture and fisheries industries which need coatings for nets used in fish culture and fishing.
5. Amerigo Vespucci -- Ships
   The Amerigo Vespucci is an exact scale model of the famous school ship of the Italian Navy. She was planned by the Lt. Colonel Francesco Rotundi, following the trends of war sailing vessels. She was launched in 1931 at the Navy's ship yard of Castellammare di Stabia, Naples. The construction kit contains: precut frames, double planking, dowels, cast & turned brass fittings, wooden details, rope etc. Building plans in full details with instructions.
6. Age of Sail -- Ships
   [One] well known deep water skipper from Yarmouth The Great Age Of Sail was Captain Bangs Hallet, a 7th generation descendant of Andrew Hallet, one of the first white settlers who came to Yarmouth in 1640. Captain Hallet commanded no less than nine ships during a sea career lasting 30 years. Hallet nearly lost his life when his ship's main mast was struck by lightening, igniting a fire in the cargo hull which was laden with cotton. Fire engulfed the ship off the coast of North Carolina in February, 1840. A passing British steamer rescued Captain Hallet and his men, and true to lore Hallet was the last man to step off his burning vessel.
7. Boston Tea Party -- Boston Tea Party Ship
   History often produces an often inexact record and the Boston Tea Party is an excellent example. Unlike the Declaration of Independence, which had signers, the Boston Tea Party was veiled in secrecy. In fact it was not called the "Tea Party," until many years later. It was called "Destruction of the Tea in Boston Harbor."1 Participants swore themselves to secrecy and some did not acknowledge each other even when boarding the ships, breaking open the chests and dumping the tea. Some never talked about it except among close family members. Lists were produced, but were incomplete.
8. Victoria -- Months
   Located in a sub-Mediterranean zone, Victoria receives an average of 2,183 hours of sunshine each year, with flowers in bloom all year long and an eight month or more frost-free season. The mild Spring arrives as early as February, with some Rhodos and some trees often blossoming in January. Summer is comfortably warm and dry with temperatures from 18° to 32°C (65° to 90°F).
9. Queen Victoria -- Life
   It is clear from her letters that the pregnancy itself was not the only part of a woman's reproductive life that Queen Victoria hated. In a letter on July 1860 she makes an interesting excursion into her view of nursing.
10. Replica -- Company
    The Best Friend replica was retired in 1993 and donated to the city of Charleston, now its permanent home. On loan from the city for the occasion, it was brought to New York as part of Norfolk Southern's 175th anniversary celebration. On its way back to Charleston, it will be displayed outside Norfolk Southern's headquarters in Norfolk, Va., on Dec. 15 and 16, in conjunction with the company's museum.

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