Famous Ships and Boats in History

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Scandavian Ships; First, Last, Oldest

Gjøa — Norwegian sloop, square sterned
The first vessel to transit the Northwest Passage. She reached San Francisco in 1906 where she was put on display, but slowly deteriorated until 1949 when she was refurbished. Then in 1972 she was returned to Norway. LAUNCHED: 1872 → FATE: On display at the Fram Museum in Bygdøy, Norway.

Zoroaster — Swedish oil tanker
The first successful oil tanker, carrying the kerosene cargo in two iron tanks in her hull instead of many separate wooden casks. She was built by Ludwig Nobel, brother of Alfred who created The Nobel Prize. LAUNCHED: 1878 → FATE: Unknown.

The number of Scandavian Ships; First, Last, Oldest listed is 2

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First Ship on each page
Page	Ship Name (Country and Type)
1.	Zoroaster (Swedish oil tanker)

Scandavian
Ships; First, Last, Oldest

Zoroaster Swedish oil tanker

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There are more than 400 ships in this database, but the initial list is only for famous ships names that begin with letters "A-B". For other listings, use the country and type tabs.

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Although submarines are usually called boats, they are grouped with ships here.

Most of the information comes from Wikipedia.