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1715 Treasure Fleet
The 1715 Treasure Fleet, or Plate Fleet, was a convoy of eleven Spanish ships that left Havana in 1715 and was wrecked by a hurricane off Florida, killing over 1,000 people.
2023 Messenia migrant boat disaster
Pylos shipwreck: capsizing of the migrant trawler Adriana on 14 June 2023 off Pylos, Greece (Messenia), killing 600+ of about 750 aboard; survivors allege a coast guard tow caused it, which the Hellenic Coast Guard denies.
49er (dinghy)
The 49er is a two-person, twin-trapeze sailing dinghy designed by Australian Julian Bethwaite, named for its 4.99-meter length and the men's Olympic skiff class since 2000.
9LV
9LV is a naval combat management system and fire control family produced by Sweden's Saab, first developed in the late 1960s and now carried by more than 200 warships.
A (sailing yacht)
Sailing Yacht A, also called S/Y A, is a 142.81-meter sail-assisted superyacht built by Nobiskrug and delivered in 2017 for Andrey Melnichenko; she was seized in Trieste in 2022 under EU sanctions.
A26 (submarine)
The A26, named the Blekinge class in Swedish service, is a diesel-electric attack submarine with Stirling AIP built by Saab Kockums at Karlskrona for Sweden and Poland.
Abel Tasman
Abel Tasman, also known as Abel Janszoon Tasman (1602/1603–1659), was a Dutch mariner of the Dutch East India Company who first sighted Tasmania and New Zealand in 1642.
Abu Dhabi Ports
Abu Dhabi Ports is the ports cluster of AD Ports Group, operating commercial and community ports across Abu Dhabi, including its flagship deep-water container port, Khalifa Port.
Abu Dhabi Ship Building
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (أبوظبي لبناء السفن) is an Emirati naval shipbuilder based at Mussafah, Abu Dhabi, founded in 1995 and owned by the defense group EDGE.
AC75
The AC75 is the 75-foot foiling monohull class used for America's Cup racing since 2021, conceived by Emirates Team New Zealand to replace the AC50 catamaran.
Adani Ports & SEZ
Adani Ports & SEZ, or APSEZ, is India's largest private port developer and operator, centered on Mundra Port in Gujarat and part of the Adani Group.
Admella
The Admella, an iron steamer built in Glasgow in 1857, was wrecked off Cape Banks, South Australia, in 1859, killing 89 of the 113 aboard.
ADNOC Logistics & Services
ADNOC Logistics & Services is an Abu Dhabi-based energy maritime logistics company, majority-owned by ADNOC, formed in 2016 and listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange in 2023.
Affreightment
Affreightment is the contract by which a shipowner undertakes to carry goods by sea for payment of freight, taking the form of a charterparty or bill of lading.
Aframax
An Aframax is a medium-size crude oil tanker of roughly 80,000 to 120,000 deadweight tons that fits most major crude loading and discharge ports without canal constraints.
Age of Sail
The Age of Sail was the period from about the mid-1400s to the mid-1800s when sailing ships dominated ocean exploration, trade, and naval warfare, connecting continents and shaping modern trade and migration.
AIDA Cruises
AIDA Cruises is a German cruise line headquartered in Rostock, launched in 1996 from the privatized East German shipping company Deutsche Seereederei, and the market leader for cruises in Germany.
Air-independent propulsion
Air-independent propulsion (AIP) is a marine propulsion technology, also called an AIP propulsion system, that lets non-nuclear submarines generate electricity underwater without air, using Stirling engines, steam turbines, or fuel cells.
Airboat
An airboat, also known as a fanboat or swamp boat, is a flat-bottomed watercraft pushed by an aircraft-style propeller, letting it cross shallow swamps, marshes, and ice.
Akula-class submarine
The Akula class, the NATO reporting name for the Soviet Project 971 Shchuka-B (Щука-Б), is a class of nuclear-powered attack submarines first commissioned in 1984, serving as Russia's attack submarine backbone into the 2020s.
Alang Ship Breaking Yard
The Alang Ship Breaking Yard, part of the Alang-Sosiya complex, is a ship recycling yard at Alang in Gujarat, India, handling about 98 percent of India's ship recycling.
Alaska Marine Highway
The Alaska Marine Highway System, also known as the Alaska State Ferries, is Alaska's state-run ferry network linking more than 30 coastal communities, many without road access.
Alaska-class cruiser
The Alaska class was a class of six large cruisers built for the United States Navy, ordered in 1940, of which only USS Alaska and USS Guam were completed.
Alexander Onassis
Alexander Onassis (1948–1973), son of Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis and Athina Livanos, was president of Olympic Aviation before dying in a plane crash in Athens.
Alfa-class submarine
The Alfa-class submarine, Soviet designation Project 705 Lira, was a small, very fast Soviet nuclear attack submarine with a titanium hull and lead-bismuth reactor, entering service in the 1970s.
Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
The Allen M. Sumner class was a class of 58 United States Navy destroyers armed with three twin 5-inch gun mounts, serving from World War II into the 1970s.
Allure of the Seas
Allure of the Seas is an Oasis-class cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean International, built in Finland and delivered in 2010 as the world's largest cruise ship.
Amagi-class battlecruiser
Amagi-class battlecruiser (天城型巡洋戦艦): four Imperial Japanese Navy battlecruisers, Amagi, Akagi, Atago, Takao, designed 1919 by Hiraga with ten 410mm guns and 30-knot speed; cancelled by the 1922 Washington Treaty, Amagi wrecked in the 1923 earthquake, Akagi completed as a carrier.
American Bureau of Shipping
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) is an American classification society, founded in 1862, that sets technical standards and verifies the design, construction, and survey of ships and offshore structures.
American Cruise Lines
American Cruise Lines is an American small-ship cruise company founded in 1972 in Guilford, Connecticut, operating riverboats and coastal ships exclusively on domestic U.S. itineraries.