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Goliah (sternwheeler)
Goliah was a wooden sidewheel tugboat built in New York in 1849, the second purpose-built American tug and the first tugboat to work San Francisco Bay, arriving in 1851.
Gondola
The gondola is a traditional flat-bottomed, asymmetric rowing boat of Venice, documented since 1094. It survives today as a regulated tourist service and a symbol of the city.
Goryeo shipbuilding
Goryeo shipbuilding (고려 조선술) was the shipbuilding tradition of Korea's Goryeo dynasty (918–1392), marked by flat-bottomed hulls joined with wooden pegs and grooved clinker seams.
Götheborg (ship)
Götheborg was an East Indiaman of the Swedish East India Company, launched in 1738, that sank just outside Gothenburg in 1745 after a voyage to Canton.
Gotland-class submarine
The Gotland-class submarine (Gotlandsklass), type A19, is a class of three diesel-electric attack submarines built by Kockums for the Royal Swedish Navy starting in 1996.
Grace Darling
Grace Darling, full name Grace Horsley Darling, was an English lighthouse keeper's daughter who with her father rescued nine survivors of the wrecked Forfarshire in 1838.
Grand Princess
Grand Princess is a cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises, built in 1998 as the lead ship of the line's Grand class and then the world's largest cruise ship.
Gribshunden
Gribshunden was the carvel-built flagship of King Hans of Denmark and Norway, constructed in the Netherlands and destroyed by fire and explosion in June 1495 off Ronneby.
Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group
Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group, also known as Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group Co., Ltd., is a state-owned Chinese port operator formed in 2007 by consolidating Fangchenggang, Qinzhou, and Beihai.
Guayaquil shipyards
The Guayaquil shipyards were the colonial Spanish American shipbuilding industry in Guayaquil, Ecuador, building most large vessels for the Pacific coast of the Viceroyalty of Peru.
Gulf of Maine case
The Gulf of Maine case was a 1984 International Court of Justice ruling that drew a single maritime boundary dividing Canada and the United States in the Gulf of Maine.
Gunboat
A gunboat, or gunvessel, is a small shallow-draft warship built for shore bombardment and patrol in coastal waters and rivers; it gave its name to gunboat diplomacy.
Gwadar Port
Gwadar Port, also called the Port of Gwadar, is a deep-water seaport on the Arabian Sea in Balochistan, Pakistan, the maritime endpoint of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
H-class battleship proposals
The H-class battleship proposals, including the H-39 design, were plans for six large German Kriegsmarine battleships under Plan Z, halted after World War II began in 1939.
H. L. Hunley
The H. L. Hunley was a hand-powered Confederate submarine of the Civil War, built in 1863 and the first submarine to sink an enemy warship, USS Housatonic, in 1864.
Haenyeo
Haenyeo (해녀, "sea women") are professional female divers of Jeju Island, South Korea, who harvest seafood by breath-hold diving without equipment; their culture joined UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2016.
Hague Rules
The Hague Rules are the 1924 international convention, signed at Brussels and in force from 1931, that governs a carrier's liability for goods carried under a bill of lading.
Halifax Explosion
The Halifax Explosion, also called the Halifax disaster, occurred on 6 December 1917 when a French munitions ship collided with another vessel in Halifax Harbor and detonated, killing about 1,600 to 2,000 people.
Halve Maen
The Halve Maen (Half Moon) was the Dutch East India Company ship sailed by Henry Hudson up the Hudson River in 1609, opening Dutch colonization of New Netherland.
Hamburg America Line
The Hamburg America Line (HAPAG), formally the Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft, was a Hamburg shipping company founded in 1847, the world's largest steamship line before World War I.
Hamburg Süd
Hamburg Süd, formally the Hamburg-Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft, was a German shipping company founded in Hamburg in 1871 to run liner services between Europe and South America.
Hamburgische Schiffbau-Versuchsanstalt
The Hamburgische Schiffbau-Versuchsanstalt (HSVA), known in English as the Hamburg Ship Model Basin, is a not-for-profit hydrodynamic research organization in Hamburg, Germany, founded in 1913 and operating towing tanks, cavitation tunnels, and an ice model basin.
Hamilton-class cutter
The Hamilton class, also known as the Secretary class, was a group of twelve 378-foot high-endurance cutters built for the United States Coast Guard between 1965 and 1972.
Handysize
A Handysize is the smallest conventional class of ocean-going dry bulk carrier, roughly 20,000 to 35,000 dwt, geared with its own cranes for small ports.
Hapag-Lloyd
Hapag-Lloyd AG is a German container liner shipping company headquartered in Hamburg, formed in 1970 and ranking among the five largest container shipping companies in the world.
Harbor master
A harbor master is the official responsible for managing the safe movement of shipping within a port and its approaches, covering pilotage, berth allocation, emergency response, and pollution control under titles such as Port Captain.
Harmony of the Seas
Harmony of the Seas is an Oasis-class cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean International, built in Saint-Nazaire, France, and delivered in 2016 as the world's largest cruise ship.
Harold Lowe
Harold Godfrey Lowe (1882–1944) was a Welsh merchant navy officer who served as Fifth Officer of RMS Titanic and commanded Lifeboat 14, the only officer to return for survivors.
Hatch cover
A hatch cover is a movable steel or wooden structure closing a ship's cargo hold opening; the first steel cover was patented by Robert and Joseph MacGregor in 1929.
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD현대중공업) is a South Korean shipbuilding and heavy-industry company in Ulsan, founded in 1972 and ranked the world's top shipyard since 1983.