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List of ships named Kensington

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A number of ships have been named Kensington after one or more of the places of that name, including the following:

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Colledge, J. J. (1970). Ships of the Royal Navy: An Historical Index, Vol.2. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 195.
  2. ^ "Kensington". Scottish Built Ships. Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Knight Errant (1091273)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Kensington Court". Scottish Built Ships. Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Old Kensington (1070682)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 2024-02-24.