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Serpa Pinto (ship)
RMS ' was an ocean liner that was launched in Ireland in 1914. With changes of ownership she was renamed ' in 1935 and ' in 1940. She was scrapped in Belgium in 1955. ' was launched for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (RMSP), but requisitioned in 1915 as the Armed merchantman#Armed merchant cruisers, armed merchant cruiser (AMC) HMS ' for the Royal Navy. In 1922 RMSP transferred her to the Pacific Steam Navigation Company (PSNC). She was a Royal Mail Ship until 1935, when Jugoslavenska Lloyd bought her and renamed her '. In 1940 the Companhia Colonial de Navegação (CCN) bought her and renamed her '. As HMS ' in the World War I, First World War she served with the 10th Cruiser Squadron from 1915 to 1917, and escorted convoys between the British Isles and Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate, Sierra Leone in 1918. As RMS ' she sailed between Port of New York and New Jersey, New York and Chile via the Panama Canal. As ' she sailed between Kingdom of Italy, Italy and Mandator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebro
The Ebro (Spanish and Basque ; , , ) is a river of the north and northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, in Spain. It rises in Cantabria and flows , almost entirely in an east-southeast direction. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea, forming a delta in the Terres de l'Ebre region, in southern Catalonia. In the Iberian peninsula, it ranks second in length after the Tagus and second in discharge volume, and drainage basin, after the Douro. It is the longest river entirely within Spain; the other two mentioned flow into Portugal. The Ebro flows through many cities (): Reinosa in Cantabria; Frías and Miranda de Ebro in Castile and León; Haro, Logroño, Calahorra, and Alfaro in La Rioja; Tudela in Navarre; Alagón, Utebo, and Zaragoza in Aragon; and Flix, Móra d'Ebre, Benifallet, Tivenys, Xerta, Aldover, Tortosa, and Amposta in the province of Tarragona (Catalonia). Geography Upper part and tributaries The source of the river Ebro is in the Cantabrian Moun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
