SS Normandie (1935) | Timeline

The SS Normandie was a French ocean liner built in Saint-Nazaire, France, for the French Line Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT). She entered service in 1935 as the largest and fastest passenger ship afloat, crossing the Atlantic in a record 4.14 days, and remains the most powerful steam turbo-electric-propelled passenger ship ever built.

Normandie's novel design and lavish interiors led many to consider her the greatest of ocean liners. Despite this, she was not a commercial success and relied partly on government subsidy to operate. During service as the flagship of the CGT, she made 139 westbound transatlantic crossings from her home port of Le Havre to New York City. Normandie held the Blue Riband for the fastest transatlantic crossing at several points during her service career, during which the RMS Queen Mary was her main rival.

During the Second World War, Normandie was seized by U.S. authorities at New York and renamed USS Lafayette. In 1942, the liner caught fire while being converted to a troopship, capsized onto her port side and came to rest on the mud of the Hudson River at Pier 88, the site of the current New York Passenger Ship Terminal. Although salvaged at great expense, restoration was deemed too costly and she was scrapped in October 1946. (Intro from Wikipedia)

October 1(?), 1929 - Saint-Nazaire, France - Work begins on a new drydock at the Penhoët shipyard, projected to build the ocean liner "SS Normandie"

January 26, 1931 - Saint-Nazaire - Laid down - Chantiers de Penhoët, Saint-Nazaire, France

October 29, 1932 - Saint-Nazaire - "SS Normandie" is launched in front of 200,000 spectators and French President Albert Lebrun

March 27, 1935 - Saint-Nazaire - Moved into her dry dock for installation of her propeller set and rudder, examination of her underwater parts and a final paint job before her maiden voyage

May 5, 1935 - Glénan Islands - Sails for sea trials near the Glénan Islands

May 11, 1935 - Le Havre - SS Normandie arrives from sea trials to her new homeport

May 29, 1935 - Le Havre | Southampton, England - Voyage#1: "SS Normandie" sets sail to New York on her maiden voyage, with 50,000 people watching her off. First stop at Southampton on the same day =(START)

May 30, 1935 - Off Scilly Islands - SS Normandie passes off the Scilly Islands

June 3, 1935 - Pier 88, New York City - "SS Normandie" reaches New York after 4 days, 3 hours and 2 minutes, averaging 29-knots, with 100,000 spectators lined at the harbor

June 7, 1935 - Pier 88 - Sets sail to Le Havre

June 12, 1935 - Plymouth, England | Le Havre - Stopover at Plymouth (With Walt Disney and Richard Dix), crossing the Atlantic even faster than the that of the outward voyage. Arrives at Le Havre on the same day

June 15, 1935 - Le Havre - Voyage#2: SS Normandie sets sail to New York, via Southampton

June 20, 1935 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

SS Normandie arrives in New York

June 22, 1935 - Pier 88 - Sets sail to Le Havre

June 27, 1935 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

July 10, 1935 - Le Havre - Voyage#3: Sets sail to New York

July 15, 1935 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

July 19, 1935 - Le Havre - Voyage#4: Sets sail for a cruise to southern England

July 20, 1935 - The Solent (between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight) - SS Normandie anchors in the Solent

July 22, 1935 - Le Havre - Returns from the cruise

August 25(?), 1935 - Le Havre - An electromagnetic obstacle detector (ancestor of radar) is installed. SS Normandie is the first liner to have it

August 28, 1935 - Le Havre - Sets sail to New York

October 2, 1935 - Le Havre - Voyage#8: Sets sail to New York via Southampton

October 7, 1935 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

October 9, 1935 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to France

October 14, 1935 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

October 16(?), 1935 - Le Havre - Voyage#9: SS Normandie sets sail to New York via Southampton

October 21(?), 1935 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

October 23(?), 1935 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to France

October 28, 1935 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre. End of the season after eight crossings between Le Havre and New York

April 1(?), 1936 - Le Havre - New propellers arrive and begin being installed. Tonnage increases from 79,280 to 83,423

April 28, 1936 - Island of Ouessant/Ushant - Sea trials until April 30th

May 5, 1936 - Le Havre - On the eve of her 10th trip, a during a dive to check the condition of the propellers, a diver notices the disappearance of the propeller on the central port side. There were only 3 propellers left ... Canceling the next day's voyage would be disastrous in terms of communication as the ship is nearly full. SS Normandy enters dry dock. Due to the lack of a spare 4-blade propeller before departure for New York, the ship was fitted with two 3-blade propellers, old model, with central shafts and two 4-blade propellers with side shafts. The technical teams work tirelessly so that the next day the ship can go back to sea.

May 6, 1936 - Le Havre - SS Normandy, according to schedule, resumes transatlantic service to New York. After the stopover in Southampton, at full speed the vibrations reappear almost as intense as before. The proof is thus made that they come from the propellers with 3 blades, but the passengers are furious

May 10(?), 1936 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

May 12(?), 1936 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

May 16(?), 1936 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

May 20, 1936 - Le Havre - Sets sail to New York with new 4-blade propellers

May 24(?), 1936 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

May 26(?), 1936 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

May 30(?), 1936 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

June 22, 1936 - Off Ryde Pier, Isle of Wight - Sets sail from Le Havre - Stopover at Southampton - a Blackburn Baffin, S5162 of A Flight, RAF Gosport, flown by Lt Guy Kennedy Horsey on torpedo-dropping practice, buzzes SS Normandie a mile (2 km) off Ryde Pier and collides with a derrick which was transferring a motor car belonging to Arthur Evans, MP, onto a barge alongside the ship. The aircraft crashes onto SS Normandie's bow. The pilot is taken off by tender, but the wreckage of the aircraft remains on board SS Normandie as she had to sail due to the tide. It was carried to Le Havre

June 26(?), 1936 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

July 1, 1936 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

July 6(?), 1936 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

July 8(?), 1936 - Le Havre - SS Normandie sets sail to New York via Southampton

July 12(?), 1936 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

July 15, 1936 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

July 20(?), 1936 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

October 14, 1936 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre, via Southampton

October 19, 1936 - Southampton, England | Le Havre - Arrives in Southampton. Sails to Le Havre. Arrives in the afternoon

December 3(?), 1936 - Le Havre - Sets sail to New York

December 7, 1936 - Pier 88, New York City - SS Normandie arrives in New York (with Salvador Dalí aboard)

December 9(?), 1936 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

December 14(?), 1936 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

March 11, 1937 - Le Havre - Resumes service after an overhaul, which included new engines and propellers. Sets sail to New York After being held up for 15 hours by a French shipping strike

March 18, 1937 - Le Havre - Voyage#25: Sets sail to New York

March 23, 1937 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

March 25(?), 1937 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

March 30(?), 1937 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

July 29, 1937 - Le Havre - Sets sail to New York

August 1, 1937 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York in 3 days and 23 hours. Regains the Blue Riband with an average of 32-knots

August 4, 1937 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

August 8, 1937 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre - SS Normandie crosses the Atlantic in 3 days, 22 hours and 07 minutes, improving its previous record

August 9, 1937 - Le Havre - Underwater inspection finds erosion and deformation at the ends of the propellers

August 26(?), 1937 - Le Havre - Sets sail to New York

August 30(?), 1937 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

September 1, 1937 - after leaving New York - After leaving New York, the lateral starboard propeller bends and the speed of rotation is reduced

September 6, 1937 - Le Havre - The center port propeller disappears with the cone of the propeller shaft on which it was fitted. Arrives in Le Havre

September 8, 1937 - Le Havre - Unable to postpone the departure, SS Normandie sets sail to New York with just 3 propellers

November 3, 1937 - Le Havre - Sets sail to New York, via Southampton

November 7(?), 1937 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

November 9(?), 1937 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

November 14(?), 1937 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

January 1(?), 1938 - Le Havre - Technical pause in antecipation of the Rio de Janeiro cruise

January 29, 1938 - Le Havre - Voyage#43: Sets sail to New York

February 3, 1938 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

February 5, 1938 - Pier 88 - Sets sail to Rio de Janeiro

February 8(?), 1938 - Nassau, Bahamas - Stop in Nassau, Bahamas

February 12(?), 1938 - Port of Spain, Trinidad - Stop in Port of Spain, Trinidad

February 16, 1938 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - SS Normandie arrives in Rio's Guanabara Bay

February 18, 1938 - Rio de Janeiro - Sets sail to New York

February 24, 1938 - Fort-de-France, Martinique - Stops in Fort-de-France to refuel

February 27, 1938 - Pier 88, New York City - SS Normandie arrives in New York

March 2(?), 1938 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

March 7(?), 1938 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

March 23, 1938 - Le Havre - Sets sail to New York, via Southampton

March 28, 1938 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

March 31, 1938 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

April 5, 1938 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

April 7, 1938 - Le Havre - Enters drydock until April 26th to install a new set of propellers

April 27, 1938 - Le Havre - Sets sail to New York, via Southampton

May 2, 1938 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

May 4, 1938 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

May 9, 1938 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

May 11, 1938 - Le Havre - Voyage#46: Sets sail to New York, via Southampton

May 16, 1938 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

May 18, 1938 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

May 23, 1938 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

May 25, 1938 - Le Havre - Sets sail to New York, via Southampton

May 30, 1938 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

June 1, 1938 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to France

June 6, 1938 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

June 8, 1938 - Le Havre - Sets sail to New York, via Southampton

June 13, 1938 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

June 15, 1938 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

June 20, 1938 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

June 22, 1938 - Le Havre - Departs for New York, via Southampton

June 27, 1938 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

June 29, 1938 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

July 4, 1938 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

July 6, 1938 - Le Havre - Sets sail to New York

July 11, 1938  - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

July 13, 1938 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

July 18, 1938 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre, reaching her 100th Atlantic crossing

July 27, 1938 - Le Havre - Sets sail to New York, via Southampton

August 1, 1938 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

August 3, 1938 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

August 8, 1938 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

August 10, 1938 - Le Havre - Sets sail to New York, via Southampton

August 15, 1938 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

August 17, 1938 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

August 22, 1938 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

August 24, 1938 - Le Havre - Sets sail to New York, via Southampton

August 29, 1938 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

August 31, 1938 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

September 5, 1938 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

September 7, 1938 - Le Havre - Sets sail to New York, via Southampton

September 12, 1938 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

September 14, 1938 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

September 19, 1938 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

September 21, 1938 - Le Havre - Sets sail to New York, via Southampton

September 26, 1938 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

September 28, 1938 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

October 3, 1938 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

October 5, 1938 - Le Havre - Sets sail to New York, via Southampton

October 10, 1938 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

October 12, 1938 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

October 17, 1938 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

November 5, 1938 - Le Havre - Sets sail to New York, via Southampton

November 10, 1938 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

November 12, 1938 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

November 17, 1938 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

November 19, 1938 - Le Havre - Sets sail to New York, via Southampton

November 24, 1938 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

November 26, 1938 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

December 1, 1938 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

December 3, 1938 - Le Havre - Departure to New York cancelled due to a strike by sailors

December 8, 1938 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

December 10, 1938 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

December 15, 1938 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

December 17, 1938 - Le Havre - Sets sail to New York, via Southampton

December 22, 1938 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

December 26, 1938 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

December 31, 1938 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

January 29(?), 1939 - Le Havre - Sets sail to New York, via Southampton

February 2(?), 1939 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

February 4, 1939 - Pier 88 - Sets sail to South America

February 6, 1939 - Nassau, Bahamas - One day is spent in Nassau

February 9, 1939 - Port of Spain, Trinidad - Arrives in Port of Spain. Continues voyage on February 10th

February 12, 1939 - Line of the Equator - Crosses the Line of the Equator

February 15, 1939 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - "SS Normandie" docks in Rio, bringing businessman Lee Shubert and Norwegian figure skater and film star, Sonja Henie

February 19, 1939 - Rio de Janeiro - Sets sail to New York

February 24, 1939 - Bridgetown, Barbados - Visit to Bridgetown, Barbados

February 25, 1939 - Fort de France, Martinique - Visit to Fort de France, Martinique

February 28, 1939 - Pier 88, New York City - SS Normandie returns to New York

March 2(?), 1939 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

March 7(?), 1939 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

March 25, 1939 - Le Havre - Sets sail to New York (with Frida Kahlo aboard)

March 30, 1939 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

April 10, 1939 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

April 16, 1939 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre. Enters drydock for its annual maintenance

April 18, 1939 - Le Havre - While at her berth in Le Havre, SS Paris catches fire and capsizes, temporarily preventing SS Normandie from exiting her dry dock

April 26, 1939 - Le Havre - Voyage#62: The mast of SS Paris is cut so that SS Normandie can join its quay for departure. Sets sail to New York, via Southampton and Plymouth

May 1, 1939 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

May 3, 1939 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

May 8, 1939 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

August 9, 1939 - Le Havre - Voyage#69: Sets sail to New York

August 14, 1939 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

August 16, 1939 - Pier 88 - Sets sail back to Le Havre

August 21, 1939 - Le Havre - Arrives in Le Havre

August 23, 1939 - Le Havre - Voyage#70 (139th crossing): SS Normandie departs for New York with 1,417 passengers (mostly americans rushing back to the US in the face of an imminent opening of hostilities in Europe)

August 24, 1939 - Off Scilly Islands(?) - SS Normandie overtakes the ocean liner "Bremen" of the Norddeutscher Lloyd

August 28, 1939 - Pier 88, New York City - Arrives in New York

August 30, 1939 - Pier 88 - With 350 passengers aboard, Captain Payen de la Garanderie receives orders to postpone the departure

September 1, 1939 - Pier 88 - WWII breaks out in Europe

September 3, 1939 - Pier 88 - American authorities intern the ship

September 4, 1939 - Pier 88 - SS Normandie and RMS Queen Mary are together for the first time, side by side in New York

September 6, 1939 - Pier 88 - It is decided to keep the ship in New York for safety reasons. 1,327 crewmember are aboard

September 8, 1939 - Pier 88 - A first contingent of 650 crewmembers is repatriated by the liner "De Grasse", via Halifax

September 11, 1939 - Pier 88 - A second contingent of 165 crewmembers is repatriated by the liner "Champlain"

October 21, 1939 - Pier 88 - A third contingent of just under 400 crewmembers is repatriated. 113 crewmembers stay to keep the ship in working order and in good maintenance

May 15, 1941 - Pier 88 - The Treasury Department orders 150 coast guardsmen to board SS Normandie to guard against sabotage

May 16, 1941 - Pier 88 - Additional 8 officers and 105 men occupy the liner

December 8, 1941 - Pier 88 - Captain Huédé is told that SS Normandie will welcome an additional contingent of 940 coast guards at the expense of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique

December 12, 1941 - Pier 88 - The US Maritime Commission orders the seizure of SS Normandie with a promise of compensation. The tri-color flag is lowered and all but 11 of the french crew removed =(changeflag)

December 23, 1941 - Pier 88 - A contract is awarded to "Robins Dry Dock and Repair Co." to convert the ship into a troopship, with completion date set for January 31st, 1942

December 24, 1941 - Pier 88 - 2,400 workers, two-thirds belonging to the main contractor, arrive to begin the convertion of the ship into a troop carrier capable of transporting 15,000 troops

January 1, 1942 - Pier 88 - SS Normandie is renamed USS Lafayette. Gray camouflage paint begins being applied to the hull

February 6, 1942 - Pier 88 - A request is submitted to the Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for a 2-week extension of the first sailing date

February 7, 1942 - Pier 88 - Orders arrive to abandon the superstructure reduction and sail

February 9, 1942 - Pier 88 - USS Lafayette is heavily damaged in a catastrophic fire, started when a welding torch ignite stacks of flammable life vests. This ship lists 10 degrees to port

February 10, 1942 - Pier 88 - Admiral Andrews orders USS Lafayette to be abandoned and at 2:45am - 12 hours after the fire began - the ship rolls over gently forming a 79-degree angle

February 21, 1942 - Pier 88 - Twelve days after the disaster, salvage operations to bring USS Lafayette to an even keel begin

March 18, 1942 - Pier 88 - Fire breaks up again in the wreckage of the ship

August 3, 1943 - Pier 88 - The pumps are tested

August 4, 1943 - Pier 88 - The water level in the hull is lowered by nine-feet and signs were apparent that the ship was trying to right herself; Water-jets were directed to the bottom of the hull in order to reduce suction (between the hull and the mud/slit) as the ship began to right itself

August 7, 1943 - Pier 88 - Pumping continues and the ship rotates to 67 degrees

August 8, 1943 - Pier 88 - More than 11,000 tons of water are removed and the ship rotates to 45 degrees

September 15, 1943 - Pier 88 - SS Normandie/USS Lafayette lays at her Pier 88 berth nearly at an even keel

October 27, 1943 - Pier 88 - The Supervisor of Salvage turns SS Normandie/USS Lafayette over to the commandant of the Third Naval District

November 3, 1943 - East of Bayonne, New Jersey - The ship is towed from Pier 88 to a dry dock in the Navy Yard Annex, where it is found that the hull damage was greater than expected, and her engines were ruined. A refit was estimated to cost $50 million and take 18 months. It was deemed unacceptable by the Navy

January 11, 1944 - Brooklyn, New York - The hull is taken to Brooklyn to be moored there at a pier rented by Todd Shipyards

September 20, 1945 - Brooklyn - By executive order, President Truman authorizes the disposal of SS Normandie and the ship is officially put up for sale by the US government

September 7, 1946 - Brooklyn - Scrap sale - France declares that it not take possession of the wreck - A New York salvage firm "Lipsett Inc." wins the bid at $161,680

November 28, 1946 - Port Newark, New Jersey - The hull is towed by 12 tugs to Port Newark, New Jersey

January 7, 1947 - Port Newark, New Jersey - USS Lafayette (SS Normandie) begins being cut-up for scrap =(END)

Dom Fernando II e Glória (1843) | Timeline

Dom Fernando II e Glória(*) is a wooden-hulled, 50 gun frigate of the Portuguese Navy. She was launched in 1843 and made her maiden voyage in 1845. Built at the shipyard of Daman in Portuguese India, it was Portugal's last sailing warship to be built and also the last ship that undertook the "Carreira da Índia" (India Run), a regular military line that connected Portugal to its colonies in India since the beginning of the 16th century. (Intro from Wikipedia)

(*) "Dom Fernando II and Glory" - Dom - abreviated as "D." was a portuguese monarchy title similar to the british "Sir", although attributed to royalty and clergy members aswell 

June 13, 1832 - Daman, India - The keel of a new ship is layed in the shipyards on the left shore of Sandalcalo River in Daman

April 1, 1842 - Daman, India - Due to the long delay in the construction, captain-lieutenant Torcato José Marques is appointed to supervise the finishing works of the ship

April 21, 1842 - Daman, India - The governor of the State of India orders the new frigate to have the name of (King) Fernando II, under the auspices of Our Lady of Glory (Glória)

October 22, 1843 - Daman, India - Launched at River Sandalcalo, Daman =(START)

November 23, 1843 - Off Daman, India - The frigate leaves Daman River and anchors off Daman

December 10, 1843 - Off Daman - Towed to Goa for fitting out as a full-rigged ship.

December 15, 1843 - Goa, India - The frigate arrives at Goa and anchors at Fort Aguada

December 21, 1843 - Goa - The frigate enters the mouth of the Mandovi river and anchors at Ribandar anchorage.

March 8, 1844 - Goa - After her disarmament, the crew of the sloop "Infanta Regente" is transfered to the "D. Fernando II e Glória".

September 9, 1844 - Goa - The frigate is armed with its 50 cannons

December 5, 1844 - Panjim (Panaji, Goa) - The frigate anchors in front of Panaji, Goa

December 10, 1844 - Fort Aguada, Goa - The frigate leaves the mouth of the river and anchors at Fort Aguada

February 2, 1845 - Goa - "D. Fernando II e Glória" departs to Lisbon on her maiden voyage, under the command of frigate-captain Torcato José Marques and had on board 273 people (crew and passengers)
April 8, 1845 - Cape of Good Hope - The frigate rounds the Cape of Good Hope
April 23, 1845 - Benguela, Angola - Arrival at Benguela, Angola
April 25, 1845 - Benguela - Sets sail from Benguela
April 29, 1845 - Luanda, Angola - Arrival at Luanda Bay, Angola
May 18, 1845 - Luanda - The frigate sets sail from Luanda to Lisbon
July 4, 1845 - Lisbon, Portugal - The "Fernando II e Glória" arrives at Lisbon
August 7, 1845 - Lisbon - The frigate is disarmed and begins a refit
January 10, 1851 - Lisbon - The refit is concluded and the frigate is armed again
August 26, 1852 - Lisbon - Departs to Madeira, with Empress consort of Brazil, Amélie of Leuchtenberg, and her daughter Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil who was sick with tuberculosis and was looking for a good climate to recover from her disease, ("Dom Fernando II e Glória" were escorted by the steamer "D.Luís" and the corvette "D. João I")
August 31, 1852 - Funchal, Madeira Island - Anchors at Funchal
September 3, 1852 - Funchal - The frigate sets sail to Lisbon
September 15, 1852 - Lisbon - Returns to the port of Lisbon
December 31, 1853 - Lisbon - Departs to the Island of Mozambique, transporting 650 people (including explorer António da Silva Porto)
April 20, 1854 - Mozambique Island - The frigate anchors at the Island of Mozambique, where the Governor of Mozambique had his residency
May 8, 1854 - Mozambique Island - Departs to Angola
June 2, 1854 - Cape of Good Hope - The frigate rounds the Cape of Good Hope
June 20, 1854 - Luanda, Angola - Arrival at Luanda Bay, Angola
July 11, 1854 - Luanda - Departs from Luanda to Lisbon
September 16, 1854 - Lisbon - Arrival at the port of Lisbon
March 14, 1855 - Lisbon - Departs to Mozambique, transporting 602 people, including a crew of 210 men
May 9, 1855 - Luanda, Angola - The frigate calls at Luanda and is integrated in the Naval Force assembled to occupy Ambriz Region, threatened by the british (during a local rebellion)
May 14, 1855 - Luanda - Departs from Luanda to Ambriz
May 15, 1855 - Ambriz, Angola - Landed troops and artillery in that village
June 14, 1855 - Ambriz - The frigate sets sail from Ambriz to the south
August 20, 1855 - Island of Mozambique - Anchors at the Island of Mozambique

Dom Fernando II e Glória
Funchal, 1878

September 20, 1855 - Island of Mozambique - Departs to Lisbon, calling at Lourenço Marques (Maputo), Moçamedes, Benguela and Luanda
December 25, 1855 - Luanda, Angola - Departs to Lisbon
February 16, 1856 - Lisbon - Arrival at the port of Lisbon
July 3, 1856 - Lisbon - The frigate is disarmed and begins a refit
February 17, 1857 - Lisbon - After the refit is finished, the frigate is rearmed
April 2, 1857 - Lisbon - Departs to Goa, with calls at Angola and Mozambique, transporting 467 passengers
November 4, 1857 - Goa - Arrives in Goa and anchors at Fort Aguada
January 31, 1858 - Goa - Departs to the Island of Mozambique
February 23, 1858 - Island of Mozambique - Arrives at Mozambique
March 9, 1858 - Island of Mozambique - Departs to Lisbon, calling at Moçamedes, Benguela and Luanda
May 5, 1858 - Luanda, Angola - Departs directly to Lisbon
July 16, 1858 - Lisbon - Enters into Tagus River and docks at Lisbon
August 1, 1858 - Lisbon - The frigate is disarmed and begins a refit
May 2, 1859 - Lisbon - After the refit is finished, the frigate is rearmed
July 2, 1859 - Lisbon - Departs to Mozambique, with 616 people aboard, of which 202 were the ship's crew
October 14, 1859 - Mozambique Island - Arrives in Mozambique with colonist to Tete, after 105 days and after having endured a violent storm in the channel of Mozambique.
November 20, 1859 - Mozambique Island - Departs to Lisbon
January(?) 10(?), 1860 - Moçâmedes | Benguela, Angola - Stopovers at the Cape of Good Hope to load 500 sheep and some horses. These are offloaded later at Moçamedes and Benguela, destined to the colony of Huila, in Angola
January(?) 20(?), 1860 - Luanda, Angola - Stopover at Luanda
April 3, 1860 - Lisbon, Portugal - Enters into Tagus River and docks at Lisbon
June 12, 1860 - Lisbon - The frigate is disarmed and begins a refit
February 20, 1861 - Lisbon - The frigate is rearmed after the refit
May 18, 1861 - Lisbon - Departs to Goa with a crew of 214 men
August 15, 1861 - Island of Mozambique - Arrival at Mozambique after sailing for 89 days
September 1, 1861 - Island of Mozambique - Departs to Goa
September 22, 1861 - Goa - Arrives at Goa and anchors at Fort Aguada
October 19, 1861 - Pangim (Panaji, Goa) - The frigate anchors at Panaji for a short refit
January 11, 1862 - Goa - Departs from Goa to Mozambique
February 11, 1862 - Island of Mozambique - Arrives at Mozambique
February 22, 1862 - Island of Mozambique - Departs from Mozambique to Lisbon
March 6, 1862 - South of Bazaruto Island - From March 6th, south of the island of Bazaruto, the weather began to worsen, with very strong winds and stormy sea
March 8, 1862 - Mozambique Channel - On the 8th the weather deteriorates, the sails are torn and the masts brake
March 11, 1862 - Mozambique Channel - On March 11th, the ship was in disarray, but it was possible to install new masts and sail to Mozambique
March 25, 1862 - Island of Mozambique - Arrives at Mozambique
June 3, 1862 - Island of Mozambique - After new masts are installed, the frigate departs for sea trials
August 12, 1862 - Island of Mozambique (?) - "Dom Fernando II e Glória" departs for new sea trials - to verify the security of the masts
October 20, 1862 - Island of Mozambique - Departs to Lisbon
November 10, 1862 - Cape of Good Hope - The frigate rounds the Cape of Good Hope
January(?) 1(?), 1863 - Moçâmedes | Benguela, Angola - Calls at Moçamedes and Benguela
January 18, 1863 - Luanda, Angola - The frigate left Luanda where there was an epidemic of yellow fever, and there were contagions resulting in seven deaths on board
May 1, 1863 - Off Morocco - Off the coast of Morocco the frigate runs out of supplies for the 386 people it had on board and without wind to sail. In this difficult situation, the british steamer "Charante" appeared and towed the Portuguese frigate. However, the weak power of the steam engine was not enough, "Charante" heads to Lisbon to report the situation. The authorities send the corvette "Sá da Bandeira" to help the frigate
May 12, 1863 - Lisbon - "D.Fernando II e Glória" enters the Tagus River towed by "Sá da Bandeira", and is placed in quarentene at Belém during 18 days
June 2, 1863 - Lisbon - The frigate is disarmed and begins a new refit
June 9, 1865 - Lisbon - The frigate is rearmed after the refit
September 12, 1865 - Lisbon - A School of Artillery is established in the frigate, replacing the sailing ship "Vasco da Gama". She conducts training missions up until 1878
November 28, 1865 - Lisbon - A decree establishes the ship's crew - 176 men as a transport, and 300 while a school ship
June 27, 1866 - Lisbon - Sails to the Azores, at times towed by the sloop "Duque de Palmela", transporting 240 spanish exiles
July 11, 1866 - Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira Island - Azores - Arrival at Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira Island - Azores
July 13, 1866 - Angra do Heroísmo - Departs to Lisbon
July 21, 1866 - Lisbon - Arrives at Lisbon
July 28, 1878 - Lisbon - The frigate departs to the Archipelagos of Azores and Madeira in an instruction trip for students of the "Naval School"
August 6, 1878 - Off Azores - The american barque "Lawrence Boston" which had caught fire off the Azores archipelago, is sighted. The american crew is rescued
August 11, 1878 - Ponta Delgada, St.Miguel Island - Azores - The americans land at Ponta Delgada, where they embark on the steamer "Mississippi" to New York
August 17, 1878 - Ponta Delgada - Departs to Madeira Island
August 24, 1878 - Funchal, Madeira Island - Arrival at Funchal, Madeira Island
August 29, 1878 - Funchal - The frigate left Funchal for Terceira Island, but was confronted with lack of winds and supplies. The captain gave up trying to reach Angra or Ponta Delgada and it was decided to sail to Lisbon
September 18, 1878 - Lisbon - "Dom Fernando II e Glória" enters the Mouth of River Tagus and thus ends her career as the last "Nau" (sailing ship) of the "India Run"
January(?) 1(?), 1879 - Lisbon - Remains permanently moored in Lisbon as a Naval Artillery School
January(?) 1(?), 1889 - Lisbon - Significant modifications are made on her in 1889, with the replacement of her elegant masts, and the construction of two redoubts on both her sides for the placement of modern cannons, to better serve her role of artillery instruction unit
January(?) 1(?), 1938 - Lisbon - Serves as the flagship of the naval forces of Continental Portugal, based in the river Tagus
January(?) 1(?), 1940 - Lisbon - After being considered unfit for navy service, it became the headquarters of the "Dom Fernando Frigate Welfare Institution" (Obra Social da Fragata Dom Fernando) destined to give general education as well as teaching seamanship to underprivileged youth
April 3, 1963 - Tagus River, off Alfeite - During repair work, a huge fire erupts, partially destroying the ship's hull and structure. After the fire is extinguished, the frigate is towed to an area off Alfeite (on Tagus River) where the navigation on the river Tagus wouldn't be disturbed, remaining abandoned and half buried in the mud-flats for the next 29 years =(END)
January(?) 1(?), 1990 - Tagus River, off Alfeite - A protocol is signed between the Navy and the National Commission for the Commemoration of the Portuguese Discoveries, with the aim of taking forward the recovery of the "D.Fernando II e Glória" Frigate, a project entrusted to the Navy, with the Arsenal of Alfeite being in charge to execute the work
January 22, 1992 - Alfeite Arsenal - The wooden hull is removed from the mud-flats and set floating again, placed in a floating dock and transported to the dry dock of the Arsenal of Alfeite first =(restart)
September 1(?), 1992 - Aveiro - Towed to the Ria-Marine shipyards in Aveiro, where it remains for the next 5 years being restored, receiving widespread public and private support.
April 8, 1997 - Aveiro - The "Dom Fernando II e Glória" is relaunched
May(?) 1(?), 1997 - Alfeite Arsenal - She is towed to the Arsenal of Alfeite, where the museum preparations are made in the last phase of the project to restore the ship
April 28, 1998 - Alfeite Arsenal - She is commissioned by the Navy
May 22, 1998 - Park of the Nations Marina, Lisbon - Inauguration of Expo 98 in Lisbon
July 18, 1998 - Park of the Nations Marina - "D.Fernando II e Glória" is considered by Decree an Historical Navy Ship
August 12, 1998 - Park of the Nations Marina - Delivered to the Navy Museum

Dom Fernando II e Glória today, Cacilhas

September 1(?), 1998 - Park of the Nations Marina - The World Ship Trust awards the "Dom Fernando II e Glória" with the International Maritime Heritage Award, who considers her restoration as one of the most astonishing historic ship preservation achievements of our time
September 30, 1998 - Park of the Nations Marina - Expo 98 ends
January(?) 1(?), 2008 - Cacilhas, Almada - The ship lies on the southern margin of the Tagus river in Cacilhas, Almada. Open to visitors 

Bibliography

SACCHETTI, A.E. Ferraz - Dom Fernando II e Glória: The frigate reborn from the ashes. 1998

Thermopylae (1868) | Timeline

Thermopylae was an extreme composite clipper ship built in 1868 by Walter Hood & Co of Aberdeen, to the design of Bernard Waymouth of London. (Intro from Wikipedia)

September 16, 1867 - Aberdeen, Scotland - The keel of the extreme clipper "Thermopylae" is laid at the shipyard of Walter Hood & Co, Aberdeen, for the White Star Line (George Thompson & Co.), Aberdeen

June 26, 1868 - Aberdeen, Scotland - Outer planking completed

August 19, 1868 - Aberdeen, Scotland - "Thermopylae" is launched. The ship, with her green-painted hull is described as the most beautiful sailing ship ever built =(START)

September 17, 1868 - Aberdeen, Scotland - Finished & equipped. White figure-head represents the young King Leonidas

November 7, 1868 - Gravesend, England - Sails on her maiden voyage to Australia under command of Captain Robert Kemball

November 8, 1868 - The Lizard - Passes the Lizard

November 28, 1868 - Line of the Equator - Crosses the line of the Equator

December 13, 1868 - Meridian of Greenwich - Crosses the meridian of Greenwich

January 7, 1869 - Cape Otway, SW of Melbourne - Sights Cape Otway, Australia

January 9, 1869 - Port Phillip, Melbourne, Australia - "Thermopylae" anchors in Melbourne, after sailing for 63 days, establishing a speed record

February 10, 1869 - Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia - Sails from Newcastle to Shanghai with a cargo of coal

March 2, 1869 - Northern Mariana Islands - Thermopylae sails through the Northern Mariana Islands

March 13, 1869 - Shanghai, China - "Thermopylae" arrives in Shanghai in 31 days

July 3, 1869 - Fuzhou, China - Sails to London with a cargo of tea

July 28, 1869 - Anyer (Banten), West Java, Indonesia - Passes Anyer (Sunda Strait)

August 9, 1869 - Off Mauritius - Passes Mauritius
August 21, 1869 - Cape Agulhas, South Africa - Thermopylae rounds Cape Agulhas
August 29, 1869 - St.Helena Island - Passes St.Helena Island
September 1, 1869 - Ascension Island - Passes Ascension Island
September 6, 1869 - Line of the Equator - Crosses the line of the Equator
September 12, 1869 - Cape Verde Islands - Passes Cape Verde Islands
September 23, 1869 - Azores Islands - Passes the Azores Islands
September 30, 1869 - The Lizard - Thermopylae reaches the coast of England
October 1, 1869 - Dungeness - Thermopylae reaches Dungeness
October 2, 1869 - London - "Thermopylae" passes Gravesend and docks in London after 91 days sailing
November 10, 1869 - London - Thermopylae departs to Australia under command of Captain Robert Kemball
January 25, 1870 - Melbourne, Australia - Arrives in Melbourne
July 29, 1870 - Fuzhou, China - Sails to London
November 12, 1870 - London - "Thermopylae" arrives in London after 105 days sailing
December 23, 1870 - London - "Thermopylae" departs to China
December 26, 1870 - The Downs - "Thermopylae" takes long to get throught the Downs, after loosing an anchor off the Nore
January 13, 1871 - Line of the Equator - "Thermopylae" crosses the line of the Equator in company of "Norman Court"
February 2, 1871 - Meridian of the Cape of Good Hope - Both clipper ships cross the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope, but part follow separate routes from this point
March 2, 1871 - Melbourne, Australia - "Thermopylae" reaches Melbourne
June 22, 1871 - Shanghai, China - Sails to London
July 22, 1871 - Anyer (Banten), West Java, Indonesia - "Thermopylae" passes Sunda Strait
October 6, 1871 - London - "Thermopylae" arrives in London after 106 days sailing
November 11, 1871 - London - Departs to Melbourne under command of Captain Robert Kemball
January 23, 1872 - Melbourne, Australia - Thermopylae arrives in Melbourne
June 18, 1872 - Shanghai, China - Cutty Sark and Thermopylae sail to London together with a cargo of tea
July 19, 1872 - Anyer (Banten), West Java, Indonesia - "Thermopylae" passes Sunda Strait ahead of Cutty Sark
July 26, 1872 - Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Cocos (Keeling) Islands in sight
August 23, 1872 - NW of Cape Town - "Thermopylae" is 490 nautical miles ahead of "Cutty Sark"
October 12, 1872 - London - Thermopylae returns to London, in 115 days, a week before Cutty Sark
November 14, 1872 - London - Thermopylae departs to Melbourne under command of Captain Robert Kemball
November 17, 1872 - Off Dartmouth - Thermopylae drops pilot off Dartmouth
January 27, 1873 - Melbourne, Australia - Thermopylae arrives in Melbourne
July 11, 1873 - Shanghai, China - Thermopylae departs to London two days after "Cutty Sark"
August 8, 1873 - Off Anyer, Banten - Thermopylae passes Anyer
October 20, 1873 - London - "Thermopylae" arrives in London after 101 days sailing
December 2, 1873 - London - Thermopylae departs to Melbourne under command of Captain Robert Kemball
February 17, 1874 - Melbourne, Australia - Thermopylae arrives in Melbourne
July 15, 1874 - Shanghai, China - Sails to England
October 27, 1874 - London - "Thermopylae" arrives in London after 101 days sailing
November 28, 1874 - London - Thermopylae departs to Melbourne under command of Captain Matheson
February 6, 1875 - Melbourne, Australia - Thermopylae arrives in Melbourne
July 8, 1875 - Fuzhou, China - Sails to London
October 31, 1875 - London - "Thermopylae" arrives in London after 115 days sailing
November 29, 1875 - London - Thermopylae departs to Melbourne under command of Captain Matheson
February 9, 1876 - Melbourne, Australia - Thermopylae arrives in Melbourne
July 29, 1876 - Fuzhou, China - Sails to London
November 21, 1876 - Scilly Islands - Thermopylae reaches the Scilly Islands
November 24, 1876 - London - "Thermopylae" arrives in London after 118 days sailing
December 19, 1876 - London - Thermopylae departs to Melbourne under command of Captain Matheson
March 14, 1877 - Melbourne, Australia - Thermopylae arrives in Melbourne
July 8, 1877 - Shanghai, China - Sails to London with a cargo of tea
October 20, 1877 - London - "Thermopylae" arrives in London after 104 days sailing
December 3, 1877 - London - Thermopylae departs to Melbourne under command of Captain Matheson
February 17, 1878 - Melbourne, Australia - "Thermopylae" arrives in Melbourne after 76 days sailing
November 27, 1878 - Shanghai, China - Departs to London
March 17, 1879 - London - "Thermopylae" arrives in London after 110 days sailing
June 2, 1879 - London - Thermopylae departs to Sydney under command of Captain Matheson
September 3, 1879 - Sydney - "Thermopylae" arrives in Sydney after 93 days sailing
November 18, 1879 - Sydney - Thermopylae departs to London
February 7, 1880 - London - "Thermopylae" arrives in London after 81 days sailing
May 21, 1880 - London - Thermopylae departs to Sydney under command of Captain Matheson
August 11, 1880 - Sydney - "Thermopylae" arrives in Sydney after 82 days sailing
October 14, 1880 - Sydney - Thermopylae departs to London
January 12, 1881 - London - "Thermopylae" arrives in London after 88 days sailing
March 10, 1881 - London - Thermopylae departs to Sydney under command of Captain John Henderson
June 6, 1881 - Sydney - Thermopylae arrives in Sydney after 90 days
June 15, 1881 - Sydney - Cutty Sark arrives in Sydney and finds the "Tweed" and the "Thermopylae" there, loading coal
October 30, 1881 - Fuzhou, China - "Thermopylae" departs from Fuzhou with a cargo of tea
February 15, 1882 - London - "Thermopylae" arrives in London after 107 days sailing
March 21, 1882 - The Lizard - Thermopylae departs to Sydney under command of Captain John Henderson
June 2, 1882 - Sydney - Thermopylae arrives in Sydney after 73 days
October 14, 1882 - Sydney - Thermopylae departs to London
December 29, 1882 - London - "Thermopylae" arrives in London after 77 days sailing
January 21, 1883 - London - Thermopylae departs to Sydney under command of Captain John Henderson
May 9, 1883 - Sydney - Thermopylae arrives in Sydney after 109 days
October 31, 1883 - Sydney - Thermopylae departs to London
December 31, 1883 - E. of Natal, Brazil - Thermopylae is passed at sea for the first time by another ship, except "Cutty Sark": a german barque
January 26, 1884 - London - "Thermopylae" arrives in London after 87 days sailing
February 25, 1884 - London - Thermopylae departs to Sydney under command of Captain Nathaniel Allan
May 18, 1884 - Sydney - Thermopylae arrives in Sydney after 82 days
October 6, 1884 - Sydney - Thermopylae departs to London
December 23, 1884 - Prawle Point - Thermopylae reaches the southwest coast of England
January 19, 1885 - London - Thermopylae departs to Melbourne under command of Captain Nathaniel Allan
April 8, 1885 - Melbourne, Australia - Thermopylae arrives in Melbourne after 79 days
October 18, 1885 - Sydney - Thermopylae departs to London
January 6, 1886 - London - "Thermopylae" arrives in London after 80 days sailing
February 16, 1886 - London - Thermopylae departs to Sydney under command of Captain Nathaniel Allan
May 20, 1886 - Sydney - Thermopylae arrives in Sydney after 93 days
October 24, 1886 - Sydney - Thermopylae departs to London
January 19, 1887 - London - "Thermopylae" arrives in London after 87 days sailing
May 11, 1887 - London - Thermopylae departs to Sydney under command of Captain Nathaniel Allan
July 25, 1887 - Sydney - Thermopylae arrives in Sydney after 75 days
October 16, 1887 - Sydney - Thermopylae departs to London
January 3, 1888 - London - "Thermopylae" arrives in London after 79 days sailing
February 16, 1888 - London - Thermopylae departs to Sydney under command of Captain Jenkins
May 7, 1888 - Sydney - Thermopylae arrives in Sydney after 80 days
June 9, 1888 - Sydney - Thermopylae departs to London
September 22, 1888 - The Lizard - Thermopylae reaches the southwest coast of England
October 30, 1888 - London - Thermopylae departs to Sydney under command of Captain Jenkins
December 31, 1888 - N. Of Kerguelen Island, Southern Indian Ocean - Thermopylae makes 358 nautical miles in 24 hours
January 29, 1889 - Sydney - Thermopylae arrives in Sydney after 91 days
March 26, 1889 - Sydney - Thermopylae departs to London
June 29, 1889 - London - "Thermopylae" arrives in London after 95 days sailing
August 10, 1889 - London - Thermopylae departs to Sydney under command of Captain Jenkins
November 1, 1889 - Sydney - Thermopylae arrives in Sydney after 83 days
December(?) 1(?), 1889 - Sydney(?) - Sold to W. Ross & Co., London
January 9, 1890 - Sydney - Thermopylae departs to London
April 8, 1890 - Deal, England - Thermophylae reaches the Downs after 89 days
August(?) 1(?), 1890 - Hong Kong(?) - Sold to Redford, Montreal, for £5000
May 5, 1891 - Hong Kong(?) - Departs to Victoria, Canada, with a cargo of Rice
June 24, 1891 - Off Victoria, British Columbia, Canada - After a 60-day crossing from China, the "Thermopylae" sails up the Juan de Fuca Strait and anchors at Royal Roads off Victoria with a cargo of 1,350 tons of rice
December 30(?), 1891 - Victoria - "Thermopylae" departs to Bangkok under command of Captain Winchester
February(?) 15(?), 1892 - Bangkok, Thailand - Thermopylae loads a cargo of rice at Bangkok
February(?) 20(?), 1892 - South China Sea - "Thermopylae" runs into a storm that lasts 50 days!!!
April(?) 11(?), 1892 - Pacific Ocean - As "Thermopylae" sails out of South China Sea, she runs into a hurricane and waves "as high as mountains"
July(?) 11(?), 1892 - Victoria - The "Thermopylae" and crew return to Victoria in tatters after a long 101 days passage. Captain Winchester says it was the roughest passage of his career. His crew resorted to export rice to eat during the last 10 days
January(?) 1(?), 1893(?) - Victoria - "Thermopylae" is reduced to a barque rig and her sails changed - The Pacific route was challenging for the ship because she carried too much sail for Pacific winds and weather
February 15, 1893 - Victoria - Sails to Hong Kong in ballast
March 10, 1893 - Hong Kong - "Thermopylae" arrives in Hong Kong in 23 days
July 1(?), 1893 - Victoria - Arrives at Victoria
January(?) 1(?), 1895 - Victoria - Arrives at Victoria for the last time
June 29, 1895 - Port Blakely, Bainbridge Island (W. of Seattle) - Departs to Scotland after loading lumber at Port Blakely
December 17, 1895 - Leith, Scotland - Reaches Leith after 141 days sailing

Thermopylae, Aberdeen docks, 1868

January(?) 1(?), 1896 - Leith - Sold to Portugal for use as a naval training ship and renamed "Pedro Nunes"
May 29, 1896 - Tagus River, Lisbon - The "Pedro Nunes" arrives to the River Tagus, Lisbon
August 20, 1896 - Lisbon, Portugal - The "Pedro Nunes" is incorporated as a school-ship in the portuguese royal Navy
October 13, 1907 - Off Cascais - The Portuguese Royal Navy towed her down the Tagus river using two warships, and before Amelia de Orleans, Queen of Portugal, she was torpedoed with full naval honours =(END)

Bibliography
LUBBOCK, Basil - The China Clippers
OCTAVIUS THORNDIKE HOWE, Frederick C. - American Clipper ships, 1833-1858, Vol.1

RICHARDSON, John - The Cutty Sark Story