Marquis of Rockingham (ship)

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Numerous ships have been named Marquis of Rockingham, or Marquess of Rockingham, named for British prime minister Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham:

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Citations

  1. ↑ Lloyd's List 1764, Ship names "M" - accessed 30 November 2014. Archived 5 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Lloyd's Register (1780).
  3. ↑ National Archives: Marquis of Rockingham (1) - accessed 30 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "No. 12093". The London Gazette . 17 July 1780. p. 5.
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