Several vessels have been named Montezuma (or Moctezuma):
Montezuma or Moctezuma may refer to:
USS Montezuma may refer to the following vessels of the United States Navy:
Numerous ships have sailed under the name Antelope. Notable ones include:
A number of sailing ships have been named Queen Charlotte.
A number of sailing ships have been named Eliza.
Many vessels have been named Comet, after the astronomical object comet.
A number of ships have been named Timandra for the mythological Timandra:
Adriatic may refer to one of several ships named after the Adriatic Sea:
Vittoria has been the name of several vessels:
Several ships have borne the name Caledonia for Caledonia:
Montezuma was launched in Philadelphia in 1804. She came into British hands c.1807 after having been seized for attempting to evade the British East India Company's monopoly on British trade with India. She then initially traded with Charleston until 1811 when she went whaling in the Galápagos Islands. There the Americans captured her in 1813. Her captors sailed her to Valparaiso where the Spanish colonial government seized her.
Montezuma was launched in Philadelphia in 1822 as a packet ship. In 1841 her owner sold her and she became a whaler operating out of New London, Connecticut. Between 1841 and 1861 she made six voyages to the Indian Ocean, the Pacific, and the Bering Sea. Late in 1861, during the American Civil War, the USS Navy purchased her to sink her in January 1862 as a harbour obstruction.
Several ships have borne the name Cambridge for Cambridge:
Several ships have been named Christopher:
Several ships have been named Mariner:
Several ships have been named Swallow for the bird Swallow: