Sesostris (ship)

Several ships have been named Sesostris for Sesostris:

  • Sesostris (1818 ship) was launched at Hull. She traded with India, the Baltic, and Russia, carried troops for a Chilean military expedition against Peru, and transported convicts to New South Wales. She was broken up in 1843.
  • Sesostris (1841 ship), of 581 tons (bm; old Act) and 606 tons (bm; new Act), was launched in Nova Scotia. She was last listed in 1856.
  • Sesostris (1916 trawler), of 293 GRT was built at Grimsby. The Admiralty hired her and armed her (1 × 12-pounder gun + 1 × 3.5"BT). She served from May 1916 to 1919, first as a minesweeper and then as a hydrophone vessel.
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