capacity as representative in Bermuda of the British monarch, currently King Charles III. The position was created by Bermuda's 1968 Constitution. Since 19...
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SS New Australia (category Cruise ships of Greece)
varied career from 1931 to 1966. She was built as the ocean liner Monarch of Bermuda, was a troop ship in the Second World War and was damaged by fire...
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barely three and a half years' service. Queen of Bermuda was the sister ship of Monarch of Bermuda which had been launched in March 1931 and entered...
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service alongside Monarch of Bermuda until Queen of Bermuda was completed. Vickers-Armstrongs built the 22,575 GRT Queen of Bermuda at its Barrow-in-Furness...
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Bermuda (/bərˈmjuːdə/; historically known as the Bermudas or Somers Isles) is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. The closest land...
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representative of the British monarch in the British overseas territory of Bermuda. For the purposes of this article, Governor of Bermuda refers to the local office...
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The monarch butterfly or simply monarch (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae) in the family Nymphalidae. Other common names...
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Bermuda (officially, The Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles) is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off...
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Bermudian dollar (redirect from Currency of Bermuda)
coins being called in on 1 May 1990. All denominations of Bermuda coinage depict the monarch of the United Kingdom on the obverse. From 1970 through 1985...
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fourteen have the British monarch as head of state. These UK government responsibilities are assigned to various departments of the Foreign, Commonwealth...
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Events in the year 2024 in Bermuda. Monarch: Charles III Governor: Rena Lalgie Premier: Edward David Burt Source: 1 January – New Year's Day 29 March –...
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Crown colony (redirect from Colonies of the Crown)
the Crown, appointed by the British monarch on the advice of the UK Government, with or without the assistance of a local council. In some cases, this...
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Ocean Monarch was a passenger steamship that was built by Vickers-Armstrongs in 1950. She served with Furness Bermuda Line for fifteen years, then with...
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SS Morro Castle (1930) (category Ships of the Ward Line)
arrive on the scene was Andrea F. Luckenbach. Two other ships—Monarch of Bermuda and City of Savannah—were slow in taking action after receiving the SOS...
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RMS Aquitania (category Ships of the Cunard Line)
Scotland, Convoy TC1 in company with Empress of Britain, Empress of Australia , Duchess of Bedford, Monarch of Bermuda, HMS Hood, HMS Warspite, HMS Barham, HMS...
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Furness Bermuda Line new service to Bermuda in the 1920s created the need of additional modern accommodations for the tourists coming to the island after...
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hereditary monarch reigns as the head of state, with their powers regulated by the British Constitution. The term may also refer to the role of the royal...
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RMS Andes (1939) (category Ocean liners of the United Kingdom)
the UK. She was also carrying 2,454 tons of general cargo. Other troop ships in TC 14 were Monarch of Bermuda, Reina del Pacifico and Warwick Castle, plus...
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and the One Bermuda Alliance, while prior to 1998 it had been dominated by the United Bermuda Party. The Governor is appointed by the Monarch. The Governor...
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and some of her fittings and sold her hulk for scrap. Furness, Withy replaced Bermuda with sister ships Queen of Bermuda and Monarch of Bermuda. Metal Industries...
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Monarch of Bermuda, Batory, Sobieski, Franconia, Lancastria, Georgic, Oronsay, Ormonde, Arandora Star, Royal Ulsterman, Ulster Prince, Ulster Monarch...
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Charles Ford Kingwell, Chargeman of Joiners, Brigham & Cowan (Hull) Ltd. William Kinsey, Oiler, SS Monarch of Bermuda (Furness, Withy & Company Ltd.)....
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Ship, depending on the sex of the monarch), after the British Overseas Territory and former Imperial fortress of Bermuda. Two other vessels operated by the...
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a musical group based in Bermuda that were among the most popular calypso performers of the 1950s. The band was composed of brothers Archie (lead singer...
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flora and fauna of Bermuda form part of a unique ecosystem due to Bermuda's isolation from the mainland of North America. The wide range of endemic species...
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Henry Tucker (Bermudian politician, born 1903) (category Premiers of Bermuda)
Government Leader of Bermuda. He is considered—together with Dr. E. F. Gordon (1895–1955)—one of the island's two most important leaders of the 20th century...
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Parliament of Bermuda is the bicameral legislative body of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. Based on the Westminster system, one of the two chambers...
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King's Official Birthday (redirect from Monarch's Official Birthday)
the birthday of the monarch is officially celebrated in those countries. It does not necessarily correspond to the date of the monarch's actual birth...
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SS Stratheden (category Ocean liners of the United Kingdom)
Clyde on 27 November. The convoy's troop ships included Monarch of Bermuda, Maloja, Duchess of Bedford, Otranto, three Union-Castle liners, three Dutch...
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SS Argentina (1958) (redirect from SS Monarch Star (1958))
as Monarch Star before returning to the name Veendam under a Holland America Line entity in Panama. Veendam was sold in 1984 and renamed Bermuda Star...
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