Places
- The most famous Birkenhead is a town on the Wirral peninsula in Northwest England. Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. Wirral or the Wirral (ˈwɪrəl is a Peninsula in the north west of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
- Birkenhead, a suburb in North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand. Birkenhead is a suburb of North Shore, one of several cities in the Auckland metropolitan area in northern New Zealand. Geography North Shore is bounded by Rodney District to the north Waitemata Harbour to the south and the Rangitoto Channel The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
- Birkenhead, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide
- Birkenhead Point, a point in Sydney, Australia
- Birkenhead Point Factory Outlet Centre, a shopping centre in Sydney, Australia
- Birkenhead Rock near Gansbaai, Western Cape, South Africa, on which HMS Birkenhead was wrecked. Birkenhead ( is a north-western Suburb of Adelaide 14 km from the CBD, on the Lefevre Peninsula, in the state of South Australia, Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a Birkenhead Point is a point in Port Jackson, in the suburb of Drummoyne New South Wales, Australia. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Birkenhead Point Factory Outlet Centre is a shopping centre in Drummoyne New South Wales, Australia. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Description and History The Birkenhead was built in 1845 at John Laird 's shipyard at Birkenhead as the Frigate HMS Vulcan
- Birkenhead Lake, the Birkenhead River and Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada, as well as the nearby community of Birken. Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park is a Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. The Birkenhead River, formerly known as the Portage River, the Pole River and the Mosquito River, is a major tributary of the Lillooet River, Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park is a Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page All of these derive their own names from the naming of Mount Birkenhead by HBC explorer Alexander Caulfield Anderson, who had a cousin who drowned in the HMS Birkenhead sinking. Alexander Caulfield Anderson ( 10 March 1814 &ndash 8 May 1884) was a Hudson's Bay Company fur-trader explorer of British Columbia Description and History The Birkenhead was built in 1845 at John Laird 's shipyard at Birkenhead as the Frigate HMS Vulcan
Ships
- The first Birkenhead was an iron-hulled troopship launched in 1845 and notably wrecked in 1852 with the loss of 450 lives. Description and History The Birkenhead was built in 1845 at John Laird 's shipyard at Birkenhead as the Frigate HMS Vulcan A troopship (also troop ship or troop transport or trooper) is a Ship used to carry Soldiers either in peacetime or wartime Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year
- The second Birkenhead was a Town-class light cruiser launched in 1915, in action at Jutland, and sold 1921. Design The two Greek ships differed from standard British practice in several ways the main armament consisted of the new 5 Classes of Town-class cruiser Bristol class The Bristol class were all ordered under the 1909 Programme and commissioned in late A light cruiser is a Warship. The term is a shortening of the phrase "light Armoured cruiser " describing a small ship that carried armour in the same way Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year fix various bugs per WikipediaHow to fix bunched-up edit links --> Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar
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- The Birkenhead Drill refers to a famous incident during the sinking of the ship HMS Birkenhead. Earl of Birkenhead was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Description and History The Birkenhead was built in 1845 at John Laird 's shipyard at Birkenhead as the Frigate HMS Vulcan Description and History The Birkenhead was built in 1845 at John Laird 's shipyard at Birkenhead as the Frigate HMS Vulcan
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