Sentence examples for consisted of two ships from inspiring English sources

Financed by the Canadian government, the expedition consisted of two ships, the Alaska and the Karluk.

The earliest sweeping system, devised to clear anchored contact mines, consisted of two ships steaming across a minefield towing a wire rope between them; mine mooring lines were cut by sawlike projections on the sweep wire or by cutting jaws.

The Freedom Flotilla, which consisted of six ships, was boarded by Israeli forces at around 3.30am on Monday morning, reportedly around 90 miles from Gaza.

consisted of six ships and 346 men and, the author writes, "logged 87,000 miles, surveyed 280 Pacific islands and created 180 charts -- some of which were still being used as late as World War II".

Dias's fleet consisted of three ships: his own São Cristóvão, the São Pantaleão under his associate João Infante, and a supply ship under Dias's brother Pêro (Diogo in some sources).

The report began by inaccurately claiming that the British squadron consisted of nine ships of the line.

The pirates' flotilla now consisted of three ships; Teach on Revenge, Teach's old sloop and Hornigold's Ranger.

His squadron consisted of six ships of the line, two frigates and two brigs, and included among its captains Jérôme Bonaparte, the Emperor's younger brother.

The French convoy was under the command of Commodore François-Gilles Montfort and consisted of three ships, the two large frigates Pomone and Pauline and the smaller Persanne.

Sailing directly from his blockade station off Cadiz, Saumarez's squadron consisted of six ships of the line, twice the number under Linois's command.

For a time, both Keith and Nelson remained with the blockade squadron, which consisted of six ships of the line and several British and Neapolitan frigates.