steamship

Preposition: of

• ton: She was a steel steamship of 178 tons which can now be found with her stern in a charted depth of 23 meters.

Converse of object

• build: This man built the first steamship to cross the Atlantic: the Great Western.
• preserve: Preserving the steamship " Shieldhall " in operational condition is it's main objective.
• design: The Great Eastern in a heavy sea. © NMM The Great Eastern was a huge steamship designed by the famous engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
• use: Ross's plan was to use steamships for the first time in the Arctic.

Adjective modifier

• British: These were my limits on board the British steamship Cambria.
• first: The SS was the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean; much later, the NS was nuclear powered.
• large: The building of large steamships meant that the port had to adapt to the changing technologies of the Victorian age.
• old: Robin claims to be the world's oldest complete steamship.
• early: Allen's smooth writing and the fascinating environment of early 20th century steamships kept me turning the pages.
• small: Here is a little more about the small derelict steamship we noted at Gravesend.

Modifies a noun

• company: In 1920 the General Steam Navigation Company, the oldest steamship company to run regular deep sea services, joined the group.
• line: Seattle Port The Port of Seattle is one of the largest container ports in the world and is served by 26 regularly-scheduled steamship lines.
• service: Most of these traveled on the regular steamship services between these ports.
• wreck: Garda - An old steamship wreck on the south of Korcula in 22m on a sandy seabed.

Noun used with modifier

• ton: This 1411 ton steamship was wrecked on the 16th April 1874 on her maiden voyage.
• iron: She was a 245 foot iron steamship launched in 1881.
• steel: She was a steel steamship of 178 tons which can now be found with her stern in a charted depth of 23 meters.
• merchant: The Moidart was an armed merchant steamship of 1878 tons - she was also built in 1878!
• passenger: She was a small passenger steamship and was apparently a very graceful ship.