Order of the Thistle exalted ones each pertain to one constituent country only. The Order of the Thistle, which pertains to Scotland, is the second-most senior in precedence. Its equivalent in England, The Most Noble Order of the Garter, is the oldest documented order of chivalry in the United Kingdom, dating to the middle fourteenth century. In 1783 an Irish equivalent, The Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick, was founded, but has now fallen dormant. Claims that James VII was reviving an earlier Order is generally not supported by the evidence. The 1687 warrant states that during the 786 battle of Athelstaneford with Æthelstan
SS British Chivalry SS British Chivalry SS "British Chivalry" was a British oil tanker sunk by a Japanese submarine in the Indian Ocean in 1944. The steel-hulled ship was built by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company of Jarrow in northern England for the British Tanker Company, the transportation arm of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. Launched on 24 January 1929, the ship was long and in the beam, and powered by a 553 nhp quadruple expansion steam engine which gave her a top speed of . On 22 February 1944 "British Chivalry" was sailing alone in the Indian Ocean, south-west of Addu Atoll in