: 1 8 5 3 ▁ships ▁Category : S ail ing ▁ships ▁of ▁Canada ▁Category : Sh ip ▁fires ▁Category : Sh ip w re cks ▁of ▁Victoria ▁( Austral ia ) ▁Category : Mar itime ▁inc idents ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 <0x0A> </s> ▁Tr uss ' s ▁Island ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁island ▁in ▁the ▁River ▁Th ames ▁in ▁England , ▁between ▁St aines - up on - Th ames ▁and ▁L ale ham . ▁ ▁The ▁un in hab ited ▁island ▁is ▁public ly ▁accessible ▁across ▁two ▁foot brid ges ▁from ▁the ▁right ▁( western ) ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Th ames ▁and ▁is ▁land sc aped ▁with ▁grass , ▁trees ▁and ▁shr ubs . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁island ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Charles ▁Tr uss , ▁who ▁improved ▁the ▁navigation ▁of ▁this ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Th ames ▁while ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁London ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Islands ▁in ▁the ▁River ▁Th ames ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Is lands ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Th ames ▁Category : P arks ▁and ▁open ▁spaces ▁in ▁Sur rey ▁Category : Un in hab ited ▁islands ▁of ▁England <0x0A> </s> ▁Project ▁V ali ant ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁early ▁liquid - f ue led ▁miss ile ▁projects ▁developed ▁by ▁India , ▁along ▁with ▁Project ▁Dev il ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁The ▁goal ▁of ▁Project ▁V ali ant ▁was ▁to ▁produce ▁an ▁inter cont inental ▁ball istic ▁miss ile . ▁Although ▁dis