June 16, 2014
VIA EDGAR
| Re: | Global Ship Lease, Inc. | |
| Registration Statement on Form F-3, as amended | ||
| File No. 333-196338 (the “Registration Statement”) |
J. Nolan McWilliams
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington D.C. 20549
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Global Ship Lease, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effective date of the above referenced Registration Statement be accelerated to 2:00 p.m., Washington, D.C. time, on June 19, 2014, or as soon thereafter as practicable. In this regard, the Company hereby acknowledges that:
| • | should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; |
| • | the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and |
| • | the Company may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
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| Very truly yours, | ||
| Global Ship Lease, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Ian Webber | |
| Name: | Ian Webber | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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