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For many years, Arthur Curtiss James was the largest stockholder in the Phelps Dodge organization, but was an “unknown captain of industry”, shunning publicity. His greatest interest was the railroad, and he became the largest private owner of railroad stock in the United States. He believed in the future of California and gained ...
The Brixham trawler Leader at anchor off Cawsand, near Plymouth. July 2008. A Brixham trawler is a type of wooden, deep-sea fishing trawler first built in Brixham in Devon, England, in the 19th century [1] and known for its high speed. [2] The design was copied by boat builders around Britain, and some were sold to fishermen in other countries ...
13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) Propulsion. 3-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine. 1 screw. Armament. 2 × 12 pounder guns AA. HM Trawler Force was a British trawler built for the Royal Navy in the First World War and subsequently requisitioned for service in the Second World War. She was sunk by in a German air attack in June 1941.
Naval trawlers are vessels built along the lines of a fishing trawler but fitted out for naval purposes; they were widely used during the First and Second World Wars. Some, known in the Royal Navy as "Admiralty trawlers", were purpose-built to naval specifications; others were adapted from civilian use. Fishing trawlers were particularly suited ...
The Castle-class minesweeper was a highly seaworthy naval trawler adapted for patrol, anti-submarine warfare and minesweeping duties and built to Admiralty specifications. Altogether 197 were built in the United Kingdom between 1916 and 1919, with others built in Canada, India and later New Zealand. Many saw service in the Second World War.
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1896. (1896) Running time. 33 seconds. Country. United Kingdom. Language. Silent. Yarmouth Fishing Boats Leaving Harbour (also known as Yarmouth Trawlers[1] ) is an 1896 British short black-and-white silent documentary film, directed by Birt Acres, featuring a fleet of fishing smacks leaving the harbour at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK.
Excelsior is an authentically restored fishing smack of the Lowestoft fishing fleet and a member of the National Historic Fleet. [1] She was built by John Chambers of Lowestoft in 1921 and worked until 1936 before being converted into a motor coaster. During her time as a motor coaster she was known as Svinør and worked mainly in Norwegian ...