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Manby was born in the village of Denver on the edge of the Norfolk Fens.His parents were Mary Woodcock (1741-1783) and Captain Matthew Pepper Manby (1735-1774), lord of the manor of Wood Hall in Hilgay, a former soldier and aide-de-camp to Lord Townshend and barrack-master of Limerick at his death. [1]
The wreck was witnessed by captain George William Manby. [2] Following this tragedy, Manby experimented with mortars, and so invented the Manby Mortar, (later used with the breeches buoy), that fired a thin rope from shore into the rigging of a ship in distress. A strong rope, attached to the thin one, could be pulled aboard the ship.
Manby mortar, 1842 drawing John Cantiloe Joy, Going to a Vessel requiring assistance and Thereby preventing Shipwreck (undated), Norfolk Museums Collections. The Manby mortar or Manby apparatus was a maritime lifesaving device originated at the start of the 19th century, comprising a mortar capable of throwing a line to a foundering ship within reach of shore, such that heavier hawsers could ...
Captain George William Manby (1765–1854), barrack-master and inventor of marine life-saving equipment and the fire extinguisher [81] Mary Dawson Turner (1774–1850), artist and illustrator [82] Dawson Turner (1775–1858), banker, botanist and antiquary [83] Captain John Black (1778–1802) son of a clergyman, ship's officer and privateer
Charles Manby (1804–1884), civil engineer and son of Aaron Manby; Dave Manby, canoeist or kayaker; Frederic Edward Manby (1845–1891), surgeon and Mayor of Wolverhampton 1888/1889, elder brother to Alan Reeve Manby; Captain George William Manby FRS (1765–1864), inventor of the Manby Mortar and the first portable pressurised fire ...
Earlier line thrower designs date back to the late 18th century, with the Manby mortar saving lives as early as 1808 when the crew of a brig was rescued at Yarmouth by the use of the device fired from a carriage gun and supervised by captain George Manby. [2] [3] A rocket-based system was also devised by British engineer Henry Trengrouse in ...
The 14-time All-Star received a scholarship to play baseball for Michigan after finishing high school, but opted to go pro after he was drafted by the Yankees in 1992, with whom he'd spend his ...
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