Cammell Laird is a British shipbuilding company. It was formed from the merger of Laird Brothers of Birkenhead and Johnson Cammell & Co of Sheffield at...
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in the development of the town of Birkenhead. He was the elder brother of Macgregor Laird. He was one of the first to use iron in the construction of ships...
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eyes. Ribble Teviot Usk Welland Gala Garry Laird type; all built by Laird Brothers (from 1903 Cammell Laird), Birkenhead, including two ships built on...
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American Line for seven voyages 1895–98. Cambroman (1892). Built by Laird Brothers, Birkenhead. Chartered from Dominion Line for four voyages 1907. Conemaugh (1882)...
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Peter Alan Laird (born January 27, 1954) is an American comic book writer and artist best known for co-creating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with...
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routes to West Africa was also working there. Holt's work with the Laird brothers introduced him to opportunities in West Africa that had arisen in the...
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1885, she was designed by Nathaniel Barnaby that year and built by Laird Brothers, of Birkenhead. Quickly made obsolete by the new torpedo boat destroyers...
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Macgregor Laird (1808 – 9 January 1861) was a Scottish merchant pioneer of British trade on the River Niger. Laird's commercial expedition between 1832...
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second-class ships of the Canopus-class battleship. Exmouth was laid down by Laird Brothers at Birkenhead in August 1899, launched in August 1901, and completed...
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HMS Mars Class overview Name Majestic-class battleship Builders Laird Brothers, Birkenhead J & G Thomson, Clydebank Chatham Dockyard Pembroke Dockyard...
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two Almirante Lynch class torpedo gunboats from the British shipyard Laird Brothers, which specialized in the construction of this type of vessel. The novelty...
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Laird John Hamilton (né Zerfas; born March 2, 1964) is an American big-wave surfer, co-inventor of tow-in surfing, and an occasional fashion and action-sports...
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Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo, four anthropomorphic turtle brothers trained in ninjutsu who...
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turret-ship. On 8 May 1866, Coles informed the Admiralty of his selection of Laird Brothers' Cheshire yard, for the builder of the warship. The Cheshire yard had...
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Riquelme (1896) (ren. Lientur (1896)) and Serrano (1896) were built by Laird Brothers and belonged to the same class The ships Mutilla, Contreras, Thomson...
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she was one of six different classes designed and built by Messrs. Laird Brothers, to whom the credit for their great success is due. She can fire right...
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Two-cylinder compound-expansion steam engines built by the builder, Laird Brothers of Birkenhead, provided 650 indicated horsepower through a single screw...
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the largest yacht in the world. This was constructed in Britain by Laird Brothers at Birkenhead. Byrne continued to design yachts into his senior years:...
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steam engine and a single screw. Griffon and Falcon were engined by Laird Brothers and had a feathering propeller. Flamingo and Condor were engined by...
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vessel built for the Great Western Railway in 1902. She was built by Laird Brothers in Birkenhead for the Great Western Railway as a twin-screw steamer...
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seventh member of a class of nine ships. The ship was laid down in the Laird Brothers shipyard in June 1894, she was launched in March 1896, and she was commissioned...
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province. She sailed from Shanghai on 1 February 1854, bound for Belfast. Laird Brothers displayed a model of the H.E.I.C. "Nemesis" (1839) at the 1893 Chicago...
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Alarm-class torpedo gunboat Builders Naval Construction & Armament, Barrow Laird Brothers, Birkenhead Devonport Dockyard Sheerness Dockyard Thornycroft, Chiswick...
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vessel built for the Great Western Railway in 1889. She was built by Laird Brothers in Birkenhead as one of a trio of new ships for the Great Western Railway...
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Nicholas Laird (born 1975) is a Northern Irish novelist and poet. Laird was born in Cookstown, County Tyrone, where he attended the local comprehensive...
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D class. Fourteen vessels were built by Laird Brothers at Birkenhead (in 1903 to become part of Cammell Laird, Birkenhead), seven by Palmers Shipbuilding...
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Samuel Laird Cregar (known professionally as Laird Cregar, July 28, 1913 – December 9, 1944) was an American stage and film actor. Cregar was best known...
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The Laird of Torloisk was the hereditary owner of an estate on the Isle of Mull: Lachlan Og Maclean, 1st Laird of Torloisk Hector Maclean, 2nd Laird of...
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Waterston, and Emma Laird. It is written by comedian Jimmy Carr in his screenwriting feature debut with Patrick Carr and The Dawson Brothers. A lovable pick-pocket...
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Comm. Displacement Type Builder Note Ceremonial / historical ship — RH Huáscar — 1879/1934(s) 1,180 t Ironclad turret ship Laird Brothers, Birkenhead, UK...
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