Fop Smit (11 October 1777 – 25 August 1866) was a Dutch naval architect, shipbuilder, and shipowner. He founded the towage and salvage company L. Smit...
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Smit Internationale N.V. (or Smit International) is a Dutch company operating in the maritime sector. The company was founded in 1842 by Fop Smit as a...
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Look up FOP or fop in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fop is a pejorative term for a foolish man. FOP or fop may also refer to: Feature-oriented positioning...
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Smit en Zoon previously known as Fop Smit, was a Dutch shipbuilding company located in Kinderdijk. Its successor is now part of Royal IHC. L. Smit en...
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HMS Rattler (1843). The ship was built by Fop Smit in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands (later known as L. Smit en Zoon). The virtually identical screw-steamship...
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daughters: Fop Smit (1777-1866) Jan Smit (1779-1869) inherited his father's shipyard in Alblasserdam, and worked in partnership with Fop from 1824 to...
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demographer and educator Fop Smit (1777–1866), Dutch naval architect, shipbuilder, and shipowner, founder of Smit International Jan Smit (paleontologist) (b...
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5 years of service. Groningen was constructed by the private shipyard Fop Smit in Slikkerveer / Kinderdijk. For the Netherlands this was exceptional,...
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Kade - Dordrecht Merwekade. Fop Smit (1777–1866) a Dutch naval architect, shipbuilder and shipowner; founded what became Smit International Simon Berman...
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steamer of the Gorinchemsche Schiedamsche Stoomboot-maatschappij built by Fop Smit and launched on 8 March 1847. The ship was used for the...
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well-known Smit family of shipbuilders. He was a grandson of Fop Smit, who founded the shipyard L. Smit en Zoon. After primary school, Arie went to the boarding...
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Haven-Stoombootdienst, around 1890 Deventer-Amsterdammer Stoomboot Reederij, 1900 Fop Smit, 1905 H. Braakman & Co, 1907 Alkmaar Packet, 1913 Holland-Friesland, 1915...
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another shipyard, Fop Smit in Kinderdijk, his shipyard later became known as L. Smit en Zoon. Shipyard Fijenoord contracting with Fop Smit in Kinderdijk was...
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American architect based in Providence, Rhode Island (died 1850) October 11 – Fop Smit, Dutch architect, shipbuilder, and shipowner (died 1866) March 3 – Sir...
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machines for the iron river ship Maria en Johanna, under construction at Fop Smit. After that Burgerhout & Kraak was repeatedly mentioned as building 16 hp...
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Amsterdam to Hamburg. In May 1825 the steamship De Batavier was laid down by Fop Smit for this line. This obviously threatened the control of the Amsterdam merchants...
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Nieuwediep on 30 June 1867. Of the 3 ships 1 was built by the private yard of Fop Smit in Kinderdijk. The two others were built at the Rijkswerf in Amsterdam...
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He, his wife and child arrived in South Australia aboard the Dutch ship Fop Smit on 2 August 1853. Emma died soon after arrival. He subsequently married...
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board they were welcomed by a number of civilians and Fop Smit Jr, owner of the ship. Fop Smit made a speech and so did one of the officers of the militia...
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enough to carry the machinery. During the construction of Willem de Eerste Fop Smit first applied a good solution for this problem. It used iron bars that...
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Steamship Drove ashore on launch and was damaged. 9 April Netherlands Fop Smit Kinderdijk Groningen Groningen-class corvette For Royal Netherlands Navy...
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joined by elder brother David (1826 – 11 November 1881), who arrived aboard Fop Smit in 1854. Shortly afterwards they moved operations to 54 King William Street...
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insurers. The Batavier, first ship of the Batavier Line, had been built by Fop Smit. On 10 May 1838 Fijenoord laid down a ship of the same size as the first...
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the Amicitia built by Fop Smit Nieuw Lekkerland in 1846. It also built those of the steam yacht Rotterdam (1853), built by F. Smit in Kinderdijk for the...
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Gysius (ca. 1583 – 1652 in Streefkerk) a Dutch historian and minister Fop Smit (1777 in Alblasserdam – 1866) a Dutch naval architect, shipbuilder, and...
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Phenoxy herbicide (redirect from FOP herbicide)
of the phenyl ring with its OCH(CH3)COOH group and as a class are called "fops", referring to their common fenoxy-phenoxy [sic] feature. This group of herbicides...
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the Batavier was laid down at L. Smit en Zoon in Nieuw Lekkerland, the shipyard of innovative shipbuilder Fop Smit. She was launched in August 1827....
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service from Antwerp to Cologne. On 9 May 1825 Batavier I was laid down by Fop Smit for an Amsterdam - Hamburg line. When Paul van Vlissingen's Amsterdamsche...
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crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Granton, Lothian to London. Fop Smit Germany The steamship ran aground at Bremerhaven. She was on a voyage...
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battleship For Royal Navy. 17 July United Kingdom William Watson Sunderland Fop Smit Steamship For Willem Ruys en Zonen. 18 July United Kingdom Thames Ironworks...
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