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Moorsom Drive
Moorsom may refer to: *Moorsom System for calculating tonnage of sailing ships * HMS ''Moorsom'', two Royal Navy ships People with the surname *Constantine Richard Moorsom (1792–1861), Royal Navy admiral, businessman and abolitionist *James Marshall Moorsom (1837–1918), British Liberal Party politician *Lewis Moorsom (1835–1914), English cricketer *Robert Moorsom (1760–1835), Royal Navy admiral *William Moorsom ; Captain William Scarth Moorsom (1804–1863) was an English soldier and engineer. After assisting Robert Stephenson he created railway lines in England, Belgium, Germany and Ceylon. Early life and career Moorsom was born at Whitby into a milit ... (1804–1863), English engineer See also * Moorsom family tree: showing relationships between some of the above {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moorsom System
The Moorsom System is a method created in the United Kingdom of calculating the tonnage or cargo capacity of sailing ships as a basis for assessing harbour and other vessel fees. It was put into use starting in 1849 and became British law in 1854. Previous methods Previous methods of calculating tonnage, as Builder's Old Measurement Builder's Old Measurement (BOM, bm, OM, and o.m.) is the method used in England from approximately 1650 to 1849 for calculating the cargo capacity of a ship. It is a volumetric measurement of cubic capacity. It estimated the tonnage of a ship bas ..., were not being consistently applied and, because they were designed for sailing ships, could not be applied appropriately or fairly for steamships. Substantial portions of a steamship were required for boilers, machinery and coal, thus limiting the proportion of the ship's space available for cargo. Moorsom commission In 1849, the United Kingdom appointed a Commission with Admiral George Moorsom as se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Moorsom
HMS ''Moorsom'' may refer to more than one ship of the British Royal Navy: *, an Admiralty M-class destroyer launched in 1914 and sold in 1921 *, a Captain-class frigate The Captain class was the designation given to 78 frigates of the Royal Navy, constructed in the United States, launched in 1942–1943 and delivered to the United Kingdom under the provisions of the Lend-Lease agreement (under which the Un ... in commission from 1943 to 1945 {{DEFAULTSORT:Moorsom, Hms Royal Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantine Richard Moorsom
Vice-Admiral Constantine Richard Moorsom (22 September 1792 – 26 May 1861) was a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy. He commanded HMS ''Fury'' a ''Hecla''-class bomb vessel which saw wartime service in the Bombardment of Algiers, an attack on Barbary pirates at Algiers in HMS ''Fury'' in August, 1816.The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth Edward Osler, p429, 1835 Moorsom was the son of Admiral Sir , a veteran of Trafalgar. Moorsom was on the roster of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Marshall Moorsom
James Marshall Moorsom (16 November 1837 – 26 March 1918) was a British Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician. Son of Vice-Admiral Constantine Moorsom and grandson of Admiral Robert Moorsom, who distinguished himself at the Battle of Trafalgar, he was elected at the 1892 United Kingdom general election, 1892 general election as the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency), Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, defeating the sitting Conservative Party (UK), Conservative MP Henry Whatley Tyler, Sir Henry Whatley Tyler. Moorsom served only three years in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons, until his defeat at the 1895 United Kingdom general election, 1895 general election. Moorsom was father of Raisley Stewart Moorsom, whose daughter Sasha married the sociologist Michael Young, Baron Young of Dartington; their son is the journalist Toby Young.Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 106 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Moorsom
Lewis Henry Moorsom (1835 – 10 March 1914) was an English cricketer active from 1865 to 1869 who played for Lancashire and Trinidad. He was born in London and died in Bournemouth. He appeared in three first-class matches and scored 41 runs with a highest score of 15. Like his father, William Moorsom ; Captain William Scarth Moorsom (1804–1863) was an English soldier and engineer. After assisting Robert Stephenson he created railway lines in England, Belgium, Germany and Ceylon. Early life and career Moorsom was born at Whitby into a milit ... (1804–1863), Lewis was a civil engineer. Notes 1835 births 1914 deaths English cricketers Lancashire cricketers Trinidad and Tobago cricketers {{england-cricket-bio-1830s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Moorsom
Admiral Sir Robert Moorsom KCB (8 June 1760 – 14 April 1835) was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. His very active service career was especially highlighted by his actions in 1805 at the battle of Trafalgar, where his ship HMS ''Revenge'' was severely damaged and Moorsom was himself seriously wounded. Life Born into a seagoing family at Whitby in Yorkshire in 1760, Moorsom was late to the navy, only joining aged 17, a good four years later than most of his contemporaries. He made up for his late arrival with exhaustive service, which included action at the Great Siege of Gibraltar and at the battle of Cape Spartel. He was made lieutenant rapidly in 1784 following commendations from an action against a French convoy to America two years before, and then profited by the buildup to war in 1790 when he was granted promotion to Post captain. His service in the Revolutionary Wars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Moorsom
; Captain William Scarth Moorsom (1804–1863) was an English soldier and engineer. After assisting Robert Stephenson he created railway lines in England, Belgium, Germany and Ceylon. Early life and career Moorsom was born at Whitby into a military family, the youngest of the four sons of Admiral Sir Robert Moorsom, who had served at the Trafalgar, and his wife Eleanor. He entered the Royal Military College in 1819, and became especially adept in fortification and military surveying. In 1823 he joined the 79th Highlanders Regiment, then stationed in Ireland. During his stay there, he made a survey of Dublin and its neighbourhood, which remained in use until it was superseded by the publication of the Ordnance Survey. In 1825 he served in the Mediterranean as a lieutenant in the 7th Fusiliers. In 1826 he transferred to the 69th Regiment, and then to the 52nd Light Infantry in Nova Scotia, having been promoted to Captain. During this time he served as deputy quartermaster-gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |