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Renown Publications
Renown may refer to: * Celebrity, fame and broad public recognition Companies * Renown (company), a Japanese clothing brand * Renown Health, a healthcare network in Nevada, US * Renown Pictures, a British film company Transport Ships * ''Renown'' (1794 ship), an American whaler * ''Renown'' (German Barque), a 19th-century sailing cargo ship * ''Renown''-class battlecruiser, two Royal Navy ships of World War I * HMS ''Renown'', several ships of the Royal Navy Other * AEC Renown, three different bus chassis manufactured by the Associated Equipment Company between 1925 and 1967 * LNWR ''Renown'' Class, a series of British steam locomotives 1897–1924 * Triumph Renown, a car manufactured by Triumph 1946–1954 * Wright Renown The Wright Renown is a Low-floor bus, low floor single-decker bus body built on Volvo B10BLE chassis by Wrightbus in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. Design Launched as the successor to the Wright Liberator body on the Volvo B10L chassis in 1997, .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celebrity
Celebrity is a condition of fame and broad public recognition of a person or group due to the attention given to them by mass media. The word is also used to refer to famous individuals. A person may attain celebrity status by having great wealth, participation in sports or the entertainment industry, their position as a political figure, or even their connection to another celebrity. 'Celebrity' usually implies a favorable public image, as opposed to the neutrals 'famous' or 'notable', or the negatives 'infamous' and 'notorious'. History In his 2020 book ''Dead Famous: An Unexpected History Of Celebrity'', British historian Greg Jenner uses the definition: Although his book is subtitled "from Bronze Age to Silver Screen", and despite the fact that "Until very recently, sociologists argued that ''celebrity'' was invented just over 100 years ago, in the flickering glimmer of early Hollywood" and the suggestion that some medieval saints might qualify, Jenner asserts that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renown (company)
is a Japanese company mainly involved in textile and clothing production. On May 15, 2020, Renown filed for bankruptcy after it struggled to collect substantial debts owed to them by their Chinese owner and the COVID-19 pandemic hit sales sharply. Operations Renown also operates retail stores throughout the world. It also has interests in store design, real estate, and food processing. As of 2009, the company had 51 subsidiaries and six associated companies. Motorsport Renown is perhaps best known outside of their home country for having sponsored Mazda from the late 1980s to the early 1990s, with their branding (as well as that of their sportswear brand, Charge) appearing on the 1991 Le Mans-winning Mazda 787B The Mazda 787 and its derivative 787B are Group C sports prototype auto racing, racing cars that were developed by Japanese automobile manufacturer Mazda for use in the World Sportscar Championship, All Japan Sports Prototype Championship, and th .... Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renown Health
Renown Health (formerly Washoe Health System) is the largest locally owned not-for-profit healthcare network in Northern Nevada. It has more than 7500 employees system-wide and is one of Northern Nevada's largest employers. History Renown Health, formerly known as the Washoe Health System, was founded in 1862 during a smallpox outbreak. The clinic became the area's first hospital when Nevada became a state in 1864. In 1875, 40 acres were purchased and the hospital opened the following year with 40 beds. The region's first pediatrics unit opened at Washoe Medical Center in 1949. A heart care unit was established by the organization in 1963. The organization established the first cancer treatment center in Northern Nevada in the 1970s. In 1979, the University of Nevada School of Medicine established a residency program at the hospital. The university later partnered with the hospital for brain Functional magnetic resonance imaging, fMRI research. In 1984, Washoe Health System tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renown Pictures
Renown Pictures Corporation is a British film distributor founded by producer George Minter in 1938. Releases Renown's releases include: * '' Scrooge'' (1951) * '' Grand National Night'' (1953) * '' Dance, Little Lady'' (1954) * ''Svengali'' (1954) * '' It's a Wonderful World'' (1956) * ''Tread Softly Stranger'' (1958) * ''Beat Girl'' (1959) * '' Beyond This Place'' (1959) See also * Talking Pictures TV Talking Pictures TV (TPTV) is a British free-to-air vintage film and nostalgia television channel. It was launched on 26 May 2015 on Sky. Later it also became available on Freeview, Freesat and Virgin Media. It is on air 24 hours a day and fe ... References External links * Mass media companies established in 1938 Film distributors of the United Kingdom {{England-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renown (1794 Ship)
''Renown'' was launched in 1794 at New Bedford, Massachusetts. She made four voyages from Nantucket as a whaler. In 1813, while she was on her fifth American whaling voyage, she became the first American whaler that British whalers captured in the South Seas. She was sold in London and under the name ''Adam'' became first a London-based transport and then a whaler in the British southern whale fishery. She made four whaling voyages and was wrecked in 1825 at the outset of her fifth British whaling voyage. American whaler ''Renown''s service prior to 1797 is currently obscure. 1st whaling voyage (1797–1799) Captain Alpheus Coffin sailed ''Renown'' in 1797 from Nantucket on her first whaling voyage. She was bound for Brazil and the Pacific. On 29 November 1797 she stopped at Desterro for provisions, refreshment, water, and wood. She received permission to stay for 10 days.List of vessels (1946), p.615. Coffin returned to Nantucket in 1799 with 1250 barrels of sperm oil and 150 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renown (German Barque)
''Renown'' was a barque used as a sailing cargo ship built in 1842 by R. & H. Green in Blackwall, London. She survived a cyclone at Calcutta in 1864, and was sold to German owners in 1882. In 1887 or 1888 she foundered off Den Helder on the Dutch coast. The storm and sinking In December 1887,http://friesscheepvaartmuseum.nl/beeld/fsm-col2-dat20020266 the ''Renown'' sank during a storm in the North Sea off Den Helder in the Netherlands. The survivors climbed up the mizzen-mast and were eventually rescued by a small lifeboat that approached the sinking ship. The lifeboat, captained by Dorus Rijkers, approached ''Renown'', and Rijkers jumped out of the boat and climbed the mast. He and his crew helped the endangered men from the mast to the lifeboat, and brought them to dry land. Of the ship's total crew of 30, approximately five died in the shipwreck and the remainder were rescued between 9 and 11 December. Aftermath The heroic rescue ended successfully, and Dorus Rijkers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renown-class Battlecruiser
The ''Renown'' class consisted of two battlecruisers built during the First World War for the Royal Navy. They were originally laid down as improved versions of the s, but their construction was suspended on the outbreak of war on the grounds they would not be ready in a timely manner. John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, Admiral Lord Fisher, upon becoming First Sea Lord, gained approval to restart their construction as battlecruisers that could be built and enter service quickly. The Director of Naval Construction (DNC), Sir Eustace Tennyson-d'Eyncourt, 1st Baronet, Eustace Tennyson-d'Eyncourt, quickly produced an entirely new design to meet Admiral Lord Fisher's requirements and the builders agreed to deliver the ships in 15 months. They did not quite meet that ambitious goal, but they were delivered a few months after the Battle of Jutland in 1916. They were the world's fastest capital ships upon their commissioning. was the only ship of her class to see combat in the First World W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Renown
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name ''Renown'', whilst three others have borne the name at various stages in their construction: * was a 20-gun fireship, previously the . She was captured in 1651 by and sold in 1654. * was a 30-gun fifth rate, previously the French ship ''Renommée''. She was captured in 1747 by and broken up in 1771. * was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1774 and broken up in 1794. * was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1798. She had been built under the name HMS ''Royal Oak'', but was renamed in 1796. She was on harbour service from 1814 and was broken up in 1835. * was a 91-gun second rate launched in 1857 and sold to Prussia in 1870. * HMS ''Renown'' was to have been a , but she was renamed in 1887 and launched later that year. * HMS ''Renown'' was to have been a but she was renamed in 1890 and launched in 1891. * was a unique battleship launched in 1895 and sold for scrap in 1914. * HMS ''Renown'' was to have been a but she was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AEC Renown
The AEC Renown was the name given to three distinct forward control bus chassis manufactured by the Associated Equipment Company (AEC) at different periods between 1925 and 1967. All were of the front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout. The first and third types had two axles, the second had three. Each was intended to be fitted with bodywork by an outside coachbuilder – single deck for the first type, double deck for the third, whilst the second could be bodied in either form. Models 411 and 413 (1925–1926) The first AEC bus chassis to be given the name Renown – in fact, the first AEC chassis of any kind to be named – was the Model 411, introduced in March 1925. This was a two-axle chassis intended to be fitted with a Single-deck bus, single-deck body with a capacity of around thirty seats. It had a four-cylinder side-valve petrol engine, the basic design of which dated back to 1919. The chassis was designed to meet new regulations which permitted a motor vehicle to run at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LNWR Renown Class
The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Renown Class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives. They were rebuilds of F.W. Webb's 4-cylinder compounds of the Jubilee and Alfred the Great classes into 2-cylinder simple engines by George Whale, later continued by Charles Bowen-Cooke. The first to be rebuilt was number 1918 ''Renown'' in 1908. The rebuilds retained their original numbers. Unusually for the LNWR, the parent classes also had logical number series. Thus the Renowns were all numbered in the 1901–1940 series for ex-Jubilee Class and 1941–1980 for ex-Benbow class. In 1920, locomotive 1914 '' Invincible'' was renumbered 1257, and the number 1914 was then taken by the Claughton Class war memorial engine 1914 ''Patriot''. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) acquired 56 Renowns in 1923. The LMS allocated these numbers in the 5131–5186 series, listed according to date of rebuilding, though not all numbers were applied before withdrawals started in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triumph Renown
The Triumph Renown is strictly the name given to the Triumph Motor Company, Triumph's large saloon car made from 1949 to 1954 but it is, in reality, part of a three-car series of the 1800, 2000 and Renown models. Together with the Triumph Roadster, they were the first vehicles to carry the Triumph badge following the company's takeover by the Standard Motor Company. The Triumph Razoredge Owner's Club Ltd, formed in 1975, provides support to some of the remaining Razoredge saloons. The Club is unable to supply Triumph parts to the USA and Canada due to insurance costs of supplying North America. As of 2016, the Club knows of around 250 of these cars distributed worldwide. The later two series of cars with chassis numbers commencing TDB and TDC have survived better than the earlier two variants. This may be due to the commonality of most of the mechanical parts with the Standard Vanguard which was produced during the same period. These cars provide an elegant sedate motoring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wright Renown
The Wright Renown is a Low-floor bus, low floor single-decker bus body built on Volvo B10BLE chassis by Wrightbus in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. Design Launched as the successor to the Wright Liberator body on the Volvo B10L chassis in 1997, the Wright Renown was the first bus in the Wright range to debut the company's 'Floline' low-floor system. Compared to previous Wright low-entry buses which had multiple steps in the interior separating the entrance door from the back of the bus, the Renown had only one step along a gently sloped floor in the middle of the bus, with a manual wheelchair ramp at the entrance door also provided as standard. This system in both single and dual-door format was tested extensively at the Motor Industry Research Association's Warwickshire proving grounds before its official launch with the Renown. Built with an Alusuisse bolted aluminium frame as standard among other Wright products at the time, the Renown was also the first low-floor bus in Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
