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SAMPSON
Sampson may refer to: Military * , several Royal Navy ships * , several US Navy ships * Sampson-class destroyer, a World War I US Navy class * Sampson Air Force Base, near Seneca Lake, New York, closed in 1956 * SAMPSON, a multi-function radar system for warships * Sampson Medal, a military decoration of the United States Navy Places Australia * Sampson Flat, South Australia, a locality * Sampson Inlet, Western Australia, part of Camden Sound Byzantine Empire * Alternative Greek name in the 13th century CE for Priene Priene (; ) was an Ancient Greece, ancient Greek city of Ionia (and member of the Ionian League) located at the base of an escarpment of Mycale, about north of what was then the course of the Maeander River (now called the Büyük Menderes Rive ..., after the biblical hero United States * Sampson City, Florida, an unincorporated community * Sampson's Island (Massachusetts), an uninhabited barrier island * Sampsons Pond, Carver, Massachusetts * Samp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sampson Inlet, Western Australia
Sampson may refer to: Military * , several Royal Navy ships * , several US Navy ships * Sampson-class destroyer, a World War I US Navy class * Sampson Air Force Base, near Seneca Lake, New York, closed in 1956 * SAMPSON, a multi-function radar system for warships * Sampson Medal, a military decoration of the United States Navy Places Australia * Sampson Flat, South Australia, a locality * Sampson Inlet, Western Australia, part of Camden Sound Byzantine Empire * Alternative Greek name in the 13th century CE for Priene, after the biblical hero United States * Sampson City, Florida, an unincorporated community * Sampson's Island (Massachusetts), an uninhabited barrier island * Sampsons Pond, Carver, Massachusetts * Sampson, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Sampson State Park, Seneca County, New York, at one time Sampson Air Force Base * Sampson County, North Carolina * Sampson, Wisconsin, a town * Sampson, Oconto County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sampson-class Destroyer
The ''Sampson''-class destroyers served in the United States Navy during World War I. Commissioned in 1916 and 1917, the class was a modification of the and es, with the number of torpedo tubes increased from four twin-mounts to four triple-mounts. The ''Sampson''s were the final six ships of the 26 "thousand tonner" destroyers. They were the largest and most heavily armed of the "thousand tonners", and the subsequent "flush deck" classes differed mainly in hull design and the engineering plant. Design Armament While the gun armament was typical for destroyers of this period, the torpedo armament of twelve American 21 inch torpedo, 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes was a significant increase over the preceding ''Tucker'' class, replacing four twin mounts with four triple mounts. Both the gun and torpedo armament would remain standard through the mass-production "flush-deck" and es commissioned through 1921. As with the other "thousand tonners", a factor in the size of the torped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Sampson, Cornwall
St Sampson is a civil parish in mid-Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The population at the 2011 census was 260. Formally known as the parish of Golant ( Golant is a small village on the west bank of the Fowey river) the parish is bounded on the north by Lanlivery, on the east by the river Fowey which separates it from St Winnow, St Veep and Lanteglos-by-Fowey, on the south by Fowey, and on the west by Tywardreath Tywardreath (; , meaning "House on the Beach" (or Strand)) is a small hilltop village on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, about north west of Fowey. It is located in a sheltered spot overlooking a silted-up estuary opposite .... The small church has a holy well by the south porch and is dedicated to St Sampson, by whose name the parish is usually known. The church was probably all built at the same time and was dedicated in 1509. There is a low western tower. Features of interest include bench ends made into a pulpit and a sculpture of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Samson (other)
Saint Samson, Saint-Samson, or Saint Sampson may refer to: People *Saint Samson of Dol, born late 5th century in Wales, active there and in Brittany *Saint Sampson the Hospitable (died c. 530), born in Rome, became a citizen of Constantinople and saint of the Eastern Churches Places ''Saint-Samson'' is the name or part of the name of several communes in northern France: * Saint-Samson, Calvados, in the Calvados ''département'' * Saint-Samson, Mayenne, in the Mayenne ''département'' * Saint-Samson-de-Bonfossé, in the Manche ''département'' * Saint-Samson-de-la-Roque, in the Eure ''département'' * Saint-Samson-la-Poterie, in the Oise ''département'' * Saint-Samson-sur-Rance, in the Côtes-d'Armor ''département'' *La Ferté-Saint-Samson, in the Seine-Maritime ''département'' ''Saint Sampson'' is the name of several places (both these named after St Samson of Dol): *Saint Sampson, Guernsey St Sampson (Guernésiais: ) is a parish of Guernsey, an island in the Bailiwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Sampson's Church, Golant
St Sampson's Church is the Church of England parish church of the village of Golant, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; it is dedicated to St Sampson of Dol. St Sampson's features in Simon Jenkins's book ''England's Thousand Best Churches'', in which it is described as "warm and welcoming". The poet John Betjeman remarked that its pews were "extremely uncomfortable, recall the fidgets of Gus and Flora in '' Ravenshoe''". It is open every day of the year, holds services every Sunday and evening prayer every Thursday evening at 6 o’clock. Its choir sings every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month. History Saint Samson of Dol Although Cornwall has more saints than any other county in the UK, Saint Sampson is one of the better known ones. He sometimes stayed in Golant while travelling to Brittany and became the archbishop of Dol. Many Cornish saints travelling from Ireland to France ''via'' the south Cornish coast stopped on the way (sometimes in or near the village). There is now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Admiral Sampson
SS ''Admiral Sampson'' was a U.S.-flagged cargo and passenger steamship that served three owners between 1898 and 1914, when it was rammed by a Canadian passenger liner and sank in Puget Sound. Following its sinking off Point No Point, ''Admiral Sampson'' has become a notable scuba diving destination for advanced recreational divers certified to use rebreathing equipment. Construction and description ''Admiral Sampson'' was one of several Admiral-class steamships built by William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the American Mail Steamship Company. Named in honor of the United States Navy Admiral William T. Sampson, the other ships in the class were ''Admiral Dewey'', ''Admiral Schley'', and ''Admiral Farragut''. ''Admiral Sampson'' was a steel-hulled, twin-propeller design with two upper decks constructed of wood, and a single smokestack. Service history Ordered by the American Mail Steamship Company, the vessel was put in the service o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Devon Railway Tornado Class
The four Tornado class locomotives were broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and associated railways. They were designed for goods trains but were also used on passenger trains when required. They were ordered by Evans and Geach who were contracted to operate the railway's locomotives. They were designed by Daniel Gooch and based on his Banking Class locomotives built for the Great Western Railway who had previously operated the South Devon Railway, and built by the Vulcan Foundry. On 1 February 1876 the South Devon Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway, the locomotives were given numbers by their new owners but continued to carry their names too. Three similar locomotives were built for the Vale of Neath Railway in 1854. Some of these could be found working on the South Devon lines after the 1876 amalgamation. Locomotives * ''Goliah'' (1855 – 1885) GWR no. 2141 :This locomotive was named after a biblical character, Goliath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sampson (horse)
Sampson (later renamed Mammoth) was a Shire horse gelding born in 1846 and bred by Thomas Cleaver at Toddington Mills, Bedfordshire, England. According to ''Guinness World Records'' (1986) he was the tallest horse ever recorded, by 1850 measuring or 21.2½ hands A hand is a prehensile, multi-fingered appendage located at the end of the forearm or forelimb of primates such as humans, chimpanzees, monkeys, and lemurs. A few other vertebrates such as the koala (which has two opposable thumbs on each "han ... in height. His peak weight was estimated at , making him the heaviest horse ever recorded. See also * List of historical horses References 1846 animal births Individual draft horses Individual male horses Animal world record holders Biological records Horses in the United Kingdom {{horse-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sampson (automobile)
The Sampson and Alden Sampson was a brass era automobile manufactured by the Alden Sampson Manufacturing Company of Pittsfield, Massachusetts in 1904. The Sampson was built again in 1911 by United States Motors, Alden Sampson Division, in Detroit, Michigan. History The 1904 Alden Sampson also called the Sampson in some contemporary articles, had a 4-cylinder 16 hp engine with a 4-speed sliding-gear transmission with two chains to drive the rear wheels. It boasted a transaxle. It was based on the 1903 Moyea automobile for which the Alden Sampson Manufacturing Company had built the chassis. The Alden Sampson was introduced as a touring car, luxury priced at $3,750, . The chassis only could be purchased for $3,250 for owners to add their own choice of coachwork. Alden Sampson purchased the bankrupt Crest Manufacturing to secure an A.L.A.M. license to manufacture motor cars. In 1905 Alden Sampson decided to build trucks instead of cars. File:1904 Alden Sampson A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sampson (given Name)
Sampson is the given name of: People: * Sampson the Hospitable (died c. 530), venerated as a saint in the Eastern Churches * Sampson Avard (1800–1869), leader of a band of Mormon vigilantes in Missouri * Sampson Eardley, 1st Baron Eardley (1744–1824), Jewish-British banker in the City of London, son of Sampson Gideon (see below) * Sampson Erdeswicke (died 1603), English antiquarian * Sampson Eure (died 1659), English Member of Parliament * Sampson Gamgee (1828–1886), British surgeon and indirect namesake of ''The Lord of the Rings'' character Sam Gamgee * Sampson Gideon (1699–1762), Jewish-British banker in the City of London * Sampson Handley (1872–1962), English surgeon * Sampson Willis Harris (1809–1857), American politician and lawyer in the South * Sampson Hele (1582–1655), English Member of Parliament * Sampson Hopkins (died 1622), English merchant and Member of Parliament * Sampson Hosking (1888–1974), Australian rules footballer and coach * Sampson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
