Moorsom may refer to: *

Moorsom System The Moorsom System is a method created in the United Kingdom of calculating the tonnage Tonnage is a measure of the capacity of a ship, and is commonly used to assess fees on commercial shipping. The term derives from the taxation paid on '' ...

for calculating tonnage of sailing ships * HMS ''Moorsom'', two Royal Navy ships

People with the surname

Constantine Richard Moorsom Vice-admiral (Royal Navy), Vice-Admiral Constantine Richard Moorsom (22 September 1792 – 26 May 1861) was a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy. He commanded HMS Fury (1814), HMS ''Fury'' a Hecla class bomb vessel, ''Hecla''-class bomb vessel which ...

(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 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 especia ...

(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

People with the surname

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