John Isaac Thornycroft
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John Isaac Thornycroft was a British engineer and naval architect renowned for pioneering high-speed naval vessels and founding a major shipbuilding firm.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Isaac Thornycroft canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
engineer
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human ⓘ naval architect ⓘ shipbuilder ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1843-02-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1928-06-28 ⓘ |
| designed |
destroyers
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high-speed naval craft ⓘ steam launches ⓘ torpedo boats ⓘ |
| employer | John I. Thornycroft & Company ⓘ |
| era |
Edwardian era
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Victorian era ⓘ |
| familyName |
John I. Thornycroft & Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Thornycroft
|
| fieldOfWork |
marine engineering
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naval architecture ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ |
| founded |
John I. Thornycroft & Company
ⓘ
John I. Thornycroft & Company ⓘ
surface form:
Thornycroft shipbuilding firm
|
| genreOfWork | naval vessels ⓘ |
| givenName |
Isaac
ⓘ
John ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Isaac Thomas Thornycroft
ⓘ
John Edward Thornycroft ⓘ |
| headquartersLocationOfFoundedEntity |
Chiswick
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Thames ⓘ
surface form:
River Thames
|
| knownFor |
early work on water-tube boilers for small craft
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experiments with planing hulls ⓘ innovations in hull design for speed ⓘ |
| name | John Isaac Thornycroft self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
design of fast steam launches
ⓘ
development of destroyers ⓘ development of torpedo boats ⓘ pioneering high-speed naval vessels ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
ⓘ
naval architect ⓘ shipbuilder ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bishop’s Waltham
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England ⓘ Hampshire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Bembridge
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England ⓘ Isle of Wight ⓘ |
| positionHeld | chief designer at John I. Thornycroft & Company ⓘ |
| residence |
Chiswick
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Isle of Wight ⓘ |
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