Manxman
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Manxman may refer to:
- an inhabitant of the Isle of ManIsle of ManThe Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
- Peel Manxman is the earlier name of Peel ManxcarPeel ManxcarThe Peel Manxcar was a prototype saloon car manufactured in 1955 by the Manx Peel Engineering Company. Initially renamed from "Peel Manxman" because of the Excelsior motorbike of the same name, the Manxcar never entered standard production....
— a car made on the Isle of ManIsle of ManThe Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
in 1955
- HMS ManxmanHMS ManxmanTwo ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Manxman, after the term for an inhabitant of the Isle of Man:*HMS Manxman was a ferry launched in 1903 and requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1915 for conversion to a sea plane carrier...
- ships of the Royal NavyRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
- HMS Manxman — formerly SS Manxman of the Midland RailwayMidland RailwayThe Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
and later SS Manxman of the Isle of Man Steam PacketIsle of Man Steam PacketThe Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Limited is the oldest continuously operating passenger shipping company in the world, celebrating its 180th anniversary in 2010.... - HMS ManxmanHMS Manxman (M70)HMS Manxman was an Abdiel class minelayer.-Second World War:Commissioned on 7 June 1941, her first mission was the delivery of mines to Murmansk. Manxman then transferred to the Mediterranean, where she was employed on relief runs to Malta...
, an Abdiel class minelayerAbdiel class minelayerThe Abdiel class were a class of six fast minelayers commissioned into the Royal Navy and active during the Second World War. They were also known as the Manxman class and as "mine-laying cruisers".-Design:...
- HMS Manxman — formerly SS Manxman of the Midland Railway
- TSS ManxmanTSS ManxmanTurbine Steam Ship Manxman was launched from the Cammell Laird shipyard, Birkenhead on 8 February 1955. She was the final vessel in a class of six similar ships ordered by the Isle of Man Steam Packet, and was the second of the Company's ships to carry this name.-Sister ships:*King Orry: built...
— Isle of Man Steam PacketIsle of Man Steam PacketThe Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Limited is the oldest continuously operating passenger shipping company in the world, celebrating its 180th anniversary in 2010....
turbineTurbineA turbine is a rotary engine that extracts energy from a fluid flow and converts it into useful work.The simplest turbines have one moving part, a rotor assembly, which is a shaft or drum with blades attached. Moving fluid acts on the blades, or the blades react to the flow, so that they move and...
steamer
- Manxman class minelayer — an alternative name for Abdiel class minelayerAbdiel class minelayerThe Abdiel class were a class of six fast minelayers commissioned into the Royal Navy and active during the Second World War. They were also known as the Manxman class and as "mine-laying cruisers".-Design:...
- Manxman — a motorcycle manufactured by Excelsior (Coventry)
- Manxman — a motorcycle manufactured by Norton Motorcycles (Birmingham)
- Manxman — a motorcycle manufactured by Neville Evans (Wales)
- The ManxmanThe ManxmanThe Manxman is a silent film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Based on an 1896 romantic novel The Manxman by Hall Caine, the director began work on the film just two weeks after the birth of his daughter, Patricia Hitchcock...
— a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock