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Bantam Chicken Breeds
Bantam or Bantams may refer to: * Bantam (poultry), any small variety of fowl, usually of chicken or duck Businesses * Bantam Books, an American publishing house * Bantam Cider, an American cider company * Bantam Press, a British publishing imprint * American Bantam, a 1935 car company, formerly American Austin Car Company Military * Bantam (military), a soldier shorter than 5'3" in the First World War **143rd Battalion (British Columbia Bantams), CEF **216th Battalion (Bantams), CEF * Bantam (missile), a Swedish 1950s anti-tank missile * BAT Bantam, a British 1920s biplane fighter aircraft * Northrop X-4 Bantam, an American prototype small twinjet aircraft * Douglas A-4 Skyhawk light attack aircraft, nicknamed Bantam Bomber Places * Banten (town), also written as Bantam, a port town in Java, Indonesia ** Banten Sultanate, or Bantam, 1527–1813 ** Banten, current province of Indonesia on territory of the former sultanate * Bantam, Cocos (Keeling) Islands * Bantam, Connecticu ...
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Bantam (poultry)
A bantam is any small variety of fowl, usually of chicken or domestic duck, duck. Most large chicken breeds and several breeds of duck have a bantam counterpart, which is much smaller than the standard-sized fowl, but otherwise similar in most or all respects. A List of true bantam chicken breeds, true bantam chicken is naturally small and has no large counterpart. Etymology The word ''bantam'' derives from the name of the Banten (town), seaport city of Bantam in western Java, Indonesia. European sailors restocking on live fowl for sea journeys found the small native breeds of chicken in Southeast Asia to be useful, and any such small poultry came to be known as a ''bantam''. See also * List of chicken breeds * American Bantam Association * Call duck - bantam breed of duck originally bred to attract wild ducks within the range of hunters with guns, now kept as pets * Dwarfism in chickens#Bantam dwarfism, dwB, Dwarfism in chickens References

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Bantam, Ohio
Bantam is an unincorporated community in Clermont County, Ohio, United States. It is the location of Bethel Methodist Church, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The community is located in northwest Tate Township along Old State Route 125 (Bantam Road) and South Bantam Road, 4.2 miles northwest of Bethel. Years ago, to protect the county seat at Batavia, land from northern Bantam and other local communities was purchased by eminent domain to form the East Fork State Park East Fork State Park is public recreation area located around the East Fork of the Little Miami River in Clermont County, southeast of central Cincinnati, Ohio, in the United States. It maintains the 33-mile "Steve Newman World-Walker" perimet ... flood prevention reservoir and its surrounding recreation areas. Travel north onto Elklick Road to enter the state park. The first Bantam post office was established in 1837.
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SS Bantam (1930)
SS ''Bantam '' was built by N.V. Machinefabriek & Scheepswerf van P. Smit Jr. of Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1930 of 3322 gross weight and operated by Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij. ''Bantam'', under charter, became a part of the initial United States Army local fleet in Australia, was severely damaged 28 March 1943 in New Guinea and eventually scuttled off Sydney. Wartime operation The ship was one of the original twenty-one vessels that reached Australia chartered by the Chief Quartermaster, U.S. Army Forces in Australia (USAFIA) on 26 March 1942 with long term details to be negotiated at higher levels. The eventual decision, involving governments in London, Washington and the Combined Chiefs of Staff, was that the charters through the Dutch government would be handled by the British Ministry of War Transport (BMWT) for the U. S. Army. The complex arrangement was a "bareboat charter to BMWT and through the War Shipping Administration (WSA) the ships were assigned by WSA to ...
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MS Bantam (1939)
MS ''Bantam '', , was built by N.V. Machinefabriek & Scheepswerf van P. Smit Jr. of Rotterdam, Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ... in 1939 for :nl:Koninklijke Rotterdamsche Lloyd, Koninklijke Rotterdamsche Lloyd. It was the second ship of the name, the other being of of Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij and sunk 28 March 1943, from this builder operating in the same region and during overlapping times. MS ''Bantam '' operated under charter by both the United States and the United Kingdom during World War II. It was used in trans-Atlantic convoys from and to New York City on a regular basis from April 1944 to April 1945. The ship was returned to the original owners in 1946. After wartime service the ship was returned to Koninklijke Rotterdamsche Lloyd ...
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HNLMS Bantam (1938)
HNLMS ''Bantam'' (''Dutch'': Hr.Ms. ''Bantam'') was an ABC-class auxiliary minesweeper (HMV 4) of the Royal Netherlands Navy that was scuttled by her crew during World War II. She was later re-floated and repaired by the Japanese and converted into auxiliary submarine chaser ''Cha-117'' or ''No. 117'' (''Japanese'': 第百十七號驅潜特務艇). History She was launched and completed in 1938 at the Tanjung Priok, Java drydock of Droogdok Maatschappij and named ''Bantam'' after the city of Bantam on the Indonesian island of Java. She was one of six ships in her class ('' Alor'', '' Aroe'', ''Bantam'', ''Bogor'', '' Ceram'', and ''Cheribon''), built for the ''Gouvernementsmarine'', the Dutch civil maritime law enforcement force for the Dutch East Indies, as coastal minesweepers. She was requisitioned by the Dutch Navy and set up as auxiliary minesweeper 4. On 2 March 1942, during the Battle of Java, she was scuttled in the harbor of Tandjong Priok. She was raised by the Jap ...
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BSA Bantam
The BSA Bantam is a two-stroke unit construction motorcycle that was produced by the Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) from 1948 (as a 125 cc) until 1971 (as a 175 cc). Exact production figures are unknown, but it was over 250,000 and some estimates place the number closer to half a million. History Despite the Bantam being considered the archetypal 'truly British' lightweight motorcycle outselling all others, it was based on a German design. The Bantam was based on the DKW RT 125, a design that was received as war reparations, with the Bantam as a mirror image so the gearchange was on the right side as with other British motorcycles of the period. The same design went into production in at least two, and perhaps four, other countries. Harley-Davidson started producing their Model 125 in late 1947 (several months before BSA) and the occupiers of East Germany, the U.S.S.R. began building the Москва (Moskva) M1A model even earlier, c.1946. In East Germany the ...
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Ford Bantam
The Ford Bantam is a coupé utility/pickup truck, pickup (known in South African English as a 'Pickup truck, Bakkie') produced in South Africa. Production of the Bantam spanned three generations, with the vehicle produced in South Africa for sale within the South African market. History Introduced in South Africa in 1983, the Bantam enjoyed success both as a rugged compact commercial vehicle, and as a leisure-oriented private vehicle. It was discontinued in 2011 without immediate replacement. However, rumours continue to circulate that a next-generation replacement for the Bantam may reach the South African market by 2022. Background Coupe utility pickups such as the Bantam are popular in South Africa as a more affordable, compact and Fuel_efficiency, fuel-efficient alternative to larger commercial pickups such as the Toyota Hilux, Nissan Navara and Ford's own Ford Ranger, Ranger. Their subcompact_car, compact size and ease of handling means they are viable not just as light ...
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Bantam (car)
The Bantam was a British cyclecar manufactured by Slack and Harrison in Kegworth, Leicestershire in 1913. It was powered by an 8-horsepower V-twin engine made by Precision Precision, precise or precisely may refer to: Science, and technology, and mathematics Mathematics and computing (general) * Accuracy and precision, measurement deviation from true value and its scatter * Significant figures, the number of digit .... There was no gearbox and variation in transmission ratios was provided for by variable pulleys. Final drive was by chain. See also * List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom References Vintage vehicles Cyclecars Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of England Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1913 {{Brass-auto-stub ...
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Warwick W-3 Bantam
The W-3 Bantam is a simple single place, homebuilt aircraft design from Bill Warwick of Torrance, California. Design The W-3 is a single place tricycle gear, low wing aircraft with an open cockpit or bubble canopy. Construction is all metal with a welded-steel-tube forward fuselage with attachment points for the wing spars and engine mount. The fuselage uses non-compound curves and features a square vertical stabilizer Operational history The prototype was featured on the cover of the May 1972 issue of Popular Mechanics ''Popular Mechanics'' (sometimes PM or PopMech) is a magazine of popular science and technology, featuring automotive, home, outdoor, electronics, science, do-it-yourself, and technology topics. Military topics, aviation and transportation o .... Specifications (W-3 Bantam) References {{Reflist Homebuilt aircraft ...
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Micro Aviation B22 Bantam
The Micro Aviation B22 Bantam is a New Zealand ultralight aircraft, designed and produced by Micro Aviation NZ of Hamilton, New Zealand and later of Mandeville, New Zealand. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 65. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 68. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. Design and development The aircraft complies with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules as well as the United Kingdom BCAR Section "S" regulations. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its span wing has an area of a ...
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SC United Bantams
SC United Bantams is an American soccer team based in Columbia, South Carolina that plays in USL League Two. The team is linked with professional English team Bradford City, and was formerly known as Palmetto FC Bantams. Players and staff Current staff Year-by-year Honors * USL League Two **Deep South Division Champions 2021 Stadiums * Lander University: Jeff May Complex (Greenwood, South Carolina), 2012– * Stone Stadium Stone Stadium may refer to: * Eugene E. Stone III Stadium (Columbia, South Carolina) Eugene E. Stone III Stadium is a soccer stadium located in Columbia, South Carolina on the campus of the University of South Carolina. The 5,000 seat ground i ... (Columbia, South Carolina), 2012–2014 * Southeastern Freight Lines Soccer Center (Columbia, South Carolina) 2018– References External links * Association football clubs established in 2011 USL League Two teams Soccer clubs in South Carolina 2011 establishments in South Carolina Sports in C ...
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Trinity College Bantams
The Trinity College Bantams are the varsity and club athletic teams of Trinity College, a selective liberal arts college located in Hartford, Connecticut. Trinity's varsity teams compete in the New England Small College Athletic Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The College offers 27 varsity teams, plus club sports, intramural sports. Varsity teams Baseball The Trinity Baseball team won the NCAA Division III national title in 2008, after having started the season 44–0, shattering numerous records in the process. After having been handed their first loss of the year by Johns Hopkins (falling 44–1), the Bantams clinched the national title by beating Johns Hopkins in the bottom of the ninth inning of the championship game. They finished the season with a 45–1 record. Basketball Men's NCAA Division III Final Four – 1995. Women's NCAA Tournament – 1995 & 1997. Women's ECAC Champions – 2000. Men's NESCAC Champions – 2008. ...
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