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Corsair (American Steam Yacht, 1899)
A corsair is a privateer or pirate, especially: * Barbary corsair, Ottoman and Berber pirates and privateers operating from North Africa * French corsairs, privateers operating on behalf of the French crown Corsair may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Comic Books * Corsair, a Marvel Comics character, a “space pirate” and the father of X-Men superheroes Cyclops and Havok Novels * ''Corsair'', a nautical historical novel by Dudley Pope, published in 1987 * ''Corsair'' (Bunch novel), a 2001 fantasy novel by Chris Bunch * ''Corsair'' (Cussler novel), a 2009 adventure novel by Clive Cussler Music * "Le Corsaire" Overture by Hector Berlioz Op. 21 * The Corsairs, a 1960s doo-wop group * "Corsair", a song on the 2002 album ''Geogaddi'' by Boards of Canada * "Corsair", a 2007 song from the EP ''Voyage'' by In Fear and Faith Video games * '' Corsairs: Conquest at Sea'', a 1999 game by Microïds * Corsairs (''Freelancer''), a fictional criminal organization in ''F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privateer
A privateer is a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms. A sovereign or delegated authority issued commissions, also referred to as a letter of marque, during wartime. The commission empowered the holder to carry on all forms of hostility permissible at sea by the usages of war. This included attacking foreign vessels and taking them as prizes, and taking prize crews as prisoners for exchange. Captured ships were subject to condemnation and sale under prize law, with the proceeds divided by percentage between the privateer's sponsors, shipowners, captains and crew. A percentage share usually went to the issuer of the commission (i.e. the sovereign). Privateering allowed sovereigns to raise revenue for war by mobilizing privately owned armed ships and sailors to supplement state power. For participants, privateerin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treasures Of Aht Urhgan''
A treasure is a concentration of riches. Treasure may also refer to: Literature * ''Treasure'' (Cussler novel), a 1988 novel by Clive Cussler * ''Treasure'' (magazine), a British periodical for children * '' Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse'', a 1984 puzzle/contest book by Dr. Crypton (Paul Hoffman) * The Treasure (New Testament apocrypha) or Cave of Treasures, a book of the New Testament apocrypha * ''The Treasure'' (novel), a 1904 novel by Selma Lagerlöf * ''The Treasure'' (play) or ''The Gold Diggers'', a play by Sholem Aleichem Music Albums * ''Treasure'' (Cocteau Twins album), 1984 * ''Treasure'' (Hayley Westenra album), 2007 * ''Treasure'' (Holly Cole album), 1998 * ''A Treasure'', a 2011 album by Neil Young * ''Treasure'', an album by Charnett Moffett, 2010 * ''Treasures'' (Dolly Parton album), 1996 * ''Treasures'' (Iona album), or the title song * ''Treasures'' (Night Ark album), 2000 * ''Treasures'' (Tatsuro Yamashita album), 1995 Songs * "Treas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vought O4U Corsair
The Vought O4U Corsair was the designation applied to two different experimental biplane scout-observation aircraft. Neither reached production or entered regular service. Design and development Ordered by the United States Navy in 1930 as the third type of "lightweight" observation aircraft designs, along with the Keystone XOK-1 and the Berliner-Joyce XOJ-1, both of which were built to BuAer Design No. 86, the XO4U-1 was completed to a somewhat different specification. The Vought XO4U-1, BuNo ''A-8641'', was built in 1931, and was Vought's first airplane with a deep monocoque two-place fuselage, and had a metal and fabric-covered metal wing structure. Both sets of wings joined the fuselage ahead of the pair of cockpits with the pilot seated in a cut out on the trailing edge of the shoulder-mounted slightly-swept upper wing. Photos show the airframe in the factory, fitted with teardrop-shaped wheel pants, but exterior pictures taken during its brief existence do not show these ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vought SBU Corsair
The Vought SBU-1 Corsair was a two-seat, all-metal biplane dive bomber built by Vought Aircraft Company of Dallas, Texas for the US Navy. Its design was based upon the F3U-1 two-seat fighter that was abandoned when the Navy decided not to obtain any more two-seat fighters. Design and development The aircraft was equipped with a closed cockpit, had fixed landing gear, and was powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-1535 radial air-cooled engine as had the F3U-1, but also included a controllable pitch propeller and a new NACA cowl with adjustable cowling gills on the trailing edge of the cowl. The adjustable cowling gills permitted better control of cooling airflow over the engine. The SBU-1 completed flight tests in 1934 and went into production under a contract awarded in January 1935. The Corsair was the first aircraft of its type, a scout bomber, to fly faster than 200 mph. The last SBU Corsairs were retired from active service in 1941, being reassigned as trainers.Johnson 2008, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vought F4U Corsair
The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contracts were given to Goodyear, whose Corsairs were designated FG, and Brewster, designated F3A. The Corsair was designed and operated as a carrier-based aircraft, and entered service in large numbers with the U.S. Navy in late 1944 and early 1945. It quickly became one of the most capable carrier-based fighter-bombers of World War II. Some Japanese pilots regarded it as the most formidable American fighter of World War II and its naval aviators achieved an 11:1 kill ratio. Early problems with carrier landings and logistics led to it being eclipsed as the dominant carrier-based fighter by the Grumman F6F Hellcat, powered by the same Double Wasp engine first flown on the Corsair's initial prototype in 1940. Instead, the Corsair's early deployme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constable & Robinson
Constable & Robinson Ltd. is an imprint of Little, Brown which publishes fiction and non-fiction books and ebooks. Founded in Edinburgh in 1795 by Archibald Constable as Constable & Co., and by Nick Robinson as Robinson Publishing Ltd in 1983, is an imprint of Little, Brown, which is owned by Hachette. History Constable & Co. was founded in 1795 by Archibald Constable, and became Sir Walter Scott's publisher. In 1897, Constable released the most famous horror novel ever published, Bram Stoker's ''The Un-Dead'', albeit with a last-minute title change to ''Dracula''. In 1813, the company was the first to give an author advance against royalties. In 1821, it introduced the standard three-decker novel, and in 1826, with the launch of the book series Constable's Miscellany, it became the first publisher to produce mass-market literary editions. By 1921, it advertised books on the London Underground, another first for a publishing house. In 1993, Constable & Co. pioneered the seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corsair Marine
Corsair Marine International is a sailboat builder that builds trailerable trimarans. Since 1984, Corsair Marine has sold more than 2,500 trimarans. Dealers represent and service Corsair Marine's trimarans in 6 regions of the US and 19 other locations internationally. Currently, Corsair Marine builds 24', 28', 31', and 37' trimarans in different configurations. Since October 2010, the company belongs to the Australian boat builder Seawind Catamarans. The production facility is located in Vietnam. History Corsair Marine was founded in 1984 in Chula Vista, California by John T. Walton (son of Sam Walton, founder of the retail corporation, Wal-Mart). The boat designer Ian Farrier was part of the management team. Farrier had patented a hull folding system in 1975, and designed and built the company's first product, the Corsair F-27. Farrier stayed with the company until 1991 when he decided to pursue his own business interests. In 1994, John Walton sold Corsair Marine to Paul Koch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corsair International
Corsair International, legally ''Corsair S.A.'' and previously ''Corsairfly'' and ''Corse Air International'', is a French charter airline headquartered in Rungis and based at Orly Airport. It is a subsidiary of German investor Intro Aviation (53%) and TUI Group (27%). It operates scheduled long-haul services to leisure destinations in the French overseas territories, Africa and North America, as well as charter flights to other destinations. History Early years The airline was established in 1981 and started operations on 17 May 1981 as Corse Air International. It was founded by the Corsican Rossi family. In 1990 it was acquired by Nouvelles Frontières, a French tour operator, and the name was changed to Corsair. In 1991, the airline obtained worldwide traffic rights. In 2000, the TUI Group, one of the world's leading tour-operator groups, took over Nouvelles Frontières. In 2004, Corsair aircraft were repainted with the colours of TUI, a blue fuselage with the TUI-logo, li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corsair Gaming
Corsair Gaming, Inc. is an American computer peripherals and hardware company headquartered in Milpitas, California. Previously Corsair Components and Corsair Memory, it was incorporated in California in January 1994 as Corsair Microsystems and reincorporated in Delaware in 2007. It designs and sells a range of computer products, including high-speed DRAM modules, ATX power supplies (PSUs), USB flash drives (UFDs), CPU/GPU and case cooling, gaming peripherals (such as keyboards and computer mice), computer cases, solid-state drives (SSDs), and speakers. It leases a production facility in Taoyuan City, Taiwan for assembly, testing and packaging of select products, with distribution centers in North America, Europe, and Asia and sales and marketing offices in major markets worldwide. It trades under the ticker symbol CRSR on the NASDAQ stock exchange. Lockdown orders associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, and a rise in demand for computing equipment, including the computer gaming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corsair (film)
''Corsair'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime drama written, produced and directed by Roland West. The film is based on the 1931 novel ''Corsair, a Pirate in White Flannels'' by Walton Green and takes place in and was shot during the era of Prohibition in the United States. The film stars Chester Morris and Thelma Todd (credited as Alison Loyd). Plot College football hero John Hawks (Morris) lets himself be goaded by wealthy socialite Alison Corning (Loyd/Todd) into forgoing a job coaching the college team to be "a real man, and make real money" in the big city with her father, Stephen Corning (Emmett Corrigan), on Wall Street. He soon has more than he can stomach, making money by bilking the poor out of their meager savings with junk bonds. Mr. Corning tells John he doesn't have what it takes to succeed in the brutal world of share trading. John replies he will seek a new line of work where he will not go after elderly widows' savings. John decides to go after those who deserve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corsair (comics)
Corsair (Major Christopher Summers, USAF) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a star-faring hero who leads the Starjammers, and the father of X-Men superheroes Cyclops and Havok, and the supervillain Vulcan. He first appeared in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #104, and was created by Dave Cockrum. Concept and creation Dave Cockrum created the Starjammers with the intent of having them star in their own series. However, when he submitted the concept for Marvel's two try-out series, ''Marvel Spotlight'' and ''Marvel Premiere'', he was repeatedly informed that these series were booked for two years solid. Running out of patience, Cockrum showed the Starjammers, including Corsair, to ''X-Men'' writer Chris Claremont, and convinced him to use the characters for this series. In order to provide a plausible excuse for the Starjammers to make repeat appearances in ''X-Men'', they decided to make Corsair the father of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Corsair
''The Corsair'' (1814) is a long tale in verse written by Lord Byron (see 1814 in poetry) and published by John Murray in London. It was extremely popular, selling ten thousand copies on its first day of sale, and was influential throughout the following century, inspiring operas, music and ballet. The 180-page work was dedicated to Irish poet Thomas Moore. Background The poetry, divided into cantos (like Dante's ''Divine Comedy''), narrates the story of the corsair or privateer Conrad. It says that in his youth he was rejected by society because of his acts and his later war against humanity (excepting women). In this 180-page tale, the figure of the Byronic hero emerges, "that man of loneliness and mystery", who perceives himself a "villain", an anti-hero. The long poem was adapted for or inspired numerous other works in a variety of genres: the grand opera ''The Pacha's Bridal'' (1836), with music by Francis Romer and a libretto by Mark Lemon; the opera ''Il corsaro'' (184 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
