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Foremost Blue Seal
Foremost means first. Foremost may also refer to: *Bow (ship), the front of a ship * Foremost, a manufacturer in Canada of equipment for oil & gas, mining, construction and waterwell markets etc *'' Foremost 105'', originally named ''Empire Greta'', a tugboat in the service of the British Government from 1945 to 1947 *''Foremost 106'', originally named ''Empire Martha'', a tugboat in the service of the British Government from 1945 to 1947 *Foremost Airport, an airport outside of Foremost, Alberta *Foremost, Alberta, a village in Canada *Foremost Formation, a geological formation in Alberta *Foremost Group, a New York-based shipping company *Foremost Insurance, a mobile home and recreational vehicle insurance company, part of Farmers Insurance Group *Foremost-McKesson, a name previously used by the McKesson Corporation *Foremost (software) Foremost is a forensic data recovery program for Linux. Foremost is used to recover files using their headers, footers, and data structures t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bow (ship)
The bow () is the forward part of the hull of a ship or boat, the point that is usually most forward when the vessel is underway. The aft end of the boat is the stern. Prow may be used as a synonym for bow or it may mean the forward-most part of the bow above the waterline. Function A ship's bow should be designed to enable the hull to pass efficiently through the water. Bow shapes vary according to the speed of the boat, the seas or waterways being navigated, and the vessel's function. Where sea conditions are likely to promote pitching, it is useful if the bow provides reserve buoyancy; a flared bow (a raked stem with flared topsides) is ideal to reduce the amount of water shipped over the bow. Ideally, the bow should reduce the resistance and should be tall enough to prevent water from regularly washing over the top of it. Large commercial barges on inland waterways rarely meet big waves and may have remarkably little freeboard at the bow, whereas fast military ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
