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Syren may refer to: * Syrén, a Swedish family name * Syren (band), an alternative band * ''Syren'' (book), the fifth book in the fantasy ''Septimus Heap'' series by Angie Sage * Syren, Luxembourg Syren () is a small town in the commune of Weiler-la-Tour, in southern Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Gran ..., a small town in the commune of Weiler-la-Tour, in southern Luxembourg * Syren River, a river in Ukraine, a tributary of Horyn River ;People * Syren Hall, a stage name of Canadian recording artist Melanie Fiona * Håkan Syrén (born 1952), a General of the Swedish Amphibious Corps and chairman of the European Union Military Committee ;Ships * SS ''Syren'', a Confederate blockade runner, noted for its successes during the American Civil War. * ''Syren'' (clipper), a U.S. clipper ship * HMS ''Syren'', the name of four ships of the Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syrén
Syrén is a Swedish surname. * Håkan Syrén (born 1952) Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces from 1 January 2004 to 25 March 2009; he was the first Supreme Commander to come from the Navy. *Mikael Syrén (born 1965), writer and director. *Johan Arvid Gunnar Syrén Johan Arvid Gunnar Syrén (16 January 1903, in Sweden – 1985), son to Frans Gustav Syrén and Ida Karolina Gustavsdotter, was a Swedish missionary. In the early 1930s Johan and his wife travelled to Natal, South Africa, as Swedish diplomats an ... (1903–1985), Swedish missionary. {{DEFAULTSORT:Syren Swedish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syren (band)
Syren were an alternative rock trio formed in the United States by singer-songwriter Erin Bennett and ex-Rockbitch rhythm section Amanda Smith-Skinner (bass) and Jo Heeley (drums). The band released their debut album, ''Dehumanized'' which was followed by successful US, UK and European tours and gained much praise in the music press. A second, unreleased album ''Something Has To Separate'' was shelved due to Heeley's death in 2012 and the subsequent retirement of Smith-Skinner soon after. Bennett reformed the band with an all new line-up for a handful of one-off shows supporting space rock band Hawkwind and performed a final 'farewell' show as Syren on January 16, 2014. She continues to create music as Erin Bennett & the EB band, and was awarded a Scottish New Music award in 2012. Members Original members Erin Bennett (Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Lead Vocals, Songwriter) Amanda Smith-Skinner (Fretless Bass, Electric Upright) Jo Heeley (Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals) (2 No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syren (book)
''Syren'' is the fifth book in the child fantasy ''Septimus Heap'' series by Angie Sage. It was released on September 29, 2009 by HarperCollins and Bloomsbury Publishing. Sage went on a book promotion tour for ''Syren'' as well as a contest to promote it further. The story continues from the previous release ''Queste'' and deals with Septimus going to pick up his friends from a distant land. While coming back they are trapped in an island and there they learn of an evil plan to destroy their homeland, The Castle. The rest of the story deals with how Septimus and his friends save their home and destroy the evil coming their way. The book cover depicts Aunt Zelda’s live SafeCharm lying on Syrah’s book. Development Angie Sage had compared book five to Robinson Crusoe with "tentacles— lots of them". Commenting on the book, she says: I've planned the ending, and I'm already just drawing everything in, so with number seven, I can pretty much think what's going to happen. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syren, Luxembourg
Syren () is a small town in the commune of Weiler-la-Tour, in southern Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan .... , the town had a population of 416 people. Syren is the source of the Syre river, which flows down to the Moselle, through some of Luxembourg's wealthiest districts. In 2003, there was a fire which destroyed 4 homes. A similar fire happened in the summer of 2014, destroying one chalet. References Luxembourg (canton) Towns in Luxembourg {{Luxembourgcanton-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horyn River
The Horyn or Haryn ( uk, Горинь ; be, Гарынь ; russian: Горы́нь; pl, Horyń) is a tributary of the Pripyat, which flows through Ukraine and Belarus. The Horyn is long, and has a drainage basin of .Горынь It has a maximum width of 80 m, and a maximum depth of 16 m. An important tributary of the Horyn River is the Sluch. The Horyn takes its source in the of Ukraine, south of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syren Hall
Melanie Fiona Hallim (born July 4, 1983) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario.Melanie Fiona: Priceless RapIndustry.com. Retrieved January 2, 2010. She began her career in 2002 as part of a Canadian girl group trio, who was nominated for a Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year for the group's self-titled album. She went on to be part of The Renaissance (with rapper Drake), and under the name Syren Hall, recorded some reggae songs. Fiona's debut solo album '' |
Håkan Syrén
General (Sweden), General Håkan Erik Gunnar Syrén (born 31 January 1952) is a retired officer of the Swedish Coastal Artillery/Swedish Amphibious Corps and former Chairman of the European Union Military Committee. He was the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces from 1 January 2004 to 25 March 2009, and was the first Supreme Commander to come from the Navy. Early life Syrén was born in Växjö, Sweden, the son of lieutenant colonel Gunnar Syrén and his wife Siv Syrén. He grew up in Uppsala, where he graduated from Lundellska skolan, Lundellska läroverket in 1970. Career Military career Syrén studied at the Royal Swedish Naval Academy from which he graduated in 1973. He was then instructor and platoon commander at the Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment (KA 1) from 1973 to 1979 and studied at the Military Academy Karlberg in Stockholm from 1980 to 1984. Syrén was a staff officer at the Naval Staff (Sweden), Naval Staff in Stockholm from 1984 to 1988 and was a stude ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Syren
SS ''Syren'' (also spelled ''Siren'') was a privately owned iron-hulled sidewheel steamship and blockade runner built at Greenwich, Kent, England in 1863, designed for outrunning and evading the Union ships on blockade patrol around the Confederate States coastline during the American Civil War. Owned by the Charleston Importing and Exporting Company, ''Syren'' made her first run on 5 November 1863, importing supplies for the Confederacy from Nassau to Wilmington. ''Syren'' completed a record 33 runs through the Union blockade, the most of any blockade runner, before invading Union forces captured her while ''Syren'' was berthed at Charleston Harbor. Frajola, 2012 p.6 History After President Lincoln had proclaimed a blockade along the coastlines surrounding the newly formed Confederate States, the Confederacy was forced to turn to overseas sources for much of its supply. Getting this supply into southern harbors involved running through and evading the Union ships on blockade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syren (clipper)
''Syren'' was the longest lived of all the clipper ships, with a sailing life of 68 years 7 months. She sailed in the San Francisco trade, in the Far East, and transported whaling products from Hawaii and the Arctic to New Bedford. San Francisco trade and transport of whaling products ''Syren'' sailed in the San Francisco trade from Boston and New York City from 1851 to 1856, making five passages. She then made a voyage from Boston and Calcutta, and served in the Boston - Honolulu - New Bedford trade until 1861. She then made four more passages in the San Francisco trade. In 1866, ''Syren'' returned to the Boston - Honolulu - New Bedford run, a route she sailed for ten more years. In 1877, ''Syren'' began to voyage to Alaska and the Arctic to transport whale oil and the catch of whalers; she also transported coal to the north, and a load of spars from Seattle to Bath, ME. In ''All About Hawaii'', written in 1920, there appears the following note about ''Syren'': Dec. 23, 1858 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Syren
__NOTOC__ Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Siren'', ''Syren'' or ''Sirene'',Until the beginning of the nineteenth century (and even later) the spellings were interchangeable. Different spellings for the same ships are used in sources, sometimes within the same document. after the Sirens of Greek mythology: * was a 24-gun post ship of the 1741 Establishment launched in 1745 and sold in 1764. * was a 28-gun sixth rate launched in 1773 and wrecked in 1777. * was a 24-gun launched in 1779 and wrecked in 1781. * was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1782, on harbour service from 1805 and broken up in 1822. * was previously the French , a brig- aviso, launched in 1788 at Bayonne. and captured her in 1794. She left Jamaica in late July 1796 and was lost without a trace, probably in August 1796. *HMS ''Siren'' was to have been a 32-gun fifth rate, ordered in 1805 and cancelled in 1806. *HMS ''Siren'' was previously . She was captured in 1814 and used as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Syren (1803)
USS ''Syren'' (later ''Siren'') was a brig of the United States Navy built at Philadelphia in 1803. She served during the First Barbary War and the War of 1812 until the Royal Navy captured her in 1814. The British never commissioned her but apparently used her for a year or so as a lazaretto, or a prison vessel. She then disappears from records. Description ''Syren'' was designed by Benjamin Hutton, Jr. of Philadelphia and built for the Navy in 1803 at Philadelphia by shipwright Nathaniel Hutton and launched on 6 August 1803. She was commissioned in September and Lieutenant Charles Stewart was appointed in command. She was sharper, but smaller than USS ''Argus'' (1803)'','' yet carried the same armament. Both vessels were built the same year for the First Barbary War. Service history in US Navy First Barbary War ''Syren'' departed Philadelphia on 27 August 1803 and reached Gibraltar on 1 October. A fortnight later she sailed via Livorno to Algiers carrying present ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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