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Town-class Destroyers Of The Royal Navy
Town class may refer to: * Town Class (sailboat), a class of American dory * , a group of 21 British and Australian light cruisers * , a group of 10 British light cruisers * , a group of American destroyers transferred to other navies See also * City class (other) City class may refer to: * , the ''Halifax''-class frigate of the Royal Canadian Navy * , the "Pook Turtles", aka Eads gunboats * , the mine countermeasures vessel under construction for the Belgian and Dutch navies * Global Combat Ship a design o ... * Province class (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Town Class (sailboat)
Town Class sailboats are lap strake one-design dories, constructed in either wood or fiberglass. The Town Class was designed as an affordable boat for the townspeople, hence its name. History The first Town Class sailboat was designed and built (in wood only) in 1932 by Marcus C. Lowell in Amesbury, Massachusetts. Marcus' son, Percival M. "Pert" Lowell, later took over the business and relocated to Newbury, Massachusetts. In 1936, the Town Class sailboat was adopted as a one-design class boat, and quickly became a popular racing boat from Maine to Florida. In the late 1960s, fiberglass models became available. Currently, more than two thousand wood and fiberglass "Townies" have been built to date. The Pert Lowell Company, which is now operated by "Pert" Lowell's son-in-law, Ralph Johnson, continues to construct these boats today. Town Class Regatta The National Town Class Association was formed in 1962, also marking the first year of the Town Class National Regatta (an an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Class (other)
City class may refer to: * , the ''Halifax''-class frigate of the Royal Canadian Navy * , the "Pook Turtles", aka Eads gunboats * , the mine countermeasures vessel under construction for the Belgian and Dutch navies * Global Combat Ship a design of frigate under construction, to be called the Type 26 or "City class" when introduced to the British Royal Navy * GWR 3700 Class locomotives, nicknamed "City class" See also * Town class (other) * GWR Metropolitan Class The Great Western Railway Metropolitan Class broad gauge steam locomotives with condensing apparatus were used for working trains on the Metropolitan Railway. The equipment was later removed, though the class continued to work suburban trains ... * Province class (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |