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Vanguard-class Submarines
Vanguard class may refer to: * , UK Royal Navy 19th-century second rate tall ship class * , UK Royal Navy World War II era super-battleship class * , UK Royal Navy post-Cold-War era ballistic missile submarine class * , Royal Norwegian Navy cancelled proposed ship class * "Vanguard" class of locomotives, built by Thomas Hill (manufacturer) See also * , British Royal Navy shipname * Vanguard (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hill (manufacturer)
Thomas Hill (Rotherham) Limited was a company which repaired and sold steam road vehicles, diesel and electric road vehicles and railway locomotives. It later made its name building and rebuilding diesel locomotives. History The Company was founded by Mr. Thomas A. Hill in 1937 with small premises at Whiston, South Yorkshire, Whiston, near Rotherham, and was principally concerned with repair and maintenance of steam road vehicles, and in particular Sentinel Waggon Works, Sentinel steam waggons which were popular in the area. The Company also became involved in battery electric vehicles built by Douglas (Kingswood) Limited, and was Incorporation (business), incorporated in 1942 as Thomas Hill (Steam and Electric Vehicles) Limited, TH(SEV). Around this time the Sentinel company was developing a diesel-engined road vehicle fitted with a Sentinel horizontal diesel engine. This innovative vehicle attracted the attention of TH(SEV) and in 1946 an agency agreement were signed between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
