Velox (fireboat)
Velox, is a Latin word meaning "swift" or "rapid". Velox may also refer to: Vehicles *Heine-Velox, a luxury car made by Gustav Heine *HMS Velox (D34), a British 'V' class destroyer built in 1918 * ST ''Velox'', a tugboat in service with D Tripcovich & Co, Italy from 1956-76 *Vauxhall 30-98 Velox, a British sports and racing car made between 1913 and 1927 *Vauxhall Velox (L-Type), a British medium-sized saloon car between 1948 and 1965 *Vickers Velox, a variant of the Vickers Vellore aircraft, also written as Vellox *, an early Czech automobile manufacturer based in Karlín Sport *Velox (football club), one of the predecessors of the Dutch football club FC Utrecht *Velox Valhallians, a rugby club located in Victoria, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island Other *Oi Velox, the brand name for Oi's ADSL service * Velox boiler, a forced-circulation boiler *Velox photographic paper, invented by Leo Baekeland in 1893 * ''Velox ''(fireboat), a New York City fireboat * ''Velox'' (mantis) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Heine-Velox
Heine-Velox was a large, expensive luxury car made by Gustav Heine. Heine Piano Company was originally Bruenn Piano Company before Heine became owner. All were based in San Francisco. Piano business Gustav Otto Ludolf Heine was born near Boizenburg, Germany, in 1868, and emigrated to the United States in 1873 with his parents and seven siblings, settling in the Capay Valley. At the age of 16, he moved to San Francisco and went to work for ''Bruenn Piano Company''. Heine became a piano tuner, but did not get along well with the owner of the firm. After much conflict, and a scar from dueling Bruenn with tuning hammers, Heine emerged owner of Bruenn Piano Company, changing the name of the firm to ''Heine Piano Company''. Automobile interest In 1903, Heine became interested in automobiles and had one of the first Ford dealerships in the west coast. The next year, he met Colonel E. J. Hall (of the Hall-Scott Motor Company), who designed engines for Heine with hill climbing u ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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HMS Velox (D34)
HMS ''Velox'' (D34) was a V-class destroyer built in 1918. She served in the last year of the First World War and was engaged in the Second Ostend Raid. During the interwar period she underwent a refit and continued serving during the Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ... as a long range convoy escort in the battle of the Atlantic. Post-war ''Velox'' was broken up in the reduction of the fleet. Sailors of the ship took part in the Royal Navy mutiny of 1919. Bibliography Notes References * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * V and W-class destroyers of the Royal Navy Ships built on the River Wear 1917 ships World War I destroyers of the United Kingdom World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom {{UK-mil-ship-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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ST Velox
''Empire Abbey'' ''Empire Abbey'' was a 7,032 GRT refrigerated cargo ship built in 1943 by Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne and managed by Elder & Fyffes Ltd. Sold to Royal Mail Lines and renamed ''Teviot'' in 1946. Sold to Mullion & Co., Hong Kong in 1960 and renamed ''Ardellis''. Sold to Hai An Shipping Co., Hong Kong and renamed ''Tung An'' in 1963. Scrapped in Taiwan in 1967. ''Empire Abercorn'' '' Empire Abercorn'' was an 8,563 GRT refrigerated cargo ship built in 1945 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast and managed by the New Zealand Shipping Company of London. Sold to New Zealand Shipping Co. in 1946 and renamed ''Rakaia''. Sold to Federal Steam Navigation Co. in 1966. Scrapped in Hong Kong in 1971. ''Empire Ability'' '' Empire Ability'' was a 7,603 GRT cargo ship built in 1931 by Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, Bremen. Originally owned by Hansa Line, Bremen and named ''Uhenfels''. Captured by HMS ''Hereward'' off Freetown 5 November 1940. Renamed ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vauxhall 30-98
The Vauxhall 30–98 is a car manufactured by Vauxhall at Luton, Bedfordshire from 1913 to 1927. In its day, its best-known configuration was the Vauxhall Velox (''velox'', ''veloc''- being Latin for "swift"/"fleet" and the source of English ''velocity'') standard 4-seater with open tourer body. Vauxhall's own description was ''the 30–98 hp Vauxhall-Velox sporting car''. The 30–98 is also known to enthusiasts by Vauxhall's chassis code E. In 1995 it was authoritatively described as one of Britain's best-known sports cars and in the mid-20th century reported by '' Automobile Quarterly'' to be affectionately known as the last of the Edwardians and decreed as the first and perhaps the best British sports car. Origin The first 30–98 was constructed at the behest of car dealer and motor sport competitor Joseph Higginson, inventor of the Autovac fuel lifter. He won the Shelsley Walsh hill-climb motoring competition on 7 June 1913 in his new Vauxhall, setting a hill record in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vauxhall Velox
The Vauxhall Velox is a six-cylinder executive car which was produced by Vauxhall from 1948 to 1965. The Velox was a large family car, directly competing in the UK with the contemporary six-cylinder Ford Zephyr, and to a slightly lesser extent, with the A90, A95, and A110 Austin Westminster models. It was introduced by Vauxhall shortly before the London Motor Show in October 1948, as a successor to the Vauxhall Fourteen. Between 1948 and 1957 the Velox shared its body with the less-powerful four-cylinder Vauxhall Wyvern. From August 1954 through to October 1965, it shared its body with the more luxuriously equipped Vauxhall Cresta, a tradition that ended with the introduction of the new PC Vauxhalls. The Velox name was discontinued at that time in favour of the more upmarket Vauxhall Cresta name, while a new flagship model, the Vauxhall Viscount, was launched. The Velox and its Opel contemporaries are remembered for having mirrored North American styling trends much more clos ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vickers Vellore
The Vickers Vellore was a large biplane designed as a freight and mail carrier, in single-engined and twin-engined versions, which saw limited use as freighters and long-range experimental aircraft. A final variant with a broader fuselage, the Vellox, was completed as an airliner. Development The Vickers Vellore, named after the Indian city of Vellore, was a response to Air Ministry specification 34/24, which called for a civil mail and freight carrier. It was a very large single-engined two-bay biplane, metal framed and fabric covered. The wings were of equal span with a slight stagger and sweep and braced with parallel interplane struts. Both upper and lower wings carried balanced ailerons. There were gaps both above and below the fuselage, whose diameter increased behind the radial engine. The crew sat side by side in an open cockpit just in front of the wings, giving an excellent view. Behind them was the cargo hold, with the fuselage tapering towards the biplane tailplane ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Automobile Manufacturers Of The Czech Republic
This is a list of automobile current and defunct automobile manufacturers of the Czech Republic (and Czechoslovakia and Bohemia). Current manufacturers * Praga (1907–present) * Škoda Auto (1925–present) * Kaipan (1992—present) * Gordon Roadster (1997-present) * MWM (2017–present) * Sigma Motor (2018-present) Foreign manufacturers building in the Czech Republic * Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech (2008–present) * Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech (2002–present) Former manufacturers * 4ekolka (2016) (prototype only) * Aero Aero is a Greek prefix relating to flight and air. In British English, it is used as an adjective related to flight (e.g., as a shortened substitute for aeroplane). Aero, Ærø, or Aeros may refer to: Aeronautics Airlines and companies * Aero ... (1929–1947) * AKA (1925) * AM (1948) * Aspa (car), Aspa (1924–1925) * Avia (1919–present) (no longer manufactures cars) * Gatter Autowerk Reichstadt (1930–1937) * Hoffmann & Nov ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Velox (football Club)
Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion Galgenwaard. The club was formed in 1970 as a merger between local clubs VV DOS, USV Elinkwijk and Velox. Since then, the club has won three national cup tournaments: in 1985, 2003 and 2004, also winning the Johan Cruyff Shield in 2004 as the first club outside the traditional Dutch '' Big Three''. Utrecht is also the only club outside the Big Three which has never suffered relegation from the top-flight Eredivisie. Utrecht have competed in 15 European campaigns, reaching the group stages of the 2004–05 UEFA Cup and the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, their best European results. History 1970–1979: Merger and early years In the late 1960s, the municipality of Utrecht initiated talks of a merger between the professional departments of VV DOS, Velox and USV Elinkwijk with the aim of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Velox Valhallians
The Westshore RFC (formerly ''Velox Valhallians R.F.C.'') is a rugby union club located in Victoria, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island. The club has the largest junior program on the island and is home to a number of Canadian national men's and women's team players. Titles * Rounsefell Cup: 0 :: Notable players Westshore RFC has produced a number of players who have played representative rugby both in Canada and internationally. See also *Rugby Canada *British Columbia Rugby Union The British Columbia Rugby Union (BCRU) is the provincial administrative body for rugby union in British Columbia, Canada. The BCRU consists of nine sub-unions and 65 clubs. It was originally organized in New Westminster in 1889 where Alfred St. ... * BC Premier League External linksRugby Canada British Columbia Rugby Union {{Rugby union in Canada [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oi (telecommunications)
Oi (, Portuguese for "Hi"), formerly known as Telemar, is the largest fixed telephone operator and the fourth mobile telephone operator in Brazil, being the third largest telecommunication company in Latin America. It is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro. In 2013, Oi announced its merger with Portugal Telecom, the largest telecommunication company in Portugal, in order to strengthen the Brazilian firm and simplify its ownership structure. In June 2015 Portugal Telecom was acquired by Altice Group. On June 20, 2016, Oi filed for a 19 billion (65 billion) bankruptcy protection, the largest on record for Brazil. In March 2017, Oi had 63 million revenue generating units (UGRs), including 40 million for personal mobile service, 16.3 million for landline, 6.5 million for B2B (large corporations and microentrepreneurs). Nowadays, it has 2 million hotspots to Oi WIFI network around Brazil. In March 2019, Oi reported a fourth-quarter net loss of 3.359 billion reais ($858 million), widening ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Velox Boiler
A Velox boiler is a high pressure, forced circulation, water-tube boiler. It was developed in 1930s by Brown Boveri Company of Switzerland. The first public demonstration of Velox was at VDI Scientific Conference in Berlin on 15 October 1932. Design Velox principle From Brown Boveri Review Working Velox boiler is based on the principle that heat transfer rate increases when velocity of flue gas is more than speed of sound. This increases steam generation rate. Flue gases are used to turn a turbine which is connected to the compressor. It increases the flow of hot air to or above the speed of sound. This increases the rate of heat transfer to the water coming from the economizer into the boiler tubes causing more steam to generate which then goes into a superheater via a steam separator. Steam from superheater is at high temperature and pressure. This is used to operate turbines. Components * Water feed pump * Economizer for water preheating * Hot water circulating pump * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leo Baekeland
Leo Hendrik Baekeland (November 14, 1863 – February 23, 1944) was a Belgian chemist. He is best known for the inventions of Velox photographic paper in 1893, and Bakelite in 1907. He has been called "The Father of the Plastics Industry" for his invention of Bakelite, an inexpensive, non-flammable and versatile plastic, which marked the beginning of the modern plastics industry. Early life Leo Baekeland was born in Ghent, Belgium, on November 14, 1863, the son of a cobbler, Charles Baekeland, and a house maid, Rosalia Merchie. His siblings were: Elodia Maria Baekeland; Melonia Leonia Baekeland; Edmundus Baekeland; Rachel Helena Baekeland and Delphina Baekeland. He told ''The Literary Digest'': "The name is a Dutch word meaning 'Land of Beacons.'" He spent much of his early life in Ghent, Belgium. Proudly, he graduated with honours from the Ghent Municipal Technical School and was awarded a scholarship by the City of Ghent to study chemistry at the Ghent University, whi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |