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Waterwitch Engineering
Waterwitch, water-witch, Water Witch, or ''variant'', may refer to: Ships *, a Confederate States Navy gunboat *, several Royal Navy vessels *, several United States Navy ships * ''Water Witch'' (schooner), an 1832 ship that sank in Lake Champlain in 1866 * ''Water Witch'' (1835 cutter), a cutter owned by the Government of South Australia * ''Water Witch'' (1835 steamer), a British Cross-Channel steam packet Other uses *Waterwitch, New Jersey, an unincorporated community in Highlands, Monmouth County *''The Water-Witch'', an 1830 novel by James Fenimore Cooper * ''Water Witch'' (novel) a novel by Connie Willis and Cynthia Felice * Dowsing, divination to find ground water or other minerals * Pied-billed grebe, a species of waterfowl sometimes referred to as Water Witch See also * Witch (other) A witch is a practitioner of witchcraft. Witch, WITCH, or variations thereof may also refer to: Animals * Witch (lefteye flounder) (''Arnoglossus scapha''), a Pacific flatfish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Witch (schooner)
''Water Witch'' was constructed originally as a steamboat in Otter Creek, Vermont in 1832. In 1835, the Lake Champlain Transportation Company bought her and converted her into a schooner. Piloted by Captain Thomas Mock, who had on board his wife and three children and overloaded with iron ore, ''Water Witch'' sank in Lake Champlain during a storm on April 26, 1866. The Mocks′ infant, Roa, was in the cabin, and was lost.Eddy, 2010-2014. The wreck of ''Water Witch'' was discovered in 1977 by Derek Grout, a Canadian diver. It is considered one of the oldest fully intact commercial sailing ships located underwater in the United StatesKennard, 2001. The schooner lies on the bottom of Lake Champlain between New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ... and Vermont. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Witch (1835 Cutter)
''Water Witch'' was a single-masted vessel rigged as a Cutter (boat), cutter built during 1835 in Van Diemen's Land and sunk in 1842 whilst moored in the Murray River, River Murray at Moorundie, south of Blanchetown, South Australia, Blanchetown in South Australia (SA). Her Shipwreck, wreck site was discovered in 1982 and received statutory protection as a historic shipwreck in 1983. The wreck site was the subject of an underwater survey in March 1984. She was the first European vessel to enter the River Murray via its mouth, her role in the charting of the lower reaches of the River Murray including Lake Alexandrina (South Australia), Lake Alexandrina whilst under the command of William Pullen and her association with Edward John Eyre. Origins ''Water Witch'' was built at Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land by John Gray during 1835. Career The vessel was originally built for George Watson and James Smith. She was subsequently owned by Richard Griffiths (1836), William Parcell ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Witch (1835 Steamer)
''Water Witch'' (or ''Waterwitch'') was an early British wood-hulled paddle steamer, built in 1835 at Harwich, England for steam packet services from Dover to London and to Boulogne. A successful fast ship, she was later operated on services on the South Coast of England and in the Bristol Channel Description ''Water Witch'' was launched on 6 August 1835 by George Graham in the former Royal Naval Dockyard at Harwich, Essex,''Water Witch'' was sometimes referred to as "government-built", presumably on the basis of being built in a former naval dockyard. completed her final outfitting on the River Thames, and arrived at Dover on 24 September 1835. She initially measured 89 tons burthen and the hull was long, in beam and deep.As a consequence of changes in regulations she was later measured as 130 GRT, 74 NRT, with dimensions x x She was engined with a 2-cylinder beam engine, made by Maudslay, Sons and Field at Lambeth, of 80 horse power and driving two side paddle whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterwitch, New Jersey
:''See also New York–New Jersey Highlands for the northwestern part of New Jersey.'' Highlands is a borough in northern Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. An historic waterfront community located on the Raritan Bay within the Raritan Valley region, this scenic borough is a commuter town of New York City in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,621, a decrease of 384 (−7.7%) from the 2010 census count of 5,005, which in turn reflected a decline of 92 (−1.8%) from the 5,097 counted in the 2000 census. The eastern part of the town is on a high bluff that overlooks Sandy Hook Bay, the entrance to New York Harbor, and the Atlantic Ocean, from which the borough derives its name. Atop this bluff are the Navesink Twin Lights. Highlands was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 22, 1900, from parts of Middletown Township. Additional parts of Middletown To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Water-Witch
''The Water-Witch'' is an 1830 novel by James Fenimore Cooper. Set in 17th-century New York and the surrounding sea, the novel depicts the abduction of a woman, Alida de Barbérie, by the pirate captain of the brigantine ''Water-Witch'', and the subsequent pursuit of that elusive ship by her suitor, Captain Ludlow. Cooper wrote the novel while on an extended tour of Europe, during his stay in the villa Palazzu detta del Tasso near Naples. Cooper tried to print the novel while he was in Italy in 1829 but Papal The pope ( la, papa, from el, πάππας, translit=pappas, 'father'), also known as supreme pontiff ( or ), Roman pontiff () or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome (or historically the patriarch of Rome), head of the worldwide Cathol ... censors forbade its publication there. He was eventually able to print the novel in Dresden before also sending copies to his publishers in the US and England. Critic Allan Axelrod describes the novel as heavily influenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
