Moorsom is a surname, and may refer to:
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Moorsom System — The Moorsom System is a method created in Great Britain of calculating the tonnage or cargo capacity of sailing ships as a basis for assessing harbour and other vessel fees. It was put into use starting in 1849 and became British law in 1854.… … Wikipedia
Constantine Richard Moorsom — Moorsom at the 1840 Anti Slavery Conference Born 22 September 1792[1] High Stakesby, Whitby, North Riding of Yorkshire … Wikipedia
Robert Moorsom — Infobox Person name = Robert Moorsom image size = caption = birth name = birth date = birth date|1760|6|8|df=yes birth place = Whitby, Yorkshire , England death date = death date and age|1835|4|14|1760|6|8|df=yes death place = Cosgrove Priory,… … Wikipedia
William Moorsom — Captain William Scarth Moorsom (1804 1863) was an English soldier and engineer. He was born in Whitby to a military family, being the son of an admiral, and trained at Sandhurst, becoming a captain in the 52nd regiment (Royal Engineers). Overview … Wikipedia
Schiffsvermessung — ist die Ermittlung des Raumgehaltes eines Seeschiffes (engl. tonnage of a ship) Tonne = Fass aus dem Keltischen (mittelirisch/gälisch: tunna) von dort ins Mittellateinische (tunna = Fass, um 600 n. Chr. in die germanische und romanischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Arqueo — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Se define el Arqueo como un modo de medir la capacidad comercial de los buques. La IMO recomienda su utilización como parámetro en convenios, leyes y reglamentos, y también como base para datos estadísticos… … Wikipedia Español
Geschichte des Sueskanals — Der Sueskanal wurde in den Jahren 1859 bis 1869 von der von Ferdinand de Lesseps gegründeten und geleiteten Compagnie universelle du canal maritime de Suez gebaut und von ihr bis zur Nationalisierung im Jahre 1956 betrieben. Seitdem untersteht er … Deutsch Wikipedia
Michael Young, Baron Young of Dartington — The Right Honourable The Lord Young of Dartington Member of the House of Lords In office 20 March 1978 – 14 January 2002 Personal details Born 9 August 1915(1915 08 09 … Wikipedia
Tonnage — Not to be confused with Ton. Tonnage is a measure of the size or cargo carrying capacity of a ship. The term derives from the taxation paid on tuns or casks of wine, and was later used in reference to the weight of a ship s cargo; however, in… … Wikipedia
List of Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty — This is a list of Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty (incomplete before the Restoration, 1660). The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, were the members of the Board of Admiralty, which exercised the office of Lord High Admiral when it was… … Wikipedia
