Wilfred Stokes

Wilfred Stokes

Sir Frederick Wilfred Scott Stokes KBE (1860 - 1927) was the inventor in 1915 of the Stokes Mortar, which saw extensive use in the latter half of the First World War and was one of the first truly portable mortars.

A civil engineer by trade, Stokes was Chairman and Managing Director of Ransomes & Rapier, an engineering company based in Ipswich and which manufactured cranes.

As well as receiving a knighthood for inventing the mortar which was named for him, Stokes was given several forms of monetary reward by the Ministry of Munitions for his invention including a royalty of £1 per Stokes mortar bomb.

ee also

*Stokes Mortar


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Stokes Mortar — Infobox Weapon name=3 inch Stokes Mortar origin=flagcountry|United Kingdom type=Light mortar is UK=yes caption=Sir Wilfred Stokes with example of his mortar and bombs. Typical 3 inch bombs used are 2nd and 6th from left is ranged=yes is bladed=… …   Wikipedia

  • Stokes-Mörser — Der Entwickler Wilfred Stokes neben seinem Mörser Der Stokes Mörser (engl. Stokes Mortar) war ein im Jahr 1915 entwickelter britischer Mörser. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Geschichte …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Wilfred Arthur — Infobox Military Person name= Wilfred Stanley (Wilf) Arthur lived= 1919–2000 placeofbirth= Sydney, New South Wales placeofdeath= caption= Wilf Arthur, 1941 nickname= Woof allegiance= flagicon|Australia Australia serviceyears= 1939–1946 rank=… …   Wikipedia

  • Marianne Stokes — Self portrait of Marianne Stokes Marianne Stokes (1855 Graz, Styria – August 1927 London), born Marianne Preindlsberger in the Austrian province of Styria, was an Austrian painter. She settled in England after her marriage to Adrian Scott Stokes… …   Wikipedia

  • Artillerie de tranchée — Transport d obus de crapouillot dans une tranchée. 1916 L artillerie de tranchée est une artillerie spécifiquement destinée à atteindre, depuis une tranchée et par un tir courbe, l intérieur d une autre tranchée, dont les parois verticales… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Mortero (arma) — Mortero M224 de 60 mm El mortero es un arma que dispara generalmente proyectiles explosivos o incendiarios (granadas) en un ángulo superior a los cuarenta y cinco grados y a velocidades relativamente bajas. Estas cualidades son opuestas a las de… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Mortar (weapon) — Part of the series on Cannon His …   Wikipedia

  • artillery — /ahr til euh ree/, n. 1. mounted projectile firing guns or missile launchers, mobile or stationary, light or heavy, as distinguished from small arms. 2. the troops or the branch of an army concerned with the use and service of such weapons. 3.… …   Universalium

  • Lance-mine — Mortier (arme) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Mortier. Mortier M224 de 60 mm Un mortier …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Mortier (arme) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Mortier. Mortier M224 de 60 mm. Un mortier ou lance mine est une bouche à feu tirant à inclinaison élevée …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”