James Caird

James Caird

James Caird may refer to:

;People
* Sir James Caird (agricultural writer) (1816-1892), writer and politician
* Sir James Key Caird (1837-1916), a jute baron and philanthropist, sponsored Ernest Shackleton's "Endurance" Expedition
* Sir James Caird (shipowner) (1864–1954), a founder of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

;Other
* James Caird (boat), a whaleboat named after "James Key Caird", was used by Sir Ernest Shackleton to cross 800 miles of the Scotia Sea to save his shipwrecked crew marooned in the Antarctic


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  • James Caird — Die James Caird wird gewassert Die James Caird war eines der drei Beiboote der Endurance, jenem Segler, der Ernest Shackleton als Schiff seiner Antarktisreise Expedition Endurance diente. Es war ursprünglich als Walfangboot gebaut worden und auf… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • James Caird (shipowner) — Sir James Caird of Glenfarquhar, Baronet (2 January 1864 – 27 September 1954) was a shipowner and the principal donor in creating the National Maritime Museum, London. Early life and educationThe eldest son of James Caird, a lawyer, and his wife …   Wikipedia

  • James Caird (bateau) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir James Caird. Une représentation du James Caird en vue de la Géorgie du Sud …   Wikipédia en Français

  • James Caird (agricultural writer) — Sir James Caird (1816, Stranraer, Scotland ndash; 9 February 1892) Agricultural writer and politician.Author of English Agriculture in 1850 51 (London, 1852), Member of Parliament for Dartmouth 1857 59, Stirling 1859 65He was President of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Viaje del James Caird — Una representación del arribo del James Caird a isla Georgia del Sur al final de su viaje el 10 de mayo de 1916. El Viaje del James Caird fue una travesía en un bote abierto por el Atlántico sur realizada en 1916 por Ernest Shackleton y algunos… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Voyage of the James Caird — The voyage of the James Caird was an open boat journey which took place following the abandonment of Sir Ernest Shackleton s Imperial Trans Antarctic Expedition, after the loss of its ship, Endurance , in October 1915. The ship had been crushed… …   Wikipedia

  • Caird & Company — Caird Co. Rechtsform Gründung 1828 Auflösung 1935 Sitz Greenock, Schottland Branche Schiffsbau Vorlage:Infobox Unternehmen/Wartun …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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