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    Aaron Manby was a landmark vessel in the science of shipbuilding as the first iron steamship to go to sea. She was built by Aaron Manby (1776–1850) at...
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    Aaron Manby (15 November 1776 – 1 December 1850) was an English civil engineer and the founder of the Horseley Ironworks, notable for the many fine iron...
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    The first iron steamship to go to sea was the 116-ton Aaron Manby, built in 1821 by Aaron Manby at the Horseley Ironworks, and became the first iron-built...
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  • Manby is a surname, and may refer to: Aaron Manby (ironmaster) (1776–1850), ironmaster and civil engineer Sir Alan Reeve Manby (1848–1925), Surgeon-Apothecary...
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    The first iron steamship to go to sea was the 116-ton Aaron Manby, built in 1821 by Aaron Manby at the Horseley Ironworks, and became the first iron-built...
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    seagoing iron steamboat was built by Horseley Ironworks and named the Aaron Manby. It also used an innovative oscillating engine for power. The boat was...
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    Halifax–Dartmouth Ferry Service. The first steam boat had already been built by Aaron Manby in 1822. Cunard became president of the company in 1836 and arranged...
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    Sean Lock (1963–2021), comedian, lived in Rotherhithe in the 1990s. Aaron Manby (1776–1850) assembled and launched the world's first seagoing iron-hulled...
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    already in the late 18th century. In 1822 the first iron-built steam ship, Aaron Manby, was completed, using 80-hp oscillating engines. In 1827 Joseph Maudslay...
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    Midlands, England. Founded by Aaron Manby, it is most famous for constructing the first iron steamer, The Aaron Manby, in 1821. The boat was assembled...
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