John May was an English shipwright. In 1727 the
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John May — can refer to:* John May (basketball), professional basketball player with the Guildford Heat * John May (bishop), Bishop of Carlisle * Lieut Col. John May (brewer) (1837 ndash;1920), officer in the Hampshire Militia, Mayor of Basingstoke and… … Wikipedia
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John L. Porter — (1813 December 14, 1893), whose father was a shipwright at Portsmouth, Virginia, was born in 1813. He became a U.S. Navy civilian employee during the 1840s and a Naval Constructor in 1859. After resigning from the U.S. Navy in May 1861, he began… … Wikipedia
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Charles Bentham — was an English shipwright. In 1727 the Amsterdam Admiralty, brought in Bentham and two other English shipwrights (John May and Thomas Davis) to work for them in improving ship design and avoiding the wreck after wreck they had recently been… … Wikipedia
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