tirial has been a member since
August 11 2008,
has rated 195 lenses,
favorited 7, and has
created 239 lenses from scratch.
This member's top-ranked page is "Dragon Cave - the online hatching game".
My Bio
Aviation, IT, History, Gaming, I'm interested in just about anything! I made the Squidoo Top 100 Club in June 2009.
For a full list of my lenses, see my Lensography. 
Check out these great lenses...
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- The Jervis Bay and convoy HX84
HX84 was a British navy convoy in the second world war. Attacked by the German battleship Admiral Sheer, the convoy's sole armed escort, the converted liner Jervis Bay, moved into the path of the battleship to buy time for the convoy to escape.... view lens -
- Brunel's Great Western Railway
Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Great Western Railway was designed to be one of the fastest of its time. The railway was built on a wide gauge of 7 feet known as "broad gauge", designed to increase speed and passenger comfort, and it was jo... view lens -
- Longitude - John Harrison's chronometers
Longitude is a measure of position vital for navigation. In the eighteenth century there was no way to measure it and ships were being lost at sea. Parliament passed an Act setting a prize for anyone who could solve the problem. The problem was solv... view lens -
- HMS Glowworm - Lieutenant Roope's Victoria Cross
HMS Glowworm was British Destroyer H-92. On patrol in 1940 she encountered the German invasion force heading for Norway and, with her radio shot out and unable to run, she fought. Commanded by Lieutenant Roope, she is chiefly famous for her battle a... view lens -
- Madeira - a fortified wine
Madeira is a fortified wine named after the Portugese Island where it is made. It has a unique production process which involves heating the wine to give it a distinct flavour. Less well known than Port or Sherry, the other fortified wines, madeira... view lens
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