Captain George William Manby (born November 28, 1765 in Denver; died November 18, 1854 in Great Yarmouth) was the inventor of an apparatus for saving life from shipwrecks. November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A village south of Downham Market in Norfolk, England, on the river Great Ouse. ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Map sources for Great Yarmouth at grid reference TG5207 Great Yarmouth is an English coastal town (population 47288) in the county of Norfolk. ... An inventor is a person who creates new inventions, typically technical devices such as mechanical, electrical or software devices or methods. ... A shipwreck is the remains of a ship after it has sunk or been beached as a result of a crisis at sea. ...

Manby created the Manby Mortar, based on the Congreve rocket, that fired a thin rope from shore into the rigging of a ship in distress. A strong rope, attached to the thin one, could be pulled aboard the ship. Congreve rocket from Congreves original work The Congreve Rocket was a British weapon designed by William Congreve in 1804. ...

Manby also built an "unsinkable" ship. The first test indeed proved it to be floating when mostly filled with water; however, the seamen (who disliked Manby for some reason) rocked the boat back and forth, so that it eventually turned over.

Manby is also credited with invention of the portable fire extinguisher. Fire extinguisher A fire extinguisher is a device used to put out a fire, often in an emergency situation. ...

Manby became a member of the Royal Society. The premises of the Royal Society in London. ...

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