(naval architect)
1naval architect — noun : marine architect * * * naval architect noun • • • Main Entry: ↑naval * * * naval architect, a person who designs ships …
2naval architect — noun Date: circa 1885 one who designs ships …
3naval architect — noun A person who designs ships or who plans and superintends the construction of ships …
4Lewis Nixon (naval architect) — and USS|Chicago|1885. In 1890 with help from assistant naval constructor David W. Taylor he designed the sclass|Indiana|battleships. Soon after the contracts for the battleships were awarded he resigned from the Navy to go to work for the… …
5Philip Watts (naval architect) — Sir Philip Watts KCB (30 May, 1846 1926), was a British naval architect, famous for his design of the revolutionary Elswick cruiser and the HMS Dreadnought .Early lifePhilip Watts was born in Kent and educated at the College of Naval Architecture …
6John Rennie (naval architect) — John Rennie (1842–1918) was a naval architect born in Stranraer.Rennie became an apprentice shipwright on the Clyde at Govan but, determined to better himself, studied naval architecture in the evening. He worked in Dumbarton and Renfrew, before… …
7United States naval architect — United States naval architects or ship designers introduced the faster and larger sailing frigates and sloop of wars of the early United States Navy which influenced the later merchant ships and clipper ships.Naval architects Name Years served *… …
8architect — [är′kə tekt΄] n. [L architectus < Gr architektōn < archi , chief + tektōn, carpenter: see TECHNIC] 1. a person whose profession is designing and drawing up plans for buildings, bridges, etc. and generally supervising the construction 2. any …
9Bruce Nelson (naval architect) — Bruce Nelson is a University of Michigan graduate in Naval Architecture. He has been most notable as a principal yacht designer for the America’s Cup contenders and America One challenge. Nelson is a veteran America s Cup racer as well as… …
10naval architecture — naval architect. the science of designing ships and other waterborne craft. [1700 10] * * * …
