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Historical Oddities #3

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What person. who was a model ship builder and an amateur self educated naval architect, designed a famous vessel and the name of such?
 
Bill Gibbs - SS United States. Did you know a lot of her information was classified for years as she was built so to be used as a troop ship if necessary. Her top speed and horsepower were confidential. If I remember correctly she could do 38 knots. She holds the official record for the fastest transatlantic crossing by a passenger liner, set during her maiden voyage in July 1952. She crossed in 3 days, 10 hours, and 40 minutes at an average speed of 35.59 knots (roughly 41 mph), breaking the previous record held by the QM

And to add to the trivia, the engineering building at the US Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York was named Fulton Hall until a few years ago when it was renamed Fulton Gibbs Hall.

Allan
 
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Novascotian said:
Indeed she was the fastest she was the first American ship to win the Blue Ribband
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A lot of my classmates sailed on her as cadets in the mid 1960's I was not so lucky but did sail on the SS Brazil for two months before going to freighters

Gadus morhua - Cod fish? Can't find anything about a naval architect- ship modeler- ship with that name.

Allan
 
AllanKP69 said:
A lot of my classmates sailed on her as cadets in the mid 1960's I was not so lucky but did sail on the SS Brazil for two months before going to freighters

Gadus morhua - Cod fish? Can't find anything about a naval architect- ship modeler- ship with that name.

Allan
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You have to connect cod fish with the vessel....that's my dime's worth
 
Well I guess this was a puzzler but not many (just one brave soul) answered. Clue, taxonomic name for cod would indicate a vessel having to do with fish ergo, fishing boat. My dime's worth= on the back of the Canadian dime is an engraving of named vessel. Name the vessel then you'll find the designer.
 
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