Naval architecture

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Paasch Marine Services, Inc., records

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Identifier: GLMS-0045
Abstract

This collection contains files of naval architect Harold Paasch. Subject files and rolled drawings for projects appear consistently for 1947-1976 and in scattered form for 1906, 1927, and 1932. The files in this collection generally apply to vessels of under 100 feet in length. Many survey and patrol boats for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were built by Paasch. The increased use of aluminum after World War II for ship construction can also be studied.

Dates: Creation: 1892-1976; Creation: Majority of material found within 1947-1976

R.A. Stearn, Inc., records

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Identifier: GLMS-0063
Abstract

This collection contains files on vessel construction design projects completed by Richard A. Stearn's naval architecture firm. Projects are generally from the period 1940-1950. Stearn participated in the design phase of numerous military vessels during World War II and in their postwar conversion to civilian uses. Correspondence and architectural drawings are the principal components of the project files on each vessel.

Dates: Creation: 1922-1962

Vincent D. Nickerson papers

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Identifier: GLMS-0110
Abstract The Vincent D. Nickerson Collection consists of original perspective drawings, many in color, prepared to provide the details needed for the paintings Nickerson was commissioned to produce. These drawings often provide scale drawings as well as color schemes of Great Lakes vessels from the 1840’s to 1910. In many cases his drawings are the only known details available for a particular vessel. Only a small number of Nickerson’s finished paintings survive, adding more significance to this...
Dates: Creation: 1880-1910; Digitized: June 2023

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Naval architecture