ESC/2/4 - Naval Architecture - 1948-1949
| Archive level description: | Sub-series |
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| Physical Description: | 1 series |
| Previous ID: | D413 |
| Date: | 1948-1949 |
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| Reference Number: | ESC/2/4 |
| Biographical/Administrative Information: | A Chair of Naval Architecture was added to Engineering in 1909; by 1914 the University offered degree courses in both Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. The first holder of the Chair was Westcott Stile Abell (1909-1914). He was succeeded by his younger brother Thomas Bertrand Abell who held the chair until 1940, after which it was discontinued, although the department survived until 1953. |