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Maine Shipbuilding: A Bibliographical Guide
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William Avery Baker
22 books1 followerWilliam Avery Baker was a distinguished naval architect and maritime historian, and one of the most prominent historic replica ship and boat designers of his era, best known as the designer of Mayflower II, which was built in England in 1955 for Plimoth Plantation in Massachusetts. He was curator of the Francis Russell Hart Nautical Museum at Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1963–1981.
The son of William Elisha Baker and his wife Margaret MacDonald Sanderson, William A. Baker was educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he earned an S.B. degree in 1934 in the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering with a thesis on "Development of Catamaran Hulls" supervised by George Davis. On 2 May 1936, he married Ruth Stuart. In 1934, Baker joined the shipbuilding division of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation and became a registered professional engineer in the states of California and Massachusetts. Baker served with them until 1964, when he became curator of the Francis Russell Hart Nautical Museum. He was the compiler of plans and specifications for a number of historic Ship replicas, including Gjoa in 1948, Mayflower II in 1957, Adventure in 1970, and Maryland Dove in 1978.
He served as a member of the editorial advisory board of the American Neptune, 1952–1981; Mystic Seaport, 1973–1981. He was a Fellow and trustee of the Pilgrim Society, Plimoth Plantation, and a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, of which he was co-founder of the New England section in 1943 and served as secretary-treasurer, 1943–44, and chairman in 1957–58. He also served as secretary-treasurer of the Northern California section in 1949 and became an honorary member of the society in 1980. Among other organizations, he was a long-time member of the Hakluyt Society, the Society for Nautical Research and the Boston Marine Society. He was a founder and the first president of the North American Society for Oceanic History.
The son of William Elisha Baker and his wife Margaret MacDonald Sanderson, William A. Baker was educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he earned an S.B. degree in 1934 in the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering with a thesis on "Development of Catamaran Hulls" supervised by George Davis. On 2 May 1936, he married Ruth Stuart. In 1934, Baker joined the shipbuilding division of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation and became a registered professional engineer in the states of California and Massachusetts. Baker served with them until 1964, when he became curator of the Francis Russell Hart Nautical Museum. He was the compiler of plans and specifications for a number of historic Ship replicas, including Gjoa in 1948, Mayflower II in 1957, Adventure in 1970, and Maryland Dove in 1978.
He served as a member of the editorial advisory board of the American Neptune, 1952–1981; Mystic Seaport, 1973–1981. He was a Fellow and trustee of the Pilgrim Society, Plimoth Plantation, and a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, of which he was co-founder of the New England section in 1943 and served as secretary-treasurer, 1943–44, and chairman in 1957–58. He also served as secretary-treasurer of the Northern California section in 1949 and became an honorary member of the society in 1980. Among other organizations, he was a long-time member of the Hakluyt Society, the Society for Nautical Research and the Boston Marine Society. He was a founder and the first president of the North American Society for Oceanic History.
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