Frank E. Kirby
Frank E. Kirby (July 1, 1849 – August 25, 1929) history.
Biography
Kirby was a marine engineer and architech. "He prepared plans and specifications for the refitting of the Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Logan, and Thomas, and [was] a consulting engineer... of the transport branch of the Quartermaster's Department."[2]
Kirby mostly specialized in paddle-wheel and steamship design. Perhaps his most famous vessel,
Kirby also is well-renowned for his design of the "Bob-Lo boats" - the
Kirby designs
- Steamer Canadiana
- Steamer Chief Wawatam
- Steamer City of Detroit III
- Steamer City of Erie
- Steamer Columbia
- Steamer SS Chicora
- Steamer Greater Detroit (1924)
- Steamer Greater Buffalo (1924) - rebuilt in 1942 as a training US President, George H. W. Bush
- Steamer Put-In-Bay
- Steamer Ste. Claire
- Steamer Tashmoo
- Steamer Seeandbee - The largest and most expensive lake cruiser at the time, later transformed into the USS Wolverine (IX-64), a training aircraft carrier that served in tandem with the USS Sable.
- Steamer Washington Irving
References
- ^ "Bob-Lo Boats/Frank E. Kirby". Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ Letter From The Secretary Of War, transmitting, with accompanying documents, A Response To The Inquiry Of The House in relation to the Transport Service between San Francisco and the Philippine Islands. April 8,1902. Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1902. p. 140. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
External links
- Frank E. Kirby (Michigan Transportation History)