Lawrence York Spear
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| Born | October 23, 1870 Electric Boat Company |
Lawrence York Spear (23 October 1870 – 9 September 1950) was an American naval officer and businessman who spent the majority of his career working for the
Biography
Born in
In 1902 Spear resigned his Navy commission and joined Electric Boat as a naval constructor[1] He was appointed vice-president when Holland resigned in April 1904. Spear served as president from 1942 to 1947, running the company during World War II, when it was a leading producer of submarines. He served as chairman of the board from 1947 until his death on 9 September 1950.[1] Electric Boat changed its name to General Dynamics in 1952 under the company's new chairman and CEO, John Jay Hopkins.
Honors
The submarine tender USS L. Y. Spear (AS-36), built by the General Dynamics Shipbuilding Division in Quincy, Massachusetts, was named after him.
References
- Notes
- ^ a b c d "Submarine Pioneers". navy.mil. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
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