JOHN

William . b. Narberth, Pembrokes hire, July 1845; student in R. sch. of naval architecture and marine engineering 1864; draughtsman, Admiralty 1867–72; made the calculations for the first curves of stability for a ship ever produced 1868; pointed out the dangerous construction of the Captain 1870 and the A talant a 18—; a ist. chief surveyor Lloyd’s Register 1872–81; general manager Barrow ship building and engineering co. 1881–8, when he designed and built the City of Rome 1881 known as the Atlantic Greyhound, and La Norman die 1882 the largest French liner; naval architect 101 Leaden hall st. London 1888–90; contributed papers to Trans. Instit. naval architects 1874 etc.; author of The masting of ve els. A report to the Committee of Lloyd’s Register. d. Madrid 26 Dec. 1890. D. Pollock’s Modern ship-building (1884) 124–6 portrait .