Frederick H. Gibbs

American engineer

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Frederick H. Gibbs was an American engineer who, in partnership with his brother William Francis Gibbs, designed a transatlantic liner. This design led to their positions with the International Mercantile Marine Company. During World War I, Gibbs's wartime design work for the U.S. government established his reputation. In 1922, the Gibbs brothers organized their own firm, taking on reconditioning projects and eventually shipbuilding contracts.1

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William Francis Gibbs
…in partnership with his brother Frederick H. Gibbs, he designed a transatlantic liner. On the strength of that design, the brothers were given positions with the International Mercantile Marine Company, where they continued on their project until the outbreak of World War I. Wartime design work for the U.S. government…
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…in partnership with his brother Frederick H. Gibbs, he designed a transatlantic liner. On the strength of that design, the brothers were given positions with the International Mercantile Marine Company, where they continued on their project until the outbreak of World War I. Wartime design work for the U.S. government…
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