Theodore E. Ferris | |
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Born | Stamford, Connecticut | August 17, 1872
Died | May 30, 1953 Wallington, New Jersey | (aged 80)
Education | Greenwich Academy |
Occupation(s) | Naval architect, engineer |
Spouse |
Lois Davis (m. 1912) |
Children | 2 |
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Theodore Ernest Ferris (August 17, 1872 – May 30, 1953) was an American naval architect and engineer responsible for the "Ferris Designs" used for accelerated expansion and construction of cargo and passenger steamships by the United States wartime defense public / private shipbuilding and acquisition company / agency of the Emergency Fleet Corporation (existed 1917-1936), of the United States Shipping Board (1916-1934), during the First World War (1914/1917-1918).[1]