A guide to the George G. Sharp (Firm) cargo ship design booklet, 1965

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2014

A Guide to the George G. Sharp (Firm) cargo ship design booklet

HDC1672

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service
2014, National Park Service

Title: George G. Sharp (Firm) cargo ship design booklet
Date: 1965
Identifier/Call Number: HDC1672 (SAFR 23835)
Creator: George G. Sharp (Firm)
Physical Description: 1 item.
Repository: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The George G. Sharp (Firm) cargo ship design booklet, 1965 (SAFR 23835, HDC 1672) is a bound volume of specifications and plans titled, "Preliminary design booklet cargo ship for Trans-Pacific Service, States Steamship Company." The collection has been processed to the item unit level.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s): In English.

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Preferred Citation

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], HDC1672 (SAFR 23835), George G. Sharp (Firm) cargo ship design booklet, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Acquisition Information

SAFR-02211
Field collection

Historical or Biographical Note

In 1920, George Gillies Sharp, former Chief Surveyor of the American Bureau of Shipping, entered the private sector by opening a naval architectural firm in New York City. The George G. Sharp Company pioneered the modernization of ship fire control, and was commissioned by the Department of Commerce to design "standard types" of merchant ships, including the C4's. During WWII, the George G. Sharp Co. was heavily involved in the emergency shipbuilding program. The firm was officially incorporated in 1951.
Historical information taken from the George G. Sharp Marine Systems Analysis and Design web site found at www.georgesharp.com

Collection Scope and Content

The George G. Sharp (Firm) cargo ship design booklet, 1965 (SAFR 23835, HDC 1672) is a bound volume of specifications and plans titled, "Preliminary design booklet cargo ship for Trans-Pacific Service, States Steamship Company." The collection has been processed to the item unit level.
The cargo ship design booklet is divided into 3 sections: characteristics, outline specifications, and plans.

Collection Arrangement

1 volume in 1 folder

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Cargo ships
Marine engineering--Designs and plans
Ships plans
George G. Sharp (Firm)
States Steamship Company