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1875 – 1942 · New York, New York

Charles D. Mower

Naval architect and design editor — New York

Trained under Binney and Crowninshield, designed for Rudder's readers, and finished as chief naval architect at Nevins on City Island.

Trained
From 1895 under Arthur Binney, then under Bowdoin B. Crowninshield
Partnership
With Thomas D. Bowes, Philadelphia, from 1911
Later
Chief naval architect at Henry B. Nevins, Inc.; official measurer for the New York Yacht Club
Editorial
Design editor of The Rudder; contributor to MotorBoating
Archive
Mystic Seaport — 433 sheets covering 107 designs
  • 1922Mary Ann — A-Cat
  • 1923Penobscot — R-class
  • c. 1923Fisher's Island One Design

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