George Crouch Explained

George F. Crouch
Birth Date:1879
Death Date:1959

George F. Crouch (1879–1959) was an American boat designer.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He worked for the Dodge Boat Works in Newport News.[7] Three speedboats built to his designs won the first three places in the 1924 Gold Cup of the American Power Boat Association.[8] In 1939 his design for a torpedo boat was one of two approved by the US Navy for prototype construction;[9] both designs were found in trials to be obsolescent, and a British design by Hubert Scott-Paine was chosen instead.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Henry B. Nevins, Inc. Shipyard Collection. 30 May 2016 . 2018-01-16.
  2. Book: http://papers.sae.org/190004/. AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS OF MARINE ENGINES IN THE WAR. 10.4271/190004 . 2018-01-17 . SAE Technical Paper Series . 1919 . Crouch . George F. . 1 .
  3. Web site: WoodenBoat magazine Issue #60 Sept/Oct 84. 2018-01-16.
  4. Web site: Curious Curator: The Rainbow IV (Speedboat Identified in the Billiard Room mural). 2018-01-16.
  5. Web site: 1924 APBA Gold Cup. 2018-01-18.
  6. Web site: Dodge Boat Works. 2018-01-16.
  7. Web site: Monster boat plant in Newport News killed by Depression. 2018-01-16.
  8. Book: "Classic Speedboats, 1916-1939. 9780760304648. 2018-01-17. Guetat. Gerald. Ledru. Éric. 10 January 1998. Motorbooks International.
  9. Book: U.S. Patrol Torpedo Boats in World War II, 1939-1945. 9781608880133. 2018-01-17. Garth Connelly. T.. 2010. Nimble Books .

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