Philip F. Spaulding (1912–2005) was a
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who lived and worked in
Seattle, Washington. He played an immense role in shaping North America's
ferries for more than half a century, and he also designed many
yachts along the way.
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Philip Spaulding was born on November 27, 1912, and died on May 5, 2005, at the age of 92. In 1952 he founded the marine design firm Philip F. Spaulding and Associates, which he led until his retirement in 1980. Spaulding was commissioned to design many
ferries and other
ships
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used on
North America
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's West coast. Ships designed by Spaulding are still used to this day by the
Alaska Marine Highway,
Washington State Ferries,
BC Ferries, and
Golden Gate Ferries
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, in San Francisco. In 1987, many years after a merger and name change to Nickum and Spaulding Associates, the company was renamed Elliott Bay Design Group and its assets were sold to its employees.
BC Ferries
Spaulding and Associates designed many of the first vessels of the BC Ferries fleet, including the , the , the nearly identical
B class, and the . Some of these designs were actually just modifications of previously designed ships; for example, the ''Sidney'' class is nearly identical to the , run by the
Puget Sound Navigation Company, and the C class was inspired by Washington State Ferries' .
References
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Flickr group for ships by Spaudling
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1912 births
2005 deaths
American naval architects
Engineers from Washington (state)
People from Seattle