John Charles Niedermair (1893–1982) was an American Naval architect whom the U.S. Naval Institute reports as being 'Among the most noted U.S. naval architects of [the 20th] century'[1] and whom the American Society of Naval Engineers note as 'the father of today's modern United States Navy ships'.[2] He worked in the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Ships from 1928 to 1958 during which time he directed the design of what were to become 8,000 ships, notably the Landing Ship, Tank. He received the U.S. Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award;[3] the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers 1958 David W. Taylor Medal;[4] the U.S. National Academy of Sciences 1976 Gibbs Brothers Medal;[5] and the American Society of Naval Engineers 1978 Harold E. Saunders Award.[6]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Naval Institute. "Niedermair, John Charles". U.S. Naval Institute. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. ^ American Society of Naval Engineers. "Mr. John C. Niedermair". American Society of Naval Engineers. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  3. ^ Washington Post. "John Niedermair Architect, 88, Helped Design Navy LST, Dies". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  4. ^ Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. "David W. Taylor Medal". Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  5. ^ National Academy of Sciences. "Gibbs Brothers Medal". National Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2015.;
  6. ^ American Society of Naval Engineers. "Mr. John C. Niedermair". American Society of Naval Engineers. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
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