Joseph Isherwood
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Sir Joseph William Isherwood, 1st Baronet (born June 23, 1870 in Hartlepool , † October 24, 1937 ) was a British marine engineer. Isherwood developed the Isherwood System and the Arcform , among others .
history
Isherwood was born in Hartlepool in 1870, the son of a greengrocer. After attending school, at the age of 15 he began an apprenticeship as a ship draftsman in the drawing department of the local shipyard Edward Withy & Co. After a good ten years at Withy, in 1896 he accepted a position as a ship surveyor at the classification society Lloyd’s Register of Shipping . During this time he developed the Isherwood system . The system provides a strong longitudinal frame system, which leads to increased rigidity of the ship's hull along the longitudinal axis. Thanks to the Isherwood system, which was registered for a patent in 1906, much larger tankers could be built at the beginning of the 20th century.
After leaving Lloyd's in 1907 to join the board of directors of the Robert Craggs & Sons shipyard in Middlesbrough , he soon moved on to London, where he established himself as a ship designer. After the first ship was built according to the Isherwoods system in August 1908, his idea caught on.
On June 23, 1921, Joseph Isherwood was awarded the hereditary title of Baronet , of Ruggleswood in the Parish of Chislehurst and the County of Kent , in recognition of his services to ship development . In 1933 he still introduced the Arcform, but the system did not prevail due to its poor sea state and handling properties, as well as the less favorable use of space combined with the considerably greater construction costs. Sir Joseph Isherwood died of pneumonia in 1937. His son William Isherwood inherited his title of nobility as 2nd baronet.
literature
- Shipbuilding Society: 100 Years Shipbuilding Society - Biographies on the History of Shipbuilding , Springer, Berlin, 1999, ISBN 3-540-64150-5 , pp. 206-207.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Isherwood, Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Isherwood, Sir Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British naval engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 23, 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hartlepool |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 24, 1937 |