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Chapelle was born on February 1, 1901.<ref>{{cite web |title=Howard Chapelle, June 1975 |work=United States Social Security Death Index |publisher=FamilySearch |url=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JPSX-1J8 |accessdate=October 28, 2012}}</ref> From 1919, he worked as a marine apprentice and designer for a number of shipbuilders. After 1936, he went into business for himself, and later served as head of the New England section of the [[Historic American Merchant Marine Survey]], a New Deal project designed to research American naval history and staffed by unemployed marine architects.<ref name="SI">{{cite web |title=SIA RU007228, Chapelle, Howard Irving, Howard I. Chapelle Papers, 1969-1975 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution Archives |url=http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217385 |accessdate=October 28, 2012}}</ref> |
Chapelle was born on February 1, 1901.<ref>{{cite web |title=Howard Chapelle, June 1975 |work=United States Social Security Death Index |publisher=FamilySearch |url=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JPSX-1J8 |accessdate=October 28, 2012}}</ref> From 1919, he worked as a marine apprentice and designer for a number of shipbuilders. After 1936, he went into business for himself, and later served as head of the New England section of the [[Historic American Merchant Marine Survey]], a New Deal project designed to research American naval history and staffed by unemployed marine architects.<ref name="SI">{{cite web |title=SIA RU007228, Chapelle, Howard Irving, Howard I. Chapelle Papers, 1969-1975 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution Archives |url=http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217385 |accessdate=October 28, 2012}}</ref> |
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+ | During [[World War II]], Chapelle served in the [[United States Army Transportation Corps]] ship and boatbuilding program. In 1950, he ventured to England where he researched colonial ship design on a Guggenheim fellowship. In 1956/57, he served the [[Food and Agriculture Organization|United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization]] as a consultant on fishing boat construction to the government of Turkey. Upon returning to America, he was appointed Division of Transportation curator of the [[National Museum of History and Technology]]. Ten years later, in 1967, he stepped down as curator to assume the role of Senior Historian. He retired in 1971, accepting the title of Historian Emeritus.<ref name="SI" /> |
Chapelle died in Lewes, Delaware, on June 30, 1975.<ref>{{cite news |title=Howard I. Chapelle Dies at 74; Marine Historian and a Writer |newspaper=New York Times |date=July 2, 1975 |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60B15FB385F1B7493C0A9178CD85F418785F9 |accessdate=October 28, 2012}}</ref> |
Chapelle died in Lewes, Delaware, on June 30, 1975.<ref>{{cite news |title=Howard I. Chapelle Dies at 74; Marine Historian and a Writer |newspaper=New York Times |date=July 2, 1975 |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60B15FB385F1B7493C0A9178CD85F418785F9 |accessdate=October 28, 2012}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 09:03, 29 October 2019
| Howard Irving Chapelle | |
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| Born | February 1, 1901 |
| Died |
June 30, 1975 (aged 74) Lewes, Delaware |
| Occupation | Naval architect, historian, author |
| Organization | Smithsonian Institution |
Howard Irving Chapelle (February 1, 1901 – June 30, 1975) was an American naval architect, and curator of maritime history at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. In addition, he authored many books and articles on maritime history and marine architecture.
Biography
Chapelle was born on February 1, 1901.[1] From 1919, he worked as a marine apprentice and designer for a number of shipbuilders. After 1936, he went into business for himself, and later served as head of the New England section of the Historic American Merchant Marine Survey, a New Deal project designed to research American naval history and staffed by unemployed marine architects.[2]
During World War II, Chapelle served in the United States Army Transportation Corps ship and boatbuilding program. In 1950, he ventured to England where he researched colonial ship design on a Guggenheim fellowship. In 1956/57, he served the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization as a consultant on fishing boat construction to the government of Turkey. Upon returning to America, he was appointed Division of Transportation curator of the National Museum of History and Technology. Ten years later, in 1967, he stepped down as curator to assume the role of Senior Historian. He retired in 1971, accepting the title of Historian Emeritus.[2]
Chapelle died in Lewes, Delaware, on June 30, 1975.[3]
Works
Chapelle was a small-boat enthusiast and sailor. He felt that inexpensive yachts based on traditional workboats were the most practical way to go sailing and designed a number of small boats. His article on a 14-foot (4.3 m) Chesapeake sharpie skiff is typical of many of his articles.[4]
His book American Small Sailing Craft (1951) is considered a classic among small-boat builders and historians. In it he documented many fast-vanishing American working boats.
His other books include:
- Yacht Designing and Planning (1936) W. W. Norton & Company, ISBN 0-393-03756-8
- Boatbuilding: A Complete Handbook of Wooden Boat Construction (1941) W.W. Norton & Company Inc.
- The History of American Sailing Ships
- The History of the American Sailing Navy: The Ships and Their Development, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. (1949), ISBN 1-56852-222-3.
- The Search for Speed Under Sail: 1700-1855 (1967) W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
- The Baltimore Clipper
- The American Fishing Schooners 1825-1935 (1973) W. W. Norton & Company Inc., ISBN 0-393-03123-3
References
- ↑ "Howard Chapelle, June 1975". United States Social Security Death Index. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JPSX-1J8. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "SIA RU007228, Chapelle, Howard Irving, Howard I. Chapelle Papers, 1969-1975". Smithsonian Institution Archives. http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217385. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
- ↑ "Howard I. Chapelle Dies at 74; Marine Historian and a Writer". July 2, 1975. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60B15FB385F1B7493C0A9178CD85F418785F9. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
- ↑ Chapelle, Howard. "A 14-foot Chesapeake Sharpie Skiff". In O'Donnell, Craig. Duckworks. http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/04/s/articles/chapelle/index.cfm. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
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