A man and his ship americas greatest naval architect and his quest to build the ss united states ujifusa steven isbn 9781451645071 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. A man and his ship americas greatest naval architect and his quest to build the ss united states library edition ujifusa steven larkin pete isbn 9781452639871 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. A man and his ship americas greatest naval architect and his quest to build the ss united states amazonde ujifusa steven larkin pete fremdsprachige bucher. The story of a great american builder at the peak of his power in the 1940s and 1950s william francis gibbs was considered americas best naval architect his quest to build the finest fastest most beautiful ocean liner of his time the ss united states was a topic of national fascination when completed in 1952 the ship was hailed as a technological masterpiece at a time when made in america meant the best gibbs was an american original on par with john roebling of the