Biography of Thomas W. Dunn
Mr. Dunn was a 1929 graduate of Webb Institute of Technology in naval architecture and marine engineering. He was an expert in submarine design and a former vice president of Electric Boat Co., Groton, Connecticut, where he was employed from 1931 to 1968. Upon retirement he worked as a naval architect for the Preservation Shipyard, Mystic Seaport Museum.
Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Ships Plans Division.
Restrictions on Use
Various copying restriction apply. Guidelines are available from the Ships Plans Division.
Index Terms
This collection is not included in the catalog of the G. W. Blunt White Library. Researchers who are interested in finding library material about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
Electric Boat Company
John H. Wells, Inc.
Document Types:
Ship’s plans
Occupations:
Yacht designers
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Administrative Information
Coll. 45, Ships Plans Division, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
| Vessel designs; | ||||
| 45.1 | ACANIA, 136’3″ motor yacht; | Designer, John H. Wells, # 144; Builder, Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp.; 1930 | ||
| 45.2 | ALURA II, 54′ motor yacht; | Designer, John H. Wells, Inc. # 131; Builder F. D. Lawley, Inc.; 1929 | ||
| 45.3 | COMOCO, 140’7″ motor yacht; | Designer, John H. Wells, Inc. #123; Builder, Defoe Boat & Motor Works; 1927 | ||
| 45.4 | DANORA, 102′ motor yacht; | Designer, John H. Wells, Inc. # 146; Builder Defoe Boat & Motor Works; 1931 | ||
| 45.5 | JANIDORE, 142′ motor yacht; | Designer, John H. Wells, Inc. # 143; Builder, Defoe Boat & Motor Works; 1930 | ||
| 45.6 | JEM, 75’6″ motor yacht; | Designer, John H. Wells, Inc. # 140 & 142; Builder, Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp.; 1930 | ||
| 45.7 | SARAMAR II, 106′ motor yacht; | Designer, John H. Wells, Inc. # 124; Builder, Robert Jacob Inc.; 1927 | ||
| 45.8 | SAZARAC, 81’7″ motor yacht; | Designer, John H. Wells, Inc. # 147; Builder, Henry B. Nevins, Inc.; 1931 | ||
| 45.9 | SHELIA, 118’6″ motor yacht; | Designer, John H. Wells, Inc. # 145; Builder, Defoe Boat & Motor Works; 1930 | ||
| 45.10 | Unidentified 153’2″ motor yacht; | Designer, John H. Wells, Inc # 141; Builder, Defoe Boat & Motor Works; 1930 | ||
| 45.11 | Unidentified 192′ motor yacht; | Designer, John H. Wells, # P 49; ca. 1927 | ||
| 45.12 | Unidentified 62′ motor yacht; | Designer, John H. Wells, # P-108; ca. 1927 | ||
| 45.13 | Unidentified 80′ motor yacht; | Designer, John H. Wells, Inc. # P-174; ca. 1928 | ||
| 45.14 | Unidentified 100′ motor yacht; | Designer, John H. Wells, Inc. # P-181; ca. 1929 | ||
| 45.15 | Unidentified 182’6″ motor yacht; | Designer, John H. Wells, Inc. # P-197; ca. 1929 | ||
| 45.16 | Unidentified 105′ motor yacht; | Designer, John H. Wells, Inc. # P-202; ca. 1930 | ||
| 45.17 | Unidentified 120’9″ schooner yacht; | Designer, John H. Wells, Inc. # P-209-2; ca. 1930 | ||
| 45.18 | Unidentified 108′ motor yacht; | Designer, John H. Wells, Inc. # P-213; ca. 1930 | ||
| 45.19 | Unidentified 16’9″ motor yacht; | Designer, John H. Wells, Inc. S-13; ca. 1930 | ||
| 45.20 | FALCON ex VIKING, 180′ steam yacht; | Designer, Theodore D. Wells; 1909 | ||
| 45.21 | HARBINGER, 85′ motor yacht; | New York Yacht, Launch & Engine Co.; 1928 | ||
| 45.22 | Unidentified 30′ motor yacht; | Designer, New York, Launch & Engine Co. | ||
| 45.23 | QUEEN ELIZABETH, 1031′ ocean liner; | Builder, John Brown & Co., Ltd; 1938 | ||