E. C. B. Corlett
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Reverend Dr Ewan Christian Brew Corlett, OBE
, FREng
(11 February 1923 – August 2005) was a British
author, naval architect and consultant. He was pivotal to the restoration of the SS Great Britain
from a sandbank in the Falklands, to Bristol
. He also wrote several papers on the subject of naval architecture and books on the SS Great Britain.
He read Engineering Science at Queens' College, Oxford, 1941-4. He then worked for the Naval Construction Department of the Admiralty
. After the war he did a PhD in naval architecture at Durham University
. From 1952 onwards he was with Burness, Corlett & Partners, Naval Architects and Marine Consultants.
In 1967 he wrote a letter to The Times
stating that the historic ship SS Great Britain, was lying abandoned in the Falklands, and should be restored if possible. From his letter great support was created to survey and restore the ship.
In 1974 Corlett was appointed a trustee of the National Maritime Museum
at Greenwich. He was then subsequently made OBE
, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
. He was also an honorary member of the Institute of Navigation and a member of the Royal Astronomical Society.
In 1990 he was a member of the Board of Inquiry into the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster
He designed such boats as the West Marine Ltd. (Peel Engineering) Midshoreman and Offshoreman.
Order of the British Empire
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, FREng
Royal Academy of Engineering
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(11 February 1923 – August 2005) was a British
United Kingdom
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author, naval architect and consultant. He was pivotal to the restoration of the SS Great Britain
SS Great Britain
SS Great Britain was an advanced passenger steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York. While other ships had previously been built of iron or equipped with a screw propeller, Great Britain was the first...
from a sandbank in the Falklands, to Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
. He also wrote several papers on the subject of naval architecture and books on the SS Great Britain.
He read Engineering Science at Queens' College, Oxford, 1941-4. He then worked for the Naval Construction Department of the Admiralty
Admiralty administration
The administration of the British Admiralty consists of the following branches and officers.-Department of the Controller :Spending branches are in the department of the controller, and it will be well, while we are dealing with the material side of the Royal Navy, to describe briefly their...
. After the war he did a PhD in naval architecture at Durham University
Durham University
The University of Durham, commonly known as Durham University, is a university in Durham, England. It was founded by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837...
. From 1952 onwards he was with Burness, Corlett & Partners, Naval Architects and Marine Consultants.
In 1967 he wrote a letter to The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
stating that the historic ship SS Great Britain, was lying abandoned in the Falklands, and should be restored if possible. From his letter great support was created to survey and restore the ship.
In 1974 Corlett was appointed a trustee of the National Maritime Museum
National Maritime Museum
The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England is the leading maritime museum of the United Kingdom and may be the largest museum of its kind in the world. The historic buildings forming part of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, it also incorporates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich,...
at Greenwich. He was then subsequently made OBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Royal Academy of Engineering
-Overview: is the UK’s national academy of engineering. The Academy brings together the most successful and talented engineers from across the engineering sectors for a shared purpose: to advance and promote excellence in engineering....
. He was also an honorary member of the Institute of Navigation and a member of the Royal Astronomical Society.
In 1990 he was a member of the Board of Inquiry into the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster
He designed such boats as the West Marine Ltd. (Peel Engineering) Midshoreman and Offshoreman.