Ralph E. Barry Collection
Abstract
Blueprints and original plans drawn and collected by Ralph E. Barry for large ship- and bark-rigged commercial sailing vessels.
Dates
- Creation: 1884 - 1931
Language of Materials
English Latin
Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Daniel S. Gregory Ships Plans Library.
Restrictions on Use
Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from the Ships Plans Library.
Biography of Ralph E. Barry
Ralph Ensworth (R. E.) Barry, 1868-1947, was a naval architect, steamship master, steamship engineer, and marine engineer. He was educated at the Stevens Institute of Technology and Cornell University.
He had been employed in various shipyards, including the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California; the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia; the League Island Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and the design branch of the Bureau of Construction and Repair, Navy Department, Washington, D. C. In the 1920’s he was self-employed as a naval architect in New London, Connecticut, where he designed yachts and commercial craft for steam and diesel power.
He also designed yachts in full square and fore-and-aft rig.
Extent
26 sheet(s)
16 design(s)
- Title
- Ralph E. Barry Collection
- Subtitle
- An Inventory of the Collection at the Daniel S. Gregory Ships Plans Library, Mystic Seaport Museum
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Daniel S. Gregory Ships Plans Library Repository
G. W. Blunt White Library
Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
112 Greenmanville Avenue
Mystic Connecticut 06355 United States
860.572.5367
collections@mysticseaport.org