Frederick G. Creed

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Frederick George Creed (1871–1957) was a Canadian inventor, who worked in the field of telecommunications, and played an early role in the development of SWATH vessels, The CCGS Frederick G. Creed, a SWATH vessel, is named after him.

Creed was born in Mill Village, Nova Scotia. At age 15 he became a Morse code operator. He travelled to Peru and began research into a machine to transmit electrical signals which would change into printed words. He eventually formed Creed & Company in Britain, incorporated in 1922.

The acronym "SWATH" (Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull) was coined in 1973 by U. S. Navy technocrats who promote its use, rather than "semi-submerged" ship or catamaran, to distinguish this concept from conventional catamarans.