Gibbs & Cox
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Gibbs & Cox is a U.S. naval architecture firm that specializes in designing surface warships. Founded in 1922 in New York City, Gibbs & Cox is now headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
The firm was founded as "Gibbs Brothers" by self-taught naval architect William Francis Gibbs and his brother Frederic H. Gibbs. The name was changed when architect Daniel H. Cox joined the firm in 1929. [1]
According to company officials, more than 70 percent of U.S. tonnage launched during World War II was to Gibbs & Cox designs, and ship types included destroyers, LST landing craft, minesweepers, tankers, cruisers, liberty ships, and a variety of ship conversions.[2] As of 2003, more than 150 ships on active duty in nearly 20 navies around the globe, including 60 percent of the U.S. Navy's surface combatant fleet, were built to the firm's designs.[3]
Among the ship classes designed by Gibbs & Cox are:
In 1931 Gibbs & Cox designed the MV Savarona, a large luxury yacht.
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