Hugh Iorys Hughes

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Hugh Iorys Hughes (born Bangor; died 1977[1]) was a civil engineer who designed the Mulberry harbours used in Operation Overlord.

Hugh Iorys Hughes, a quiet North Walian, devised from initial plans and built a prototype for the Mulberry Harbours at Conwy Morfa near his home town of Conwy. [2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ www.gwales.com - 9780863817571, Conwy Mulberry Harbour
  2. ^ BBC - Coast Cardigan Bay to the Dee