Frank E. Kirby

Frank E. Kirby (July 1, 1849-August 25, 1929)^[1] was a naval architect in the Detroit area in the early 20th century. Kirby was best known for his five huge Lake Erie night boats.^[1]

Kirby designs

SS Canadiana
SS Chief Wawatam
SS City of Detroit III
SS City of Erie
SS Columbia
SS Greater Detroit
SS Greater Buffalo - rebuilt in 1942 as a training aircraft carrier, USS Sable (IX-81), which trained a future US President, George H. W. Bush
SS Ste. Claire
SS Tashmoo
SS Seeandbee - The largest and most expensive lake cruiser at the time, later transformed into the USS Wolverine (IX-64), a training aircraft carrier that served in tandem with the USS Sable.

References

^ ^a ^b "Bob-Lo Boats/Frank E. Kirby". http://www.boblosteamers.com/kirby.html. Retrieved 2009-01-21.

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Name	Kirby, Frank E.
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Date of birth	1849
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Date of death	1929
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