Philip Rhodes

Philip Leonard Rhodes (1895–1974) was a naval architect known for his diverse yacht designs.[1] He designed a wide variety of vessels from 123' motor-sailors to 7' dinghies, from hydrofoil racers to giant motor yachts. His work also included commercial and military vessels such as minesweepers and police boats. His clients ranged from Rockefellers to Sears & Roebuck. His 12 Meter class Weatherly (USA-17) won the America's Cup in 1962.[2]

Philip Rhodes
Born1895
Died1974
OccupationNaval architect

Rhodes was born in 1895 in Thurman, Ohio. He attended MIT, graduating in 1918 in naval architecture and marine engineering.[3] He worked for the US Army Corps of Engineers during World War I. After the war he began work as a shipfitter in Lorain, Ohio. He later moved to New York where he opened a small office as a marine architect.[4]

Philip Rhodes joined the design firm of Cox & Stevens in 1934. He became head naval architect for the firm after the death of lead designer Bruno Tornroth in 1935. In 1946 the firm of Philip L. Rhodes succeeded Cox & Stevens Inc. It closed in 1974, following Rhodes's death.[3]

Designs
  • Chesapeake 32
  • Launch 5
  • Northern 25
  • Mariner 19
  • Rhodes 19
  • Rhodes 22
  • Rhodes 33
  • Rhodes Evergreen
  • Rhodes 27 38 foot International Rule, racer cruiser
  • Rhodes 'Seabreeze' class, a 33-foot sloop sold by Seafarer Yachts
  • Rhodes Meridian, a 24-foot sloop sold by Seafarer Yachts
  • Rhodes Pearson Vanguard, a 33-foot sloop built in Rhode Island by Pearson Yachts
  • Pearson Rhodes 41 a 41-foot sloop built in Rhode Island by Pearson Yachts
  • Rhodes Reliant, a 41-foot sloop or yawl built by Cheoy Lee Shipyard in Hong Kong
  • Cheoy Lee Offshore 40
  • Rhodes Bantam, a 14-foot sloop (daysailer/racer)
  • O'Day Tempest 23
  • Woodpussy
  • Grumman Dinghy, an innovative aluminum dinghy designed to use Grumman Aircraft's post-war excess manufacturing capacity
  • O'Day 'Widgeon', a 12-foot sailing dinghy
  • O'Day 'Sprite', a 10-foot fiberglass sailing dinghy
  • Outlaw 26
  • International Penguin Class racing dinghy
  • 'Dyer Dhow', one of the first production fiberglass boats
  • 'Dyer Dink'
  • 'Merry Maiden', build in 1946 by Palmer Scott of New Bedford, Mass. She won a Bermuda Race and has been sailed around the world

References
  1. Henderson, Richard (1981). Philip L. Rhodes and His Yacht Designs. Camden, ME: International Marine Pub. Co. ISBN 0-87742-128-5. OL 3793032M.
  2. Ben Stavis. "Analytical Biography". Temple University archive.Retrieved on 08-10-09
  3. "Biography of Philip L. Rhodes". Mystic Seaport Collections.Retrieved on 08-10-09
  4. Spurr, Daniel, Heart of Glass, McGraw Hill, 2000 pg 101

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