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THE MEMOIRS
OF
CHARLES H. CRAMP
II
CHARLES H. CRAMP
PREFACE
It is not often that the memoirs of a mancover the history of threescore years of activemanhood. Still more rare is it that the periodcovered happens to be the most fruitful ofprogress known in the annals of mankind. Andyet more remarkable, even to the point of theunique, is it that such a career, in such anepoch, should be inextricably interwoven withthe history of one of the fairest arts and one ofthe most fascinating sciences,—Naval Architectureand Ship-building.
All this is true of the subject of this memoir,Charles Henry Cramp.
Such phrases as “prominently identifiedwith” or “an acknowledged leader in” hissphere of creative activity do not adequatelyexpress Charles H. Cramp’s personal and professionalrelation, or rather his individual