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In August 1917, the honour of K.B.E. was bestowed upon him in recognition of his services to the nation. His relations with labour were particularly happy, throughout a period of great difficulty, and his services as an arbitrator were often in demand. | In August 1917, the honour of K.B.E. was bestowed upon him in recognition of his services to the nation. His relations with labour were particularly happy, throughout a period of great difficulty, and his services as an arbitrator were often in demand. | ||
He died on the 9th February 1922, in his sixty-second year. | He died on the 9th February 1922, in his sixty-second year. Read his obituary in [[The Engineer 1922/02/17]]. | ||
He became a Member of this Institution in 1912, and was elected a Member of Council in 1920. He was also Member of Council of the Institution of Naval Architects and a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. | He became a Member of this Institution in 1912, and was elected a Member of Council in 1920. He was also Member of Council of the Institution of Naval Architects and a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. |
Revision as of 13:40, 28 November 2014
Sir George John Carter (1860-1922), of W. G. Armstrong and Co and Cammell, Laird and Co
1922 Obituary [1]
Sir GEORGE JOHN CARTER, K.B.E., was born at Gosport on 24th May 1860.
Educated privately, he entered Portsmouth Dockyard as a shipwright apprentice, and in 1886 joined Messrs. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co., Limited, at Elswick, where eight years later he was appointed Shipyard Manager. He remained at Newcastle for twenty-six years, and in that time his responsibilities covered the construction of battleships, cruisers, etc., down to the smallest craft for many of the world's navies.
Among the many large warships completed were H.M.S. "Monarch," "Superb," and "Invincible," and the Brazilian dreadnought "Minas Geraes." The crowning achievement of this part of his career was the planning and laying out of the Armstrong Naval Yard at Walker-on-Tyne, still the finest of its kind in the world.
In addition to his professional duties he found time to act on the Tyne Improvement Commission and to take an active part in the Territorial Army, in which he was Senior Major of 1st Northumbrian R.F.A.
Soon after his appointment as Managing Director of Messrs. Cammell, Laird and Co., Ltd., at Birkenhead, war was declared. Warships of all types complete for sea were now required to be laid down and equipped with the greatest rapidity.
The Birkenhead Yard during the period of hostilities turned out 152,000 tons of shipping, 1,138,000 H.P. in machinery, and employed 14,000 men.
In August 1917, the honour of K.B.E. was bestowed upon him in recognition of his services to the nation. His relations with labour were particularly happy, throughout a period of great difficulty, and his services as an arbitrator were often in demand.
He died on the 9th February 1922, in his sixty-second year. Read his obituary in The Engineer 1922/02/17.
He became a Member of this Institution in 1912, and was elected a Member of Council in 1920. He was also Member of Council of the Institution of Naval Architects and a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers.