Frank George Griffith Carr
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Frank George Griffith Carr (23 April 1903 – 9 July 1991) was director of the National Maritime Museum
, Greenwich
, England
from 1947 to 1966 and was responsible for restoring and preserving a large number of ships such as the Cutty Sark
and Gypsy Moth IV. After retirement he was involved in the creation of the Maritime Trust and World Ship Trust for preserving old ships.
and Trinity Hall, Cambridge
. While he was studying for his law degree at Cambridge, his first job was on a barge travelling between Ipswich
and Antwerp in 1928. On graduation, he became assistant librarian at the House of Lords Library
. He began research for his first book, Sailing Barges, published in 1931.
He continued sailing and his book A Yachtsman's log tells of voyages made to the Baltic, Spain and the British coastline in his Bristol Channel pilot cutter Cariad.
After serving in the RNVR during the Second World War, he was appointed director of the National Maritime Museum in 1946 where he supervised its growth incorporating a number of other historic parts of Greenwich.
National Maritime Museum
The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England is the leading maritime museum of the United Kingdom and may be the largest museum of its kind in the world. The historic buildings forming part of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, it also incorporates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich,...
, Greenwich
Greenwich
Greenwich is a district of south London, England, located in the London Borough of Greenwich.Greenwich is best known for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
from 1947 to 1966 and was responsible for restoring and preserving a large number of ships such as the Cutty Sark
Cutty Sark
The Cutty Sark is a clipper ship. Built in 1869, she served as a merchant vessel , and then as a training ship until being put on public display in 1954...
and Gypsy Moth IV. After retirement he was involved in the creation of the Maritime Trust and World Ship Trust for preserving old ships.
Life
Frank Carr fell in love with sailing barges as a boy of 10. He was educated at The Perse SchoolThe Perse School
The Perse Upper School is an independent secondary co-educational day school in Cambridge, England. The school was founded in 1615 by Dr Stephen Perse, a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and has existed on several different sites in the city before its present home on Hills...
and Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the fifth-oldest college of the university, having been founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich.- Foundation :...
. While he was studying for his law degree at Cambridge, his first job was on a barge travelling between Ipswich
Ipswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
and Antwerp in 1928. On graduation, he became assistant librarian at the House of Lords Library
House of Lords Library
The House of Lords Library is the library and information resource of the House of Lords, the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
. He began research for his first book, Sailing Barges, published in 1931.
He continued sailing and his book A Yachtsman's log tells of voyages made to the Baltic, Spain and the British coastline in his Bristol Channel pilot cutter Cariad.
After serving in the RNVR during the Second World War, he was appointed director of the National Maritime Museum in 1946 where he supervised its growth incorporating a number of other historic parts of Greenwich.
Publications
- Sailing Barges (1931, 5th edition 1989)
- Vanishing craft (1934)
- A Yachtsman's log (1935)