Leonard Peskett, OBE (1861 – 1924)Christie's Auction House
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, designer and the designer of the company's ocean liners RMS ''Mauretania'', RMS ''Lusitania'', RMS ''Aquitania'', and the RMS ''Carmania''. Peskett came to Cunard in 1884 from H.M. Dockyard, where he had been an apprentice shipwright. He remained at Cunard until his death in 1924. He is the author of the paper "The design of steamships from the owner's point of view," published in Transactions of the Institution of Naval Architects, London, 1914 Cited b
Transactions of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Vol. 29, p. 269

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Boat and ship designers 1861 births 1924 deaths Officers of the Order of the British Empire {{UK-engineer-stub