SHIPS AND STORMS.
NAVAL ARCHITECT'S TRIP.
SEEKING PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE. In order to gain first-hand knowledge of the behaviour of ships at. sea during stormy weather, a Dutch marine architect, Mr. M. A. Cornelissen, of Amsterdam, is at present touring the world. He passed through Auckland with Mrs. Cornelissen on the Sonoma on Saturday morning. Mr. Cornelissen, who has been responsible for 'the design of many ships of the Royal Dutch Packet Line, as well as a number of vessels trading in the East Indies, left Amsterdam toward the end of last year. ll© has already visited the East, China, Japan, the Philippine Islands, Java and Australia. During the greater part of his voyages fine weather was experienced and Mr. Cornelissen expressed himself as dissatisfied with the results of his trip. After crossing America, he will return to Holland. On tlie voyage across the Atlantic, he hopes to meet at least one storm. Mr. Cornelissen designed his first ship in 1901. One of his forefathers built a ship in 1570. Mrs. Cornelissen's father was one of the founders of the New Netherlands Shipbuilding Company, while their two sons are both marine architects.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21166, 26 April 1932, Page 5
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