George Crouch

For the Australian cricketer, see George Crouch (cricketer).
George F. Crouch
Born1879
Died1959

George F. Crouch (1879–1959) was an American boat designer.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He worked for the Dodge Boat Works in Newport News.[7] Three speedboats built to his designs won the first three places in the 1924 Gold Cup of the American Power Boat Association.[8]: 67  In 1939 his design for a torpedo boat was one of two approved by the US Navy for prototype construction;[9]: 2  both designs were found in trials to be obsolescent, and a British design by Hubert Scott-Paine was chosen instead.[9]: 10 

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  9. ^ a b Garth Connelly, T. (2010). U.S. Patrol Torpedo Boats in World War II, 1939-1945. Nimble Books. ISBN 9781608880133. Retrieved 2018-01-17.