Philip Watts (naval architect)

Sir Philip Watts
Philip Watts caricatured by Spy in Vanity Fair, 1910
Born	(1846-05-30)30 May 1846 Deptford, Kent, England
Died	15 March 1926(1926-03-15) (aged 79) Chelsea, London, England
Nationality	British
Occupation	Naval architect
Known for	Warship design
Spouse(s)	Elise Isabelle Simonau, daughter of Chevalier Gustave Simonau, of Brussels
Children	2 daughters

Sir Philip Watts KCB FRS (30 May 1846 – 15 March 1926) was a British naval architect, famous for designing numerous Elswick cruisers and the revolutionary battleship HMS Dreadnought.