Stephen Payne (naval architect)

Stephen M. Payne
Stephen Payne during a speaker's discussion session on board Queen Mary 2 in December 2017.
Born
Stephen Michael Payne

c. 1960 (age 63–64)
Greater London
NationalityBritish
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Engineering career
DisciplineShip Science
Practice namePFJ Maritime Consulting Ltd (2011-2016)[1]
Employer(s)Carnival Corporate Shipbuilding (1985-2010)
ProjectsMS Rotterdam (VI), passenger ship design
Significant designRMS Queen Mary 2
Significant advancepodded propulsion
AwardsMost Excellent Order of the British Empire, Royal Designer for Industry, VADM Land Medal

Stephen Michael Payne is a British naval architect. [2] He has worked on the designs of approximately 40 passenger ships for the Carnival Corporation, including the Cunard ocean liner Queen Mary 2.[3] He is an independent maritime consultant and is an educational advocate for engineering careers.

  1. ^ "PFJ Maritime - The Team - Stephen Payne". Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. ^ Frame, Chris (Maritime Historian). "Ocean Liner Design Secrets - Queen Mary 2". Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  3. ^ Payne, Stephen M. (March 2006). "True Liner: The Creation of the Queen Mary 2" (PDF). INGENIA, the Royal Academy of Engineering (26): 38–42. Retrieved 16 December 2020.