Leonard Peskett

Leonard Peskett, OBE (1861 – 1924)^[1] was the Cunard Line's Senior naval architect, designer^[2][3] and the designer of the company's ocean liners RMS Mauretania, RMS Lusitania,^[4] RMS Aquitania,^[5] and the RMS Carmania.

Peskett between 1895-1915

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.^[1]

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 ^[1][6]

See also

• Thomas Andrews
• Stephen Payne