With husband financier William Warren Gibbs, they raised their four children; William Francis Gibbs, Frederic Herbert Gibbs, Bertha Gibbs, and Genevive Gibbs, at the Gibbs' Residence, located at Rittenhouse Square, Walnut Street, N.E. corner 18th St, Philadelphia, PA.
In 1922, sons William and Frederic, started their own naval architecture firm, Gibbs Brothers, Inc., which was renamed Gibbs & Cox in 1929. Their first major contract was to convert the former German liner Vaterland into the American luxury liner SS Leviathan.
During the World War II, Gibbs & Cox created plans for thousands of American warships and cargo vessels, including destroyers.
After the war, her sons again began design for a new 1,000-foot ocean liner, The SS United States, which entered service in 1952. On her maiden voyage, she became the fastest ship to cross the Atlantic Ocean, averaging 35.59 knots. She was the largest liner ever built in the United States and the fastest liner built anywhere.
In 1922, sons William and Frederic, started their own naval architecture firm, Gibbs Brothers, Inc., which was renamed Gibbs & Cox in 1929. Their first major contract was to convert the former German liner Vaterland into the American luxury liner SS Leviathan.
During the World War II, Gibbs & Cox created plans for thousands of American warships and cargo vessels, including destroyers.
After the war, her sons again began design for a new 1,000-foot ocean liner, The SS United States, which entered service in 1952. On her maiden voyage, she became the fastest ship to cross the Atlantic Ocean, averaging 35.59 knots. She was the largest liner ever built in the United States and the fastest liner built anywhere.
With husband financier William Warren Gibbs, they raised their four children; William Francis Gibbs, Frederic Herbert Gibbs, Bertha Gibbs, and Genevive Gibbs, at the Gibbs' Residence, located at Rittenhouse Square, Walnut Street, N.E. corner 18th St, Philadelphia, PA.
In 1922, sons William and Frederic, started their own naval architecture firm, Gibbs Brothers, Inc., which was renamed Gibbs & Cox in 1929. Their first major contract was to convert the former German liner Vaterland into the American luxury liner SS Leviathan.
During the World War II, Gibbs & Cox created plans for thousands of American warships and cargo vessels, including destroyers.
After the war, her sons again began design for a new 1,000-foot ocean liner, The SS United States, which entered service in 1952. On her maiden voyage, she became the fastest ship to cross the Atlantic Ocean, averaging 35.59 knots. She was the largest liner ever built in the United States and the fastest liner built anywhere.
In 1922, sons William and Frederic, started their own naval architecture firm, Gibbs Brothers, Inc., which was renamed Gibbs & Cox in 1929. Their first major contract was to convert the former German liner Vaterland into the American luxury liner SS Leviathan.
During the World War II, Gibbs & Cox created plans for thousands of American warships and cargo vessels, including destroyers.
After the war, her sons again began design for a new 1,000-foot ocean liner, The SS United States, which entered service in 1952. On her maiden voyage, she became the fastest ship to cross the Atlantic Ocean, averaging 35.59 knots. She was the largest liner ever built in the United States and the fastest liner built anywhere.
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