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Our Own Rear-Admiral

PASCUAL O’DOGHERTY grades. He served in the of the Royal Academy of San Navales de Espana.
is a Rear Admiral and Naval Spanish Towing Tank Romualdo, and one of the Association Technique,
Architect in the Spanish Navy. (1964-1987), being appointed proposers of our editor to the
Maritime et Aeronautique
Born in San Fernando on 20th Managing Director in 1970 appointment of Corresponding (France); Society of Naval
April 1920, he is the younger where he served up until his Academic Fellow to this
Architects & Marine
brother of our Clann Chieftain, retirement in 1987. illustrious body in 1990-91. Engineers (U.S.A.);
Ramon. He is a member of His special achievements Knight Hospitaller of St. International Towing Tank
MENSA. form an impressive list; John the Baptist: Author of Conference (1970- ), a
His education included Head of Spanish Tidal 'THE GENEALOGY OF THE member of its Executive
studies at the Spanish Naval Sservices (1948-50); Spanish O'DOGHERTYS, CHIEF­ Committee (198187); and
Academy, graduating as a representative at many TAINS OF INNISH-OWEN’. Senior Member (1987-).
Sub-lieutenant in 1943. His technical meetings, related to The re-publication rights of
Our editorial biographical
numerous academic awards ship-building, ship stability this work were transferred to
include: and safety, ship hydro­ the Clann in May 1990. references are several: Who's
Specialty of Hydrography dynamics, etc.; Member of Pascual O’Dogherty has Who in the World (Editions of
(1944); Degree in the Spanish Technical been awarded many 1981 to 1988); Men of
Hydrographic Engineering Committee of Bureau Veritas decorations, including, Achievement: International
(1948); Diploma in Pure (1977 -); Chairperson of that amongst others, the following: Who’s Who of Intellectuals,
5,000 personalities of the world
Science (1962); a B.Sc. in Committee (1977-87); Cross of Military Merit; Cross
Applied Science (Naval Chairman of Organising of Naval Merit; Great Cross of (1986), from the Editor’s
personal library.
Architecture), First Class Committee of International Naval Merit; Great Cross of
Honours, (University of Symposium on Ship San Hermenegildo; Cross of Pascual O'Dogherty
Durham, England, 1956); & B. Hydrodynamics and Energy Naval Merit of Brazil; Medal married Elvira O'Dogherty
Sc. in Marine Engineering Saving (1983); Member of of Merit of the Bulgarian Ship (nee Carame) and they have
(1957). Programme Committee of Hydrodynamic Centre; Gold nine children, Elvira,
His career included several International Conference on Insignia of the Town of Carmen, Pascual, Manuel,
years at sea, as a Naval Ship Stability (1986); Novelda, as well as two Gold John, Miguel, Ana, Ignacio
Officer. He began lecturing at Chairman of sessions in Medals of the Spanish College and Pilar.
the Naval Academy in 1946. various International Towing of Naval Architects (1974 & He and other members of
From 1957-1964 he was a Hull Tank Conferences (ITTC) and 1979). his family will be in Ireland
and Machinery Surveyor at International Symposium on His professional and prior to, and during our 1995
Ferrol Naval Yard. In 1974 he Ship Vibration (1984); association memberships Clann Re-Union. We extend to
was promoted to the lofty President of ‘Asamblea currently include: them, and all Dohertys world­
crow’s’ nest of his profession, Amistosa Literaria’ (1985 -). Fellow of the Royal Institute wide a hearty - ‘CEAD MILE
obtaining the commission of Author of more than forty of Naval Architects (U.K.); FAILTE’ i.e. a hundred
Rear-Admiral, through papers in this field; Member Asociacion de Ingenieros thousand welcomes.
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