Philip Hercus
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Philip Hercus AO | |
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| Occupation | Ship Designer |
| Children | Ben Hercus |
| Website | www.incatcrowther.com |
Philip Hercus AO born New Zealand and resides in Sydney Australia naval architect and marine vessel designer.
He came to Australia to attend the UNSW Faculty of Engineering,University of New South Wales where in 1967 he gained a Bachelor of Science (Technology) degree in Naval Architecture.
Senior Advisor Incat Crowther which was created from the merger of Crowther Designs and Incat Designs (Sydney) in 2003[1].
In 1977[2]), he formed a partnership, namely International Catamaran Pty Ltd designing and
building catamarans in Tasmania. This combination made significant advances in fast powered catamaran
technology culminating in the Wave Piercing catamarans.
Early in 1988, the shipyard partnership was mutually terminated and a design-only company, International Catamaran Designs Pty Ltd (renamed Incat Designs (Sydney)) was formed as part of the Hercus Marine Group. The other partner Robert Clifford then commenced designing and building under a new company, Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd,
Awards
Philip Hercus[3](1992 AGM Michell medal recipient from the Institution of Engineers, Australia).
Philip Hercus and Robert Clifford received the Order of Australia (AO[4]) in 1995 for service to the shipbuilding industry.
References
- ^ "Incat Designs (Sydney) and Crowther Designs merge". Marinelog.com. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "History". Incat. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "1992 AGM Michell Medal - Philip Hercus". Engineers Australia. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Its an Honour". Australian Government. Retrieved 12 July 2015.