Hakon Adelsteen Sommerfeldt

Håkon Adelsteen Sommerfeldt (25 January 1811 – 22 January 1888) was a Norwegian naval officer and ships designer.[1]

USS Princeton from 1843

He was born in Gausdal. His first ship design was the wheeler Nordcap from 1840. He was a co-designer of USS Princeton from 1843, along with John Ericsson. He published several books on ships construction, including Om Handelsskibes Construction from 1845, and Haandbog for practisk Skibsbyggeri from 1855. He was decorated Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1854.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Norsk bokhandlertidende - Volume 82 1960 -- Page 210 " Sommerfeldt, Håkon Adelsteen (1811 — 1888) Håkon Adelsteen Sommerfeldts dagbok. Avskrift. Ved T. K. Olafsen. [Horten 1961]"
  2. ↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Hakon Adelsteen Sommerfeldt". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 July 2012. "Hakon Adelsteen Sommerfeldt, norsk sjøoffiser og skipskonstruktør,"
  3. ↑ Arisholm, Torstein. "Hakon Adelsteen Sommerfeldt". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 July 2012.


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