Background
Kirkman, Karl Laurence was born on April 3, 1942 in Baltimore. Son of Karl and Laura Whiteley (Nesbitt) Kirkman.
naval architect and marine engineer
Kirkman, Karl Laurence was born on April 3, 1942 in Baltimore. Son of Karl and Laura Whiteley (Nesbitt) Kirkman.
Bachelor of Science in Naval Architecture/Marine Engineering, Webb Institute Naval Architecture, Glen Cove, New York, 1965.
Director Hydronautics Ship Model Basin, HYDRONAUTICS, Inc., Laurel, Maryland., 1964-1982; assistant director ship design, M. Rosenblatt & Son, Inc., Arlington, Virginia, 1982-1989; senior naval architect, Science Applications International Corporation, Arlington, since 1989. Director United States Sailing Aerodynamics Research Program, since 1994.
Fellow Society Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (co-founder and pst chairman small craft committee, past chairman sailing yacht panel). Member American Society Naval Engineers, American Boat and Yacht Council, Annapolis Yacht Club, Crusing Club American, Naval Academy Sailing Squadron, Sailing Club of the Chesapeake, United States Sailing Association.
Married Pamela Rae Wolford, 1967 (divorced 1988). Children: Walter Rae, Kimberly Lynn.