Ed Monk

George Edwin William Monk (a.k.a. Ed Monk, Sr.) (Jan 1, 1894 - Port Blakely, Washington, to Jan 21, 1973) was a shipwright and naval architect in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. He was active from 1914 to 1973. He designed pleasure and commercial vessels, both power and sail.

MV Savona, a 40' bridge-deck cruiser, moored at South Lake Union, Seattle, WA, an example of an Ed Monk, Sr., boat design, from 1942. MV King Gustaf, a 36' bridge-deck cruiser, moored at Cap Sante Marina, Anacortes, WA, an example of an Ed Monk, Sr., boat design, from 1952. MV Thunderbird, 40', an example of an Ed Monk, Sr., boat design, from 1959.

Shipwright, 1914 to 1925

Ed Monk, Sr., began his boat building career in 1914 as an apprentice working on Robert Moran's schooner San Juan, under construction on Orcas Island. In 1915, Monk worked with his father again in St. Helens, OR, building The City of Portland, "one of the largest wooden freighters ever built." He continued to work for his father at Meacham and Babcock, a boatyard started in Seattle, WA, during World War I to build twelve wooden freighters for the US Government.

Naval architect, 1925 to 1973

At Blanchard Boat Co., Monk got to know the naval architect L. E. "Ted" Geary and in 1926, Geary hired Monk as a draftsman. In 1933, Monk quit working directly for Geary and moved back to Washington state. published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York

Monk designed commercial vessels which included tugs and cargo carriers. He also designed the "Super Shrimp Trapper (SST)" Mimi for Ivar Haglund, launched in 1967.