The William Froude Medal is awarded to an individual who has made a conspicuous contribution to naval architecture and/or shipbuilding and whose achievements merit special consideration.
It is RINA’s highest award for professional achievement.
For information about how to nominate someone for the William Froude Medal, email awards@rina.org.uk.
Who was William Froude?
William Froude (28 November 1810 – 4 May 1879) was a British naval architect and engineer who was exceptionally dedicated to the design of ships. He discovered the physical laws, so-called Froude’s laws, by which the hydrodynamic performance of the small-scale ship model could be converted to the full-scale ship when both have the same geometrical shape or hull form.
