Meet the staff of Battleship Cove.

Morss (front row, center) was was an original member of Battleship Cove's board of directors (inset, front row, middle).

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Commander Strafford Morss, USNR (Ret.)
Battleship Cove
P.O. Box 111
Fall River, MA 02722-0111

p: (508) 678-1100, ext. 135
f: (508) 674-5597
smorss@battleshipcove.org

Preservation Engineer Strafford Morss is a retired Navy commander holding a BS in Architectural Sciences from Harvard University. For 13 years, Commander Morss served as project engineer for Stone and Webster. A former Battleship Cove vice president, he has served as a consulting engineer and/or preservation project manager for the museums and departments responsible for the U.S.S. Texas, U.S.S. Alabama, U.S.S. Salem, U.S.S. Olympia, U.S.S. Cassin Young, U.S.S. Torsk, U.S.S. Taney, U.S.S. Kennedy, U.S.S. Lionfish, and U.S.S. Massachusetts, and held the Preservation Chair for the Historic Naval Ships Association from 1990-2003. Commander Morss has received the Casper Knight Award from the Historic Naval Ships Association, and has edited the Curator's Handbook for the Hawaiian Maritime Center.

Commander Morss is a member of the American Society of Naval Engineers, the National Association of Corrosion Engineers, the Steel Structures Painting Council, and the United States Naval Institute. He has authored numerous articles for Warships International, Proceedings, Naval History, and Preservation.

Tony Waring, Battleship Cove board member

ARCHITECT OF OUR SUCCESS: Say hello to Tony Waring, one of Battleship Cove's directors. Mr. Waring's interest in PT Boats and the other ships at the Cove dates back to his childhood and World War II, when James "Boats" Newberry, founder of PT Boats Inc., stayed at Waring's Swansea home while on duty at the Melville, RI, PT base.

A retired architect, Mr. Waring holds a degree in architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design, and has professional experience working with Battleship Cove, most recently with the September 11th memorial design. Holding emeritus status from the American Institute of Architects and membership with the Sons of the American Revolution and Society of Mayflower Descendants, Mr. Waring served in the Massachusetts State Guard and Massachusetts National Guard.

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