Background and Education
Stephen Michael Payne was born in Wirral, UK (circa 1960). Although Payne had had an interest in ship design since childhood, he entered Imperial College London as a student of chemistry. He was later advised to pursue his life interest and he transferred to the University of Southampton to study ship science. While there, he also enrolled in the University Royal Naval Unit to experience how ships responded at sea. Payne graduated in 1984 with a BSc.(Hons) in ship science. He was initially employed at Marconi Radar to advise the company on aspects of ship motions and ship design.
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