William Henry Webb
William Henry Webb (born June 19, 1816 in New York , † October 30, 1899 ibid) was an American ship designer.
Life
William H. Webb, born in 1816, is one of the great ship designers in the United States. He started building boats at the age of twelve. His father was Isaac Webb, at whose shipyard on the East River in New York the young William spent his apprenticeship years. A subsequent apprenticeship at European shipyards, primarily on the Scottish Clyde , was ended by the early death of his father in 1840. William then took over his father's shipyard Webb and Allen . Webb's main field of work for the next 29 years was the construction of utility ships , side-wheel steamers and fast package sailors. The Webb, who built 135 ships during his life, became famous for building the famous Klipper Challenge , Young America and Swordfish , or for early ironclad designs such as the Re d'Italia . Webb recognized the change in the main building material of shipbuilding from wood to iron and closed his shipyard in 1869.
After a somewhat less successful period as a ship owner, Webb embarked on another three-decade career in business and politics.
However, Webb's work has the most lasting effect through the founding of the Webb Institute of Naval Architecture, located in New York in 1889, and the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers in 1893.
literature
- William Henry Webb , In: Shipbuilding Society: 100 Years Shipbuilding Society - Biographies on the History of Shipbuilding , Springer, Berlin, 1999, ISBN 3-540-64150-5 , p. 527.
- Edwin L. Dunbaugh, William du Barry Thomas: William H. Webb: Shipbuilder . Webb Institute of Naval Architecture, New York 1989.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Webb, William Henry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ship designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1816 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | new York |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 30, 1899 |
| Place of death | new York |