William Henry Webb

William Henry Webb (born June 19, 1816, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Oct. 30, 1899, New York, N.Y.) was an American naval architect, one of the most versatile and successful shipbuilders of his day, who in 1889 established and endowed the Webb Institute of Naval Architecture at Glen Cove, N.Y. Webb began shipbuilding in 1836 and by 1869 had more tonnage to his credit than any other American builder. Innovative and varied in his designs, he...