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William Henry Webb

WEBB, William Henry, ship-builder, born in New York city, 19 June, 1816. He was educated privately and at Columbia college grammar-school, learned the ship-building trade in the yard of his father, Isaac, and after 1843 carried on the business alone. He has constructed many vessels of great speed and capacity, upon original plans, among them "The General Admiral," a steam frigate for the Russian navy, two steam screw-frigates for the Italian navy, and the iron-clad ram " Dunderberg" for the United States navy. He has declined all offers of public office. Mr. Webb purposes to erect in New York a building to be known as " Webb's free academy and home for ship-builders," and has in [)reparation a work on "Practical Ship-Building."

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