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647:(now the site of Fordham Hill Apartments) and provided an endowment for its running estimated at $ 2,000,000. The main purpose of the Academy was in the words of its charter to "furnish gratuitous education in the art, science and profession of shipbuilding". Tuition for the students, who were carefully selected on the basis of aptitude and lack of means, was free. The facility also provided a free home to old shipbuilders, including a number of Webb's own former employees. By 1899 the Academy was providing facilities to about 400 students and retirees. The Academy is known today as the 504: 334: 286: 37: 401: 599:, fittingly named after Webb's most longstanding customer, who had awarded Webb his first subcontract as an apprentice more than thirty years earlier. Webb, who by this time had concluded that iron-hulled ships were the industry's future, closed his yard permanently in 1869. The yard had built 133 ships between 1840 and 1865—more than any other American shipyard over the same period—135 ships in total. 1061: 632: 1229: 628:
Council on Political Reform, an organization formed to combat political corruption. One of his most important achievements in this regard concerned his opposition to the Aqueduct Commission, by which he helped secure a safe and reliable water system for New Yorkers, which is still in operation today.
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After the end of the Civil War in 1865, the U.S. government auctioned off the hundreds of ships it had requisitioned during the war at firesale prices, depressing the market and leaving American shipyards with no work. The result was that most American shipyards, along with marine engine specialists,
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In later years, Webb would sometimes be asked to what he attributed his reputation and success, to which he would typically reply "attention to detail". Born into an era when shipbuilding was considered as much an art as a science, Webb, a "born mathematician", brought new levels of professionalism
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Increasingly however he turned his hand to philanthropy. He took an interest in public affairs in his home city of New York, but eschewed the role of politician, turning down an offer of the Mayoralty on no less than three occasions. Instead, he accepted the role of Chairman of the New York City
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from one hundred and fifty of various kinds and descriptions, from a fishing smack to the largest clipper ships and vessels of war, both sail and steam, built by Wm. H. Webb, in the city of New York, from the year 1840 to the year 1869; 2
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was by then in full swing, bringing with it strong demand for new ships to convey prospectors and supplies to and from the goldfields. Clipper ships were seen as ideal for the trade, and in 1851, Webb built a number of them, including
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Upon examining the accounts, William discovered that his father's business was technically insolvent, and thus one of his first duties was to settle his father's debts. Having done so, he set about reinvigorating the business.
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Though Webb's shipbuilding career had come to an end, he was still only 53 years of age and had accumulated a large fortune. He now began to try his hand as a financier, helping to organize a successful South American
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William H. Webb died suddenly at his home, 415 Fifth Avenue, on 30 October 1899. He was survived by a son, William E. Webb. Another son, Marshall, had died the previous year. Webb is buried in
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to the craft through his combining of the art of design with the discipline of careful mathematical calculation. For this reason, he has been described as America's first true naval architect.
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The William H. Webb collection consists of a selection of folio plates removed from a copy of the book "Wooden Vessels built by William H. Webb in the City of New York, 1840-1869."
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He was content to start small, however. For the first couple of years at the helm, the Webb & Allen shipyard, now located between Fifth and Seventh Streets on the
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Though renowned for the beauty and speed of his packets and clippers, Webb nevertheless built many steamboats and steamships through the course of his career.
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Webb's shipyard suffered like all the rest. In 1867, the yard added one last distinction to its record with the completion of the twin sidewheel steamers
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went to the wall. The shipbuilding industry in New York was particularly badly affected by the slump, being practically wiped out in the ensuing years.
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Freight rates to the goldfields had by this time skyrocketed to such an extent that a ship could pay for its construction with a single voyage.
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The Clipper Ship Era: An Epitome of Famous American and British Clipper Ships, Their Owners, Builders, Commanders, and Crews 1843-1869
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in about 1818, later relocating to Stanton Street. Isaac eventually took on a partner and the firm was renamed Webb & Allen.
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By 1855, the gold rush was over, and Webb began looking for new markets to keep his yard busy. In 1859, he completed the steam
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By 1849, Webb's shipyard was at the cutting edge of sailing ship design. In that year, he built the packet ships
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Webb inherited his father's shipyard, Webb & Allen, in 1840, renamed it William H. Webb, and turned it into
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Webb's clipper designs "employed the most judicious use of timber of all the major shipbuilders." For the
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After completing his six-year apprenticeship, William decided to further his education by travelling to
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The American-built clipper ship, 1850-1856 : characteristics, construction, and details
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and clipper ships, types for which the yard would soon become famous. The 900-ton packets
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The most impressive warship built by the Webb shipyard, however, was the giant ironclad
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Notable steamships built by the Webb shipyard include the 1,857-ton sidewheel steamer
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was represented by a half-model. The lines and sail plan are in the William H. Webb's
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government—the fastest steam frigate then afloat. In 1860 he contracted with the
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Webb soon began turning out larger and more ambitious vessels, including several
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company, and attempting less successfully to profit from a shipping line to
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ever built, and he also built some of the largest and most celebrated
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for the Black Ball Line. In 1856, he built the 2,145-ton packet ship
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William Henry Webb was born in New York on June 19, 1816. His father
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In 1894 he built the Webb Academy and Home for Shipbuilders, in the
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before opening his own shipyard, Isaac Webb & Co., near
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The last ship built by William H. Webb was the steamship
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Covell, William King: "Steamboats on Narragansett Bay",
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Dunbaugh, Edwin L. and Thomas, William duBarry (1989):
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Dunbaugh, Edwin L. and Thomas, William duBarry (1989):
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Defunct shipbuilding companies of the United States
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The original Webb Academy and Home for Shipbuilders
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Webb" 877: 875: 873: 871: 869: 867: 630: 502: 399: 332: 284: 781: 779: 777: 775: 773: 771: 769: 654:Webb was also a founding member of the 532:government for the construction of two 475:; and the first steamers built for the 280: 2894: 1089: 884: 827: 173:William was educated privately and at 2932:19th-century American philanthropists 2668: 1498: 1244: 919: 917: 915: 913: 911: 909: 864: 801: 799: 797: 795: 793: 791: 544:, but because of the outbreak of the 1031:. Camden, ME: International Marine. 766: 13: 1134:"William Henry Webb 2018 Inductee" 906: 788: 680:American Museum of Natural History 14: 2953: 1524: 1196: 903:, sourced to Dunbaugh and Thomas. 471:, the first steamer to enter the 185:, his first commercial contract. 1227: 1185:, Frederick A. Stokes, New York. 1068:. New York N.Y. February 3, 1850 340:were in great demand during the 35: 1204:William H. Webb's Splendid Gift 1174:Cuneo, Joseph J. 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Corlears Hook
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American Civil War
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Webb Institute
East River
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