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Isaac Webb (8 September 1794 - 14 January 1840), was a 19th-century shipbuilder, owner and founder of the Isaac Webb & Co. shipyard. [1] He was one of the founders of shipbuilding in the United States.
William Henry Webb was born in New York on June 19, 1816. His father Isaac trained at the shipyard of New York shipbuilder Henry Eckford before opening his own shipyard, Isaac Webb & Co., near Corlears Hook in about 1818, later relocating to Stanton Street. Isaac eventually took on a partner and the firm was renamed Webb & Allen. [2]
The vessels, built by Webb and Allen, were designed by Isaac Webb and resembled Humphreys' design but had one less port. [ 1 ] According to William Thiessen , this was the first class of cutters where all ships were identical.
The vessels built by Webb and Allen, designed by Isaac Webb, resembled Humphreys' but had one less port. [ 1 ] Named for the Founding Father and third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson , she was the second Morris-Taney class cutter to be named after a President.
Isaac Webb: In 1822, Isaac Webb built the three-masted ship Superior in New York City for Charles Hall of the Black Ball Line. [11] 1822: James Cropper: 1832: South America [10] 1843: Montezuma: 924 (bm) William H. Webb, New York: wrecked on Jones Beach, Long Island, 18 May 1854. [12] 1843: Yorkshire: 996 (bm) William H. Webb, New York
The vessels built by Webb and Allen, designed by Isaac Webb, resembled Humphreys' but had one less port. [ 1 ] Named for the Louis McLane , the tenth Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, USRC McLane was noted for her beautiful deck finish and cabinet work.
The vessels built by Webb and Allen, designed by Isaac Webb, resembled those of Humphreys, but had one less port. [1] After going into commission, Gallatin traveled to Wilmington, North Carolina. On 16 November 1832, Gallatin was transferred to Charleston, South Carolina, to help suppress the efforts by South Carolina to nullify the Tariff of 1828.
The vessels built by Webb and Allen, designed by Isaac Webb, resembled Humphreys' but had one less port. [ 1 ] The Morris was named for Robert Morris , a Founding Father , Continental Congressman , and major financier of the American Revolutionary War.