William Henry Webb
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| Born | William Henry Webb June 19, 1816 New York |
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| Died | October 30, 1899 |
| Occupation | industrialist |
| Known for | USS Dunderberg |
| Parents | Isaac Webb |
William Henry Webb (June 19, 1816 – October 30, 1899) was an industrialist and philanthropist in the United States.
Webb was born in New York, New York. He took over his father Isaac Webb's shipyard in lower Manhattan, and was one of the nation's preeminent shipbuilders during the mid-19th century. He is noted for his successful designs of clipper ships and the Civil War ironclad USS Dunderberg.
Webb was a founding member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME), and he founded the Webb Institute for naval architecture in 1889. He was also an active volunteer firefighter.
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