Ship-builders and Naval Architects

Denmark

• Bragenaes, Lauritz (1687-1729), Danish shipwright.
• Funch, D.H. (1791-1856), Danish Master Shipwright.
• Stibolt, Ernst Vilhelm (Wilhelm) (1742-1796), Danish Naval Architect [In Swedish].

France

• Ducrest, Charles Louis (1747-1824), French naval architect and engineer.
• Duhamel du Monceau, Henri Louis (1700-1781), French shipwright.
• Forfait, Pierre Alexandre Laurent (1752-1807), French engineer and naval architect.
• Vial du Clairbois, H.S. (1733-1816), French naval architect.

Germany

• Herner, Heinrich (1870-19__)
• Prömmel, Julius (1805-18__), German shipbuilder.
• Steinhaus, Carl Ferdinand (1826-1899).

Great Britain

• Beaufoy, Mark (1764-1827), English Colonel, FRS.
• Bentham, Samuel (1757-1831), Sir. Naval architect and engineer.
• Biles, John Harvard (1854-1933), Sir KCIE.
• Brent, John (1729-1812), English naval architect.
• Creuze, Augustin F.B. (1800-1852), English naval architect.
• Deane, Anthony (1638?-1721), English master shipwright.
• Elgar, Francis (1845-1909), naval architect.
• Everett, George, English shipwright.
• Fairbairn, William (1789-1874), English naval architect.
• Fincham, John ( -1859), English naval architect.
• Froude, William (1810-1879), English engineer and naval architect.
• Glover, John, English naval architect.
• Gower, Richard Hall (1767-1833), English inventor.
• Grantham, John (1809-1864), English naval architect & inventor.
• Griffin, Samuel P. (1826-1887).
• Hovgaard, William (1857-19__)
• Lang, Oliver (1778-1853)
• Murray, Andrew (1813-1872)
• Murray, Mungo (17__-1770), English shipbuilder.
• Murray, Robert (c1852-1874).
• Napier, James Robert (1821-1879).
• Peake, James (1851-1855)
• Pett, Peter
• Pett, Phineas
• Rankine, William (1820-1872), English naval architect.
• Reed, Edward James (1830-1906), Sir, English naval architect.
• Ritchie, Joseph Horatio (1799-1872), English naval architect.
• Russell, John Scott (1808-1882), English naval architect.
• Seppings, Robert (1767-1840), Sir, English naval architect.
• Stalkartt, Marmaduke (1750-1805), English naval architect.
• Sutherland, William (c1685-1740), English master caulker at Sheerness.
• Thearle, Samuel J.P. (1846-1913)
• White, William Henry (1845-1913), English naval architect.

The Netherlands

• Bentham
• Silo, Adam (1674-1757), Dutch shipbuider and marine painter.
• Tideman, Bruno J., Dutch naval architect.
• Yk, Cornelis van, Dutch shipbuilder.
• Zwyndregt, Leendert van (c1708-1764), Dutch shipbuilder.

Norway

• Archer, Colin (1832-1921), Norwegian naval architect.
• Sommerfeldt, Hakon Adelsteen (1811-1888) Norwegian naval architect.

Sweden

• Bogeman, Lars (1745-1814).
• Chapman, Fredrik Henrik af (1720-1808), Swedish naval architect.
• Ericsson, John, (1803-1889), Swedish engineer.
• Hübe
• Kirkegaard, N.C., Danish ship-builder.
• Nylander, Johan M:son (1742-1810), Swedish shipbuilder.
• Sheldon, Carl (1739-1776), Swedish assistant master shipwright.
• Sheldon, Charles (1665-1739), Swedish master shipwright.
• Sheldon, Francis (1612-1692), English master shipwright.
• Sheldon, Francis (1755-1817), Swedish assistant master shipwright.
• Sheldon, Francis Adolf (1813-1852), Swedish shipwright.
• Sheldon, Francis John (1660-1692), Swedish master shipwright.
• Sheldon, Gilbert (1710-1794), Swedish master shipwright.
• Sheldon, Gustaf (1784-1857), Swedish shipwright.
• Sjöbohm, Salomon (1759-1835)
• Smith, William (dead 1732)
• Sohlberg, Harald (

USA

• Bergh, Christan
• Eckford, Henry (1775-18__)
• Griffiths, John Willis (1809?-1888), American naval architect.
• Hall, Samuel, American ship-builder.
• McKay, Donald (1810-1880)
• Pooke, Samuel Moore (1804-1878), American naval architect.
• Raynes, George, American ship-builder.
• Steers, George, American ship-builder.
• Webb, Isaac (1794-1840)
• Webb, William Henry (1816-1899)
• Westervelt, Jacob A., American ship-builder.

Updated 1997-05-03 by Lars Bruzelius

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