Jacob Bell

American shipbuilder Date Of Birth : 1792-01-01T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1852-07-21T00:00:00Z

Jacob Bell was an American shipbuilder, and founder of the Brown & Bell shipyard in New York City. His company built the first two ocean steamers launched in New York, as well as one of the earliest clipper ships, the Houqua.

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