Eckford Webb, Greenpoint NY
Eckford Webb was William H. Webb's brother, named by their father, Isaac Webb, for the great shipbuilder, Henry Eckford. Together with George Collyer, he started the first shipyard in Greenpoint in 1850, at the foot of Green Street. Collyer moved on the next year, however, leaving Webb in sole control until 1856, when he teamed up with George W. Bell, changed the name of the business to Webb & Bell and moved the yard to the foot of Milton Street. The table below is clearly incomplete: if anyone has any data to add to it, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.
Most recent update: 22 September 2022.
| Hull # | O.N. | Original Name | Original Owner | Ship Type | Tons | Ft. | Built | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built by Collyer & Webb | ||||||||
| Honda | 1851 | |||||||
| Built by Eckford Webb | ||||||||
| 2306 | Eagle | Union Ferry Co. | Ferry | 392 | 125 | 1852 | Later Baltimore, lost 1884 | |
| 1819 | Abbie | Union Ferry Co. | Ferry | 299 | 120 | 1852 | Abandoned 1884 | |
| 14938 | Lydia | Union Ferry Co. | Ferry | 299 | 135 | 1852 | Abandoned 1872 | |
| Agnes | Union Ferry Co. | Ferry | 299 | 135 | 1852 | Burnt 1862 | ||
| Ellen | Union Ferry Co. | Ferry | 341 | 125 | 1852 | To USA 1861 | ||
| Louise | Union Ferry Co. | Ferry | 341 | 125 | 1852 | Abandoned 1866 | ||
| 16304 | Metropolis | Union Ferry Co. | Ferry | 433 | 130 | 1852 | Converted to barge 1875 | |
| 18279 | New York | Hudson River RR | Ferry | 642 | 161 | 1853 | Converted to barge 1917 | |
| Leviathan | Spofford, Tileston & Co | Tug | 537 | 1853 | Burnt 1856 at Sandy Hook NJ | |||
| Sting Ray | Wakeman & Dimon | Clipper Ship | 985 | 1854 | ||||
| Built by Webb & Bell | ||||||||
| Kingston & Rhinebeck Ferry Co. | Ferry | 200 | ||||||
| Trumpeter | Steamer | 170 | ||||||
| Port of Rio de Janeiro | Ferry | 300 | ||||||
| Brazil | Ferry | 350 | ||||||
| Brazil | Ferry | 350 | ||||||
| Joseph Jewitt | J. & N. Smith & Co. | Brig | 350 | |||||
| Isaac Webb No. 8 | NY & Sandy Hook Pilots | Pilot Boat | 100 | |||||
| Brig | 375 | |||||||
| Primeira | Thomas Raney | 350 | 1860 | Foundered 1863 | ||||
| na | Chippewa | US Navy | Gunboat | 691 | 158 | 1861 | Sold 1865 | |
| 865 | America | Union Ferry Co. | Ferry | 552 | 153 | 1862 | Abandoned 1903 | |
| 25076 | Union | Union Ferry Co. | Ferry | 546 | 153 | 1862 | Burnt 1929 in Port Richmond NY | |
| 11456 | Hamilton | Union Ferry Co. | Ferry | 584 | 153 | 1863 | Abandoned 1918 | |
| 21439 | Republic | Union Ferry Co. | Ferry | 539 | 146 | 1863 | Abandoned 1918 | |
| 11457 | Henry Burden | P. A. Burden & Co. | Steamer | 280 | 1862 | To USA 1883 | ||
| Monterey | Pacific Mail SS Co. | Propeller | 1,160 | 210 | 1865 | |||
| Mariposa | Pacific Mail SS Co. | Propeller | 1,160 | 210 | 1865 | |||
| 80056 | Winona | Union Ferry Co. | Ferry | 650 | 155 | 1868 | To USA 1917 as GEN George E. Pond, sold 1922 as Winona, deleted 1925 | |