United States naval architects or ship designers introduced the faster and larger sailing frigates and sloop-of-wars of the early United States Navy which influenced the later merchant ships and clipper ships.
Name - Years served Joshua Humphreys 1794 to 1801 Josiah Fox 1794 to 1801, 1804 to 1809 William Doughty 1813 to 1837 Benjamin Hutton 1803 Samuel Humphreys 1813 to 1846 Francis Grice 1817 to 1859 Henry Eckford 1817 to 1820 Samuel M. Pook 1841 to 1866