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William Doughty
1773 - 1859
Furnished by : John Sharp

Colonel William Doughty (1773 - 1859) worked for many years as naval constructor (similar to naval architect) at Washington Navy Yard. He was popular among many Washington Navy Yard mechanics and laborers and was supportive of the 1835 strike. He later came into conflict with Washington Navy Yard Commandant Isaac Hull who appealed to the Board of Naval Commissioners unsuccessfully to have Doughty removed. William Doughty, while working at Washington Navy Yard designed many naval vessels including the USS Independence and Brandywine, his career as a shipbuilder was long and very successful the 1850 census for the District of Columbia records real estate as valued a $35,000. William Doughty name is on the 1829 List of Washington Navy Yard employees at the salary of 1900 per annum. See :1829 List of Washington Navy Yard employees

Among the Naval many vessels William Doughty is responsible for building are the following:
PRESIDENT 173.25 ft. frigate		Designer, Joshua Humphreys and William Doughy; Builder, Christian Bergh; 1800
FROLIC 119.46 ft. sloop of war		Designer, William Doughty; Builder, Josiah Barker; 1813
WASP II 119.46 ft. naval sloop		Designer, William Doughty; Builder, Cross & Merrill; 1813
Source : Daniel S. Gregory Ships Plans Library, Mystic Seaport

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