Irish-American naval architect
John Beavor-Webb (c. 1849 - March 11, 1927) was a British and American naval architect . He was a designer of sailing yachts, including Partridge 1885 , a UK National Historic Ship[ 1] and the America's Cup challengers Genesta (1884) and Galatea (1885) . John Beavor-Webb began his career in England but later worked in the U.S.A. where he designed very large steamyachts like J.P. Morgan's Corsair II (1891) and Corsair III (1899) .[ 2] [ 3]
Beavor-Webb was worth "more than $20,000" by the time of his death.[ 4] His widow was disinherited but his three daughters each received a trust fund with an income for life.[ 4]
References
^ "Partridge" . National Historic Ships UK. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-04 .
^ "John Beavor-Webb, Naval Architect, Dies. Designer of Galatea and Genesta, Which He Sailed in Races for America's Cup" . New York Times . March 12, 1927. Archived from the original on 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2011-05-20 . John Beavor-Webb, naval architect, who designed J. Pierpont Morgan's Corsair and other famous yachts, died yesterday of a stroke at his residence ... One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
^ "Corsair III in Venice, 1902 Publisher=Robb Report" . Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2017-09-15 .
^ a b "John Beavor-Webb's Widow Disinherited" . The Bridgeport Telegram . Bridgeport, Connecticut. April 5, 1927. p. 14. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .