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