Edmund Hartt (1744-1824) was a master carpenter and owned the shipyard in

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where was constructed in 1797. The shipyard was located in the North End of Boston, near the location of the present Coast Guard base. He also built , , and . Hartt and his descendants lived for many years in "Hartt House" at 24-26 Hull Street in Boston. He is buried at

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in Boston. His son,

Samuel Hartt Samuel Hartt (1786–1860) was a prominent American shipbuilder for the U.S. Navy who built various warships used from the War of 1812 to the U.S. Civil War, including the first steamship and ironclad warships of the U.S. Navy. Shipbuilding ca ...

, was also a prominent shipbuilder for the U.S. Navy who built the first steamship and ironclad ships for the Navy.

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