resting_place death_date death_place years_active birth_place nationality article_title birth_date image employer name occupation
rock creek cemetery , washington , d.c. 11 april 1882 washington , d.c. 1823 -- 1871 washington , d.c. united states john lenthall -lrb- shipbuilder -rrb-
 16 september 1807 john lenthall shipbuilder.gif united states department of the navy john lenthall naval architect and shipbuilder
john lenthall -lrb- shipbuilder -rrb-

john lenthall -lrb- 1807 -- 1882 -rrb- was an important american shipbuilder and naval architect in the mid-19th century .
he was responsible for the construction and repair of united states navy ships during the american civil war -lrb- 1861 -- 1865 -rrb- , as well as in the years immediately before and after it .
his career spanned the u.s. navys transition from sail to steam propulsion and from wooden ships to ironclads , and in retirement he participated in early planning for an eventual steel navy .
