Israel Pownoll
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Israel Pownoll (c. 1710 – April 1779) was an English shipwright who worked for the Royal Navy.
In 1741, he was Foreman and Master Mastmaker of Deptford Dockyard. In March 1743 he was appointed Master Caulker.[1]
In 1752 he moved to Portsmouth Dockyard as Assistant Shipwright but was only briefly there before moving to the same role at Chatham Dockyard. In May 1755 he became Master Shipwright at Sheerness and in December 1755 moved to Woolwich Dockyard and from then the Navy lists his works. In May 1772 he took over Plymouth Dockyard and in February 1775 became Master of the Navy's main yard at Chatham Dockyard.[1]
He died at Chatham in April 1779. His will was read on 8 May and is now held at the National Archive at Kew.[2]