Among the clippers built by Bell alone were the Oriental (1849), White Squall (1850), Trade Wind (1851), and Messenger (1852). Brown & Bell built the first ocean steamers launched at the Port of New York. They built the "Lion" and the "Eagle" in 1841 for the Spanish government. They also built the "Liverpool" and "Congress", the "White Squall", the "Regent", the steamship "Baltic" of the Collins Line, the "Pacific" and among others the USS "Jacob Bell" (1842), USS Reefer (1846) and the "Henry Clay". Standing at the very head of his profession and enjoying the unbounded confidence of the mercantile community, as well as the amplest means for the execution of his plans, Mr. Bell made rapid strides in the paths of fortune and of fame. Loss of health sent him to Sharon Springs, New York, where he died July 21, 1852. His grave is in the family cemetery in Darien, Connecticut. Bell's son, Aaron C. Bell, continued operations until the shipyard closed in 1855. The USS "Jacob Bell" (1842), launched by his son, was named for him.