Benjamin Rosewell (c. 1665-1737) was a master shipwright at Harwich, Plymouth, Chatham and Sheerness Naval Dockyards, and Governor of Hawkins Hospital, Chatham.

Benjamin was the son of John Rosewell (1643-1692), Gentleman of Chatham, Kent and grandson of Reverend Walter Rosewell (c. 1610-1658), Presbyterian minister of Chatham. Benjamin married Elizabeth Wyborne on 11 September 1684 at Saint Katherine's by the Tower, London. Their children included: John (1689-1711); Jeremiah (1697-1741); Benjamin (d. 1727); William (d. 1726); Edward (1698-1727); Elizabeth (1700-1775); and Sarah (d. 1743).

Benjamin Rosewell was apprenticed to Phineas Pett about 1683 at Chatham Dockyard. Pett was the 1st Assistant Master Shipwright and the son of Sir Phineas Pett First Resident Commissioner of Chatham Dockyard. Rosewell held the office of Purveyor at Chatham from 1689 to 1695. He was appointed 2nd Assistant Master Shipwright in 1695 and 1st Assistant Master Shipwright in 1699 at Chatham.

The following is a summary of his career as a ship builder:
1695 Appointed 2nd Assistant Master Shipwright at Chatham Dockyard
1699 Appointed 1st Assistant Master Shipwright at Chatham Dockyard

1702 Appointed Master Shipwright at Harwich Dockyard
1702 Appointed Master Shipwright at Plymouth Dockyard

1705 Appointed Master Shipwright at Chatham Dockyard

1727 Appointed Master Shipwright at Chatham Dockyard. Renewed warrant.

1732 Appointed Master Shipwright at Sheerness Dockyard.
1732? Superannuated with a pension of £100 a year.