Model No. 1104: 65ft America's Cup Contender Study Model #1
Model by: NGH
Made when: October 1886
Stated model scale: 1/32
Model length (ca.): 30.4" (77.1cm)
Implied vessel LOA at 1/32 (ca.): 80' 12" (24.7m)
Power/Sail: S
Vessel Type: America's Cup Contender
Model location: H.M.M. Workshop South Wall Right
Vessels from this model:
Original text on model:
"Oct 1888 [sic???]
65 wl #1 Preliminary
weighed Dec. 4, 1886" (Source: Original handwritten annotation on model. Undated.)
Model identification:
"Newly identified model. This model is described and measured in NGH design booklet, dated Oct. 4th 1886, #1 - Preliminary model for 65ft LWL Sloop Yacht, Length O.D. 74 2/3', LWL 65'. Beam, - deck 18ft 3in. Depth 9ft 10 1/2in. Scale 3/8in to the foot. Length and time made strongly suggest this to be an America's Cup Contender." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. September 16, 2014.)
Related model(s):
Model 1104 by NGH (1886); sail
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