Model No. 1134: Deep Sea Cruiser IV

Model by: NGH
Made when: September 1936 (ca.)
Stated model scale: 1/96
Model length (ca.): 20.0" (50.8cm)
Implied vessel LOA at 1/96 (ca.): 160' 1" (48.8m)
Power/Sail: S
Vessel Type: Schooner
Hull Configuration: Centerboard
Model location: H.M.M. Workshop South Wall Right

Original text on model:
"For a c.b. Schooner - Ketch. At Scale 1/96, Intended for a deep sea cruiser yacht or Scientific Research,
Extreme Length 145 ft Mean Lwl 115 1/2ft Beam 29 ft, Draft rabbet 8'9"- Keel 1'3", Displ. Hull 13698 cu ft = 348 tons net
Displ to Lwl + keel 402 tons gross. Depth sheer to rulbate 16'. Bullworks 18"
Hull area [midships] 204.5 sq ft - [Displ] 1/3 = 23.9'. [D]1/3/LwI = .209. Coef of fineness = 13698/23619 = .58 [Model is marked) IV." (Source: Original handwritten annotation on model. Undated.)

Model identification:
"See model sequence 29, 1111 & 1120." (Source: Curator Herreshoff Marine Museum, 2004.)

"A dimensioned sailplan and outline sketch ('For a Yacht or Scientific Exploring Vessel. September 15 1936.' and labeled among others 'Length o.a. 144ft, l.w.l. 115ft 6in' and 'For No IV Model Sept. 15, 1936, Scale 1/192 = 1/16in') as well as plan and section sketch of this vessel exist in the collection of the Herreshoff Marine Museum (Folder Drawings 1935 - 1936)." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. November 23, 2016.)

Related model(s):
Model 0029 by NGH (1936); sail, not built Model 1111 by NGH (1936?); sail, not built Model 1120 by NGH (1936?); sail, not built Model 1134 by NGH (1936?); sail, not built


Note: Vessels that appear in the records as not built, a cancelled contract, a study model, or as a model sailboat are listed but not counted in the list of vessels built from a model.