Model No. 1317: [Unbuilt 25ft L.W.L. Boat for NGH?]

Model No. 1317


Model by: NGH
Made when: June 1891 (???)
Possible model scale: 1/16
Model length (ca.): 28.4" (72.2cm)
Implied vessel LOA at 1/16 (ca.): 37' 11" (11.6m)
Power/Sail: S
Vessel Type: Yawl
Hull Configuration: No centerboard
Model location: H.M.M. Workshop West Wall Right

Vessels from this model:
0 built, modeled by NGH
#189105es [Unbuilt Yawl for N. G. Herreshoff] (1891)

Original text on model:
"[Blank]" (Source: Original handwritten annotation on model. Undated.)

Model identification:
"Might this model be a study model in the series of models leading to Pelican and Gannet and eventually to Gloriana?" (Source: van der Linde, Claas. August 2, 2009.)

"This model should also be compared with the '25ft L.W.L. boat for Self (not built)' that is detailed in the NGH design booklet entries dated June 1891 and September 6, 1891 where it is described as '25ft w.l. model as described on preceding pages. Length overall 36ft 9in. w. l. 25ft. Beam 7ft 3 1/2in. Draft 5 2 1/2in. ... [Calculated] Disp[lacement] ... 11040lbs = 169.8 cu ft.' " (Source: van der Linde, Claas. September 17, 2014.)

"It should also be compared with the '25ft w.l. model made recently' that is detailed in the NGH design booklet entry dated June 6, 1891 as 'Length o. all. = 38ft 6in. w.l. = 24ft 10 1/2in. Beam = 7ft 3in. Draft = 5ft 11in. Scale 3/4in per ft. ... [Calculated] Disp[lacement] ... 10690lbs = 164.5 cu ft.' " (Source: van der Linde, Claas. September 17, 2014.)

"Newly identified model (probably). Compare with entry in NGH design booklet entry dated June 6, 1891 as 'Length o. all. = 38ft 6in. w.l. = 24ft 10 1/2in. Beam = 7ft 3in. Draft = 5ft 11in. Scale 3/4in per ft. ... [Calculated] Disp[lacement] ... 10690lbs = 164.5 cu ft.' and matching sailplan in Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. December 3, 2018.)

Related model(s):
Model 1317 by NGH (1891?); sail, not built
{Unbuilt 25ft L.W.L. Boat for NGH?}: Yawl
Model 0112 by NGH (1890?); sail, 2 built from
Pelican and Gannet: Catyawl
Model 1318 by NGH (1890?); sail
Step between Pelican and Gloriana? (Study Model?): Yawl?? Catyawl?? (Or Cutter??? America's Cup Contender???)
Model 0103 by NGH (1891?); #411s Gloriana
Gloriana: Cutter


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.


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