HMCo #224p Eugenia IV

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Particulars

Construction_Record_Title.jpgName: Eugenia IV
Type: Steam Yacht
Designed by: NGH
Contract: 1902-7
Launch: 1902-11-15
Construction: Wood
LOA: 112' (34.14m)
LWL: 91' 9" (27.97m)
Beam: 18' 4" (5.59m)
Draft: 5' 7" (1.70m)
Displ.: 113.0 short tons (102.5 metric tons)
Propulsion: Steam, Herreshoff, 280 / 300 h.p. Triple exp., 3 cyl. (7" & 11 1/4" & 18" bore x 9" stroke)
Boiler: Bent Tube; [Plan]43-51
Propeller: 3W. #27 1/2
Built for: Herreshoff, J. B.
Note(s) in HMCo Construction Record: for J. B. Herreshoff.
Last reported: 1935 (aged 33)

See also:
#190101ep [Electric Launch for #205p Eugenia III] (1901)
#190304ep [Electric Launch for #224p Eugenia IV] (1903)
#191001ep [Power Tender for #224p Eugenia IV] (1910)

Note: Particulars are primarily but not exclusively from the HMCo Construction Record. Supplementary information not from the Construction Record appears elsewhere in this record with a complete citation.

Model

Model #1000Model number: 1000
Model location: H.M.M. Workshop South Wall Center

Vessels from this model:
3 built, modeled by NGH
#213p Quickstep (1902)
#222p Parthenia [Claudia] (1902)
#224p Eugenia IV (1902)

Original text on model:
"No. 213 scale 1/24 QUICKSTEP 1902
No. 222 [Parthenia 1902]
[No. 224] scale 1/24 EUGENIA IV 1902-03 Model changed by pinching at both ends and shortened" (Source: Original handwritten annotation on model. Undated.)

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.

Offsets

Offset booklet number(s): HH.4.031.2; HH.4.031.1

Offset booklet contents:
#224 [steam yacht Eugenia];
#213, #222, #224 [steam yachts Quickstep, Parthenia, Eugenia].

Offset Booklet(s) in Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection. Francis Russell Hart Nautical Collections, MIT Museum, Cambridge, Mass. (Restricted access --- see curator.)

Drawings

Main drawing Dwg 001-036 (HH.5.00454) Explore all drawings relating to this boat.

List of drawings:
   Drawings believed to have been first drawn for, or being first referenced to
   HMCo #224p Eugenia IV are listed in bold.
   Click on Dwg number for preview, on HH number to see at M.I.T. Museum.
  1. Dwg 092-033 (HH.5.07503): Gangway Castings for 3 1/8" Rail (1891-06-13)
  2. Dwg 006-036 (HH.5.00535): 40" Propeller, 48" x 42" Pitch (1893-01-30)
  3. Dwg 009-037 (HH.5.00819): Coupling for 3" x 3 1/2" Shaft (1893-12-21)
  4. Dwg 010-055 (HH.5.00899): Stuffing Box for # 179 (1893-12-26)
  5. Dwg 072-019 (HH.5.05203): Coal Bunker Deck Plate for Strs. 184 and 185 (1896-03 ?)
  6. Dwg 068-014 (HH.5.04818): Details for Steering Gear, Str. 188 (1896-07-06)
  7. Dwg 068-022 (HH.5.04826): Steering Gear and Binnacle, Str. 189 (1897-02-23)
  8. Dwg 083-058 (HH.5.06414): Booby Hatch for Torpedo Boats No, 15 and 16 (1897-10-14)
  9. Dwg 091-080 (HH.5.07353): Block List for # 205, 208, 213, 222, 230, 224 (1900-04-05)
  10. Dwg 092-049 (HH.5.07518); General Arrangement > Gangway (# 529 Class) (1900-04-25)
  11. Dwg 084-012 (HH.5.06460): Skylight and Hatch Cover for 35 Footers (1900-05-23)
  12. Dwg 092-053 (HH.5.07522): Rail Fitting for Gangway Used on # 210 and 211 (1901-05-15)
  13. Dwg 081-004 (HH.5.06092): Spars and Bitt, Str. 213, 222 (1901-12-23)
  14. Dwg 061-039 (HH.5.04358): Rudder Bearing (1902-01-27)
  15. Dwg 006-054 (HH.5.00553): 40" Dia x 42" Mean Pitch [Propeller], # 8027 (1902-02-18)
  16. Dwg 114-005 (HH.5.09500): Davit Sockets and Stanchion Sockets (1902-06-16)
  17. Dwg 025-010 (HH.5.01759): List of Frames, Floors Deck Beams & Keel Bolts (1902-08-01)
  18. Dwg 115-000 (HH.5.09662): Preliminary Drawing of Keel for # 224 (1902-08-02)
  19. Dwg 115-010 (HH.5.09664): Construction Around Shaft Log (1902-08-14)
  20. Dwg 011-030 (HH.5.00956): Stern Bearing # 224, Thimble Only to Be Used on # 230 (1902-08-28)
  21. Dwg 115-000 (HH.5.09661): Midship Section (1902-08-28)
  22. Dwg 091-088 (HH.5.07361): Running Rigging and Moorings # 222 (1902-10-16)
  23. Dwg 095-041 (HH.5.07845): Details of House Construction - 43 Posts in All (1902-10-29 ?)
  24. Dwg 095-042 (HH.5.07846): Details of Construction of Deck House (1902-11-01)
  25. Dwg 114-056 (HH.5.09555): Davits & Davit Support (1902-11-07)
  26. Dwg 095-043 (HH.5.07847): Deck House of Mahogany (1902-11-08 ?)
  27. Dwg 043-051 (HH.5.03401): Boiler for # 224 (1902-11-28)
  28. Dwg 099-000 (HH.5.08261): 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9" Stroke Engine (ca. 1903)
  29. Dwg 045-019 (HH.5.03529): Flange for 8" I.Dia. Drum (1903-03-30)
  30. Dwg 009-050 (HH.5.00833): Small Couplings 3/4" (1903-04-02 ?)
  31. Dwg 099-034 (HH.5.08231): Crosshead 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9" (1903-06-10)
  32. Dwg 099-035 (HH.5.08232): Stuffing Box and Steam Piping 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9" (1903-06-13)
  33. Dwg 099-036 (HH.5.08233): Main Crank Box and Con. Rod 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9" (1903-06-16)
  34. Dwg 081-024 (HH.5.06112): Spars for # 224 (1903-07-14)
  35. Dwg 099-030 (HH.5.08227): Low Pres. Cyl 18" x 9" for 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9" Stroke Eng. (1903-07-23)
  36. Dwg 099-031 (HH.5.08228): Intermediate Pres. Cyl. 11 1/4" x 9" for 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9" Stroke Engine (1903-07-24)
  37. Dwg 099-032 (HH.5.08229): High Pres. Cyl. 7" x 9" for 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9" Stroke Engine (1903-07-24)
  38. Dwg 099-033 (HH.5.08230): Engine Bed 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9" (1903-07-25)
  39. Dwg 048-024 (HH.5.03665): Smoke Stack and Deck over Boiler (1903-07-29)
  40. Dwg 099-037 (HH.5.08234): Stuffing Boxes and Bearings 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9" (1903-07-29)
  41. Dwg 099-041 (HH.5.08238): Valve Crosshead, Valve Guide, Valve Connecting Rod, Valve Crank Box [for 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9"] (1903-07-30)
  42. Dwg 085-055 (HH.5.06640): Stanchion and Socket for Rail on House Deck (1903-07-31)
  43. Dwg 099-038 (HH.5.08235): Reversing Lever Attachment 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9" (1903-07-31)
  44. Dwg 099-039 (HH.5.08236): Stanchions and Guides 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9" (1903-08-03)
  45. Dwg 084-029 (HH.5.06477): Monitor Skylight Forward of House (1903-08-06)
  46. Dwg 099-040 (HH.5.08237): Lagging Piece and Stuffing Boxes 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9" (1903-08-06)
  47. Dwg 099-042 (HH.5.08239): Valves 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9" (1903-08-08)
  48. Dwg 085-056 (HH.5.06641): Detail of Stanchion and Rails on Main Deck (1903-08-10)
  49. Dwg 099-043 (HH.5.08240): Elbows for Low Pressure Cyl. Exhaust 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9" (1903-08-11)
  50. Dwg 068-057 (HH.5.04864): Details of Steering Gear, and Positions of Sheaves and Holders (1903-08-12)
  51. Dwg 099-044 (HH.5.08241): Piping from Intermediate to Low Cylinder 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9" (1903-08-14)
  52. Dwg 099-045 (HH.5.08242): Crankshaft W/ Counter Weight 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9" Stroke (1903-08-14)
  53. Dwg 071-048 (HH.5.05150): Awning Stanchion Sockets on After End with Flagpole Socket (1903-09-02)
  54. Dwg 011-036 (HH.5.00962): Bulkhead Stuffing Box for 3" Shaft (1903-09-03)
  55. Dwg 085-057 (HH.5.06642): Plates to Strengthen Rail at Stern and T Bz. Stanchion with Socket (1903-09-03)
  56. Dwg 099-046 (HH.5.08243): Reversing Arrangement 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9" (1903-09-03)
  57. Dwg 008-033 (HH.5.00731): Propeller Shafts (1903-09-05)
  58. Dwg 099-047 (HH.5.08244): 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9" Valve Crank Shaft (1903-09-08)
  59. Dwg 099-048 (HH.5.08245): Piston Rods for High, Low and Int. Cyl. and Stanchions for Low Cylinder 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9" (1903-09-08)
  60. Dwg 099-049 (HH.5.08246): Lagging for Int. and High Cylinders 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9" Stroke (1903-09-11)
  61. Dwg 099-050 (HH.5.08247): Low Cylinder Lagging 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9" (1903-09-11)
  62. Dwg 099-051 (HH.5.08248): Oil Casing 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9" (1903-09-12)
  63. Dwg 099-052 (HH.5.08249): Casting List 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9" (1903-09-14)
  64. Dwg 099-052 (HH.5.08249.1): Casting List 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9" (1903-09-14)
  65. Dwg 055-018 (HH.5.04006): Condenser for 224 (1903-09-18)
  66. Dwg 114-062 (HH.5.09561): Davits Supports From House (1903-09-23)
  67. Dwg 099-054 (HH.5.08251): Exhaust Pipe (Copper) 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9" (1903-10-24)
  68. Dwg 096-083 (HH.5.08038): Sails > Sail Plan for "Eugenia" (1903-11-07)
  69. Dwg 099-055 (HH.5.08252): General Plan 7" & 11 1/4" & 18" x 9" Stroke Engine (1903-11-10)
  70. Dwg 005-061 (HH.5.00292): General Arrangement > Arr'g't, Yacht - Stm (1903-11-11)
  71. Dwg 112-064 (HH.5.09358): Bearing for Worm on Capstan Gear (Capstan [M] 112-56) (1903-11-12)
  72. Dwg 082-053 (HH.5.06326): # 224 Arrangement of Hood over Steering Gear (1903-11-13)
  73. Dwg 112-065 (HH.5.09359): Gearing for Capstan [M] for 1/2" and 7/16" Chain for Electric Motor (1903-11-23)
  74. Dwg 035-029 (HH.5.02588): Sketch of Pier-Head at Cove for Mooring Eugenia # 224 (1904-03-07)
  75. Dwg 001-036 (HH.5.00454): Construction Dwg > 112' O.A., 91'-7" W.L., 18'-2" Beam, 5'-6 1/2" Draft (1904-05-12)
  76. Dwg 022-050 (HH.5.01636): Hot Well for Air and Feed Pump for 5 5/8" & 8" & 12 1/2" x 7" Stroke (1904-08-24)
  77. Dwg 022-051 (HH.5.01637): Bed Plate for Feed and Air Pump 5 5/8" & 8" & 12 1/2" x 7" (1904-08-25)
  78. Dwg 022-053 (HH.5.01639): Details for Air Pump Connection with Dynamo Engine on # 224 (1905-04-15)
  79. Dwg 092-074 (HH.5.07542): Doorsteps for 267-215-224-247 (1909-03-18)
  80. Dwg 015-021 (HH.5.01224): 8" Stroke Engines, Feed and Force Pumps (1917-11-21)
Source: Francis Russell Hart Nautical Collections, MIT Museum, Cambridge, Mass. Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection. Together with: Hasselbalch, Kurt with Frances Overcash and Angela Reddin. Guide to The Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection. Francis Russell Hart Nautical Collections, MIT Museum, Cambridge, Mass., 1997. Together with: Numerous additions and corrections by Claas van der Linde.
Note: The Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection is copyrighted by the Francis Russell Hart Nautical Collections of the MIT Museum in Cambridge, Mass. Permission to incorporate information from it in the Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonné is gratefully acknowledged. The use of this information is permitted solely for research purposes. No part of it is to be published in any form whatsoever.

Documents

Nathanael G. Herreshoff

"[1902-11-15] Sat 15: Launched #224 Eugenia. Also 34-1/2 [ft] wl for Mr. Plant [#586 Nellie].
[1903-04-21] Tue 21: Very fine [with] l[igh]t N [wind in] AM. S [wind in] PM. ... Launched new Eugenia [#224p Eugenia IV] from head of cove.
[1906-04-20] Fri 20: Eugenia [#224p Eugenia IV, built in 1902] launched in AM.
[1913-05-21] Wed 21: Fine [in] AM. Overcast & l[igh]t r[ain in] PM. Eugenia [#224p Eugenia IV] started on cruise to NY & Hudson R[iver] in PM.
[1913-09-15] Mon 15: Fine & cool. ... John & Eugenia left in [#224p] Eugenia [IV] for a trip to NY & Hudson R[iver].
[1913-09-21] Sun 21: L[igh]t & rain. ... [#224p] Eugenia [IV] arrived after 6 days' trip to the Hudson R[iver]." (Source: Herreshoff, Nathanael G. Diary, 1902 to 1913. Manuscript (excerpts). Diary access courtesy of Halsey C. Herreshoff.)

"April 14, 1904
Eugenia #224.
Preliminary run to get machinery in order.
Everything working finely, very little vibration. Boiler steaming easily, but air pump poor.
On pair of runs over 1/2 mile in harbor, vessel light, very little coal & water and small part of furnishings [on board]. Boats, anchors & cables on board. Wind SWW. ... Mean speed 12.46 miles. ..." (Source: Herreshoff, N. G. Handwritten note in Trials Booklet '1898 - 1909' under date of April 14, 1904. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum.)

"June 23, 1904
Eugenia #224
Trial on 3 knot course. Boat entirely equipped and in commission. Everything in 1st class condition. Bunkers & tanks about 1/2 full.
With natural draft and ordinary running pressure. Tide last quarter of flood. Nearly calm. Mean guage pressure ...
[Followed by tabulated trial run data with mean speed being 11.465kn = 13.2mph]
With jet in stack, safety valve at lifting point, last of flood, wind SE - SSW, 10[mph].
[Followed by tabulated trial run data with mean speed being 12.235kn = 14.1mph]
Boat very steady and everything running well. Has 40in x 48in - 3 blade screw. Estimated actual mean pitch 46 1/2in." (Source: Herreshoff, N. G. Handwritten note in Trials Booklet '1898 - 1909' under date of June 23, 1904. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum.)

L. Francis Herreshoff

"... the Herreshoff Company also built three other quite similar yachts with similar power plants: they were 'Quickstep,' built for Frederick Grinnell in 1902, one hundred and twenty-four feet long; 'Parthenia,' built for Morton F. Plant in 1903, one hundred and thirty feet long; and 'Eugenia,' built for J. B. Herreshoff in 1904, one hundred and thirteen feet long. These yachts were of very similar model but had different cabin arrangements and quite different deck houses." (Source: Herreshoff, L. Francis. The Wizard of Bristol. The Life and Achievements of Nathanael Greene Herreshoff, together with An Account of Some of the Yachts he Designed. New York, 1953, p. 242, 244.)

Other Contemporary Text Source(s)

"... The steam Yacht Eugenia was launched this morning at the South Shop to make room for the new boat [#605s Reliance]. ..." (Source: Anon. "Soon to Begin New Defender." The Daily Saratogian, November 15, 1902, p. 2.)

"A new steam yacht named Eugenia [#224p] was launched Saturday [November 15, 1902] from the south construction shop at Herreshoff's. The new yacht is for John B. Herreshoff, president of the company, and was christened by Mrs. Herreshoff. A new 30-foot sloop yacht [#586s Nellie], was also put overboard from that shop the same day." (Source: Anon. "At Herreshoff's." Bristol Phoenix, November 18, 1902, p. 3.)

"The new steam yacht Eugenia built for John B. Herreshoff, was launched from Herreshoff's shops Wednesday [March 16, 1904]." (Source: Anon. "News and Notes of Local Interest." Bristol Phoenix, March 18, 1904, p. 3.)

"[Abstract of register or enrollment. Pos. 299:]
Eugenia, steam screw yacht, of Bristol.
Built at Bristol, 1904.
113.93 gross tons, 77.46 net tons; 97.2 ft. x 18 ft. x 8.86 ft. [Register length x breadth x depth.]
One deck, two masts, overhanging head [bow].
Enr[olled] and Lic[ensed] ([as] yacht) Apr. 25. 1904. Owner: John B. Herreshoff of Bristol. Master: John B. Herreshoff.
Lic[ensed] ([as] yacht) May 3, 1905. Master: same.
Lic[ensed] ([as] yacht) June 11, 1906. Master: same.
Lic[ensed] ([as] yacht) June 13, 1907. Master: same.
Lic[ensed] ([as] yacht) July 20, 1908. Master: same.
Lic[ensed] ([as] yacht) July 13, 1910. Master: same. ([Record at:] N[ational] A[rchives, Washington]).
Enr[olled] and Lic[ensed] (consolidated) ([as] yacht) July 18, 1911. Owner: same. Master: same.
Lic[ensed] ([as] yacht) July 16, 1912. Master: same.
Surrendered [license] May 23, 1914 (enrolled) at Providence. ([Record at:] N[ational] A[rchives, Washington])." (Source: Survey of Federal Archives, Work Projects Administration. Ships Documents of Rhode Island. Bristol. Ship Registers and Enrollments of the Port of Bristol - Warren Rhode Island, 1941, s.v. Eugenia.)

"[Abstract of register or enrollment. Pos. 1033:]
Eugenia, steam yacht, of Bristol. Built at Bristol, 1904.
?? tons; 97.2 ft. x 18 ft. x 8.8 ft. One deck, two masts, plain-head.
Previously enrolled July 16, 1911 at Bristol.
Enr[olled] and Lic[ensed], (consolidated) ([as] (yacht) May 23, 1914. Owner: John B. Herreshoff of Bristol. Master: John B. Herreshoff. ([Record at:] C[ustom] H[ouse, Providence]).
Enr[olled] and Lic[ensed], (consolidated) ([as] (yacht) July 24, 1914 (admeasurement correction - 64 tons). Owner: same. Master: same.
Surrendered Sept. 24, 1917 at New York. ([Record at:] C[ustom] H[ouse, Providence])." (Source: Survey of Federal Archives, Work Projects Administration. Ships Documents of Rhode Island. Providence. Ship Registers and Enrollments of Providence Rhode Island, 1773-1939. Providence Rhode Island, 1941, s.v. Eugenia.)

"John B. Herreshoff entertained about 40 of his friends by a trip to Newport, Wednesday [August 8, 1906] evening, on board his steam yacht 'Eugenia.' The party left at 7.30 o'clock. aocompanied by Herreshoff's Marine Band. After remaining in Newport through the evening's illumination and sailing around the war vessels the Eugenia returned at 10.30 o'clock." (Source: Anon. "Bristol and Vicinity." Bristol Phoenix, August 10, 1906, p. 2.)

"Mr. and Mrs. John B. Herreshoff, with several friends, returned home Tuesday evening from a three weeks' yachting and auromobiling trip, which included a sail on tbe Eugenia to New York and up the beautiful Hudson river to Hudson, where Mr. Herreshoff's large touring car, which was carried aboard the boat, was landed and a trip made to the Berkshire Hills and other places of interest. The automobilists returned to the Hudson river where the maohine was again taken aboard the large steam yacht and the homeward trip was taken." (Source: Anon. "Yachting and Automobiling." Bristol Phoenix, October 26, 1906, p. 3.)

"... Mr. Herreshoff will not use the Eugenia [#224p] himself, having transferred his interest to automobiles, but it is possible, that the Eugenia may be hired by other parties and used in cruising, for which it is peculiarly adapted. Mr. Herreshoffs other yacht, the Augusta [#146p], will be launched in a few days, and it is to be chartered for the season. ..." (Source: Anon. "Little Business At Boat Yards. Herreshoff's Yard Very Dull For This Timee Of The Year." New London, April 21, 1908, p. 8.)

"BRISTOL, R. I., August 1 [1908] --- As John B. Herreshoff has chartered the steam yacht Augusta [apparently #146p], he has had his steam yacht Eugenia [#224p] placed in commission for the Astor and King's cup races at Newport next week." (Source: Anon. "Bristol Notes." Boston Globe, August 2, 1908, p. 36.)

"... John B. Herreshoff's steam yacht Eugenia [#224p] was placed in commission last Tuesday [June 14, 1910] and is soon to start on a cruise to New York. ..." (Source: Anon. [No Title.] Brooklyn Daily Eagle, June 21, 1910, p. 4).

"... For the first time in many years John B. Herreshoff missed the varsity races at New London this season. Although ill and unable to go, Mr Herreshoff sent his steam yacht Eugenia [#224p]. ... The only yacht building at Herreshoff's at present is the 50-foot power boat for John B. Herreshoff which the joiners are working on and which will be finished within the month. ..." [Note: The identity of the 50-footer for J. B. Herreshoff is unclear. Was Shadow intended for JBH, but sold to J. C. Ayer after JBH's death on July 20, 1915?] (Source: Anon. "Notes from the Week's Log." Boston Globe, July 4, 1915, p. 44.)

"Designer 'Nat' Herreshoff is operating the Herreshoff works pending arrangements for the future of the concern, following the recent death of John B. Herreshoff, president and treasurer of the corporation. The steam yacht Eugenia, owned by the late John B. Herreshoff, has gone out of commission and is to be sold." (Source: Anon. "Notes from the Week's Log." Boston Globe, August 1, 1915, p. 53.)

"The steam yacht Eugenia owned by the late John B Herreshoff was launched from the Walker Cove storage yards, Tuesday [June 27, 1916], and towed to the shops of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company for repairs." (Source: Anon. "Bristol and Vicinity." Bristol Phoenix, June 30, 1916, p. 2.)

"The steam yacht Eugenia, built in 1901 for the late John B. Herreshoff, was sold last week by the Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company, trustee, to Arthur H. Marks of Akron, O. The Eugenia was named for Mrs Herreshoff, and was used by the late Mr Herreshoff for cruising along the New England Coast. She is 113 feet over all, 91 feet 6 inches water line, 18 feet 6 inches beam and 5 feet 4 inches draft. The yacht is being fitted out at Herreshoff's, as her new owner intends to use her for a southern cruise this Fall. Next season the Eugenia will make her home port at Marblehead, where her owner has a Summer home. ..." (Source: Anon. "Yachts and Yachtsmen." Boston Globe, September 23, 1917, p. 54.)

Maynard Bray

"Although perhaps not the most graceful of the turn-of-the-century clipper-bowed steam yachts, Eugenia, the fourth and largest steam yacht of that name owned by JBH, was quite a piece of work. From the carved scrollwork at her bow to the curved glass and curtained windows of her deckhouse, she was the mark of a successful businessman --- and JBH was indeed that.
From his open-air steering station, JBH's personal skipper can move to either the port or starboard bridge wing for better visibility when docking. Yacht tenders abound on board; there are two on the canopy aft of the stack, and a third hanging in davits over the port quarter, where it can quickly be made ready for the crew's use. A saluting cannon is carried on Eugenia's foredeck. ...
Had there been an income tax back then, it's quite possible that Eugenia would have been a justifiable write-off. JBH, having only one child, was without the family obligations of his brother Nat, and the guests aboard his yachts were apt to be potential customers. And who among these could fail to marvel at the workmanship, comfort, and other virtues of this well-kept yacht, and promptly order a Herreshoff yacht for himself? " (Source: Bray, Maynard and Carlton Pinheiro. Herreshoff of Bristol. Brooklin, Maine, 1989, p. 127.)

Archival Documents

"N/A"

"[Item Description:] Three circular diagrams, apparently to record steam engine vibrations or excentricities. Two diagrams are labeled '7in stroke Engine. EUGENIA [#224p]. 3/29-1902'. The third is labeled 'Diagram for forward end of valve shaft when suspended in shop Dec[ember] 16, 1917' and marked 'about 200 rev[olutions]' and 'about 400 rev[olutions]' with pointers to two different traces. " (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (?) (creator). Circular Diagram. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE03_02960. Folder [no #]. 1902-03-29.)
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"[Item Description:] Handwritten (in ink) trial run note titled 'EUGENIA #224. June 23, 1904' and showing a table with data for time on the y-axis and pressure at boiler, all three steam engine cylinders (high, intermediate and low pressure), variances[?], number of revolutions, revolutions per minute, time over course of 3 knots, speed in kots (11.1, 11.92, 12.1, 12.46) and propeller slip." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Trial Run Note. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE03_02820. Folder [no #]. 1904-06-23.)
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"[Item Description:] Newspaper clipping titled 'New Era Appears in Yacht Building. Safe and Sane Types Now Being Developed by Designer Herreshoff' with full page article describing Herreshoff history, NGH and JBH, special emphasis on #590s INGOMAR, #657s QUEEN, #658s IROLITA II, mention of #625s DORIS, NGH's sons (three of whom helped lay down QUEEN's lines), the cottage on Brurnside street for the use of the employees in their recreation or studies, and the Herreshoff Marine Band. With photos sub-titled 'Nat Herreshoff and Foreman on the way to the Shops [driving NGH's Stanley Surry], 'John B. Herreshoff's Yacht, the EUGENIA [#224p], 'Nat Herreshoff's House, Boathouse and Wharf', 'Where Cup Defenders are Born' and Herreshoff Shops from the Water'." (Source: Providence Sunday Journal (creator). Newspaper Clipping. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE14_01150. Folder [no #]. 1906-06-17.)
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"[Item Description:] Handwritten notebook. This booklet had two lives: In 1907-1908, 1908-1909 and 1909-1910 it was used for winter storage records, listing name of boat, owner, storage location, billed amount, and dates of storage. Listed were for the winter of 1907/1908: #235p MIST, ORIANA, #571s LARIKIN, EAGLET, #453s VAQUERO II, #580s TRIVIA, #663s ISTALENA, COSSACK, #666s AVENGER, #220p ATALA (for sale), #207p MIRAGE, #224p EUGENIA, #146p AUGUSTA, #247p SEA URCHIN, #105p COSETTE, ARLINE, #213p FLORENCE, #208p FLORETTE, #249p SISILINA, #591s IROLITA, #481s SPALPEEN, DUCHESS, #669s ELEANOR, #460s KILDEE, #647s CAPRICE, #408s PELICAN, #243p SWIFTSURE, #617s COCK ROBIN, #177p VANISH, #446s ALERION, and #591s IROLITA I, for the winter of 1908/1909: #666s AVENGER, #663s ISTALENA, #481s SPALPEEN, #580s TRIVIA, #617s COCK ROBIN, COSSACK, #177p VANISH, #242p #242, #243p SWIFTSURE, SKIP, #446s ALERION, CHEWINK II, DUCHESS, #571s LARIKIN, #460s KILDEE, #679s PEPITA, EAGLET, #408s PELICAN, #453s VAQUERO, #146p AUGUSTA, #224p EUGENIA, COYOTE, #264p SARAH WEBB, #207p MIRAGE, ARLINE, #213p FLORENCE, #208p FLORETTE, #249p SISILINA, #591s IROLITA I, CASSANDRA 27ft Launch, and #263p CASSANDRA 34ft Launch, and for the winter of 1909/1910: #252p WANECHE (no further boats were listed). At some later time, the same book was turned upside down and inscribed with a new title in ink '200Ft Submarine Destroyer [#191802ep Unbuilt 200ft Submarine Chaser]. Data + Calculation Book. Herreshoff Mfg Co.' on its now-new front cover (formerly its back cover), followed by weight data estimates and calculations for this submarine destroyer." (Source: Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. (creator). Notebook. MIT Museum, Hart Nautical Collections, Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection Item HH.6.087. Box HAFH.6.2B, Folder Submarine Destroyer 200-Footer. 1907-1908, 1908-1909, 1909-1910, 1918-06.)
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"[Item Description:] Four handwritten (in ink) pages with tabulated data listing 'Shop No', 'Name', '[Tons] Gross' and '[Tons] Net' for a total of 100 HMCo-built boats and classes. Tonnage data is usually precise to two digits behind the decimal. Random comparisons suggest source of tonnage data to be official Custom House data. Boats mentioned are: #664s, #663s, #625s, #665s, #634s, #658s, #657s, #646s, #641s, #617s, #626s Class, #624s, #621s, #616s, #619s, #590s, #591s, #586s, #592 Class, #618s, #605s, #578s, #560s Class, #580s, #553s, #551s, #552s, #546s, #541s, #545s, #538s, #534s, #533s, #532s, #529s, #534s, #530s, #531s, #435s, #437s, #452s, #499s, #429s, #426s, #424s, #481s, #422s, #417s, #414s, #451s, #215p, #213p, #222p, #235p, #230p, #229p, #236p, #224p, #244p, #247p, #249p, #231p, #232p, #228p, #252p, #250p, #251p, #248p, #168p, #164p, #118p, #142p, #174p, #173p, #194p, #189p, #193p, #183p, #178p, #179p, #181p, #182p, #175p, #163p, #148p, #149p, #172p, #155p, #170p, #186p, #188p, #206p, #207p, #205p, #208p, #209p, #210p, #211p, #212p, #216p. Undated (the latest boat listed, WINSOME, was launched in 1907)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (?) (creator). Handwritten List. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE06_00220. Folder [no #]. No date (1907 or later).)
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"[Item Transcription:] Handwritten (mostly in pencil but also in ink) trials booklet titled '1898 - 1909'. Relevant contents:
§13: #190101ep [ELECTRIC LAUNCH FOR #224p EUGENIA IV] Trial Run several pages of tests and observations (1901-10-12 to 1901-11-08)
§32: #224p EUGENIA IV Trial Run mean speed 12.46 miles (1904-04-14)
§36: #224p EUGENIA IV Trial Run mean speed 11.465kn = 13.2mph (1904-06-23)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Trials Booklet. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE09_00060. Folder [no #]. 1898-09 to 1911-04.)
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Note: This list of archival documents contains in an unedited form any and all which mention #224p Eugenia IV even if just in a cursory way. Permission to digitize, transcribe and display is gratefully acknowledged.


Images

Registers

1905 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts
Name: Eugenia [IV]
Owner: John B. Herreshoff; Port: Bristol, R.I.
Official no. 200588; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig Scw Stm [Screw Steamer], Sch[ooner]
Tons Gross 113; Tons Net 77; Reg. Length 97.2; LOA 113.0; LWL 91.5; Extr. Beam 18.5; Depth 8.8; Draught 5.8
Builder Herreshoff Mfg. Co.; Designer N. G. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1904
Engine T[riple]. 3 Cyl. 5 5/8, 8 & 12 1/4 x 7. 1 B[oiler] W[ater] T[ube]; Maker Herreshoff Mfg. Co.

1906 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (#941)
Name: Eugenia [IV]
Owner: John B. Herreshoff; Port: Bristol, R.I.
Official no. 200588; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig K[eel], FD [Flush Deck], Scw [Screw], Sch Stm [Schooner Steamer]
Tons Gross 113; Tons Net 77; LOA 113-0; LWL 91-6; Extr. Beam 18-6; Depth 8-10; Draught 5-10
Builder Her. M. Co.; Designer N. G. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1904
Engine T[riple]. 3 Cyl. 7, 11 1/4 & 18 x 9. 1 B[oiler] W[ater] T[ube]; Maker Her. M. Co.

1910 Lloyd's Register of Yachts U.K.
Name: Eugenia [IV]
Owner: John B. Herreshoff (Bristol, R.I., U.S.A.); Port: Bristol, R.I.
Official no. 200588; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig ScwSch [Screw Schooner]
Tons Gross 113; Tons Net 77; LOA 97.2; LWL 91.6; Extr. Beam 18.5; Depth 8.8
Builder Herreshoff Mfg. Co.; Designer N. G. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1904
Engine T[riple]. 3 Cy. 7, 11 1/4 & 18 - 9. 1 W[ater] T[ube] B[oiler]. 10NHP; Maker Herreshoff Mfg. Co., Bristol, R.I.

1912 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (#973)
Name: Eugenia [IV]
Owner: John B. Herreshoff; Port: Bristol, R.I.
Official no. 200588; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig K[eel], FD [Flush Deck], ScwStm [Screw Steamer], Sch[ooner]
Tons Gross 113; Tons Net 77; LOA 113-0; LWL 91-6; Extr. Beam 18-6; Depth 8-10; Draught 5-10
Builder Herreshoff Mfg. Co.; Designer N. G. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1904
Engine T[riple]. 3 Cyl. 7, 11 1/4 & 18 x 9. 1 B[oiler] W[ater] T[ube]; Maker Her. M. Co.

1914 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (#983)
Name: Eugenia [IV]
Owner: John B. Herreshoff Est.; Port: Bristol, R.I.
Official no. 200588; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig K[eel], FD [Flush Deck], ScwStm [Screw Steamer], Sch[ooner]
Tons Gross 113; Tons Net 77; LOA 113-0; LWL 91-5; Extr. Beam 18-6; Depth 8-10; Draught 5-10
Builder Herreshoff Mfg. Co.; Designer N. G. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1904
Engine T[riple]. 3 Cyl. 7, 11 1/4 & 18 x 9. 1 B[oiler] W[ater] T[ube]; Maker Herreshoff Mfg. Co.

1917 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (#995)
Name: Eugenia [IV]
Owner: John B. Herreshoff Est.; Port: Bristol, R.I.
Official no. 200588; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig K[eel], FD [Flush Deck], ScwStm [Screw Steamer], Sch[ooner]
Tons Gross 113; Tons Net 77; LOA 113-0; LWL 91-5; Extr. Beam 18-5; Depth 8-10; Draught 5-10
Builder Herreshoff Mfg. Co.; Designer N. G. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1904
Engine T[riple]. 3 Cyl. 7, 11 1/4 & 18 x 9. 1 B[oiler] W[ater] T[ube]; Maker Herreshoff Mfg. Co.

1920 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (#966)
Name: Eugenia [IV]
Owner: Arthur H. Marks; Port: New York
Official no. 200588; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig K[eel], FD [Flush Deck], ScwStm [Screw Steamer], Sch[ooner]
Tons Gross 113; Tons Net 77; LOA 113-0; LWL 91-6; Extr. Beam 18-6; Depth 8-10; Draught 5-10
Builder Herreshoff Mfg. Co.; Designer N. G. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1904
Engine T[riple]. 3 Cyl. 7, 11 1/4 & 18 x 9. 1 B[oiler] W[ater] T[ube]; Maker Herreshoff Mfg. Co.

1923 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (#937)
Name: Eugenia [IV]
Owner: Albert Mac C. Barnes, Jr.; Port: New York
Official no. 200588; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig K[eel], FD [Flush Deck], Pwr [Power], Sch[ooner]
Tons Gross 113; Tons Net 77; LOA 113-0; LWL 91-5; Extr. Beam 18-5; Depth 8-10; Draught 5-10
Builder Herreshoff Mfg. Co.; Designer N. G. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1904
Engine T[riple]. 3 Cyl. 7, 11 1/4 & 18 x 9. 1 B[oiler] W[ater] T[ube]; Maker Herreshoff Mfg. Co.

1925 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (#1010)
Name: Eugenia [IV]
Owner: Albert Mac C. Barnes, Jr.; Port: New York
Official no. 200588; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig K[eel], FD [Flush Deck], Pwr [Power], Sch[ooner]
Tons Gross 113; Tons Net 77; LOA 113-0; LWL 91-6; Extr. Beam 18-6; Depth 8-10; Draught 5-10
Builder Herreshoff Mfg. Co.; Designer N. G. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1904
Engine T[riple]. 3 Cyl. 7, 11 1/4 & 18 x 9. 1 B[oiler] W[ater] T[ube]; Maker Herreshoff Mfg. Co.

1928 List of Merchant Vessels of the U.S. (#754.27)
Name: Eugenia [IV]
Owner: Albert MacC. Barnes, Jr. (2 Rector Street, New York, N.Y.); Port: New York, N.Y.
Official no. 200588; Type & Rig St. s. [Steam engine, screw]
Tons Gross 94; Tons Net 64; Reg. Length 97.2; Extr. Beam 18.0; Depth 8.8
Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1904
Engine Horsepower: 250
Note: Crew: 8

1930 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (#1393)
Name: Eugenia [IV]
Owner: Michael E. Paterno; Port: New York
Official no. 200588; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig Sch[ooner]
Tons Gross 94; Tons Net 64; LOA 113-0; LWL 91-5; Extr. Beam 18-0; Depth 8-10; Draught 5-10
Builder Herreshoff Mfg. Co.; Designer N. G. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1904
Engine T. 3 Cyl. 7, 11 1/4 & 18 x 9, 1B. WT; Maker Herreshoff Mfg. Co.

1935 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (#1580)
Name: Eugenia [IV]
Owner: Michael E. Paterno; Port: New York
Official no. 200588; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig K[eel], FD [Flush Deck], Pwr, Sch[ooner]
Tons Gross 94; Tons Net 64; LOA 113-0; LWL 91-5; Extr. Beam 18-0; Depth 8-10; Draught 5-10
Builder Herreshoff Mfg. Co.; Designer N. G. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1904
Engine T. 3 Cyl. 7, 11 1/4 & 18 x 9, 1B. WT; Maker Herreshoff Mfg. Co.

Source: Various Yacht Lists and Registers. For complete biographical information see the Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonné under Data Sources. Note that this section shows only snapshots in time and should not be considered a provenance, although it can help creating one.

Supplement

From the 1920 and earlier HMCo Index Cards at the MIT Museum
  • Note: The vessel index cards comprise two sets of a total of some 3200 cards about vessels built by HMCo, with dimensions and information regarding drawings, later or former vessel names, and owners. They were compiled from HMCo's early days until 1920 and added to in later decades, apparently by Hart Nautical curator William A. Baker and his successors. While HMCo seems to have used only one set of index cards, all sorted by name and, where no name was available, by number, later users at MIT apparently divided them into two sets of cards, one sorted by vessel name, the other by vessel number and greatly expanded the number of cards. Original HMCo cards are usually lined and almost always punched with a hole at bottom center while later cards usually have no hole, are unlined, and often carry substantially less information. All cards are held by the Francis Russell Hart Nautical Collections of the MIT Museum in Cambridge, Mass.
From the 1931 HMCo-published Owner's List

Name: Eugenia
Type: Steam
Length: 112'
Owner: Herreshoff, J. B.

Source: Herreshoff Manufacturing Company. "A Partial List of Herreshoff Clients." In: Herreshoff Manufacturing Company. Herreshoff Yachts. Bristol, Rhode Island, ca. 1931.

From the 1930s L. Francis Herreshoff Index Cards at the Herreshoff Marine Museum
  • Note: The L. Francis Herreshoff index cards comprise a set of some 1200 cards about vessels built by HMCo, with dimensions and / or ownership information. Apparently compiled in the early 1930s, for later HMCo-built boats like the Fishers Island 23s or the Northeast Harbor 30s are not included. Added to in later decades, apparently by L. F. Herreshoff as well as his long-time secretary Muriel Vaughn and others. Also 46 cards of L. F. Herreshoff-designed vessels. The original set of index cards is held by the Herreshoff Marine Museum and permission to display is gratefully acknowledged.
From the 1953 HMCo Owner's List by L. Francis Herreshoff

Name: Eugenia
Type: 113' steam
Owner: J. B. Herreshoff
Year: 1904
Row No.: 209

Source: Herreshoff, L. Francis. "Partial List of Herreshoff-Built Boats." In: Herreshoff, L. Francis. Capt. Nat Herreshoff. The Wizard of Bristol. New York, 1953, p. 325-343.

From the 2000 (ca.) Transcription of the HMCo Construction Record by Vermilya/Bray

Year: 1902
E/P/S: P
No.: 224
Name: Eugenia
OA: 112'
LW: 91' 9"

Source: Vermilya, Peter and Maynard Bray. "Transcription of the HMCo. Construction Record." Unpublished database, ca. 2000.

Note: The transcription of the HMCo Construction Record by Peter Vermilya and Maynard Bray was performed independently (and earlier) than that by Claas van der Linde. A comparison of the two transcriptions can be particularly useful in those many cases where the handwriting in the Construction Record is difficult to decipher.

Research Note(s)

"A 'Herreshoff 200 h. p. triple expansion steam engine, steeple type, cylinders 7 --- 11 1/4 --- 18, 9 in. stroke' was listed in the 1924 auction catalog when HMCo was auctioned off. This would appear to have been #224p Eugenia IV's old engine for she was the only HMCo-built vessel to be equipped with such an engine. But note that this is impossible because Eugenia IV was still listed after 1924 by Lloyd's Register as having this engine. It thus appears as if two of these engines were built." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. May 18, 2015.)

"Steam engine rating 280hp from undated (1903 or later) diagram by N. G. Herreshoff titled 'Marine Engine. Weights and Prices' in the Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. March 24, 2019.)

"Marine Engine of Inclosed Type. 7 & 11 1/4 & 18 x 9, 520[rpm], 300[hp]. [Note:] 305 [hp in pencil]." (Source: Herreshoff, N. G. Handwritten List of HMCo-Made Steam Engines. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum, MRDED1_00220. Undated, between 1903 and 1918.)

"In the absence of better available data displacement was estimated by using the figure for Gross Register Tons (113) from the 1905 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (Net Register Tons were reported as 77) and converting to lbs by dividing through 2000 (short tons). Note that this figure can only be a rough estimate because register tons as reported in Yacht Registers correlate only loosely with actual displacement figures." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. March 17, 2015.)

Note: Research notes contain information about a vessel that is often random and unedited but has been deemed useful for future research.

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