Herreshoff #191004ep [Unbuilt Ferry]
Particulars
Type: Steam Ferry
Designed by: NGH
Not built, not assigned, cancelled, etc.: 1910-7 ?
LOA: 112' (34.14m)
Beam: 31' (9.45m)
Draft: 6' (1.83m)
Propulsion: Steam
Built for: U.S. Navy [?]
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.
Drawings
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Drawings believed to have been first drawn for, or being first referenced to
Herreshoff #191004ep [Unbuilt Ferry] are listed in bold.
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- Dwg 005-096 (HH.5.00324): General Arrangement > Design for Ferry Boat 112' x 31' x 6' Preliminary (1910-07-12)
- Dwg 005-110 (HH.5.00336.1); General Arrangement > Arr'g't, Ferry Boat, 100' O.A., 28' Beam, 6' Draft (1911-04-27)
- Dwg 005-112 (HH.5.00336.4): Section, Midship, Ferry Boat, 100' O.A., 28' Beam, 6' Draft (1911-04-27)
- Dwg 043-067 (HH.5.03418): Boiler for Ferry Boat, 100' O.A., 28' W, 6' Draft (1911-04-29)
- Dwg 005-111 (HH.5.00336.3): Lines, Ferry Boat, 100' O.A., 28' Beam, 6' Draft (1911-11-14)
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Documents
Nathanael G. Herreshoff
"[1911-05-02] Tue 2: Fine. Strong NW [wind] in PM & colder. Bids for ferryboat [#191004ep] opened at Washington and we lost. Fore River Co., being lowest." (Source: Herreshoff, Nathanael G. Diary, 1911. Manuscript (excerpts). Diary access courtesy of Halsey C. Herreshoff.)
Archival Documents
"[Item Description:] Penciled sketch with plan view and profile of a ferry [#191004ep Unbuilt Ferry]. Untitled, marked '112[ft] o.a.' and '108 [ft LWL ?]'. On verso data comparing 'Deck area, approx' and 'Salon floor' for this design and for WAVE [#261p] on printed card dated June 3, 1909, by the Automobile Legal Association warning its members of speed traps." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Sketch. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE03_00450. Folder [no #]. No date (1910 ?).)
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"[Item Description:] HMCo Plan HH.5.00324 (005-096). Blueprint general arrangement plan with midship section and inboard profile titled 'Design of Ferry Boat [#191004ep Unbuilt Ferry] 112ft overall x 30ft Beam'." (Source: Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. (creator). Blueprint. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Acc. 2004.0001.0150. WRDT04, Folder O.S. 2, formerly MRDE02. 1910-07-02.)
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