Herreshoff #186807es Alice
Particulars
Type: Catboat
Launch: 1868
Construction: Wood
LOA: 22' 6" (6.86m)
LWL: 20' 3" (6.17m)
Beam: 9' 6" (2.90m)
Draft: 2' 2" (0.66m)
Rig: Cat
Centerboard: yes
Built for: Smith, W. H. L. [?]
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.
Documents
Archival Documents
"[Item Description:] Penciled table titled 'Cat Boat' and 'Sail' listing dimensions (Deck, Waterline, [unclear], Sail head, hoist, foot) for ALICE [#186807es or #188004es ?], JULIA [#187004es], NORA [?], JESSIE, SPRING GREEN [#186709es], THORN, THISTLE, GRACIE, HOPE, HATTIE, NELLIE, ALPHIN, ROBROY, SUTTON, NO 5, EMMA, RAMBLER, and REINDEER. On verso calculations. Compare with MRDE08_03050 which shows a similar table under same title and on same paper and is certainly related." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Table. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE05_01710. Folder [no #]. No date (1870s ?).)
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Registers
1874 Olsen's American Yacht List (#14)
Name: Alice
Owner: W. H. L. Smith; Club(s): 4 [Boston YC], 8 [Dorchester YC]; Port: Boston
Type & Rig C. B. Cat
LOA 22-6; LWL 20-3; Extr. Beam 9-6; Draught 2-2
Note: Number of Men: Four
1875 Manning's Yachting Annual (#16)
Name: Alice
Owner: W. H. L. Smith
Type & Rig Cat, Open
LOA 22.6; LWL 20.3; Extr. Beam 9.6; Draught 2.2
Builder 66 [J. B. Herreshoff]
Note: Boston YC; Dorchester YC (No. of Men allowed on Regulation 5)
1881 Olsen's American Yacht List (#22)
Name: Alice
Owner: Geo. K. Boutelle; Club(s): 4 [Boston]; Port: Boothbay
Type & Rig CB Sloop
LOA 22.6; LWL 20.3; Extr. Beam 9.6; Draught 2.2
Builder J. B. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol; Built when 1869
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.
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