Herreshoff #190402es Useful II

"[1905-03-07] Tue 7: Launched new scow Useful 2nd [#190402es].
[1910-03-25] Fri 25: [Shop towboat #234p] Friday towed [derrick scow #190402es] Useful to E[ast] Greenwich yesterday & today for 2 loads of hardwood lumber. Trip light in 1 [hour] 31 [minutes]. Returned with scow fully loaded [in] just 2 hours. 10.3 miles.
[1915-08-31] Tue 31: Fair quiet day. Step both of Katoura's [#722s] masts in afternoon by aid of derrick scow [possibly Useful II #190402es].
[1916-03-25] Sat 25: Very fine & mild. Temp [?] to 52deg. after[noon]. Mod[erate] NW [wind]. Snow melting fast. ... Hauled out [derrick scow] Useful [#190402es] to paint.
[1921-03-30] Wed 30: [Thermometer] 40 - 28 - 39 [degrees]. Very cold, clear & calm morning. Fresh SSW [wind in] p.m. Launched 30 footer Zingara [#570s BB-30] from cove. Also scow Useful [#190402es].
[1923-04-14] Sat 14: [Thermometer] 29 - 40 - 35 [degrees]. Fresh NE [wind]. Overcast. Help[ed] Sidney & Nat get Bubble [#285p] over[board] with Useful [#190402es].
[1927-10-12] Wed 12: [Thermometer] 58 - 72 [degrees]. Clear & very warm. Strong SE [wind]. At 7-10 Sidney towed Useful [#190402es] to Pt. Pleasant, and Sprite [#186001es] was taken and brought over and landed on my lawn. All done by 8-40. ...
[1932-11-14] Mon 14: [Thermometer] 52 - 30 - 48 [degrees].Very fine and clear. Mod[erate] to fresh WSW to SW [wind]. Cool early. Sidney had 'Useful' [#190402es] take out Bubble [#285p] and the landing float at wharf. ...
[1933-11-18] Sat 18: [Thermometer] 42 - 35 - 38 [degrees]. H[eav]y WSW [wind] last night with snow squalls. Ground covered this a.m. L[igh]t variable wind, mostly SW & overcast. Sidney & men placed Bubble [#285p] & Lantana [#192101es] in boat house by the Useful [#190402es]. ..." (Source: Herreshoff, Nathanael G. Diary, 1905 to 1933. Manuscript (excerpts). Diary access courtesy of Halsey C. Herreshoff.)

"[April 15, 1910 ?]
Towing scow Useful. [Trial] [Water] nearly calm, 3 [persons] on board. Useful light & in good order.
[Followed by tabulated trial run data with mean speed being 4.19mph (= 3.64kn)]
... Pull when tied to wharf, 2 in stern, 376 r.p.m. = 300lbs, 393 r.p.m. = 335lbs. Consumption of gasoline = 1 pt. in 5m 50s - 360 rev. ..." (Source: Herreshoff, N. G. Handwritten note in Trials Booklet '1898 - 1909' (under date of April 15, 1910 ?). Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum.)

"Marine Construction and Lighter Service of Warren will press into service this season the largest lighter on Narragansett Bay. ...
The new lighter will suppliment the firm's 50-ft. Herreshoff-built lighter [#190402es Useful II], constructed about 1900. The smaller craft will handle operations in shallow water, but in deeper waters and for longer pilings, Mr. Booth will use the new barge. ...
Mr. Booth launched himself into the marine lighter world just prior to the 1964 Hurricane, when he purchased the 50-ft. Herreshoff lighter and set up operations in Bristol. ..." (Source: Servant, Bill. "Largest Lighter on Bay Located in Warren." Bristol Phoenix, March 12, 1965, p. 28.)

"[Item Transcription:] Handwritten (mostly in pencil but also in ink) trials booklet titled '1898 - 1909'. Relevant contents:
§56: #190402es USEFUL II Trial Run mean speed 4.19mph [= 3.64kn], most pull 335lbs (1910-04-15 ?)." (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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"[Item Description:] Envelope marked in ink in what appears to be Thomas Brightman's handwriting 'Herreshoff Mfg. Co. From the water front. October 28, 1924'. It contains 6 negatives (no prints) of the Herreshoff waterfront but only one of them appears to be from 1924 as indicated by the old wharf sheerlegs which were replaced by steel lettice-work sheerlegs after the old ones had been accidentally destroyed on April 25, 1929. That photo shows the North- and South Construction Shops, the old sheerlegs, two steam yachts at the wharfs (including, apparently, #377p ARA), and, all the way to the left, the yard scow #190402es USEFUL II. The other photos show 1) a large sloop (probably #1078s THISTLE) whose mast is being stepped by the new lattice steel sheerlegs while a large power yacht (probably #385p VARA) appears in the right background, 2) apparently the same scene (faint and blurry), 3) another mast stepping scene with modern sheerlegs and #385p VARA in the background, 4) a view from the waterfront with North- and South Construction shops, the new sheerlegs and large yachts being stored on land in what was being called 'Peacock Row', and 5) another, somewhat closer, view of the same scene. This last scene is identified on another envelope as having been taken on NOvember 12, 1929." (Source: Brightman, Thomas (?) (creator). Photo Negatives. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE14_02040. Folder [no #]. 1924-10-28 and 1929-11-12.)
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Note: This list of archival documents contains in an unedited form any and all which mention #190402es Useful II even if just in a cursory way. Permission to digitize, transcribe and display is gratefully acknowledged.

"This vessel's building date was estimated from the date of the original plan. Plan 034-103 'Derrick Scow 45 x 19 x 3-6' from which this boat was built was drawn 1904-10-29." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. October 28, 2012.)

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