Herreshoff #190410es [Columbia Rowboat Job3131 b]
Particulars
Type: Columbia Rowboat
Designed by: NGH
Contract: 1904-6-16
Job No.: 3131
Construction: Wood
LOA: 12' 6" (3.81m)
Beam: 3' 10" (1.17m)
Rig: None (rowboat)
Centerboard: No centerboard
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 number: 706Model location: H.M.M. Model Room North Wall Right
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Original text on model:
"Original COLUMBIA lifeboat for 499 14' [long] scale 1/12 Nov. 1899 gig for #503 506, 507 [unreadable] (cut dinghy 520 16x14 7 1/2" frames dinghy for 624 scale 10 3.4 over 16 * 10-8 [unreadable] / 529, 532, 533, 534 16x14 add-on bow changed and shear raised remeasured Dec. 4, 1909. Boats for 692 and later" (Source: Original handwritten annotation on model. Undated.)
Model Description:
"14' lifeboat of 1899 for the cutter Columbia. Also used, with alterations to scale, mold spacing, freeboard, and with sailing rig added, for many other rowboats, sailing dinghies, and tenders. This shape became HMCo's standard for decades to follow." (Source: Bray, Maynard. 2004.)
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.
Drawings
![Main drawing Dwg 028-025 [076-045] (HH.5.02023)](../Images_Drawings/250px/HH.5.02023.jpg)
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Dwg 028-025 [076-045] (HH.5.02023); Construction Dwg > 12'-6" Rowboat, 3'-10" Wide, Moulds of Life Boat for # 499 Reduced (1902-09-27)
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Supplement
Research Note(s)
"12 ft. 6 in. Rowboat 3' - 10" wide. Molds of life boat for #499 [Columbia] reduced [spelling?] [unreadable]. Sheer raised 2 1/2" above [plan] (76-17) or 3 3/4" above [unreadable]. Thwarts raised 2 1/2" above [plan] (76-17) or 3 3/4" above [unreadable]. Sheer 3 3/4" above original figures (10/12 of Columbia Lifeboat). [No. of boats built] 2, [When built] June 16 [19]04, [For Yacht or Order] [Job] #3131, Same as #2891 [as per notes on original plan 28-25]." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. October 26, 2009.)
"This vessel's contract date was determined from notes on the original plan. Plan 28-25 (formerly 76-45) from which this boat was built was drawn 1902-09. The vessel's job number 3131 was assigned ca. 1904-06-24." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. October 26, 2009.)
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