Herreshoff #191514es [Dinghy for #779s Jessica]
Particulars
Type: Alerion Rowboat
Designed by: NGH
Contract: 1915-12-6
Finished: 1916-2-9
Job No.: 8465
Construction: Wood
LOA: 10' 3" (3.12m)
Beam: 4' 3" (1.30m)
Rig: None (rowboat)
Centerboard: No centerboard
Built for: Marshall, Wilson
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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 location: N/A (Missing, nonexistant or unidentified model)
Vessels from this model:
52 built, modeled by NGH
Note: This model is missing, is nonexistant or has not been identified. The number of vessels built from it is only an estimate based on similar features, such as dimensions, rig, machinery, etc.
Drawings
![Main drawing Dwg 028-046 [076-122] (HH.5.02045)](../Images_Drawings/250px/HH.5.02045.jpg)
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Drawings believed to have been first drawn for, or being first referenced to
Herreshoff #191514es [Dinghy for #779s Jessica] are listed in bold.
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Dwg 028-046 [076-122] (HH.5.02045); Construction Dwg > 10'-3" x 4'-3" Tender for # 773 Class (1915-12-06)
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Documents
Nathanael G. Herreshoff
"[1916-02-09] Wed 9: ... Completed 15 rowboats for 40' class." (Source: Herreshoff, Nathanael G. Diary, 1916. Manuscript (excerpts). Diary access courtesy of Halsey C. Herreshoff.)
Supplement
Research Note(s)
"Frame space 6"; Molds 14/12 of new figures, in book for #718 [Alerion III], as per notes on plan 28-46." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. October 26, 2009.)
"This vessel's contract date was determined from notes on the original plan. Plan 28-46 (formerly 76-122) from which this boat was built was drawn 1915-12-06. The vessel's job number 8465 was assigned ca. 1915-12-06. #779s Jessica (for which this vessel was built) was contracted for 1915-10-14. This boat's contract or building date is 53 days after #779s Jessica was contracted for. In his diary N. G. Herreshoff mentioned this dinghy as having been finished by February 9, 1916." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. November 5, 2011.)
"Built in 65 days (contract to finished)." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. January 16, 2024.)
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