The Herreshoff Registry
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Detail - Hull 880
| Status: | FOUND | |
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| Original Name: | Josephine | Current Name: | Firefly |
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| Hull No: | 880 | Home Port: | Bristol, RI |
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| Contracted By: | F.L. Jenckes | Current Owner(s): | Herreshoff Marine Museum |
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| Contract Date: | 9/7/1922 | Owner Since: | 1994 |
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| Class: | 15-Footer | Sail Number: | |
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| Sub-Class: | Watch Hill 15 |
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| Original Rig: | J&M | | |
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| Current Rig: | marconi |
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| Original Price: | $1,533 | Restored By: | MPG (1997) |
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| LOA: | 24 ft. 6 in. | Maintained By: | |
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| LWL: | 15 ft. 0 in. | Notes: | |
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| Beam: | 6 ft. 9 in. |
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| Draft: | 2 ft. 3 in. |
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| Designer: | Sidney Herreshoff |
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Other Resources: | HCR | | Gallery / Galleries: | |
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| Provenance: |
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| Owner | Years | Location | Boat Name | Sail No. | | F.L. Jenckes | 1922 - 1926 | Watch Hill, RI | Josephine | 3 |
| D. Battey | 1926 - 1933 | Watch Hill, RI | Pard | 3 |
| H. Phelps | 1933 - ???? | Watch Hill, RI | Senorita | 3 |
| Ted Starr | ???? - ???? | Watch Hill, RI | Senorita | 3 |
| Peter Ogilby | ???? - 1957 | Watch Hill, RI | Senorita | 3 |
| Ralph J. Burnard | 1957 - 1962 | Watch Hill, RI | Senorita | 3 |
| C. R. Munro | 1962 - 1968 | Watch Hill, RI | Cutlass | 3 |
| David M. Pugh | 1968 - 1975 | Watch Hill, RI | A Movable Feast | 3 |
| Charlton Muenchenger | 1975 - 1994 | Watch Hill, RI | Firefly | 3 |
Note: The Herreshoff Registry was offline in Spring 2022. The above text is from a backup made in January 2021. Copyright is with the Herreshoff Registry.
