Model No. 430: Scout et al.

Model by: NGH
Made when: April 1897 (ca.)
Estimated model scale: 1/24
Model length (ca.): 38.6" (98.0cm)
Implied vessel LOA at 1/24 (ca.): 77' 2" (23.5m)
Power/Sail: P
Vessel Type: Steam Yacht (2); Steam Yacht Scout Class (8); High Speed Steam Yacht (1)
Model location: H.M.M. Model Room West Wall Center

Vessels from this model:
11 built, modeled by NGH

Original text on model:
"194 JEAN, 203 SCOUT, 206, 207, 209, 210, 211, 212." (Source: Original handwritten annotation on model. Undated.)

Model description:
"77'2" Jean, steam powered cabin launch of 1897. The 81' loa Scout class of fast steam commuters of 1899 & 1900 (some used in connection with the NYYC 70 one-design sloops) also grew from this model. Their names were Scout, Iona, Mirage, Stroller, Niagara, Tramp, and Dawn." (Source: Bray, Maynard. 2004.)

Comment:
"#216p Zinganee [Zingaree] (1901), #236p Express (1903) and #249p Sisilina (1905) were added by CvdL to the list of vessels built from this model as they were listed in the same offset booklet as other vessels built from this model. Sisilina was also listed index in the 2004 Guide to the Collection as having been built from this model." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. 2008.)