Model No. 516: Nora, Sabrina et al.

Model by: NGH
Made when: 1878
Calculated model scale: 1/12
Model length (ca.): 15.8" (40.1cm)
Implied vessel LOA at 1/12 (ca.): 15' 9" (4.8m)
Power/Sail: S
Vessel Type: Catboat (3); Sloop and Catboat (1)
Hull Configuration: Unknown (2); Centerboard (2)
Model location: H.M.M. Model Room West Wall Right

Vessels from this model:
4 built, modeled by NGH

Original text on model:
"SABRINA 1878 (MINNEHAHA)
NORA 1878 (SWANEE)
SAND FLY 1882
CALYPSO 1889 (6" longer aft)" (Source: Original handwritten annotation on model. Undated.)

Model description:
"15'9" lwl Calypso, sloop of 1889 with 6" more aft overhang than model; also Sabrina of 1878, Nora of 1878, and Sand Fly of 1882." (Source: Bray, Maynard. 2004.)

Comment:
"Note that according to the American Yacht List from 1890 Sandfly was built in 1878 not in 1882 as stated on the model." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. 2008.)

Related model(s):
Model 0516 by NGH (1878); sail, 4 built from
Model 1530 by NGH? (1878?); sail or power?