HMCo #89p Orienta

"[1882-02-20] Mon 20: Launched st[eame]r no 88, H. H. Warners' yacht [#88p Siesta], and laid keel for 89 [#89p Orienta] on wharf and 92 [#92p Permelia] in old shop.
[1882-04-16] Sun 16: Speed of Steamer 89 [#89p Orienta] calculated by (?)[:] at 11 knots H[orse]P[ower] would be 203.6, at 13 knots H[orse]P[ower] would be 353.3, at 15 knots H[orse]P[ower] would be 585.
[1882-05-18] Thu 18: Launched steamer 89 [#89p Orienta]. [She] slid out of [her] forward cradle, but without damage. Heavy N. Easter with hail and rain. Therm[ometer] 38deg. in P.M. Much cold[er?] N.E. weather th[an?] last fortnight, with frost and ice 3 or 4 times.
[1883-01-12] Fri 12: Weight of 24in.x 24 Piston and moving parts ([for] 14 x 24 x 24 [steam] engine. Piston and rod 247 [lbs]. Packing & follower rings 51 [lbs]. Crosshead & pin 126 [lbs]. Connection rod & boxes 256 [lbs]. [Sum] 680 [lbs]. W[ei]g[h]t of 28 x 16 piston and moving parts ([for] 16 x 28 x 16 [steam engine]). Piston 107 [lbs]. Piston rod 30 [lbs]. Follower ring 18 [lbs]. Packing ring[?] 18 [lbs]. Cross head & boxes 41 [lbs]. Connection rod & pin 74 [lbs]. Connecting rod lower box 66 [lbs]. [Sum] 354 [lbs]. [Note: These calculations almost certainly relate to the steam yacht #89p Orienta which in 1883 received a new 16 x 28 x 16 steam engine to replace her old 14 x 14 x 24 engine.]
1884-03-05] Wed 5: [Thermometer] [min] 12deg. [max] 28deg. [set] 28deg. Overcast [weather]. Wind S.E. L[igh]t snow in P.M., signal up. Tried [#89p] Orienta on 3kn cruise. A good deal of ice in the Bay." (Source: Herreshoff, Nathanael G. Diary, 1882 to 1884. Manuscript (excerpts). Diary access courtesy of Halsey C. Herreshoff.)

"Orienta, steam yacht, of Bristol.
Built at Bristol, RI, by Herreshoff Manufacturing Co., 1882.
95.90 gross tons, 54.14 net tons; 113 ft. x 17.3 ft. x 8.4 ft. [Register length x breadth x depth.]
One deck, two masts, plain head, round stern.
Surveyed and measured, April, 1882." (Source: U.S. Customs Department, Bristol, R.I. Custom House Record Book, 1870s to 1904 (Collection of the Herreshoff Marine Museum), s.v. Orienta.)

"[Abstract of register or enrollment. Pos. 704:]
Orienta, steam yacht, of Bristol.
Built at Bristol, 1882.
95.90 gross tons, 54.14 net tons; 113 ft. x 17.3 ft. x 8.4 ft. [Register length x breadth x depth.]
One deck, two masts, plain head [bow].
Enr[olled] and Lic[ensed] ([as] yacht) June 26, 1882. Owner: Herreshoff Manufacturing Company of Bristol. Master: John B. Herreshoff, Bristol.
Surrendered [license] Aug. 9, 1882 at New York. ([Record at:] C[ustom] H[ouse, Providence]).
Lic[ensed] (temporary) ([as] yacht) July 1, 1884 (issued on New York enrollment of[blank]; change of hailing port - New York). Owner: J. A. Bostwick of New York, N.Y. Master: J. A. Bostwick.
License surrendered July 23, 1884 at New York, N.Y. ([Record at:] C[ustom] H[ouse, Providence])." (Source: Survey of Federal Archives, Work Projects Administration. Ships Documents of Rhode Island. Bristol. Ship Registers and Enrollments of the Port of Bristol - Warren Rhode Island, 1941, s.v. Orienta.)

"The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, of Bristol, R. I., are furnishing the new machinery for the steam yacht Orienta, owned by Mr. J. A. Bostwick, of New York City. The engines are compound condensing, with cylinders 16 x 28 inches in diameter and 16-inch stroke of piston. The boilers will be of the coil type." (Source: Anon. [Title?] Engineering Mechanics: Electrical, Civil, Mechanical, and Mining Engineering, Volume 3, 1883, [p. 130?].)

"The steam yacht Orienta [#89p], built here last season, has received a new engine and sailed for New York Saturday, whence she is soon to make a southern trip." (Source: Anon. "Successful Launchings." Bristol Phoenix, April 14, 1883.)

"The steam yacht Orienta, which has been here since the 1st of January [1884], has had two new square steam-boilers put in, by the Herreshoff Mnfg Co., and sailed for New York Thursday afternoon." (Source: Anon. "Local Affairs." Bristol Phoenix, March 8, 1884, p. 2.)

"... On the 14th inst., the TELEGRAM noted the application of a new screw propelling wheel on Mr. J. A. Bostwick's fast steam yacht the Orienta. We return to the subject to-day in sadness, but as chroniclers of the day we must inform the steam yachtsmen that this obviously stupid affair proved no good. It shook the crockery out of the racks in the pantry, breaking about half of it, in the short run from the screw dock up to Greenpoint, and it gave no speed at all --- as compared with the old wheel. 'My jaw teeth are loose yet,' said one of the sufferers from the jar. And so it was that, when up to Greenpoint, Mr. Bostwick put the yacht around to dock her again and get the thing off. Immediately after turning a little more steam was given, and away flew all three of the blades close in to the hub, and the Orienta came down the river with the tide and docked again to replace the old wheel in the short time of an hour. Mr. Bostwick knows more now about screw propeller wheels than he did a short time ago, especially the Bliven type, and since the meteor-like flight of its blades he has been looking, it is said, for some kind friend having a stout aim and a hickory club. ..." (Source: Anon. "My Jaw Teeth Are Loose Yet." New York Telegram, July 17, 1894, p. ?.)

"THE HERRESHOFF WORKS AT BRISTOL. ... Of late years [the Herreshoffs] have turned their attention to steam and have given to the engineering world the Herreshoff engine and coil boiler. The list of steam yachts is a long one, including some of the fastest afloat, Leila [#40p], Aida [#92p ex-Permelia], Permelia [sic, double-counted, #92p], Ossabaw [#101p], (No. 100) [#100p Permelia], Gleam [#65p], Marina [#105p], Orienta [#89p], Nereid [#83p], Magnolia [#104p], Camilla [#72p], Dolphin [#54p], Xantho [#99p], Juliet [#78p], Sinbad [#49p]. ..." (Source: Anon. (W. P. Stephens). "The Herreshoff Works at Bristol." Forest and Stream, April 16, 1885, p. 236, 237.)

"The following is a list of the steam yachts built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company of Bristol, R.I: ... Orienta, built 1881, for J. A. Bostwick, New York. Length, 125 feet; breadth, 17 feet; depth, 8 feet 6 inches: draught, 6 feet 6 inches; speed, 17 miles per hour. ..." (Source: Jaffray, Edward S. "American Steam Yachting." Outing, April 1886, p. 23-25.)

"New York. Sept. 7 [1995]. --- (Special.) --- After the [America's Cup] race the speedy little steam yacht Orienta, owned by E. R. Ladew, a leather merchant of this city and a member of the New York Yacht club, tried to pass the [excursion steam boat] City of Lowell close by on the windward side. There was a heavy swell upon which the little yacht was lifted so high its steering gear was seriously hindered. The suction made by the rapidly moving steamer still further affected the small yacht until suddenly it became unmanageable and bore down at a sharp angle for the larger boat. The man at the wheel worked hard to keep his boat off and the sound of the bells signaling the stopping of its machinery could be plainly heard on board the City of Lowell, while at the some moment it was seen a collision was inevitable.
Seated on camp chairs in the narrow and cramped space on the main deck aft, between the women's cabin and the guard rail, was a party consisting of United States Marshal John H. McCarthy and wife, Mr. and Mrs. L. Foreman Fechtman, and Mrs. Corthell, a sister of Police Justice Welde. It was not until the bowsprit of the Orienta was almost upon them they realized their great danger. Then they all dropped to the deck. The bowsprit of the yacht struck a stanchion directly in front of where they had been sitting and broke it off like a pipestem. A sliver of the splintered wood struck Mrs. McCarthy on the cheek and caused a painful wound. A still larger piece of wood struck Mr. Fechtman on the shoulder and severely bruised him.
It looked for a moment as though the bowsprit of the yacht would sweep away all the supports of the steamer's upper decks, but the spar, coming in contact with an iron post, snapped off close to the yacht's jaws and fell into the water. The Orienta then backed away, and being otherwise uninjured, proceeded towards the City." (Source: Anon. "Steam Yacht Orienta is in Danger. Runs into a Big Steamer and Narrowly Escapes Destruction." Chicago Tribune, September 8, 1895, p. 4.)

"[Item Description:] Casting Book # 4, steamers #40p, #54p, #57p, #63p, #67p, #70p, #79p, #89p, #92p, #99p, #100p, #101p, #102p, #103p, #104p, #105p, #106p, #107p, #108p, #109p, #110p, #111p, #112p, #113p, #114p, #115p, #116p, #117p, #118p, #119p, #120p, #121p, #122p, #123p, #124p, #125p, #126p, #127p, #128p, #129p, #130p, #131p, #132p, #133p, #134p, #135p, #136p, #137p, #138p, #139p, #140p, #141p, #142p, #143p, #144p, #145p, #146p, #147p [castings by hull number; front page shows summary size and engine and boiler data for steamers 99 thru 146 as well as repair data for steamers #40p, #54p, #57p, #63p, #67p, #70p, #79p, #89p, #92p, #118p, and #128p]. Undated, vessels mentioned were built between 1878 and 1887. Dates mentioned for repairs range from 1885 to 1887. Note considerable informational overlap with Casting Book # 1, which as in this book also contains data for #99p through #116p, although it appears (!) that Book # 4 lists more patterns per boat than Book # 1. Likewise, considerable overlap with Casting Books # 2 and # 3 which also contain data for boats that are also listed in book # 4. It may well be that information in Book # 4 was copied from books # 1, # 2 and 3." (Source: MIT Museum, Hart Nautical Collections, Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection Item HH.6.120-07. Castings Book 4. Box HAFH.6.4B, Folder Casting Record Books Vessel Castings Book 4. No date (1878 to 1887).)
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"[Item Description:] Casting sketch notebook (carbon copy) [Titled Herreshoff Mfg Co, -Office-, Bristol, R.I.; 1882, mostly signed by C.H.K., steamers #88p, #89p, #91p, #92p, #98p]." (Source: Anon (C.H.K.) (and Herreshoff, N.G.?) (creator). Notebook. MIT Museum, Hart Nautical Collections, Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection Item HH.6.120-06. Box HAFH.6.4B, Folder Casting Record Books Sketch and Order Book 1882 CHK. 1882.)
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"[Item Description:] Casting sketch notebook (original copy) [Titled Nathl G. Herreshoffp, Bristol R.I.; 1882, mostly signed by N.G.H.; material and item orders relating to steamers #81p, #82p, #83p, #88p, #89p, #90p, #91p, #92p, #95p, #98p, stock for new boat shop]." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Notebook. MIT Museum, Hart Nautical Collections, Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection Item HH.6.120-10. Box HAFH.6.4B, Folder Casting Record Books Sketch and Order Book 1882 NGH. 1882.)
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"[Item Description:] Work order notebook [Titled Nathl G. Herreshoff, Esq., Bristol R.I.; 1882-1887, mostly signed by N.G.H., later ones by C.H.K.; material and item orders relating to #400s CONSUELO, #401s ROMP and steamers #89p, #99p, #100p, #101p, #102p, #104p, #105p, #106p, #110p, #111p, #113p, #118p, #119p, #120p, #122p, #123p, #140p, #146p; many orders from the marine store of A. B. Babbitt at Tiverton]." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Work Order Notebook. MIT Museum, Hart Nautical Collections, Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection Item HH.6.120-04. Box HAFH.6.4B, Folder Casting Record Books Sketch and Order Book 1882-1887 NGH CHK. 1882 to 1887.)
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"[Item Description:] Mounted albumen photograph of #89p ORIENTA under construction on ways of Herreshoff Mfg. Co. in 1882. On verso penciled explanatory notes from ASdeWH and HCH made October 18, 1973." (Source: MIT Museum, Hart Nautical Collections, Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection Item HH.6.185. Photograph. Box HAFH.6.7B, Folder Photographs. 1882.)
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"[Item Description:] Print of HH.6.185, ORIENTA #89p, 1882." (Source: MIT Museum, Hart Nautical Collections, Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection Item HH.6.186. Photograph (copy). Box HAFH.6.7B, Folder Photographs. 1882.)
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"[Item Description:] Explanatory notes from ASdeWH and HCH made October 18, 1973 on back of HH.6.185 [ORIENTA #89p, 1882], transcribed for duplicate." (Source: MIT Museum, Hart Nautical Collections, Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection Item HH.6.187. Note. Box HAFH.6.7B, Folder Photographs. 1882.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled data table titled 'ORIENTA [#89p] original' 14" & 24" bore x 24" stroke engine with cutoff gear, screw, boilers, performance, horsepower (300hp), approx speed." (Source: Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_48730. Note. Subject Files, Folder [no #]. No date (1883 ?).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled data table titled 'ORIENTA [#89p] Proposed racing machine' with data for 16" & 28" bore x 16" engine without cutoff, screw, boilers, calculated performance, horsepwoer (650hp). [This configuration was chosen for ORIENTA's 1883 re-fit]." (Source: Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_48740. Note. Subject Files, Folder [no #]. No date (1883 ?).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled data table titled 'ORIENTA [#89p] Proposed pleasure Yacht' with data for 12" & 21" bore x 21" stroke engine with cutoff gear, screw, boilers, calculated performance and horsepower (305hp)." (Source: Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_48750. Note. Subject Files, Folder [no #]. No date (1883 ?).)
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"[Item Description:] Three sets of penciled side-by-side half-sections and displacement curves. The topmost curve is labeled 'Displ. curve to painted water line (3in higher than actual). St[eame]r 101 [#101p 101]'. The second set of half-sections with two displacement curves labeled '#102 GOV[ernor] HAMILTON' and '#100 PERMELIA', respectively. The third set of half sections is labeled 'ORIENTA. #89 [#89p]'. With tabulated data for all four designs showing draft, area at waterline, area at midship section, dist. exclusive of keel, wetted surface of hull, keel, rudder and skeg and angle of deadrise." (Source: Herreshoff, N. G. (creator). Side-by-side Half-Sections and Displacement Curves. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Acc. 2004.0001.0581. WRDT08, Folder 45. No date (winter of 1882/1883 ?).)
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"[Item Transcription:] Handwritten (in ink and pencil) experiments and trials booklet titled 'Herreshoff Mfg. Co. Experiments 1883 to 1884'. Relevant contents:
§8: #89p ORIENTA Trial Run with new engine, best speed 15.96kn = 18.25mph (1883-03-31 to 1883-04-05)
§18: #89p ORIENTA Trial Run Recorded by Charles Seabury (1884-03-05 & 1884-03-06)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Trials Booklet. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE07_03950. Folder [no #]. 1883-03 to 1884-04.)
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"[Item Transcription:] [Handwritten (in ink) letter on 'The Herreshoff Manufacturing Co, Established in 1861, Incorporated in 1879, Sole Manufacturers Of The Herreshoff Patent Safety Coil Boiler, Builders of Steam Vessels and Engines' stationery:] Bristol, R.I., June 27th 1885
Dear Daughter Kate,
I rec[eive]d your nice letter last eve, was very glad to hear from you. Mr. Mrs Douglas were here a day or two ago and left the AIDA [#92p ex-PERMELIA] here for some repairs. We expect the ORIENTA [#89p] today. Everything is getting on as usual with me.
I have not been off on the water since our morning row in the STILETTO's [#118p] boat.
From your loving Papa, J.B.H.
S [Sadie Herreshoff, for JBH]" (Source: Herreshoff, J.B. Letter to Herreshoff, Katherine Kilton. Herreshoff Marine Museum Collection Item LIB_6140. HMM Library Rare Books Room (Various), Folder [no #]. 1885-06-27.)
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"[Item Transcription:] [Handwritten (in ink) letter on 'The Herreshoff Manufacturing Co, Established in 1861, Incorporated in 1879, Sole Manufacturers Of The Herreshoff Patent Safety Coil Boiler, Builders of Steam Vessels and Engines' stationery:] Bristol, R.I., June 27th 1885
Dear Daughter Kate,
I rec[eive]d your nice letter last eve. Glad you are having so pleasant a time. This cool weather will be nice for you. I passed a quiet Sunday, did not g out. Took a drive last eve. Today expect to go to Newport in the LUCILE [#122p]. ORIENTA [#89p] and AIDA [#92p ex-PERMELIA] still here.
Uncle Cha[rle]s commenced with a few boarders today, his house is completed & furnished. Bro. Francis & family are expected here on Fridays. I am as well as usual. Mrs. Smith will leave 'Prince'[?] with Mrs. Fish, if you do not return before she leaves. Strawberries nearly gone.
Hope to hear from you again soon.
Much love from your Papa, J.B.H.
S [Sadie Herreshoff, for JBH]" (Source: Herreshoff, J.B. Letter to Herreshoff, Katherine Kilton. Herreshoff Marine Museum Collection Item LIB_6150. HMM Library Rare Books Room (Various), Folder [no #]. 1885-06-30.)
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"[Item Transcription:] [Handwritten (in ink) letter on 'The Herreshoff Manufacturing Co, Established in 1861, Incorporated in 1879, Sole Manufacturers Of The Herreshoff Patent Safety Coil Boiler, Builders of Steam Vessels and Engines' stationery:] Bristol, R.I., July 2nd 1885
Dear Daughter Kate,
Just rec[eive]d your welcome letter and write you now so that it will go by the morning mail.
Glad you are taking riding lessons. You must try and have confidence in yourself and not feel nervous if you can, much danger ill be avoided.
I think you will have a pleasanter time in Boston on the '4th' that you would ere, as I believe very little is to be done ere,
The ORIENTA [#89p] left here this a.m. and the AIDA [#92p ex-PERMELIA will] do so this eve[ning]. We are to go to Newport tomorrow in the STILETTO [#118p] and the LADOGA [#123p] to take off the 'naval clap' at the Torpedo Station. I am as well as usual. Strawberries about finished. I had over 40 quarts from the new bed. With love from your Papa, J.B.H.
S [Sadie Herreshoff, for JBH]" (Source: Herreshoff, J.B. Letter to Herreshoff, Katherine Kilton. Herreshoff Marine Museum Collection Item LIB_6160. HMM Library Rare Books Room (Various), Folder [no #]. 1885-07-02.)
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"[Item Transcription:] [Handwritten (in ink) letter on 'The Herreshoff Manufacturing Co, Established in 1861, Incorporated in 1879, Sole Manufacturers Of The Herreshoff Patent Safety Coil Boiler, Builders of Steam Vessels and Engines' stationery:] Bristol, R.I., Aug[ust] 18th 1885
Dear Kate,
Rec[eive]d yours last evening, am glad you find it so pleasant at the Hotel and that you find amusement.
We have had very pleasant welcome letter and write you now so that it will go by the morning mail.
Glad you are taking riding lessons. You must try and have confidence in yourself and not feel nervous if you can, much danger ill be avoided.
I think you will have a pleasanter time in Boston on the '4th' that you would ere, as I believe very little is to be done ere,
The ORIENTA [#89p] left here this a.m. and the AIDA [#92p ex-PERMELIA will] do so this eve[ning]. We are to go to Newport tomorrow in the STILETTO [#118p] and the LADOGA [#123p] to take off the 'naval clap' at the Torpedo Station. I am as well as usual. Strawberries about finished. I had over 40 quarts from the new bed. With love from your Papa, J.B.H.
S [Sadie Herreshoff, for JBH]" (Source: Herreshoff, J.B. Letter to Herreshoff, Katherine Kilton. Herreshoff Marine Museum Collection Item LIB_6180. HMM Library Rare Books Room (Various), Folder [no #]. 1885-08-18.)
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"[Item Description:] Casting Book # 3, steamers #136p, #63p (Repair), #89p, #118p (Repair), #137p, #94p (Extra), #138p, steamer LOOKOUT ex-HALCYON, #128p (spare parts), #139p [castings by hull number]. Undated, dates mentioned are from 1886. Note considerable informational overlap with Casting Book # 4, which also contains data for most of the boats mentioned in this book." (Source: MIT Museum, Hart Nautical Collections, Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection Item HH.6.120-08. Castings Book 3. Box HAFH.6.4B, Folder Casting Record Books Vessel Castings Book 3. No date (ca1886).)
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"[Item Description:] Several penciled superimposed hull sections marked 'Model Feb[ruary] 1890]', '89 [#89p] Aug[ust] 1890', 'Hearst 112.5. Dec[ember] 1890 [#168p VAMOOSE]', 'STILETTO [#118p]', and 'Model of M[ar]ch [18]90 for 84 w.l. yacht'. (This is probably related to torpedo boats)." (Source: Herreshoff, N. G. (creator). Penciled Sketch. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item WRDT08_06220. Folder 45. No date (1890 ?).)
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Note: This list of archival documents contains in an unedited form any and all which mention #89p Orienta even if just in a cursory way. Permission to digitize, transcribe and display is gratefully acknowledged.

• Orienta (HMCo-made index card)
• Altair ex-Orienta (HMCo-made index card)
• Altair ex-Orienta (MIT Museum-made index card)
• Note: The vessel index cards comprise two sets of a total of some 3200 cards about vessels built by HMCo, with dimensions and information regarding drawings, later or former vessel names, and owners. They were compiled from HMCo's early days until 1920 and added to in later decades, apparently by Hart Nautical curator William A. Baker and his successors. While HMCo seems to have used only one set of index cards, all sorted by name and, where no name was available, by number, later users at MIT apparently divided them into two sets of cards, one sorted by vessel name, the other by vessel number and greatly expanded the number of cards. Original HMCo cards are usually lined and almost always punched with a hole at bottom center while later cards usually have no hole, are unlined, and often carry substantially less information. All cards are held by the Francis Russell Hart Nautical Collections of the MIT Museum in Cambridge, Mass.

Name: Orienta
Type: Steam
Length: 126'
Owner: Bostwick, J. A.

Source: Herreshoff Manufacturing Company. "A Partial List of Herreshoff Clients." In: Herreshoff Manufacturing Company. Herreshoff Yachts. Bristol, Rhode Island, ca. 1931.

• Evelyn Orienta
• Orienta
• Altair ex-Orienta
• Note: The L. Francis Herreshoff index cards comprise a set of some 1200 cards about vessels built by HMCo, with dimensions and / or ownership information. Apparently compiled in the early 1930s, for later HMCo-built boats like the Fishers Island 23s or the Northeast Harbor 30s are not included. Added to in later decades, apparently by L. F. Herreshoff as well as his long-time secretary Muriel Vaughn and others. Also 46 cards of L. F. Herreshoff-designed vessels. The original set of index cards is held by the Herreshoff Marine Museum and permission to display is gratefully acknowledged.

Name: Orienta
Type: 125' steam
Owner: J. A. Bostwick
Year: 1882
Row No.: 496

Source: Herreshoff, L. Francis. "Partial List of Herreshoff-Built Boats." In: Herreshoff, L. Francis. Capt. Nat Herreshoff. The Wizard of Bristol. New York, 1953, p. 325-343.

Year: 1882
E/P/S: P
No.: 089
Name: Orienta
OA: 126'

Source: Vermilya, Peter and Maynard Bray. "Transcription of the HMCo. Construction Record." Unpublished database, ca. 2000.

Note: The transcription of the HMCo Construction Record by Peter Vermilya and Maynard Bray was performed independently (and earlier) than that by Claas van der Linde. A comparison of the two transcriptions can be particularly useful in those many cases where the handwriting in the Construction Record is difficult to decipher.

"... Str. #89 - Repair Job. ..." (Source: Anon. [Herreshoff Manufacturing Company. (N. G. Herreshoff?)] No Title. [Handwritten Notes on Outer Cover of Notebook.] No date [ca. late 1880s.] Notebook in the Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection, The Francis Russel Hart Nautical Collections, M.I.T. Museum, Cambridge, Mass., obj. no. HH.6.120.)

"Built in 87 days (setup to launch; equivalent to 2205 lbs displacement/day)." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. January 16, 2024.)

"In the absence of better available data displacement was estimated by using the figure for Old Measurement Tons (95.9) from the 1885 Olsen's American Yacht List (Net Register Tons were reported as 54.14 by the 1890-91 Manning's American Yacht List) and converting to lbs by dividing through 2000 (short tons). Note that this figure can only be a rough estimate because register tons as reported in Yacht Registers correlate only loosely with actual displacement figures." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. March 17, 2015.)

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