HMCo #175p Louise

"[1892-09-29] Thu 29: ... Mr. Hayden ordered 76' w[ater] l[ine length] steamer [#175p Louise].
[1893-03-21] Tue 21: White frost. Very heavy S [wind] in forenoon. L[igh]t rain in p.m, clearing at sunset. Launched st[eame]r #175 Louise.
[1893-05-26] Fri 26: Fair. L[igh]t rain [in] early a.m. Threatening & rain in p.m. Trial of Louise #175. ...
[1893-05-31] Wed 31: ... Louise #175 delivered to Mr. Hayden." (Source: Herreshoff, Nathanael G. Diary, 1892 to 1893. Manuscript (excerpts). Herreshoff Marine Museum Collection.)

"With one large cutter [#429s Navahoe] on the stocks, another keel [#435s Colonia] ready to lay and a probable order for a third [#437s Vigilant], to say nothing of more than the usual number of small racers and steam yachts, the Herreshoff shop is a busy place just now. ...
The general work of the Herreshoffs includes several steamers, the largest [#175p Louise] for Chas. B. Hayden, of Columbus, O., is 102ft. over all, 14ft. beam, and intended for lake and inland work. She will have triple compound engines. On deck there will be a large saloon as dining room and main cabin, fitted with folding berths. Abaft this will be the galley, and beneath the latter, directly abaft the engine space, will be a very large storeroom for the steward's department. Abaft this are the ladies cabin, three double and one single staterooms. The yacht will be of the usual Herreshoff construction, steamed oak frames and double skin. ..." (Source: Anon. "Building." Forest and Stream, January 19, 1893, p. 61.)

"Louise, 102 feet steamer, of Bristol.
Built at Bristol, RI, by Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.
49.08 gross tons, 24.54 net tons; 91.7 ft. x 14 ft. x 8.1 ft. [Register length x breadth x depth.]
One deck, two masts, plain head, overhanging stern.
Surveyed and measured, March 13, 1893." (Source: U.S. Customs Department, Bristol, R.I. Custom House Record Book, 1870s to 1904 (Collection of the Herreshoff Marine Museum), s.v. Louise.)

"Three vessels have been launched from the Herreshoff's establishment this week. Monday morning [March 20, 1893] the 90-foot steam yacht Kalolah [#173p] glided down the ways from the shop into the water. She is known by her builders as No. 173. Immediately after the Kalolah was afloat the 28-foot US. government steam launch [#176p] was put into the water. This launch is to be sent to the U.S. Navy yard in Portsmouth, N.H. to be used as a tender for the ship Enterprise. Tuesday morning [March 21, 1893] the steam yacht Louise [#175p], built for C.H. Harden of Cleveland was launched. The three were all placed in the water without any accident worth mentioning." (Source: Anon. "A Busy Week." Bristol Phoenix, March 25, 1893.)

"BRISTOL, R.I. March 25 [1893]. --- Work has been rushed at the Herreshoff shops for the last ten days, and the results show in the launching of boats and the laying of the keel of the Morgan-Iselin syndicate cup defender. Early in the week a couple of steamers were launched from the north shop, and are now receiving finishing touches as they lie at the north pier.
The Kalolah [#173p], the 90-footer built for the firm's use, was the first of the steamers to go over, and was followed by the Louise [#175p], the 102-footer for Charles O. Hayden. Both are very good-looking boats and a credit to the firm in design, workmanship, and appearance. ..." (Source: Anon. "Work On The Bristol Boats. Much Progress Made With Them At The Herreshoff Shops." New York Times, March 26, 1893, p. 3.)

"[Abstract of register or enrollment. Pos. 554:]
Louise, steam yacht, of Bristol.
Built at Bristol, 1893.
24.54 tons; 91.7 ft. x 14 ft. x 8.1 ft. [Register length x breadth x depth.]
One deck, two masts, plain head [bow].
Enr[olled] and Lic[ensed] ([as] yacht) May 26, 1893. Owner: Herreshoff Manufacturing Company of Bristol. Master: Louis Derrion.
Surrendered [license] July 1, 1897 at Alexandria Bay, 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. Louise.)

"... The steam yacht Louise, built for Mr. Hayden of Columbus, O., for use on the lakes, left the works Thursday [June 1, 1893] for New York. She will go through the canal. ..." (Source: Anon. "Approaching Completion." Boston Globe, June 4, 1893, p. 22.)

"The new yacht Louise, owned by Charles W. Hayden of Columbus, Ohio, arrived to-day. She was built by Herreshoff, cost $35,000, and is the fastest steamer on the river. She has all modern conveniences, and is elegantly furnished througout." (Source: Anon. "Among the Thousand Islands." Boston Globe, July 9, 1893, p. 13.)

"... The big Herreshoff steam yacht Louise, owned and sailed by George C. Boldt, ran on the shoals in front of Thousand Island Park Tuesday afternoon, and was later pulled off by the St Lawrence. ..." (Source: Anon. "Vicinity. Rome (New York) Daily Sentinel, July 5, 1899, p. 1.)

"Frontenac, N.Y. August 24 [1901] --- Of the numerous steam vessels, both public and private which are daily seen plying the waters of the St. Lawrence River, the best models and the ones which elicit the most praise are the property of prominent New Yorkers summering in the Thousand Island region. ...
George Boldt's yacht the Louise [#175p] is less pretentious than many other New Yorkers' crafts, but few have cost more. The proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria is generally conceded to have the finest summer home on the river, called 'Heart Island,' and the Louise is in keeping with his palatial residence. Mr. Boldt, however, will have another yacht here next season.
The Louise was built for Charles Haydon and was named after his daughter, Miss Louise Haydon of Columbus, O. When Mr. Boldt purchased the yacht he kept the name by which it had been known for several years.
Mr. Boldt is at present having constructed near his simmer home a yacht house which will, when completed, be the largest private boat house in this region. ... " (Source: Anon. "Steam Yachting on St. Lawrence River. Many Speedy Brooklyn Boats. St Lawrence River Squadron is Probably the finest Inland Fleet in the World." Brooklyn Daily Eagle, August 25, 1901, p. 11.)

"(276) --- On July 5 [1908] two boiler tubes failed on George C. Boldt's steam yacht, on the St. Lawrence river, near Ogdenburg, N. Y. Engineers Samuel Porter and Guy Zeller were fatally injured." (Source: Anon. [Title?] The Locomotive, 1909, vol. 27, [p. 237?].)

"E. D. Burge recently bought a 110 foot steam yacht which is on the way around from New York. He purchased the yacht in the Thousand Islands from the Boldt Estate." (Source: Anon. [Title?] Pacific Motor Boat, 1919, vol. 12, [p. 13?].)

"102-foot steam yacht LOUISE, sold for estate of George C. Boldt of New York, to E. D. Burge ..." (Source: Anon. [Title?] Power Boating, 1920, vol. 22, [p. 106?].)

"... In a Windstorm the steam yacht 'Louise' had her side stove in by another boat which broke loose from her moorings. ..." (Source: Anon. [Title?] Pacific Motor Boat, 1921, vol. 14, [p. 33?].)

"On October 2 [1921] the steam yacht Louise, owned by E. D. Burge of Newport, California, arrived in San Francisco thirty-four hours out of Newport on a special mission in connection with the moving picture industry of Southern California. A representative of Pacific Marine Review called on Captain William Reid, and gleaned the following particulars. The Louise is a wooden vessel, 102 feet long over-all, 84 feet long on the water line, 14 feet extreme breadth, with a molded depth of 8 feet 2 inches and a draft of 4 feet 4 inches. She was designed by N. G. Herreshoff, probably the most famous yacht designer in the world, and built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company at Bristol, Rhode Island, in 1893.
She is powered with a triple expansion steam engine 7 inches by 11 1/4 inches by 17 1/2 inches cylinder diameters and 10-inch stroke, and has one watertube boiler installed by the Seabury Company in 1910. The Louise has a net tonnage of 24 and a gross registered tonnage of 49. Her engines develop 340 horsepower, which drives the hull at a cruising speed of 12 knots. By forcing the boilers and engines she can be driven through the water for a short period at 15 knots. The fuel oil tanks have sufficient capacity for a 2000-mile steaming radius. There are accommodations for seven of the crew and ten to twelve passengers. She is equipped with wireless, with specially built lifeboats, and has considerable capacity in refrigeration equipment for taking care of perishable stores for the commissary.
Recently in a Southern California shipyard the Louise was completely overhauled, replanked and refitted. Her owner has arranged an extended itinerary for cruising in Pacific Coast waters during the next two or three years. His plans include practically the entire West Coast of the two Americas.
[Illustr.:] The steam cruising yacht Louise." (Source: Anon. "The Steam Yacht Louise." Pacific Marine Review, December 1921, vol. 18, p. 762.)

"Miss Dorothy Bell, who, prior to making her home in Southern California several years ago was socially prominent on the Park Slope, is the heroine of what is believed to be the first radio romance. The fact has just become known here, coincident with the announcement that she is engaged to marry Edwin D. Burge, wealthy ranch-owner and cattleman of Newport, California. Newport. California. The news of the engagement has aroused an interest second only to the circumstances leading up to it. It seems that Miss Bell, who, in addition to her other accomplishments is a talented performer on the guitar, was recently induced to broadcast several selections from Balboa, where her beach home is located. Mr. Burge, who has just returned from a Pacific cruise on one of his ocean-going yachts, the Louise, which was anchored in San Diego Bay, happened to have his super- neutrodyne set 'tuned in' at the time.
The selections captivated him and awakened a more than passing interest in the person broadcasting them. He instructed his captain to ascertain further particulars concerning "the Miss Dorothy Bell , of Balboa Bay.¨' This was done and ..." (Source: Anon. "Ex-Park Slope Girl Is Heroine of First Romance on Radio." Brooklyn Standard Union, January 8, 1925, p. 1.)

"NEWPORT BEACH, Jan. 2 [1927] --- The ... yacht Louise went ashore here this afternoon in the fog. Her 10 passengers were rescued by lifeboats. The boat is breaking up under the pounding of the surf, and is expected to be a total loss. The yacht was returning from a trip to Catalina, when it went off its course and into the surf. The owner is E. D. Burge, Santa Ana .... The yacht was valued at ..." (Source: Anon. "Rescue 10 As Yacht Aground at Newport." San Bernardino Sun, January 3, 1927, p. 1.)

"The following pleasure craft from the mainland visited the Catalina Island Yacht Club anchorages during the past week: ... and the yacht 'Louise,' owned by E. D. Burge were at anchorage for a couple of days. The latter vessel we are informed was wrecked Sunday evening [January 2, 1927] while attempting to enter the harbor at Newport Bay. No one was injured." (Source: Anon. "Social and Personal." The Catalina Island, January 5, 1927, p. 7.)

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"[Item Description:] Penciled sketch showing profile of a steam yacht's clipper bow with scrollwork and bowsprit and profile of its stern with propeller and rudder blade. On verso another sketch of stern and bow outlines. Untitled, a few annotations on recto including '84ft w.l.' and a calculation appearing to add overhangs to the waterline length and arriving at what would be the overall length of 102ft. Only one such yacht with 84ft lwl and 102ft loa was built --- #175p LOUISE. This would date this undated sketch to ca. September 1892 when LOUISE was contracted for." (Source: Herreshoff, N. G. (creator). Penciled Sketch. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Acc. 2004.0001.0520. WRDT08, Folder 41. No date (ca 1892-09 ?).)
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"[Item Transcription:] Handwritten (in ink) trials booklet. Untitled. Relevant contents:
§3: #175p LOUISE Trial Run Speed 13 1/3 miles (1893-05-26)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Trials Booklet. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE07_04190. Folder [no #]. 1892-08 to 1895-05.)
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"[Item Transcription:] Handwritten (in ink and pencil) trials booklet 'Herreshoff Mfg. Co. Experiments & Trial Trips. 1890. N.G. Herreshoff'. Relevant contents:
§29: #175p LOUISE First Trial Run (1893-05-26)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Trials Booklet. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE07_02260. Folder [no #]. 1890-01 to 1898-08.)
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"[Item Description:] Four handwritten (in ink) pages with tabulated data listing 'Shop No', 'Name', '[Tons] Gross' and '[Tons] Net' for a total of 100 HMCo-built boats and classes. Tonnage data is usually precise to two digits behind the decimal. Random comparisons suggest source of tonnage data to be official Custom House data. Boats mentioned are: #664s, #663s, #625s, #665s, #634s, #658s, #657s, #646s, #641s, #617s, #626s Class, #624s, #621s, #616s, #619s, #590s, #591s, #586s, #592 Class, #618s, #605s, #578s, #560s Class, #580s, #553s, #551s, #552s, #546s, #541s, #545s, #538s, #534s, #533s, #532s, #529s, #534s, #530s, #531s, #435s, #437s, #452s, #499s, #429s, #426s, #424s, #481s, #422s, #417s, #414s, #451s, #215p, #213p, #222p, #235p, #230p, #229p, #236p, #224p, #244p, #247p, #249p, #231p, #232p, #228p, #252p, #250p, #251p, #248p, #168p, #164p, #118p, #142p, #174p, #173p, #194p, #189p, #193p, #183p, #178p, #179p, #181p, #182p, #175p, #163p, #148p, #149p, #172p, #155p, #170p, #186p, #188p, #206p, #207p, #205p, #208p, #209p, #210p, #211p, #212p, #216p. Undated (the latest boat listed, WINSOME, was launched in 1907)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (?) (creator). Handwritten List. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE06_00220. Folder [no #]. No date (1907 or later).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled pantograph hull sections with pinpricks and radials titled 'For making model of MARJORIE No 178 [#178p ex-EUGENIA], scale 1/4in=1ft, from model of No. 175 [#175p LOUISE], scale 1/2in=1ft'." (Source: Herreshoff, A. Sidney deW. (creator). Pantograph Hull Sections. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE04_02370. Folder [no #]. 1973-08-28.)
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Note: This list of archival documents contains in an unedited form any and all which mention #175p Louise even if just in a cursory way. Permission to digitize, transcribe and display is gratefully acknowledged.

• Louise (HMCo-made index card)
• Louise (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: Louise
Type: Steam
Length: 102'
Owner: Hayden, Charles H.

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

• Louise
• 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: Louise
Type: 102' steamer
Owner: Charles H. Hayden
Year: 1893
Row No.: 382

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: 1892
E/P/S: P
No.: 175
Name: Louise
OA: 102'
LW: 84'

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.

"Steam engine rating 225hp from undated (1903 or later) diagram by N. G. Herreshoff titled 'Marine Engine. Weights and Prices' in the Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. March 24, 2019.)

"Marine Engine of Open Type. 5 5/8 & 9 & 14 x 9, 600[rpm], 225[hp]." (Source: Herreshoff, N. G. Handwritten List of HMCo-Made Steam Engines. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum, MRDED1_00220. Undated, between 1903 and 1918.)

"Built in 173 days (contract to launch; equivalent to $202/day, 567 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 Gross Register Tons (49.08) from the 1896 Manning's American Yacht List (Net Register Tons were reported as 24.54) 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.)

Note: Research notes contain information about a vessel that is often random and unedited but has been deemed useful for future research.