HMCo #192p Gwin

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Particulars

Construction_Record_Title.jpgName: Gwin
Later Name(s): Gwin TB-16 (1897-1918), Cyane YFB-4 (1918-1925)
Type: Navy Steam Torpedo Boat
Designed by: NGH
Setup: 1897-4-14
Finished: 1898-4-4
Construction: Steel
LOA: 100' (30.48m)
Beam: 12' 6" (3.81m)
Draft: 3' 3" (0.99m)
Displ.: 46.0 short tons (41.7 metric tons)
Propulsion: Steam, Herreshoff, 1000 h.p. Triple exp., 3 cyl. (12 1/2" & 18" & 25" bore x 13 1/2" stroke)
Boiler: Bent Tube; 1 [1 Boiler]
Built for: U.S. Navy
Amount: $39,000.00
Note(s) in HMCo Construction Record: U.S. torpedo boat. Same as Talbot #191
Last year in existence: 1925 (aged 27)
Final disposition: Sold for scrapping 24 September 1925.

See also:
#189804es [Dinghy for #192p Gwin] (1898)

Note: Particulars are primarily but not exclusively from the HMCo Construction Record. Supplementary information not from the Construction Record appears elsewhere in this record with a complete citation.

Model

Model #403Model number: 403
Model location: H.M.M. Model Room West Wall Left

Vessels from this model:
2 built, modeled by NGH
#191p Talbot (1898)
#192p Gwin (1898)

Original text on model:
"Strs 191 and 192 (US Torpedo boats 15 & 16) measured Dec. 19, 1896
GWIN and TALBOT 100 ft Torpedo boat for 20 knt Sept. 1896 scale 1/2" (Source: Original handwritten annotation on model. Undated.)

Model Description:
"100' loa Talbot & Gwin, steam powered torpedo boats of 1897." (Source: Bray, Maynard. 2004.)

Note: Vessels that appear in the records as not built, a cancelled contract, a study model, or as a model sailboat are listed but not counted in the list of vessels built from a model.

Drawings

Main drawing Dwg 001-012 (HH.5.00425) Explore all drawings relating to this boat.

List of drawings:
   Drawings believed to have been first drawn for, or being first referenced to
   HMCo #192p Gwin are listed in bold.
   Click on Dwg number for preview, on HH number to see at M.I.T. Museum.
  1. Dwg 049-036 (HH.5.03713): Ejector for Torpedo Boat Str. 152 (1889-05-21)
  2. Dwg 070-027 (HH.5.05027): Cavel Chocks for Str. 152 (1889-05-29)
  3. Dwg 069-009 (HH.5.04965): Valve and Stems for Steam Steering Engine (1889-06-06)
  4. Dwg 050-017 (HH.5.03822): 5" Angle Valve Used for Torpedo Boat Str. 152 (1889-09-19)
  5. Dwg 069-008 (HH.5.04964): Cylinder and Reversing Valve for Steam Steering Gear (1890-06-18)
  6. Dwg 050-047 (HH.5.03855): 7 1/2" Gate Valve (1891-01-13)
  7. Dwg 083-033 (HH.5.06389): Booby Hatch for 46' Cutter and Str. 164 (1891-03-28)
  8. Dwg 041-074 (HH.5.03253): Sketch [Floor Supports] (ca. 1896)
  9. Dwg 046-029 (HH.5.03572): Grate Bars and Supports for 184 and 185 (ca. 1896)
  10. Dwg 039-073 (HH.5.03054): Aft Conning Tower for 100' Torpedo Boat, U.S. Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (191-192) (1896-02-27)
  11. Dwg 072-020 (HH.5.05204): Door for Ammunition Chest for Torpedo Boats No. 6 and 7 (184 and 185) (1896-07-16)
  12. Dwg 053-001 (HH.5.03887): 2" Gate Valve for 2" Ejector (1896-07-21)
  13. Dwg 039-041 (HH.5.03021): Midship Section for 100' Torpedo Boat, U.S. Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (191-192), Floor Plates over Shaft Tube (1896-09-10)
  14. Dwg 039-042 [D] (HH.5.03022): Plan of Hull Plating for 20 Knot Torpedo Boat No. 15-16 (191-192) (1896-09-12)
  15. Dwg 043-000 [F] (HH.5.03454): Boiler for 100' Torpedo Boat, Speed 20 Knots (1896-09-14)
  16. Dwg 039-082 (HH.5.03075): Hull Plating for 100' Torpedo Boat No. 191-192 (1896-12-04)
  17. Dwg 039-064 (HH.5.03045): Plan for Plating for 100' Torpedo Boats # 191-192 U.S. Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (1896-12-11)
  18. Dwg 039-082 (HH.5.03063): Bulb and Angle Bars for 100' Torpedo Boat (1896-12-11)
  19. Dwg 039-082 (HH.5.03074): Miscellaneous Plates for 100' Torpedo Boat No. 191-192 (1896-12-11)
  20. Dwg 025-000 (HH.5.01973): [Parts List] (ca. 1897)
  21. Dwg 039-069 (HH.5.03050): [Detail of Mach. and Water Piping, Torpedo Boats No. 15-16] (ca. 1897)
  22. Dwg 039-082 (HH.5.03064): Construction Lists for Torpedo Boats No 15 & 16 (1897 ?)
  23. Dwg 039-082 (HH.5.03065): [Construction List] Torpedo Boat No. 15-16 (ca. 1897)
  24. Dwg 039-082 (HH.5.03067): For Engine Telegraph, Torpedo Boat 16 (ca. 1897)
  25. Dwg 039-082 (HH.5.03068): Valves for Steam Piping for Torpedo Boats No 14 -15 -16 (ca. 1897)
  26. Dwg 039-082 (HH.5.03069): Torpedo Boats # 15-16 [Valve List] (ca. 1897)
  27. Dwg 039-082 (HH.5.03070): Pattern List for Combined Air and Feed Pump (ca. 1897)
  28. Dwg 039-082 (HH.5.03071); Patterns Air Piping Torpedo Boats No. 15 & 16 (ca. 1897)
  29. Dwg 039-082 (HH.5.03072): For 100' Torpedo Boat No. 15-16 (191-192) [Frames, Floors and Deck Beams] (ca. 1897)
  30. Dwg 039-082 (HH.5.03073): [Pattern List Torpedo Boat No. 15-16] (ca. 1897)
  31. Dwg 045-011 (N/A): List of Steel Tubes for Torpedo Boat F# 15 & 16 (ca. 1897)
  32. Dwg 044-050 (HH.5.03506): Steam and Water Drums for Str. 191 and 192, Torpedo Boats 15 and 16 (1897-01-06)
  33. Dwg 043-029 (HH.5.03379): Boilers for Strs. 191 and 192 (1897-01-07)
  34. Dwg 039-040 (HH.5.03020): Shaft Tube for 100' Torpedo Boat, U.S. Torpedo Boats 15-16 # 191-192 (1897-01-09)
  35. Dwg 039-071 (HH.5.03052): Shaft Tube for 100' Torpedo Boat, U.S. Torpedo Boats 15-16 (191-192) (1897-01-09)
  36. Dwg 039-063 (HH.5.03044): Engine Support for 100' Torpedo Boat, U.S. Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (191-192) (1897-01-12)
  37. Dwg 011-007 (HH.5.00932): Stuffing Box for Shaft on Bulkhead No. 55 - Torpedo Boats 15 - 16 [191-192] (1897-01-14)
  38. Dwg 039-028 (HH.5.03008): Boiler Support for 100' Torpedo Boat, U.S. Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (1897-01-14)
  39. Dwg 011-008 (HH.5.00933): Stuffing Box for 4 1/2" Shaft # 374, Stuffing Box for 4 3/4" Shaft for Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (1897-01-15)
  40. Dwg 039-036 (HH.5.03016): Propeller Strut for 100' Torpedo Boat, U.S. Torpedo Boats No. 15 and 16 (191-192) (1897-01-16)
  41. Dwg 008-014 (HH.5.00713): Propeller Shaft for 100' Torpedo Boat, U.S. Torpedo Boats No. 15 and 16 (1897-01-25)
  42. Dwg 039-065 (HH.5.03046): Propeller Shaft for 100' Torpedo Boat, U.S. Torpedo Boats No. 15 and 16 (1897-01-25)
  43. Dwg 044-051 (HH.5.03507): Steel Boiler Drums for Strs. 191 and 192, Tb 15, 16 (1897-01-26)
  44. Dwg 039-012 (HH.5.02992): Rudder for 100' Torpedo Boat, U.S. Torpedo Boats No. 15 and 16 (191 and 192) (1897-01-30)
  45. Dwg 056-037 (HH.5.04049): Arrangement of Condenser for 100' Torpedo Boat, U.S. Torpedo Boat No. 15 and 16 (1897-02-03)
  46. Dwg 039-014 (HH.5.02994): Forward Conning Tower for 100' Torpedo Boats No. 15 and 16 (191 and 192) (1897-02-09)
  47. Dwg 039-077 (HH.5.03058): Forward Conning Tower for 100' Torpedo Boat, U.S. Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (1897-02-09)
  48. Dwg 039-074 (HH.5.03055): Torpedo Support for 100' Torpedo Boat, U.S. Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (191-192) (1897-02-11)
  49. Dwg 039-051 (HH.5.03031): Torpedo Gun Support Aft for 100' Torpedo Boat, U.S. Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (1897-02-16)
  50. Dwg 039-075 (HH.5.03056): Deck over Boiler Room for 100' Torpedo Boat, U.S. Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (191-192) (1897-02-20)
  51. Dwg 069-025 (HH.5.04981): Bed Plate for Steam Steering Engine Strs. 191 and 192 (1897-03-05)
  52. Dwg 069-026 (HH.5.04982): Bridge Lever and Counter Weight for Steam Steering Gear, Strs. 191 and 192 (1897-03-06)
  53. Dwg 069-027 (HH.5.04983): Details for Steam Steering Gear, Strs. # 191, 192, Tb 15 and 16 (1897-03-09)
  54. Dwg 069-028 (HH.5.04984): Details for Steam Steering Gear, Strs. 191 and 192 (1897-03-13)
  55. Dwg 112-046 (HH.5.09339): Details for Windlass Str. 191 and 192 (1897-03-16)
  56. Dwg 112-044 (HH.5.09336): Capstan for Strs. # 191 and 192, Tb 15 and 16 (1897-03-17)
  57. Dwg 112-045 (HH.5.09337): Details for Windlass Str. 191 and 192 (1897-03-17)
  58. Dwg 039-044 (HH.5.03024): Arrangement of Capstan for Strs. 191-192 (1897-03-18)
  59. Dwg 069-029 (HH.5.04985): Crank Shaft for Steam Steering Engine, Strs. 191 and 192 (1897-03-26 ?)
  60. Dwg 069-031 (HH.5.04987): Steam Steering Engine for Strs. No. 191 and 192 (1897-03-31)
  61. Dwg 104-027 (HH.5.08468): Piping for L.P. Cyl. 12 1/2" & 18" & 25" x 13 1/2" Stroke Eng. (1897-03-31)
  62. Dwg 023-026 (HH.5.01681): Foundation for Blower (1897-04-15)
  63. Dwg 039-039 (HH.5.03019): Bulkhead # 43 for Torpedo Boat No, 16 (1897-05-14)
  64. Dwg 039-070 (HH.5.03051): 1 Pd. Rifle Gun Support on Forward Conning Tower for Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 U.S.N. (1897-05-18)
  65. Dwg 056-038 (HH.5.04050): Condenser Tube Plate, Strs. 191 and 192 (1897-05-18)
  66. Dwg 056-041 (HH.5.04053): Circulating Pumps Strs. No. 191 and 192, Torpedo Boats # 15, 16 (1897-05-18)
  67. Dwg 049-037 (HH.5.03714): Bilge Suction Tee, Str. # 191 and 192 (1897-05-19)
  68. Dwg 013-016 (HH.5.01076): Crank Shaft for 3 1/2" & 3 1/2" x 5" Pump Eng., Strs # 191 and 192, Torpedo Boats # 15 and 16 (1897-05-20)
  69. Dwg 056-040 (HH.5.04052): Elbow for Condenser Strs. 191 and 192 (1897-05-21)
  70. Dwg 022-031 (HH.5.01617): Bed for 3 1/2" & 3 1/2" x 5" Pumping Engine, Strs. 191 and 192 (1897-05-24)
  71. Dwg 039-082 (HH.5.03066): Pattern List for 2 1/2" & 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" Steam Steering Engine (1897-05-25)
  72. Dwg 022-030 (HH.5.01616): Pinion and Gear Wheel for Air and Feed Pump (1897-05-26)
  73. Dwg 039-052 (HH.5.03032): Rudder Quadrant for Torpedo Boat No. 15-16 U.S.N. (1897-05-27)
  74. Dwg 022-028 (HH.5.01614): Feed Pump, Strs. 191 and 192 (1897-05-28)
  75. Dwg 039-010 (HH.5.02990): Check for Anchor Cable for Torpedo Boat No. 15 and 16, U.S.N. (1897-05-29)
  76. Dwg 025-000 (HH.5.01968); [Construction List, Torpedo Boat No 15, 16] (1897-06 ?)
  77. Dwg 039-034 (HH.5.03014): Crew's Quarters, Torpedo Boats 15-16, # 191-192 (1897-06-01)
  78. Dwg 022-027 (HH.5.01613): Air Pumps (1897-06-02)
  79. Dwg 039-015 (HH.5.02995): General Arrangement > Crew's Toilet Room, Torpedo Boat 15-16, 191-192 (1897-06-02)
  80. Dwg 013-017 (HH.5.01077): 3 1/2" & 3 1/2" x 5" Stroke Pumping Eng., Strs # 191 and 192 (1897-06-04)
  81. Dwg 039-002 (HH.5.02982): Coaming for Booby Hatch, Torpedo Boats No. 15 and 16, U.S.N. (1897-06-04)
  82. Dwg 073-016 (HH.5.05247): Sidelight for U.S. Torpedo Boat No. 15 and 16, Usn (1897-06-04)
  83. Dwg 039-060 (HH.5.03041): Coal Bunker Deck Plate, Torpedo Boats # 15-16, # 191-192 (1897-06-07)
  84. Dwg 039-072 (HH.5.03053): Water-Tight Doors, Torpedo Boat # 15-16 # 191-192 (1897-06-07)
  85. Dwg 072-021 (HH.5.05205): Water-Tight Door, Torpedo Boats # 14, 15, 16 (190, 191, 192) (1897-06-07)
  86. Dwg 013-053 (HH.5.01113): Crosshead and Connecting Rod for 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" Circulating Eng., Str. # 191, 192 (1897-06-09)
  87. Dwg 013-054 (HH.5.01114): Column for 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" Circulating Engine Str. # 191, 192 (1897-06-09)
  88. Dwg 040-013 (HH.5.03087): 24" x 24" Hatch and Details, Torpedo Boats # 15-16, # 191-192 (1897-06-09)
  89. Dwg 013-052 (HH.5.01112): Valve Stem and Ecc. Rod for 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" Circulating Engine, Strs. # 191 + 192, # 67 (1897-06-10)
  90. Dwg 039-025 (HH.5.03005): Coal Bunker Doors, Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (191-192) (1897-06-10)
  91. Dwg 039-061 (HH.5.03042): General Arrangement > Deck Plan for Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 U.S.N. (1897-06-10)
  92. Dwg 053-012 (HH.5.03898): 6" Gate Valve Torpedo Boats # 15 and 16 (1897-06-10)
  93. Dwg 013-049 (HH.5.01109): Bed Plate for 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" Circle Engine Strs. 191 + 192, Torpedo Boats # 15 + 16; No. 68 (1897-06-11)
  94. Dwg 040-014 (HH.5.03088): 3 1/2" Gate Valve, Torpedo Boats 15-16, # 191-192 (1897-06-11)
  95. Dwg 013-050 (HH.5.01110): Steam Cylinder for 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" Circulating Eng. Str. # 191 and 192 (1897-06-12)
  96. Dwg 039-058 (HH.5.03038): Blower Cowl, Torpedo Boats 15-16, #191-192 (1897-06-12)
  97. Dwg 072-022 (HH.5.05206): Details for Door for Forward Conning Tower (1897-06-12)
  98. Dwg 013-051 (HH.5.01111): Crank Shaft and Stanchion for 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" Circulating Engine Strs. # 191 + 192, Torpedo Boats 15 + 16 (1897-06-14)
  99. Dwg 039-050 (HH.5.03030): Ammunition Room for Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 U.S.N. (191-192) (1897-06-14)
  100. Dwg 039-053 (HH.5.03033): Aft Conning Tower Door, Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 #191-192 (1897-06-15)
  101. Dwg 053-013 (HH.5.03899): Dial for 2" Feed Valve for 184 and 185 (1897-06-16)
  102. Dwg 013-048 (HH.5.01108): General Plan for Circulating Eng. 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" Stroke (1897-06-17)
  103. Dwg 039-001 (HH.5.02981): Boat and Anchor Davits, Torpedo Boats # 15-16 (1897-06-17)
  104. Dwg 039-046 (HH.5.03026): Sheave for Steering Rope, Torpedo Boat No. 15-16 U.S.N. 191-192 (1897-06-17)
  105. Dwg 039-054 (HH.5.03034): Torpedo Crane, Torpedo Boats 15-16, #191-192 (1897-06-18)
  106. Dwg 069-030 (HH.5.04986): Crosshead Eccentric and Connecting Rods for Steam Steering Eng., Strs. 191 and 192 (1897-06-18)
  107. Dwg 068-023 (HH.5.04827): Details of Steering Arrangement for Torpedo Boats No. 15 and 16 (191, 192) (1897-06-19)
  108. Dwg 022-029 (HH.5.01615): Combined Air and Feed Pump Str. 191 and 192 (1897-06-21)
  109. Dwg 070-041 (HH.5.05041): Chock for Torpedo Boats # 15 and 16, 191 and 192 (1897-06-21)
  110. Dwg 039-043 (HH.5.03023): Details for Steering Arrangement for Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (191-192) (1897-06-22)
  111. Dwg 068-026 (HH.5.04830): Details for Steering Arrangement for Torpedo Boats No. 15, 16 (1897-06-22)
  112. Dwg 039-009 (HH.5.02989): Details for Steering Eng. Forward Conning Tower, Torpedo Boats No. 15 and 16 (1897-06-23)
  113. Dwg 039-047 (HH.5.03027): Water Tanks for Engine and Boiler Room, Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 U.S.N. (1897-06-25)
  114. Dwg 104-039 (HH.5.08480): Steam Trap for 12 1/2" & 18" & 25" x 13 1/2" Stroke Eng. (1897-06-25)
  115. Dwg 039-049 (HH.5.03029): Oak Fender Strake for Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (1897-07-24)
  116. Dwg 053-008 (HH.5.03894): Elbow for Main Steam Piping for U.S. Torpedo Boats 14, 15, 16 (1897-09-13)
  117. Dwg 053-020 (HH.5.03906): 5" Angle Valves for Torpedo Boats No. 14, 15, 16 (190, 191, 192) (1897-09-14)
  118. Dwg 039-059 (HH.5.03040): Bilge Suction Arrangement of Suction for Condenser Turbine, U.S. Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (191-192) (1897-09-16)
  119. Dwg 039-031 (HH.5.03011): Aft Conning Tower for 100' Torpedo Boat, U.S. Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (191-192) (1897-09-18)
  120. Dwg 039-004 (HH.5.02984): Forward Conning Tower for 100' Torpedo Boat, U.S. Torpedo Boat No. 15-16, #191-192 (1897-09-22)
  121. Dwg 049-039 (HH.5.03716): General Arrangement of Ejector Suction for Torpedo Boats No. 14, 15, 16 (190, 191, 192) (1897-09-22)
  122. Dwg 048-001 (HH.5.03642): Fire Door for Torpedo Boats No. 14, 15, 16 (1897-09-25)
  123. Dwg 056-039 (HH.5.04051): Hull Connections for Torpedo Boats No. 15 and 16 Usn (191 and 192) (1897-09-27)
  124. Dwg 053-021 (HH.5.03907): For Exhaust to Atmosphere, Torpedo Boats No. 14, 15, 16 (190, 191, 192) (1897-09-29)
  125. Dwg 039-055 (HH.5.03035): Speaking Glass in Bulkhead Between Boiler and Engine Room, Torpedo Boats No, 15-16 (191-192) (1897-09-30)
  126. Dwg 039-062 (HH.5.03043): Lights for Torpedo Boats No. 14-15-16 (190-191-192) (1897-09-30)
  127. Dwg 073-009 (HH.5.05239): Ventilator Torpedo Boat No. 15 and 16 (191 and 192) (1897-09-30)
  128. Dwg 039-045 (HH.5.03025): Arrangement of Sheave for Anchor Cable (7/16" Dia.), Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (191-192) (1897-10-05)
  129. Dwg 039-059 (HH.5.03039): Skylight over Crew's Quarters, Torpedo Boat No. 15-16 (191-192) (1897-10-05)
  130. Dwg 039-057 (HH.5.03037): Rail Torpedo Boat No. 15-16 (191-192) (1897-10-06)
  131. Dwg 104-033 (HH.5.08474); 12 1/2" & 18" & 25" x 13 1/2" Stroke Triple Exp. Engine (1897-10-10 ?)
  132. Dwg 104-034 (HH.5.08475); [General Plan of 12 1/2" & 18" & 25" x 13 1/2" Stroke Engine] (ca. 1897-10-10)
  133. Dwg 039-068 (HH.5.03049): General Arrangement > Arrangement of Machinery and Water Piping, Torpedo Boat No. 16 (192) (1897-10-12)
  134. Dwg 039-019 (HH.5.02999): Support for Air Compressor for Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (191-192) (1897-10-13)
  135. Dwg 039-013 (HH.5.02993): Forward Torpedo Gun Support for Torpedo Boats No. 15 and 16 (191 and 192) (1897-10-14)
  136. Dwg 083-058 (HH.5.06414): Booby Hatch for Torpedo Boats No, 15 and 16 (1897-10-14)
  137. Dwg 104-025 (HH.5.08466); [General Plan] 12 1/2" & 18" & 25" x 13 1/2" Stroke Triple Exp. Engine for Torpedo Boats 14, 15, 16 (1897-10-16)
  138. Dwg 039-005 (HH.5.02985): Bulkhead # 18 for Torpedo Boats No. 15 and 16 (191 and 192) (1897-10-19)
  139. Dwg 039-006 (HH.5.02986): Bulkheads for Torpedo Boats No. 15 and 16 (191 and 192) (1897-10-19)
  140. Dwg 039-007 (HH.5.02987): Bulkhead No. 28, Torpedo Boats No. 15 and 16 (191 and 192) (1897-10-19)
  141. Dwg 039-027 (HH.5.03007): General Arrangement > Starboard Side of Officer's Quarters, Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (191-192) (1897-10-19)
  142. Dwg 039-056 (HH.5.03036): General Arrangement > Arrangement of Officer's Quarters, Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (191-192) (1897-10-19)
  143. Dwg 039-030 (HH.5.03010): Bureau for Officer's Quarters for Torpedo Boats No. 14-15-16 (190-191-192) (1897-10-20)
  144. Dwg 039-008 (HH.5.02988): General Arrangement > Arrangement of Crew's Quarters, Torpedo Boats No. 15 and 16 (191 and 192) (1897-10-22)
  145. Dwg 039-016 (HH.5.02996): Bulkhead # 59, Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (191-192) (1897-10-23)
  146. Dwg 039-029 (HH.5.03009): Change of Deck Plan for Torpedo Boat No. 15 (191) (1897-10-26)
  147. Dwg 049-023 (HH.5.03700): Heaters (1897-10-28)
  148. Dwg 039-021 (HH.5.03001): Awning, Awning Stanchions, Color Poles for Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (191-192) (1897-10-29)
  149. Dwg 039-021 (HH.5.03001.1): Awning, Awning Stanchions, Color Poles for Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (191-192) (1897-10-29)
  150. Dwg 039-048 (HH.5.03028): Fresh Water Tanks, Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (191-192) (1897-10-30)
  151. Dwg 039-032 (HH.5.03012): Platform for 1 Lb. Rifle Gun on Aft Conning Tower, Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (191-192) (1897-11-03)
  152. Dwg 039-038 (HH.5.03018): U.S. Torpedo Boat Nos. 15-16, Location of Draft Marks (1897-11-03)
  153. Dwg 006-048 (HH.5.00547): 56" Propeller, 78" Pitch (1897-11-06)
  154. Dwg 053-011 (HH.5.03897): 5" Stop Valve with Quick Closing Arrangement for Torpedo Boats No. 14, 15, 16 (1897-11-12)
  155. Dwg 039-011 (HH.5.02991): Step Ladder for Torpedo Boats No. 15 and 16 (1897-11-16)
  156. Dwg 066-023 (HH.5.04695): Engine Telegraph Forward Conning Tower (1897-11-16)
  157. Dwg 066-028 (HH.5.04700): Dial for Conning Tower - Telegraphs for Torpedo Boats No. 15 and 16 (1897-11-16)
  158. Dwg 039-037 (HH.5.03017): Space for Tiller for Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (1897-11-17)
  159. Dwg 000-000 [025-000] (HH.5.01972): Valves for Steam Piping for Torpedo Boats No. 14, 15, 16 (1897-11-20)
  160. Dwg 039-017 (HH.5.02997): Elevating Gear for Hatch Covers, Torpedo Boats 14-15-16 (1897-12-01)
  161. Dwg 039-023 (HH.5.03003): Connectors to Bottom of Hull for Torpedo Boats No. 14-15-16 (1897-12-01)
  162. Dwg 039-076 (HH.5.03057): Arrangement of Hatch over Engine, Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (191-192) (1897-12-02)
  163. Dwg 040-011 (HH.5.03085): Latch for Engine Hatch Cover, Torpedo Boats No. 14-15-16 (1897-12-02)
  164. Dwg 039-022 (HH.5.03002): Reinforcing Rings for Water Closet-Cocks, Torpedo Boats No 14-15-16 (1897-12-09)
  165. Dwg 039-024 (HH.5.03004): For Steering Arrangement Torpedo Boats No. 14-15-16 (1897-12-09)
  166. Dwg 039-033 (HH.5.03013): Bulkheads of Butternut 7/8" Thick, Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (1897-12-09)
  167. Dwg 048-002 (HH.5.03643): Smoke Stack Torpedo Boats No. 15 and 16 (1897-12-10)
  168. Dwg 039-018 (HH.5.02998): U.S. Torpedo Boat Nos. 15-16 Sketch for Linoleum on Upper Deck (1897-12-23)
  169. Dwg 039-078 (HH.5.03059): Arrangement of Telegraph Wire for Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 U.S.N. (1898-01-03 ?)
  170. Dwg 039-020 (HH.5.03000): System of Air Piping, Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (1898-01-05)
  171. Dwg 039-026 (HH.5.03006): Details for the Engine Hatch for Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (1898-01-07)
  172. Dwg 039-080 (HH.5.03061): Arrangement of Hatch over Engine (1898-01-07)
  173. Dwg 039-081 (HH.5.03062): Detail for Windlass, Torpedo Boat No. 15-16 (1898-01-08)
  174. Dwg 104-042 (HH.5.08483): Arrangement of Bracing Main Engine (1898-01-08)
  175. Dwg 040-094 (HH.5.03168): Signal Mast with Fittings, Torpedo Boat No. 15-16 (1898-01-15)
  176. Dwg 039-079 (HH.5.03060): Plug for Bushing for Torpedo Crane, Torpedo Boat No. 15-16 (1898-01-18)
  177. Dwg 006-049 (HH.5.00548): Propeller Torpedo Boats, No. 14 - 15 - 16, # 190 - 191 - 192 (1898-01-20)
  178. Dwg 039-066 (HH.5.03047): Arrangement for Counter, Torpedo Boat No. 16 (1898-01-21)
  179. Dwg 039-035 (HH.5.03015): Support Below Deck for Torpedo Crane, Torpedo Boats No. 15-16 (1898-01-24)
  180. Dwg 112-048 (HH.5.09341): Details for Cable Drum (1898-02-16)
  181. Dwg 022-033 (HH.5.01619): Feed Pump Shaft, Torpedo Boat No. 14, 15, 16 (1898-03-07)
  182. Dwg 001-012 (HH.5.00425): Construction Dwg > Gwin & Talbot, Torpedo Boats No 16 + 15 (#192 + 193) (1898-06-24)
Source: Francis Russell Hart Nautical Collections, MIT Museum, Cambridge, Mass. Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection. Together with: Hasselbalch, Kurt with Frances Overcash and Angela Reddin. Guide to The Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection. Francis Russell Hart Nautical Collections, MIT Museum, Cambridge, Mass., 1997. Together with: Numerous additions and corrections by Claas van der Linde.
Note: The Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection is copyrighted by the Francis Russell Hart Nautical Collections of the MIT Museum in Cambridge, Mass. Permission to incorporate information from it in the Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonné is gratefully acknowledged. The use of this information is permitted solely for research purposes. No part of it is to be published in any form whatsoever.

Documents

Nathanael G. Herreshoff

"[1896-08-07] Fri 7: ... Hon. H. H. Herbert here, Sec'y of Navy [who on June 18, 1896 had asked for bids for 30-knot torpedo boats (#189601ep Unbuilt 30-Knot Torpedo Boat), 22 1/2-knot torpedo boats (which would become #190p Morris) and 20-knot torpedo boats (which would become #191p Talbot and #192p Gwin)], and Capt. Sampson in Cushing [#152p].
[1896-08-18] Tue 18: Very fine. L[igh]t NW [wind in] a.m. Strong SW [wind in] p.m. with NW squall at 5. Made experiments in towing models [for #189601ep Unbuilt 30kn Torpedo Boat as per George Coverse notes in collection of DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University Collection, Box 1, Folder 10 as well as probably what eventually became #190p Morris, #191p Talbot and #192p Gwin].
[1896-09-16] Wed 16: Finished drawings & bids for torpedo boats [which will soon result in contracts for #190p Morris, #191p Talbot, #192p Gwin but not for #189601ep Unbuilt 30-Knot Torpedo Boat]. ...
[1896-09-18] Fri 18: Bids opened at Washington for torpedo boats. Ours are nearly all successful [and will soon result in contracts for #190p Morris, #191p Talbot, #192p Gwin but not for #189601ep Unbuilt 30-Knot Torpedo Boat]. ...
[1896-10-06] Tue 6: We are awarded to build for US Navy two 100' & one 140' torpedo boats [#190p Morris, #191p Talbot, #192p Gwin but not #189601ep Unbuilt 30-Knot Torpedo Boat].
[1897-01-27] Wed 27: ... Began bending frames for nos 15 & 16 [#191 Talbot & #192 Gwin] (U.S. torpedo boats).
[1897-04-27] Tue 27: ... Began setting up frames of # 15 & 16 Torpedo boats [#191p Talbot & #192 Gwin].
[1897-04-29] Thu 29: Began setting up frames on # 16 torpedo boat [#192 Gwin].
[1897-05-16] Sun 16: 24 plates on [torpedo boat] # 15 [#191p Talbot] & about 6 on [torpedo boat] # 16 [#192p Gwin].
[1897-05-23] Sun 23: 33 plates on [torpedo boat] # 15 [#191p Talbot] & 29 on [torpedo boat] # 16 [#192 Gwin]." (Source: Herreshoff, Nathanael G. Diary, 1896 to 1897. Manuscript (excerpts). Herreshoff Marine Museum Collection.)

L. Francis Herreshoff

"In 1896 the Herreshoffs built the 'Morris,' U.S.N.T.B. No. 14 as well as the 'Gwin' and 'Talbot,' U.S.N.T.B. No. 15 and No. 16. 'Morris' was one hundred forty feet long and the sister ships 'Gwin' and 'Talbot' one hundred feet long." (Source: Herreshoff, L. Francis. The Wizard of Bristol. The Life and Achievements of Nathanael Greene Herreshoff, together with An Account of Some of the Yachts he Designed. New York, 1953, p. 193.)

Other Contemporary Text Source(s)

"Secretary Herbert Tuesday awarded the contract for building the smaller torpedo boats. Herreshoff of Bristol, gets one 22 1-2 knot boat [#190p Morris] and two 20 knot boats [#191p Talbot and #192p Gwin]; Wolf & Zwicker of Portland, Ore., get two 22 1-2 knot boats, the Columbian Iron Works of Baltimore, Md, get one 20 knot boat, and the Hillman Shipbuilding Company of Philadelphia get the remaining 20 knot boat." (Source: Anon. "News and Notes of Local Interest." Bristol Phoenix, October 9, 1896, p. 2.)

"... Torpedo boats Nos. 15 and 16 [#191p Talbot and #192p Gwin] are now well plated in, but will not be launched for some weeks yet --- Newport Journal, July 24 [1897]." (Source: Anon. "At The Herreshoff Yard. Quick As Well As Accurate Work In Turning Out Boats." Newport Journal, July 24, 1897. Reprinted in: Bristol Phoenix, July 27, 1897, p. 1.)

"Work on torpedo boat No. 15 [#191p Talbot], which the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company is constructing for the United States flotilla, is finished and yesterday morning at high water about 10 o'clock she was launched from the north shop and towed a short distance to the pier at Walker's Cove, there to lay until the early spring, when the trial trips will be held. Two workmen from John Wanamaker's of Philadelphia, arrived here Saturday and at once began the work of glueing linoleum on the deck of No. 15. These men are the same that put the linoleum on the deck of the battleship Massachusetts a short time ago.
The No. 16 [#192p Gwin] is painted a deep black above the water line and fires will be kept under her boilers during the winter while she moored at the cove.
Torpedo boats Nos. 16 and 16 were launched from the south shop at the Hereshoffs a couple of months ago and soon after being launched No. 15 was moved into the north shop where she was finished. The No. 16 was towed down to the cove where she lay until nearly 6 o'clock Saturday afternoon, when she was towed up to the moorings off the workshops.
As soon as the No. 15 was put overboard Monday morning the No 16 was hauled into the place in the north shop made vacant by the No. 15 and the work of putting in the boilers and machinery, which are now ready, was begun. Boats Nos. 15 and 16 are about 100 feet water line, and are due to make 20 knots an hour.
The commanding officer of the U. S. N. receiving ship at Newport was a visitor at the Herreshoff shops Friday, and with the government inspectors on duty here in construction with torpedo work, made an inspection of No. 15 [#191p Talbot] in the shop. The visiting officer and the officers on duty here dined at the D'WoIf Inn. The trip from Newport was made in one of the small launches of the ship.
The work on No 14 [#190p Morris], which is in the south shop, is progressing as fast as possible, and considerable of the plating is on. This torpedo boat is larger than the Nos. 15 and 16, and her contract speed is twenty-two and a half knots. She will be about 138 feet on the water line and will have two Du Temple boilers." (Source: Anon. "Concerning the New Torpedo Boats." Bristol Phoenix, January 11, 1898, p. 2.)

"Providence, Feb. 24 [1898] --- The torpedo-boat Gwin had her second preliminary trial in Narraganset Bay yesterday afternoon, going to Newport and return from Bristol. On the homestretch she was speeded to twenty knots an hour, the rate required by contract. Commander McLane and Inspecting Officer Gilmore were on board and declared the test satisfactory." (Source: Anon. "Second Test of Torpedo-Boat Gwin." New York Tribune, February 25, 1898, p. 2.)

"Torpedo Boat Gwin Expected to Exceed 20 Knots on Her Trial.
NEWPORT, R I, Feb 25 [1898] --- The torpedo boat Gwin, launched last Saturday [February 19, 1898] from the Herreshofffs yard, Bristol, will have her official trial next week, earlier than was expected.
The boat was given a run today in the bay with Capt Nat Herreshoff at the helm, and she did finely. Later it was learned that she made at least 20 knots, the contract speed, without being pushed.
The Gwin will make much more than her contract calls for, the Herreshoffs have informed the navy department." (Source: Anon. "Up To Her Contract." Boston Globe, February 26, 1898, p. 2.)

"New Torpedo Boat Exceeds Her Contract By Two Knots.
NEWPORT, R.I., Feb. 26 [1898]. --- The official speed trial of the torpedo boat Gwin has been set for next Tuesday [March 1, 1898]. On the builders' run to-day, she developed a speed of 22 knots, which is 2 knots in excess of her contract speed." (Source: Anon. "The Gwin Makes 22 Knots." New York Times, February 27, 1898, p. 2.)

"The Gwin and Talbot Exceed Their Contract Speed at Bristol.
BRISTOL, R. I., March 3 [1898]. --- The two new Government torpedo boats, the Gwin and Talbot, just completed by the Herreshoffs, had their official speed trials to-day in Narragansettt Bay under favorable conditions, and both exceeded their contract speed, the former making an average of 20.9 knots per hour and the latter 21.1.
The company figured that as the Gwin had been in the water about ten days and the Talbot only two, the slight roughness on the former would account for the difference between the two boats, and that they are practically equal.
The average steam pressure on the Gwin was 208 pounds to 194 pounds on the Talbot. The Gwin's engines made an average of 430 revolutions and the Talbot's 422.
The naval board, consisting of Capt. Frederick Rodgers, Chief Engineer C. P. Roelker and Naval Constructor J. P. Hanscom all expressed themselves as much pleased with the performance of the boats. The board will remain at Bristol for a day or two to receive the tidal return and examine the boats more closely." (Source: Anon. "New Torpedo Boats Tried." New York Times, March 4, 1898, p. 1.)

"The Navy Department has accepted the torpedo boats Gwyn [#192p] and Talbot [#191p], built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company of this town, and which were given successful official trial trips here last week. Both torpedo boats have been ordered to Newport, where they will be fitted out for immediate use. The engines for No. 14 [#190p Morris] were put on board at the boat works yesterday and the work of finishing the boat is being hurried as fast as possible." (Source: Anon. "News and Notes of Local Interest." Bristol Phoenix, March 11, 1898, p. 2.)

"FERRYBOATS AND LAUNCHES (YFB)
YFB4 [Official No.], Cyane, ex-Gwin [Name], 99 6 [Length Ft. in.], 12 6 [Breadth Ft. in.], Steel [Material and Type], 1st district [Allocation], Herreshoff Mfg. Co., Bristol, R.I. [Where and when built or purchased]" (Source: U.S. Navy Department. Ships Data, U.S. Naval Vessels. Washington, 1920, p. 331.)

Other Modern Text Source(s)

"USS Gwin (TB-16)
USS Cyane YFB-4
USS Gwin as ferryboat Cyane in 1922
Namesake: Lt. Commander William Gwin
Ordered: 10 June 1896 (authorised)
Builder: Herreshoff Manufacturing Co., Bristol, RI
Laid down: 14 April 1897
Launched: 15 November 1897
Commissioned: 4 April 1898
Decommissioned: 30 April 1925
Renamed: USS Cyane, 11 April 1918
Reclassified: YFB-4, 17 July 1920
Struck: 30 April 1925
Fate: sold for scrap, 24 September 1925
General characteristics
Class and type: Talbot (TB-15)
Displacement: 46 tons
Length: 100 ft (30.480000 m)
Beam: 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Draft: 3 ft 3 in (0.99 m)
Propulsion: 1 Normand boiler, 1-shaft vertical triple expansion engines, 850 ihp (626 kW)
Speed: 20 kn
Complement: 16 officers and enlisted
Armament: 1 x 1-pounder gun
2 x 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes
The first USS Gwin (Torpedo Boat No. 16/TB-16/YFB-4), was launched 15 November 1897 by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Co., Bristol, Rhode Island, and commissioned at Newport 4 April 1898, Lt, (j.g.) C. S. Williams in command.
She departed Newport 24 June, cruising down the eastern seaboard as far as Florida, thence on patrol off Cuba from 6 August to 14 August 1898 as America went to war with Spain. She returned north to Annapolis 31 August and served as cadet training ship for the US Naval Academy until placed in reserve at Norfolk on 10 July 1903.
Gwin remained in reserve until June 1908 when she began assisting in experimental torpedo work out of Newport, Rhode Island. This duty terminated 18 April 1914 when Gwin decommissioned for use as a ferryboat. On 11 April 1918 her name was changed to Cyane, and she was re-classified YFB-4 on 17 July 1920. Her name was struck from the Navy Register 30 April 1925 and she was sold for scrapping 24 September 1925." (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Gwin_(TB-16), December 21, 2011.)

Archival Documents

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"[Item Description:] Booklet titled 'Specifications For Inspection Of Steel For Use In The Construction Of The Hulls And Machinery Of Torpedo Boats Nos 14 [#190p MORRIS], 15 [#191p TALBOT], And 16 [#192p GWIN] For The United States Navy'." (Source: Government Printing Office (creator). Specifications Booklet. MIT Museum, Hart Nautical Collections, Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection Item HH.6.089-2. Box HAFH.6.2B, Folder Torpedo/PT Boats. 1896.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled (in NGH's writing) cost estimates for torpedo boats (though not explicitly mentioned as such). Four groups of calculations, each multiplying what appears to be per ton cost of hull & fittings, machinery and equipment and adding these together to arrive at a final cost estimate. The first group is titled 'No 6-7 [#184p PORTER and #185p DUPONT' and shows a total cost of $158000 = $995 per ton displacement, the second group is titled '9 - 10 - 11. 30kn [#189601ep Unbuilt 30 knot torpedo boats which, built elsewhere, will become USN Torpedo Boats Nos. 9, 10 and 11] and shows a total cost of $205700 = $1010 per ton, the third group is titled '22 1/2k [22 1/2 knot torpedo boats (apparently #190p MORRIS)] and shows a total cost of $87500 = $975 per ton, and the fourth group is titled '20k [20 knot torpedo boats (apparently #191p TALBOT and 192p GWIN)] and shows a total cost of $38300 = $980 per ton." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (?) (creator). Cost Estimate. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE03_04220. Folder [no #]. No date (ca 1896).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled pantograph hull sections titled '100ft Torpedo boat for 20 knots [#191p Talbot and #192p Gwin]. Preliminary'. With no further notes or calculations. Marked '1896' in upper margin." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Pantograph Hull Sections. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE04_05760. Folder [no #]. 1896.)
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"[Item Description:] Printed empty bidding form titled 'Proposal For The Construction Of Three Thirty-Knot Torpedo Boats. Torpedo Boats Nos. 9, 10 and 11'. [This bidding form led to HMCo's unsuccessful bidding for #189601ep Unbuilt 30-Knot Torpedo Boat and its successful bids for one 22 1/2-knot torpedo boat (#190p MORRIS) and two 20-knot torpedo boats (#191p TALBOT and #192p GWIN)]." (Source: U.S. Navy Department (creator). Specifications. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDW02_05100. Folder [no #]. 1896-06-18.)
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"[Item Description:] Typewritten (carbon copy) circular titled 'C. & R. Ho. 1540/96. Circular Defining the Chief Characteristics of three 30-knot Torpedo Boats and other Torpedo Boats for the U. S. Navy' and beginning with In the appropriation for the Naval Service for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1897, approved June 10th, 1896, provision is made under Increase of the Navy for three torpedo boats to cost in all not exceeding eight hundred thousand dollars: and not to exceed ten torpedo boats to cost in all not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars. The boats are to be built under the provisions of the Act of August 3rd, 1886, entitled An Act to Increase the Naval Establishment as to materials for said boats, their engines, boilers, etc., except as to premiums, which are not to be offered, save that in all their parts said boats shall be of domestic manufacture.' 9 pages. With 2-page appendix titled 'Increase of the Navy'. With 2-page appendix about armament weights and dimensions and costs of ordnance. With 2 letters from U.S. Navy Bureau of Construction and Repair to HMCo dated June 24, 1896 and July 16, 1896 with additions and corrections to above circular. With 1-page printed sheet titled 'General Requirements For the Machinery of Torpedo Boats'. Undated (between June 10, 1896 and July 16, 1896). [This circular led to HMCo's unsuccessful bidding for #189601ep Unbuilt 30-Knot Torpedo Boat and its successful bids for one 22 1/2-knot torpedo boat (#190p MORRIS) and two 20-knot torpedo boats (#191p TALBOT and #192p GWIN)]." (Source: U.S. Navy (creator). Specifications. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDW02_05920. Folder [no #]. No date (1896-06 to 1896-07).)
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"[Item Description:] Mimeographed specifications titled 'Specifications for a Twin-Screw Torpedo Boat for the U.S. Navy' for what can be identified as #189601ep Unbuilt 30-Knot Torpedo Boat with Length on deck 197/8ft, Length water-line 192ft, Breadth on deck 18 1/2ft, Breadth water-line, about 18ft, and Displacement (trial draft), about 225 tons. With penciled (in red) additions throughout the entire document making this also draft specifications for a 22 1/2-knot torpedo boat (which eventually became #190p MORRIS in the case of HMCo) with Length on deck 147ft, Length water-line 139ft, Breadth on deck 15 1/2ft, Breadth water-line, about 15ft, and Displacement (trial draft), about 103 tons. With penciled (in black) additions throughout the entire document making this also draft specifications for a 20-knot torpedo boat (which eventually became #191p TALBOT AND #192p GWIN in the case of HMCo) with Length on deck 100ft, Length water-line 99 1/2ft, Breadth on deck 12 1/2ft, Breadth water-line, about 12ft, and Displacement (trial draft), about 48 tons. Undated (mid-August 1896 as per NGH diary)." (Source: Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.. (creator). Specifications. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDW02_05700. Folder [no #]. No date (1896-08).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled pantograph hull sections with pinpricks titled '100ft Torpedo boat for 20k [20 knots] [#191p TALBOT and #192p GWIN]. Trial. Sept[ember] 10, [18]96. Scale 1/2'. With calculations arriving at a displacement of 1621.6cuft = 10420lbs = 46.6tons." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Pantograph Hull Sections. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE04_05840. Folder [no #]. 1896-09-10.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled notes and horsepower calculations, untitled and undated, beginning with a list of five triple expansion steam engines (8in & 11 1/4in & 16in x 9in, 9in & 12 1/2in & 18in x 10in, 10in & 14in & 20in x 11in, 11 1/4in & 16in & 22 1/2in x 12in, 12 1/2in & 18in & 25in x 13 1/2in), none of which except the last one had ever been built by HMCo. The last engine on the list was used for #191p Talbot, #192p Gwin and #190p Morris in 1897 and 1898. On verso schematic sketches of three steam engine configurations." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Calculations. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE05_01190. Folder [no #]. No date (ca 1898 ???).)
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"[Item Description:] Two pages with handwritten (in ink) notes. One titled 'Trial Weights GWIN [#192p]. Ordnance and Ordnance Outfit' and tabulating weight currently on board and to be put on board for her trial to attain the weight stipulated in her contract. The other is titled 'Trial Lead of GWIN' and states 'There is now on board 6975 pounds of ballast distributed as follows ...'. Undated, GWIN was trialled in early March 1898." (Source: Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE12_00430. Trial Run Note. Folder [no #]. No date (1898-02 ??).)
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"[Item Description:] Handwritten (in ink) trial run note titled 'Torpedo Boat No 16 [#192p GWIN]. Febr. 24th 1898. 3 Knot course in Ferry. Forenoon' showing pressures and revolutions by time for run 'Down' and 'Up' concluding with 'Bearing in sterntube near stuffing box heated. 3 tons of coal on board'." (Source: Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE03_03110. Trial Run Note. Folder [no #]. 1898-02-24.)
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"[Item Description:] Handwritten (in ink) trial run note titled 'Torpedo Boat No 16 [#192p GWIN]. Febr. 25th 1898 forenoon' showing pressures and revolutions by time concluding with 'stopped this run for securing cap on the bower's pistonrod stuffing box. The stern tube bearing was cold when we stopped. Circulating pump shakes, movements only transverse. Circulating water cold, and Feedwater temperatre 80deg F. ... Speed 21.3 (course 7 knots)'." (Source: Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE03_03120. Trial Run Note. Folder [no #]. 1898-02-25.)
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"[Item Description:] Handwritten (in ink) trial run note titled 'Torpedo Boat No 16 [#192p GWIN]. Febr. 26, 1898' showing pressures, revolutions, air pressure, temperatures and revolutions by time for run to Newport and run home with tide corrected speeds of 19.4 and 20.3 [knots?] and concluding with 'Vaccuum shows a little less than yesterday'." (Source: Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE03_03100. Trial Run Note. Folder [no #]. 1898-02-26.)
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"[Item Transcription:] [Handwritten (in ink) on 'Office of Superintending Constructor, For U.S. Navy, Herreshoff Manufacturing Co., Bristol, R.I.' stationery:]
Memorandum
Herewith are memos of the weights entering into the loads to be carried in trial by the TALBOT [#191p] and GWIN [#192p]." (Source: Gilmour, H.G., Asst. Naval Constructor, U.S. Navy. Correspondence (memorandum) to N.G. Herreshoff. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE03_03050. Folder [no #]. 1898-03-03.)
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"[Item Description:] Handwritten (in ink) trial run note titled 'Trial Trip. Torpedo Boat # 16 GWIN [#192p]. March 3, 1898' showing pressure, vaccuum, feed air and blower revolutions, temperature, feedwater temperature and revolutions by time and concluding with 'Mean Speed 20.9 Knots'." (Source: Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE03_03080. Trial Run Note. Folder [no #]. 1898-03-03.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled dimensioned sketch titled '2 Swivels for cables. # 15 [#191p TALBOT] & 16 [#192p GWIN]. M[ar]ch 17 [18]98'." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Sketch. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE11_02530. Folder [no #]. 1898-03-17.)
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"[Item Transcription:] [Handwritten (in ink) letter on 'Office of Superintending Constructor, For U.S. Navy, Herreshoff Manufacturing Co., Bristol, R.I.' stationery:] I am sorry to have been so tardy in giving the data for which you asked on Thursday [April 21, 1898], but I found orders waiting me on my return that day and I had to go off at once and the matter slipped my mind when I first returned [to?] the drafts room[?].
Before trial
Forward 2ft 9in
Aft 5ft 9in
Mean 4ft 3in
98.0 tons displacement
After trial
Forward 2ft 6 1/2in
Aft 5ft 1 1/4in
Mean 4ft 1in
91.3 tons displacement
The change of trims was 5 1/2in in 15ft 10in.
With apologies for tardiness, I am,
Yours very sincerely ... [This may be related to #191p TALBOT or #192p GWIN or (most likely) #190p MORRIS which had had her official trial trip on April 18, 1898.]" (Source: Gilmour, H.G., Asst. Naval Constructor, U.S. Navy. Letter to N.G. Herreshoff. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE05_00250. Folder [no #]. 1898-04-26.)
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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:
§46: #192p GWIN Trial Run (1898-02-18&23&24&25)
§47: #192p GWIN Trial Run (1898-02-26)
§48: #192p GWIN Official Trial Run (1898-03-03)." (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:] Penciled note listing steam engine size, horsepower, and technical details for WANA [#230p], QUICKSTEP [#213p] and GWIN [#192p]. On verso penciled calculations. Undated, WANA was built in 1903" (Source: Herreshoff, N. G. (creator). Penciled Note. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE03_02460. Folder [no #]. No date (1903 or later).)
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Note: This list of archival documents contains in an unedited form any and all which mention #192p Gwin even if just in a cursory way. Permission to digitize, transcribe and display is gratefully acknowledged.

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From the 1920 and earlier HMCo Index Cards at the MIT Museum
  • 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.
From the 1931 HMCo-published Owner's List

Name: Gwin
Type: Steam Torpedo Boat
Length: 100'
Owner: U.S. Navy

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

From the 1930s L. Francis Herreshoff Index Cards at the Herreshoff Marine Museum
  • 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.
From the 1953 HMCo Owner's List by L. Francis Herreshoff

Name: Gwynn [sic, i.e. Gwin]
Type: 100' steam torpedo
Owner: U.S. Navy
Row No.: 260

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.

From the 2000 (ca.) Transcription of the HMCo Construction Record by Vermilya/Bray

Year: 1896
E/P/S: P
No.: 192
Name: Gwin
OA: 100'

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.

Research Note(s)

"[See also:] Specifications for inspection of steel for use in the construction of the hulls and machinery for Torpedo Boats # 14, 15, 16 (1896). In: Technical and Business Records pertaining to the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, Series VI, Folder HH.6.88 (Torpedo/PT Boats), Box HAFH.6.2B." (Source: Hasselbalch, Kurt and Frances Overcash and Angela Reddin: Guide to The Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection. Francis Russell Hart Nautical Collections, MIT Museum, Cambridge, Mass., 1997, p. 63-79.)

"Note that the Construction Record and the HMCo-made vessel index card report a triple expansion steam engine with a low pressure cylinder of 26in diameter while the plans titles at M.I.T. all describe an engine with a low pressure cylinder of 25in diameter. As such, the Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonné also reports a 25in dia. low pressure cylinder." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. April 5, 2015.)

"Steam engine rating 1000hp 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.)

"During the bidding contest #191p Talbot and #192p Gwin were often referred to as 20-knot torpedo boats." (Source: van der Linde, June 11, 2019.)

"Marine Engine of Open Type. 12 1/2 & 18 & 25 x 13 1/2, 460[rpm], 1000[hp]. [Note:] 8425lbs [in pencil]." (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 355 days (setup to finished; equivalent to $110/day, 259 lbs displacement/day)." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. January 16, 2024.)

"Displacement, 46 [long or short?] tons." (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Gwin_(TB-16), retrieved December 21, 2011.)

"[Was sold for scrapping 24 September 1925.]" (Source: http://hazegray.org/danfs/destroy/tb16.htm, March 16, 2007)

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

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