HMCo #267p Enaj III

"[1908-11-18] Wed 18: Began setting up frames on #267 [Enaj].
[1908-12-03] Thu 3: Began planking #267 [Enaj].
[1908-12-31] Thu 31: #267 st[eame]r [Enaj] planked except topsides, ...
[1909-01-27] Wed 27: ... #267 [Enaj] has deck nearly laid, part of partitions up, engine in place & some piping.
[1909-03-22] Mon 22: Launch[ed] #267 Enaj.
[1910-03-16] Wed 16: Launched [#267] Enaj to fit up for spring cruise. ...
[1914-05-11] Mon 11: Fine & warm. Max 70deg. W [wind] ch[anging] to NE & rain in evening. ... Enaj [#267p] & Roamer [#215p] launched from cove.
[1921-04-01] Fri 1: ... Launch[ed] Enaj [#267p] from cove.
[1921-04-26] Tue 26: ... Enaj [#267p] completed fitting out and left. ..." (Source: Herreshoff, Nathanael G. Diary, 1908 to 1914, 1921. Manuscript (excerpts). Diary access courtesy of Halsey C. Herreshoff.)

"March 24, 1909
St[eame]r no 267 Enaj. 89ft oa, [blank] wl, 17 1/2[ft] beam. Light trial, 1st run from dock. Wind NW 14[mph], on harbor course.
[Followed by tabulated trial run data with best speed being 12.5mph = 10.86kn with jet in stack & small safety valve blowing hard]
Vessel ran smoothly. Very little vibration anywhere. Runs with jet not satisfactory by one safety valve weakening and blowing hard all the time.
Speed nat[ural] draft 11.8 miles = 10.1k[n]
Speed jet 12.1 miles = 10.35k[n]
March 30 [19]09
Contract Trial of No 267 Enaj (contract speed 9.6k[n], nat[ural] draft.
Over 3 knot course, Ferry to Sandy Pt.
Vessel finished, about 1 ton coal & full tanks, 1 ton stone ballast stowed forward. Sea smooth, wind NW, 14 to 10 miles.
1st pair of runs st[eam] held at 180lbs in st[eam] chest. 2nd pair damper open and natural draft (Sasquehanna coal).
[Followed by tabulated trial run data with mean speed being 10.66kn = 12.47mph]
Machinery working well. Little vibration to boat.
On mile course in harbor using jet. Low tide & calm.
[Followed by tabulated trial run data]." (Source: Herreshoff, N. G. Handwritten note in Trials Booklet '1898 - 1909' under date of March 24, 1909 and March 30, 1909. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum.)

"At the shops of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company work has been begun on an 89-foot steam yacht, an order for which was recently received from a New York yachtsman. The planking is to be of wood and the craft will be fitted up in a luxurious manner. The receipt of this order will give work to a number of men who have been laid off during the summer." (Source: Anon. "Notes and News of Local Interest." Bristol Phoenix, October 30, 1908, p. 2.)

"BRISTOL, R. I., March 6 [1909] --- ... The Bennett steam yacht, nearly completed at Herreshoffs, is to be sent to New Haven the first of next month. Capt W. H. Torrey, former skipper of the steam yacht Bellemere [#151p], will be her sailing master." (Source: Anon. "Bristol Notes." Boston Globe, March 7, 1909, p. 48.)

"The Bennett steam yacht, which is nearly finished, is to be sent to New Haven the first of next month. Things are looking up at the Herreshoff shops, and the work of overhauling and fitting out several of the yachts that have been in winter quarters there has started." (Source: Anon. "Work at Herreshoffs." Forest and Stream, March 13, 1909, p. 424.)

"BRISTOL, R. I., March 20 [1909] --- The first new boat this season of Herreshoff build, a steam yacht of the size, type and dimensions of Nat Herreshoff's steam yacht Roamer, for Capt Bennett of New Haven, will be launched next week. Capt William H. Torrey of this place has been engaged as master. He was recently skipper of the steam yacht Bellemere. ..." (Source: Anon. "Bristol Notes." Boston Globe, March 21, 1909, p. 47.)

"[Abstract of register or enrollment. Pos. 279:]
Enaj, steam screw yacht, of Bristol.
Built at Bristol, 1909.
92 gross tons, 70 net tons; 80 ft. x 17.5 ft. x 8.2 ft. [Register length x breadth x depth.]
One deck, [blank] mast, plain head [bow].
Enr[olled] and Lic[ensed] ([as] yacht) Mar. 20, 1909. Owner: Herreshoff Manufacturing Company of Bristol. Master: N. G. Herreshoff, Bristol.
Surrendered [license] June 14, 1909 at New Haven. ([Record at:] N[ational] A[rchives, Washington])." (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. Enaj.)

"Yesterday morning at high-tide double launching took place at the Herreshoff boat shops. One of the craft [#267p Enaj] is a steam yacht of the dimensions and type of the Roamer [#215p], owned by N. G. Herreshoff. The new boat is 89 feet over all, with a light draught and a single screw. Her name is Enaj, and she was built for E. O. Bennett of New Haven. Her captain will be William N. Torrey, a well-known steam yacht skipper. As soon as she is fitted out her owner will go on a cruise in southern waters.
The other boat [#268p Canvasback], a smaller one is a power craft with a deck house. She has a speed of about 10 knots, and is 42 feet long. The name of this boat is the Canvas Back and was built for a Boston yachtsman." (Source: Anon. "Double Launching Yesterday." Bristol Phoenix, March 23, 1909, p. 2.)

"BRISTOL, R. I., March 27 [1909] --- ... The two yachts launched at Herreshoff's the first of the week [March 22, 1909?], the steam yacht Enaj [#267p], the name of a woman spelled backward, for T. G. Bennett of New Haven, and the power yacht Canvasback [#268p] for Ex-Commodore F. G. Bourne of the New York Y. C., have had their official trials in the harbor under the supervision of designer Nat Herreshoff and have been accepted. The Enaj made a speed of 12 knots and the Canvasback 10." (Source: Anon. "Bristol Notes." Boston Globe, March 28, 1909, p. 44.)

"A double launching took place last week from the Herreshoff shops at Bristol. R. I. One was Enja [sic, i.e. Enaj #267p], a steam yacht built on the same lines as Captain Nat Herreshoff's Roamer, is owned by T. G. Bennett, of New Haven. Her length over all is about 111 feet and 100 feet on the water line.
The other boat is a 60-foot gasolene power launch, which was ordered by ex-Commodore F. G. Bourne, of the New York Y. C. She is expected to develop a speed of 16 miles an hour. The name of this yacht is Canvas Back [#268p]." (Source: Anon. "Launching at Herreshoff's." Forest and Stream, April 3, 1909, p. 544.)

"The steam yacht Enaj, owned by Thomas Bennett of New Haven, which has been overhauled recently at the Herreshoff boat shops, left Tuesday. Capt. William H. Torrey is skipper." (Source: Anon. "Bristol and Vicinity." Bristol Phoenix, May 17, 1912, p. 4.)

"The power yacht Helianthus [#288p] owned by Capt Nat Herreshoff has been accepted by the Navy Department officials at Newport for coast patrol service in the Second District and will be fitted at the Naval Training Station at Newport. The Helianthus was built here several years ago.
The steam yacht Enaj [#267p] owned by Thomas G. Bennett of New Haven, has been taken to Newport to be fitted out for duty with the Naval Coast Patrol." (Source: Anon. "Boats For Coast Patrol." Bristol Phoenix, June 15, 1917, p. 1.)

"The steam yacht: Enaj, formerly owned by Thomas G. Bennett of New Haven, which has been comissioned by the government for coast patrol service was taken to Newport, Wednesday. The forward guard rail has been removed to clear the way for machine gun-service, and the craft will hereafter be known as Scout-Patrol No. 258 [sic]. Ensign L. Francis Herreshoff, son of Capt. Nathaniel G. Herreshoff, the noted designer, of boats, is in command. Frank Pardee of the Ferry Hill summer colony, is a member of the crew." (Source: Anon. "For Scout Patrol Service. Former Pleasure Craft in Charge of Ensign L. Francis Herreshoff." Bristol Phoenix, July 13, 1917, p. 2.)

"The steam yacht Enaj, owned by Thomas G. Bennett of New Haven, which is being overhauled and fitted for the season at the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, will be placed in commission about April 1. The Enaj was built ten years ago and was used during the world war as a scout patrol boat. Since the armistice was signed the boat has not been in commission.
The crew and officers of the boat are local men. Capt William E. Torrey being the master and Frank Horton, Chief Engineer. The owner expects to cruise in Southern, waters during this spring." (Source: Anon. "Steam Yacht Overhauled." Bristol Phoenix, March 11, 1921, p. 5.)

"The steam yacht Enaj, in command of Capt. William E. Torrey of this town, which has been overhauled and fitted out at the Herreshoff yards, left yesterday for New Haven, the home of the owner, Thomas G. Bennett. Mr. Bennett expects to cruise in southern waters for a few months." (Source: Anon. "Bristol and Vicinity." Bristol Phoenix, May 12, 1922, p. 2.)

"No. 2013 --- For Sale or Charter --- Herreshoff steam houseboat, 90' x 16' x 6' draft. Three double and one single staterooms, one bath, two toilets. Triple expansion engine, new October, 1924. Very economical yacht to operate. A good sea boat. Inspection invited. For further particulars, etc., apply R. M. HADDOCK, Naval Architect and Yacht Broker, 50 East 42nd Street, New York City. [Though not identified by name, the dimensions and accompanying photo clearly identify her as #267p Enaj III.]" (Source: Anon (R. M. Haddock). [For sale advertisement.] MotorBoating, March 1926, p. 60.)

"The steam yacht Enaj, which was housed the past winter at the marine yards of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company went into commission yesterday and left at noon for New Haven, where the owner, Thomas Bennett will board the craft which will then proceed on a cruise in Southern waters. Capt William F Torrey of this town is skipper and E Francis Horton, also of this town is engineer." (Source: Anon. "Bristol and Vicinity." Bristol Phoenix, May 10, 1927, p. 2.)

"Enaj. Former name retained.
(PY: l. 89'4"; b. 17'8"; dr. 5'; s. 11 k.; cpl. 12)
Enaj (No. 578), a yacht free leased to the Navy, was commissioned on 11 June 1917, Ensign L. F. [L. Francis] Herreshoff, USNRF, in command, and sent to the 2d Naval District where she patrolled and executed special duty assignments with the Inspection Section, Newport, R.I. On 31 December 1918 she was returned to her owner." (Source: http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/e3/enaj.htm, retrieved March 23, 2007.)

"Of the irreplaceable yachts wrecked by the 1938 hurricane, many had been built by the Herreshoff Mfg. Co. One of these was Comfort... Her owner, George P. P. Bonnell, had anchored for the storm behind the Stonington, Connecticut, breakwater, a place which at normal times afforded good protection from southeast winds. When the water rose over the breakwater, however, and the lee vanished, the heavy seas that came roaring in tore Comfort's anchor windlass loose and it went overboard, taking a good bit of the boat's bow with it. Comfort blew ashore near the head of the harbor, along with a number of other craft. She was damaged beyond repair, but both of her tenders survived and are now in the collection of Mystic Seaport Museum.
Comfort was built in 1909 as the steam yacht Enaj III, 'Enaj' being 'Jane' spelled backwards. L. Francis Herreshoff was her skipper during his Navy days in World War I, and family photos show that he and the boat made a stopover at the Herreshoff yard in Bristol. By 1936, when Bonnell acquired her, the steam engine had been replaced by a six-cylinder gasoline engine." (Source: Bray, Maynard and Carlton Pinheiro. Herreshoff of Bristol. Brooklin, Maine, 1989, p. 225.)

"[Item Description:] Results of tensile material tests relating to steam boilers for #178p MARJORIE ex-EUGENIA I, #267p ENAJ, 2 unknown yachts, #193p IRENE ex-NINA, HMCo stock, #161p REPOSO, #261 WAVE, HMCo stock." (Source: MIT Museum, Hart Nautical Collections, Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection Item HH.6.110. Boiler Tests. Box HAFH.6.3B, Folder Boilers - Tensile Tests and Affidavits. 1904-09 to 1911-01.)
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"[Item Description:] HMCo Plan 5-92. Blueprint general arrangement plan with deckplan, midship section and outboard profile titled 'Cruising Yacht. overall 89ft 3in, W.L. 78ft 3in, Beam 17ft 6in'. In pencil: 'ENAJ [?] [#267p]'." (Source: Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. (creator). Blueprint. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Acc. 2004.0001.0117. WRDT08, Folder 11, formerly MRDE02. 1908-10-20.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled pantograph hull sections and scantlings titled 'ENAJ. St[eame]r No 267 [#267p]. Scale 1/2in. Length w.l. 78ft 3in. Beam 17ft 8in. From finished model. Oct[ober 25, 1908'. With (almost duplicate) notes concerning trim during trial trip on March 30, 1909. With calculations arriving at a total displacement of 1453cuft [= 92992lbs] or 48.0 tons." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Pantograph Hull Sections. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE04_01440. Folder [no #]. 1908-10-25.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled trial run note on 'Herreshoff Manufacturing Company' stationery titled 'Preliminary Trial of #267 ENAJ in Bristol Harbor. 3/24 [19]09' with tabulated data for 5 runs." (Source: Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE07_05120. Trial Run Note. Folder [no #]. 1909-03-24.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled trial run note on 'Herreshoff Manufacturing Company' stationery titled 'Official Trial of #267 ENAJ. March 30, 1909' with tabulated data for 5 runs. Speeds attained range from between 10.52 to 11.1 [knots or mph?]." (Source: Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE07_05130. Trial Run Note. Folder [no #]. 1909-03-30.)
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"[Item Transcription:] SPEED[? SPUD? This was apparently Riddle's name for #247p SEA URCHIN], Norfolk VA
June 13
Dear Nat,
I find I haven't answered your letter of May 11th gst[?]. On that day we were still at Merrill-Stevens's[?], getting repaired. I'm not afraid that the new crank will break, because the cause of the break has been removed. When the cylinder was in the shop, I noticed that there was quite a shoulder at each end of the bore, the counter bore nosting[?] carried far enough in. Now, I reckon, Horton tightened up his boxes some time before the swash, and this caused the ring to come up against the shoulder & give a severe wrench to the crank. Also, it took[?] across the eye, if I remember right [sketch] which seems to bear out my theory. I had the shoulders filed out of both cylinders --- now I'm sorry I did not have them mounted on a face plate & the counterbores have[?] in each end. I noticed, also, that the H.P. ring was about 1/32in narrower than the groon[?] in the piston-head, & I had the head rimmed out and new ring made. I think the H.P. ring, also came up to the lower shoulder, but the crank was too strong to break, it only wore away the ring fast.
Both piston rods were so small in the middle that the stuffing-boxes could be wobbled[?] in the middle, while the jammed at the 2 ends. So I used the new piston you sent, as the ring in it would be useless in the old head, and I had the H.P. rod trued up and gland tuohed[?].
In order to take out the shaft, they had to take out the suction pipe which Horton ran across to a point directly under the exhaust entrance.
So I had it cut off to enter at the other end of the condenser, where it ought to enter. Now I find I fed my 'fancy' vacuum --- 26 1/2in --- or 25 1/2in to 26in with about 1/2 the revolutions of the circulating pump, and a noticeable decrease in the speed required of the air pump. Also, I observe the outboard delivery is now hot: --- about 120deg to 130deg, and the fud[?] also is hot, 120deg or more. So, on the whole, I'm glad of the swashe[?].
I noticed that we had to take coal at Elizabeth City on the way up in May '06 --- whereas, this time, we didn't need and there --- and yesterday I took in 4 long tons, which filled my bunkers --- 8960 lbs --- so it seems to me, the engine is more efficient. However, I let the fire go out whenever I'm going to stay a couple of days at one place --- and at Wilmington, where we coaled last, I let ean[?] go out soon as we got away from the coal wharf. Also at Beaufort. It was at Wilmington that I broke the launch wheel. The water down there is like chocolate in color, and a SW gale was blowing when I left --- the leaving at low tide --- I got the stern of the launch to the shore, & started yo: but the water let us down after a wave[?] passed & there was a bang & when I started again it was apparent something was wrong.
One blade was bent up [sketch] so --- and it broke the first trial to bend it out, The launch was find with one blade, but it didn't think the stern bearing would stand the wear, so wired for a new screw & used the cutter till I got it.
Haven't seen anything of 'ENAJ' [#267p]. Don't believe she'd come down inside now. There's a skuter[?] or two down here, & don't you forget it? After they had gotten[?] through the seat[?] of my hudis[?] as I sat on a cane-bottomed char, I painted my mug & paws with oil of pennyroyal & read until 11. Then I took a while & began to smash them on the walls & the walls need washing!
Yesterday P.M., as I came aboard, a launch with about 20 bums[?] sitting all over the deck house came alongside & one bum[?] boarded us, & proceeded to hold me up $7 worth, because we had come from an American port south of Cape Lookout within 30 days after May 30. This bum[?] pretended to be a Doctor, the official Doctor of the Port of Norfolk, & I gave up the $7 under protest. But when a friend who came aboard with me told me that the alleged Doctor had yelled to Into - 'Hey ain't them there mates funny?' when he saw my friend talking to me by the finger alphabet. I began to think it was a graft pure & simple --- So it is, even if the alleged Doctor has legal qualifications under the law. He's nothing but a common political heeler & hist[?], & the charges for the alleged medical inspection are outrageous. He did nothing but demand to see the yacht's papers & he asked Into, with a jerk of his thumb toward me --- 'Is he the proprietor?' --- The only thing official that he seemed to have was a pamphlet copy of the Virginia statutes, a paragraph of which was shown, referring to Cape Lookout & May. We might have had small pox & yellow fever & things, & this bum[?] never would have known it!
I'm going on tomorrow soon as I have that launch wheel counterbored to the nut. You omitted that part, and as the end of the tail shaft is about 1/8in in side the nut, there is nothing to be done but hunt up a shop to do this.
Yours sincerely, ..." (Source: Riddle, Robert M. Letter to N.G. Herreshoff. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_22700. Correspondence, Folder 67, formerly 135. (1909)-06-13.)
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"[Item Transcription:] Order book with carbon copy duplicates of instructions given by NGH titled 'Herreshoff Mfg. Co. Orders from N.G. Herreshoff'. Relevant contents:
§108: Work Order [For] #267p. [When wanted] by March 20. Moorings & warps (1909-03-12)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Order Book. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE08_03460. Folder [no #]. 1900-02 to 1909-10.)
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"[Item Transcription:] Handwritten (mostly in pencil but also in ink) trials booklet titled '1898 - 1909'. Relevant contents:
§54: #267p ENAJ III Trial Run speed 11.95mph (= 10.38kn) (1909-03-24 & 1909-03-30)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Trials Booklet. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE09_00060. Folder [no #]. 1898-09 to 1911-04.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled compass deviation diagram titled 'Compass Corrections. SEA URCHIN #247 Nov. 22[19]05. ENAJ #267 Ap[ril] 7 [19]09. HELIANTHUS #288 July 17, [19]12." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Compass Deviation Card. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE03_02200. Folder [no #]. 1912-07-17 or later.)
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"[Item Transcription:] I was vaguely looking around for some little boat from which I could see the races, go in swimming, and go for two or three day's sailing with the family and that sort of thing, and while I was thinking more of a smaller boat the COMFORT, formerly ENAJ [#267p], one of your boats, was suggested to me. Of course, as you know I would rather have one of your boats than any other. She is a steamer which is unusual at the present time, but personally I am rather fond of steamers as being easier to handle. Apparently she was built in 1909, therefore, is no chicken, and if I considered her I would want a survey made. I understand she had a new engine last year and presume it was one of those sold at auction. Her description is as follows: T.3 Cyl.5-5/8, 8 & 12 x 7 1 B.WT, Herressoff[sic, i.e. Herreshoff]. Would that be the original engine designed for her? [Yes.] She is supposed to have her boiler retubed last year and does about nine miles.
Would you think she is worth my while at a very reasonable price? If I should want to have her surveyed can you suggest a way of having it done fairly accurately.
How are you and Mrs. Herresshoff[sic, i.e. Herreshoff]. I hope well. We are all pretty well at home. The Jays got partly burned out last autumn and we seized the opportunity to have more company and they have been with us ever since and probably will be until June as they are doing an addition as well as repairing. [Son] Edwin is doing very well in his business. Archer seems to have arranged his business in fairly good shape; at least the new arrangement appears to be such. [Son] Jasper is very interested and is working hard
in the partnership with [W. Starling] Burgess and Rigg. Of course, the character of his business is very interesting to me. I can not help wishing, however, he could have spend two or three years under your tutelage.
Mrs. Morgan wishes to join me in my best wishes to you and Mrs. Herresshoff[sic].
Sincerely, ..." (Source: Morgan, E.D. Letter to N.G. Herreshoff. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_05110. Correspondence, Folder 17, formerly 115. 1927-02-23.)
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"[Item Transcription:] I am ever so much obliged for your very prompt answer, which is just what I wanted to give me a better and more reliable information than I could get anywhere else. I have just made an offer for the SALLY ANN [#779s ex-JESSICA], owned by Mr. Borden, a [New York] 'forty, now lying at Bristol, principally for [son] Edwin's use, and I am considering seriously the 'COMFORT' [#267p ex-ENAJ], but have naturally not told anybody what I know about her nor who is my informant, proceeding carefully as I understand her present owner, Mr. Hanan is very hard to deal with, and unless I get her cheap I will not attempt to do anything. Do you think that one or two Ray rotary oil burners with which one can use the cheapest grade of oil, fuel oil I believe, would work with her boiler and be satisfactory? That is one question. Do you think that a 90 H.P. Winton Diesel engine would be silent, and what speed do you think it would give that boat? It seems to me, mostly from hearsay, that the Diesel engines give considerable vibration and some noise. Am I mistaken. It might be better for me to get along with her present steam outfit for this Summer and then make a change, but I can not help feeling an affection for the steam plant for the handling of the boat with that installed is more or less of an old story to me and would be easy.
Anything that you may have to say on the subject would be very welcome indeed, but don't take any trouble about it. I am very skeptical about making the purchase on account of her owner.
I envy you Coconut Grove and its climate just at present,
although we have had a pretty good winter here.
If by chance I should get the SALLY ANN a 'forty' I have a plan to put a Marconi rig on her, which I think would make a very handy little boat of her, and I have always admired a 'forty', not necessarily in their lines out of water, but in their lines in and out of water. They strike me of having a resemblance to the VAGRANT [#698s].
With kindest regards to Mrs. Herresshoff[sic, i.e. Herreshoff], and with renewed thanks to you for the full information, I am,
Sincerely, ..." (Source: Morgan, E.D. Letter to N.G. Herreshoff. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_05120. Correspondence, Folder 17, formerly 115. 1927-03-02.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled sketch titled 'High Pressure Piston Ring for yacht ENAJ [#267p]'." (Source: MIT Museum, Hart Nautical Collections, Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection Item HH.6.125. Sketch. Box HAFH.6.4B, Folder Detail Sketches. 1928-08-20.)
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Note: This list of archival documents contains in an unedited form any and all which mention #267p Enaj III even if just in a cursory way. Permission to digitize, transcribe and display is gratefully acknowledged.

• Enaj (HMCo-made index card)
• Enaj (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: Enaj
Type: Steam
Length: 89'4"
Owner: Bennett, T. G.

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

• Enaj
• Comfort ex-Enaj
• 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: Enaj III
Type: 89' 4" steamer
Owner: Thomas G. Bennett
Year: 1909
Row No.: 201

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: 1908
E/P/S: P
No.: 267
Name: Enaj
OA: 89' 4"
LW: 78'

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.

"L. Francis Herreshoff served duty on this yacht from 1917-06-11 to 1918-12-31." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. May 2, 2008.)

"Plan 28-18 indicates that a 15ft 6in dinghy was ordered as Job5054 on February 12, 1909 for Enaj, but this order was apparently cancelled because the entry on the plan has been crossed out." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. May 25, 2009.)

"Comfort ex-Enaj was said to have been wrecked in the 1938 hurricane, but note that she is still listed in the 1942 Lloyd's Register." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. February 21, 2014.)

"Steam engine rating 140hp 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 Inclosed Type. 5 5/8 & 8 & 12 1/2 x 7, 615[rpm], 140[hp]. [Note:] 142 [hp 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 147 days (contract to launch; equivalent to 1252 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 (92) from the 1912 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (Net Register Tons were reported as 70) 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.