HMCo #301p Magistrate

"[1916-01-19] Wed 19: Cold, W[est wind] & clear. Have contract signed for tender to Vagrant (#301) [Magistrate]. ...
[1916-06-26] Mon 26: ... Working overtime at [the] shop to complete #301 [Magistrate], tender for H. S. Vanderbilt.
[1916-06-29] Thu 29: Launch #301 Magistrate at 7AM and make satisfactory trial at noon. Max 10-1/2 k[nots]. She leaves at 6:40 in charge of H. S. Vanderbilt, not quite completed. Fine NW.
[1917-05-04] White frost and thin ice. Very cool all the week. ... Harold Vanderbilt here in his patrol boat [USS Patrol No. 8 (SP-56) built in 1916 by Murray & Tregurtha]. Also Magistrate to have glass[?] (?)." (Source: Herreshoff, Nathanael G. Diary, 1916 to 1917. Manuscript (excerpts). Diary access courtesy of Halsey C. Herreshoff.)

"Feb[ruary] 1915.
No. 301 to be built to full size for cross sections and frame spaces 15 1/2" --- requiring a scale 15 1/2 / 16 long for one foot.
Sheer heights to be to under side of deck 1 3/8" thick.
Deduct for planking 1 3/8".
Deduct for timbers 2 1/8".
Keel sided 5 1/2".
Shaft log 8" x 8".
End 35 - 36.
Aft end 44.
Stem 6 1/2 at top.
Breadth increased at Sheer, [see] figures at back of book." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. [Note (in ink and pencil) in Offset Booklet HH.4.045.2.] Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection, MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA.)

"June 29, 1916
Magistrate (#301) for Harold Vanderbilt. Tender to [#719s] Vagrant.
Is 63ft long, 15 1/2in wide, rather heavily built, fitted with 6 cyl. x [blank] Speedway Motor, direct connected to 4 bl[ade] 38 * 28 propeller (Friday [#234p] pattern).
Trial made over lower 1/2 [mile] course in Bristol Har[bor] at low tide, light N.W. wind, vessel light, and nearly finished.
[Followed by tabulated trial run data with mean speed being 10.23kn]
... Engine ran quietly and boat with very slight vibration.
Aug[ust] 19 [1916]
Test of pulling, at dock, with throttle open usual amount when running 2250lbs, with throttle open 2450lbs." (Source: Herreshoff, N. G. Handwritten note in Experiments Booklet '1911 Trial Trips and Experiments' under date of June 29, 1916 and August 19, 1916. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum.)

"... This Winter Herreshoff is employing fully 500 hands, the largest number of men in the history of the yacht building plant, and at that with the great amount of new construction contracted for, the yard is short-handed.
Saturday, Jan 22 [1916], work was started on a hurry order of a 65-foot power tender for Harold S. Vanderbilt's schooner Vagrant. The keel for this craft is laid and many of the frames are already in place. This craft, which is to have a speed of 12 miles an hour, will resemble the power cruiser Helianthus, owned by Nathaniel G. Herreshoff. ..." (Source: Anon. "Yachts and Yachtsmen." Boston Daily Globe, January 30, 1916, p. 39.)

"... Rear Commodore Harold S. Vanderbilt of the New York Yacht Club brought his auxiliary schooner Vagrant [#719s] to Bristol last Monday for the final finishing. Since the Vagrant's return from a southern cruise the war paint, by which the yacht has been known since she was launched, has been transformed to a clear white. While at Bristol Mr Vanderbilt inspected his new 63-foot power tender, built by Herreshoff this Winter. ..." (Source: Anon. "Yachts and Yachtsmen." Boston Daily Globe, May 14, 1916, p. 48.)

"The 60-foot power tender Magistrate which accompanied Harold S. Vanderbilt's schooner Vagrant during the recent cruise of the Eastern Yacht Club along the Maine coast and afterwards returned to Herreshoff for finishing, was delivered to her owner last Friday as completed.." (Source: Anon. "Notes From the Week's Log." Boston Globe, July 30, 1916, p. 39.)

"No sailing yacht is complete today without a power tender, and Harold S. Vanderbilt's Vagrant will be kept under supervision by the Magistrate, 63 feet long, with one 6 1/2 by 8 1/2 Speedway engine, the yacht designed by N. G. Herreshoff and built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company." (Source: Stephens, W. P. "The New Yachts of 1916." Rudder, August 1916, p. 352.)

"IN the lists printed on pages 36, 38, and 40, will be found a complete record of all motor boats and motor yachts which went into the service of our Navy Department during the war period. This is the first time that such a list has been published and is given to Motor Boating at the special request of the Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy. ...
The lists include boats propelled by internal combustion motors only—they do not include steam yachts or steamers of any description. ...
Motor Boats Loaned to the Navy Department for the War. A List of the Boats and Owners --- The S. P. Numbers and the Length of the Boats Taken Over. ...
Magistrate [Name of Boat]; 143 [S.P. No.]; 63 [Length]; H. S. Vanderbilt, New York City [Former Owner]. ..." (Source: Anon. "Privately Owned Motor Boats Purchased by the Government. First List to Be Published Containing Names of Motor Boats Taken Into the Navy." Motor Boating, February 1919, p. 36-40.)

"Designed and built by Herreshoff Manufacturing Company. 63 ft. over all by 59 ft. 6 in. waterline by 15 ft. 10 in. beam by 4 ft. 2 in. draft. Speedway six-cylinder, 100 H.P. motor. Designed primarily as a sturdy yacht tender with ample power for towing and service at sea. She has very good accommodations for use as a cruising yacht. Both yacht and engine in excellent condition. Yacht can be inspected by appointment only. [Though not identified by name, Magistrate is the only Herreshoff-built vessel which fits the description and dimensions.]" (Source: Herreshoff Manufacturing Company. "List of Boats for Sale." Motor Boating, March 1928, p. 6.)

"Many yachts are being laid up at the Herreshoff Company's yards at Walker's Cove. ... In the yards near the junction of Hope street and Ferry road, are Commodore Clark's 50-foot power tender Zipalong, Nathaniel M. Ayer's power cruiser Lynx IV., the Magistrate [#301p], the Wilson boys' R boat Fordik and Vanderbilt's sloop Paddy [#999s] from Newport. ..." (Source: Anon. "Many Yachts Being Laid Up For Winter. Herreshoff Company and S. C. Wardwell Busy Storing Boats At the Yards in This Town." Bristol Phoenix, October 5, 1928, p. 1.)

"[Recent Sales and Charters.] ... Power yacht Magistrate, Junius S. Morgan, [sold] to Henry L. Maxwell." (Source: Anon. [Title?] Yachting Magazine, 1933, Vol 54, p. 24?)

"The demand for boats that started early last spring has kept its pace during the months of July and August and many sales and charters have been reported during that period by various brokers.
The office of Sparkman & Stephens, Naval Architects and Yacht Brokers of New York and Providence, was particularly active and among the sales effected through that organization were the following: ...
Motor Cruiser Magistrate sold for Henry L. Maxwell of Greenwich to John B. Shethar, Commodore of the American Yacht Club. ..." (Source: Anon. "Business Activity On Increase." Motor Boating, October 1933, p. 117.)

"Magistrate. A former name retained.
(SP-143: t. 44 (gr.); l. 63'; b. 15'8"; dr. 4'2"; s. 10 k.; cpl. 14; a. 1 1-pdr., 1 mg.)
Magistrate (SP-143), a wooden hull gas powered boat, was built by Herreshoff Manufacturing Co., Bristol, R.I., in 1916; acquired by the Navy under free lease from Henry S. Vanderbilt of New York City, 1 May 1917; delivered 14 May 1917; and commissioned 24 May 1917, Ens. W. J. Dailey, USNRF, in command.
Assigned to the 2d Naval District, Magistrate patrolled waters at the eastern end of Long Island Sound while operating out of New London, Conn. Following the end of World War I, she was returned to her owner 15 February 1919." (Source: http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/m1/magistrate.htm, retrieved March 23, 2007.)

"Magistrate's neat, businesslike appearance gives her a special charm; she's halfway between a yacht and tugboat. Her afterdeck has been kept clear for use of the towing bitts. For the best visibility, there is an outside steering station just aft of the pilothouse, as well as the usual one inside.
Magistrate was built for Harold Vanderbilt to serve as a tender/towboat for his 109-foot unpowered Herreshoff-built schooner Vagrant [#719s]; she has a gasoline engine --- a six-cylinder Speedway, model L. In spite of being a workboat of sorts, it's evident from the photo that Magistrate is maintained to yachting standards; even her bronze foredeck capstan shines from its daily polishing. (Note the unusually large, opening skylight just aft of it.) ..." (Source: Bray, Maynard and Carlton Pinheiro. Herreshoff of Bristol. Brooklin, Maine, 1989, p. 122.)

"[Item Description:] Two sets of penciled pantograph hull sections on verso of 'Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, Bristol, R.I., John B. Herreshoff Prest. & Treas., N.G. Herreshoff, Supt., C.W. Young, Sec'y' stationery. Titled '64ft 10in Cruising Power Boat model used for #300 [SHADOW] & 301 [#301p MAGISTRATE] & 375 [#375p PETUNIA]' and marked '1916'. One set accompanied by difficult to understand note 'Even add no. frame spaces forward after [? referred to Baseline. Frame spaces inch added 16in. Frame spaces #301 15in. Frame spaces #300 12in'. The other set accompanied by note '10th of w.l. 6ft spaces for 64ft 10 1/2in o.a. Referred to base line'. No further notes or calculations. Marked '1916' (SHADOW was contracted for November 26, 1915)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Pantograph Hull Sections. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE04_06480. Folder [no #]. 1916.)
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"[Item Transcription:] [Typewritten letter on 'Lawrence Gas Company, R.W. Emmons, 2D, Treasurer, 79 Milk Street, Boston, Massachusetts' stationery:] Your letter of January 1st [1920] I received more than a week ago. I have delayed answering it until after the New York Yacht Club meeting, which was held night before last, as George Cormack telegraphed and wrote you.
The Committee replied to Lipton they would agree to his terms, namely, to race, beginning July 15th off Sandy Hook, but declined to make any alteration in rig in the way of Marconi topmast. This being settled, George [Cormack] and I have got underway with the schedule for captain, mates and crew for Resolute. [Chris] Christiansen with John Christiansen, whom we had the first year will be our Captain and first mate [on #725s RESOLUTE]. We have already obtained some of our old men.
The question of tender still troubling us. Steamers like CAPE COD will cost to run this year nearly $45,0000 a piece for each boat, which seems a sinful waste of Syndicate money. Charlie [Adams] and I are both in favor or rechartering the QUEEN [#657s], and in order to obtain if necessary more room, building a house over her from the main deck forward in the line of a receiving ship. This will enable us to mess all the men at the same time and give us ample accommodations for sails, supplies and for ourselves. Such a lay-out together with Harold Vanderbilt's tender [#301p MAGISTRATE] would be adequate for our purpose. Nothing definite has been settled, but this is what Charlie and I lean towards. George [Cormack], however, is still in favor of steamers.
The Cup Committee have decided to begin the racing on May 2lst --- a series of 5 races to he held off New Haven; an interval then for alterations, refit, etc., and then a series to begin off Newport about June 4th and continue until the first of July. Newport races only to actually count for selection.
This being the schedule it is out opinion that RESOLUTE should be launched about May 1st, as with her crew on the spot it will not take long to rig her, and from experience of previous years, weather at that time is none too favorable anyway. I do not know how this will suit your plan, but I think if you plan to arrive about that time we can get on all right.
The new wooden mast for RESOLUTE has not been started and there is some discussion as to where to built it. Your ideas were that it should be built in the south shop, if I remember correctly, and unless I hear from you to the contrary I will have it constructed there. Chase has the rigging for same practically all completed. There is not much else to report regarding RESOLUTE.
George Nichols is to arrive in Boston for our Directors meeting next week, and at that time he and I will take up with Sidney the subject of making winches for him, as per an understanding you had with him just before you sailed.
Jim Swan has no doubt written you regarding all the other work in the shop; especially work on the schooner [#827s OHONKARA] seems to have gone on very satisfactorily.
The first little S boat is practically completed, and some of the proposed owners of same have made inspection.
All seem to be pleased with the boats with the exception of one point, and opinion has been so strongly expressed that I have taken it upon myself to alter the specifications as originally planned by you, and I trust you will understand and forgive me in case you have any feeling in the matter. The case is this. The present oak ribbon which you have designed and placed on the first boat with the hollow under side, in place of the usual pear-shaped shear streak, they all desire changed for the older method.
While I recognize your idea, which is a good one both as to cover board for the canvas deck and also the hollowed out underside for shedding water, it gives the boats a very heavy effect looked at from broadside or stern view, and I thought it best to meet their desires in the matter, and the other boats will be built as I stated above on the old method. The only other alteration was the slight tipping of the seats in the deep cockpit boats; the first boats seats are flat, and while comfortable enough in the forward part of the cockpit, are not as comfortable as if dipped in the after part.
Chase is going at the rigging for these boats and the first mast is all done. I will follow out your suggestion and have the boat launched and weighted according to your instructions, but if the weather holds mild, although it has been very cold recently, Charlie Adams and I propose to rig up, launch and try out the first boat under sail before the other sails are made, and I think between us we will discover anything that may not be just right. Arthur Adams, Charlie's brother has just ordered four more 12 1/2 footers, and as we were already building one, we have taken the order for the other four at $750 a piece.
We are in hopes of getting an order for a good-sized house boat to carry us through the spring and summer work. Swazey is on his way South to see two or three gentleman regarding same. We shall need this new work soon.
The expert accountants have been making the annual audit, but at the time of the stockholders meeting held last Thursday, complete figures were not in. I am sorry to have to tell you that their figures so far bring us out with a loss instead of a profit for the year. As soon as I get the final correct figures I will forward you a copy, but although Mr. Garfield, Charlie Adams and myself, as well as Young and Swan are convinced that the profit we should have showed is tied up somewhere in the inventory and we have not yet been able to dig it out. We have already dug out $6,000, and I am in hopes we may find other misrepresentations.
I am convinced our methods are all right, and our book-keeping system all right, and further that any Company which could have paid off $100,000 indebtedness as we did the past year is a good-going concern, and even if this year's statement shows us behind instead of ahead, I am confident we will only come out with all the better balance this coming year. The officers and directors of the previous year were all elected at the meeting, and we are to hold as i stated a Directors meeting Wednesday next.
You must be having splendid weather and a fine time, It seems hard to think of you sailing in summer clothes, while we are experiencing 5 below zero day before yesterday, and now a snow storm with a foot and a half on the ground.
The Alumni of Harvard have chosen me to be their chief Marshal on my Twenty-fifth anniversary this coming June.
This same honor was given to Charlie Adams on his Twenty-fifth, and on that day I am afraid the RESOLUTE will have to stop work --- otherwise my attention from now on will be largely given to her.
They are already at work on the SHAMROCK pearing off some of her fore-foot, and I believe further they are expecting to relay the deck. George [Nichols] will have a hard time to get his work [on VANITIE] done in the same yard, but I do not think we can possibly do anything more for him than we have agreed to. His present plans are, namely; shorten bowsprit and main boom while increasing the height of his rig a little, thereby reducing his sail area enough to reduce his time allowance 30 seconds. Charlie and I think he is working in the wrong way. We would both have left the base line as it is and increased the rig at least 500 sq. ft if not more, giving us more allowance, trying to come nearer to to SHAMROCK's rig. There it would give us a better line on how we will go with the latter. However, I do not think it makes much difference what he does, or what SHAMROCK does, for as Charlie says, if we cannot beat them both we had better quit racing for good.
With my very best wishes for a Happy New Year to you and Mrs. Herreshoff, and hoping to hear from you soon, and further trusting my delay in answering your letter is offset by what I have written, I am
Yours faithfully, ...
P.S.: Since writing I have been in communication with Mr. Kittredge the expert accountant and his statement is as follows; namely that if we fail to find any further discrepancy in the inventory to offset what loss the Company now shows as per figures sent you, there are two items to account for a large loss, namely: The Richards contract [#329p CAROLA] on which we allowed $3,000 for completion and delivery this year, has probably cost us, as figures will show, nearer $8,000. Then since you left, as probably Jim Swan has written the government has assessed their war tax against us on all contracts completed since that law was out into effect, excepting the Richards boat. These taxes amount to some $9,900, and we cannot include them in this years assets, for the reason that in the case of Harry Lippett [#368p MARY ANN], he has refused to pay his tax. In the case of the Sabine launch and the Codman launch [#342p, #343p, #344p or #345p?], as no account of this was made to them, it is the feeling of the Directors that we must pay the tax, although we may get Mr. Codman's. In the case of of Herrick [#311p APACHE and #371p GYPSY] and Crozier [#369p SUNFLOWER], Pinchon [#372p VASANTA] and the others, the matter has been brought to their attention I understand, and we should expect their taxes. Since, however, this question has arisen, we have had a legal clause drawn, and all contracts now go out from the Company's office including this clause and precluding any liability on the part of the Company being stuck for the taxes, as it states this must be paid before delivery is made.
Please do not worry yourself any over these financial details, however, as I think everything will come out all right in the end.
[Penciled PPS:] Enclosed is copy of Butler Duncan's letter just rec[eive]d regarding dates for trial races." (Source: Emmons, Robert W. Letter to N.G. Herreshoff. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_26390. Subject Files, Folder 6, formerly 90-95. 1920-01-17.)
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"[Item Description:] Bay all frozen over but they got the schooner [#827s OHONKARA] safely launched before this last cold snap struck in, work in the shop is going on about as usual, and they had begun I think on the fourth 20-footer [S class], and have three of the 12 1/2-footers completed or partly, they are now starting in working on the new topsail yard for #725s RESOLUTE, and next week will begin on the mast, have about decided if we can secure the schooner [#657s QUEEN] I spoke about in my last for a tender for RESOLUTE, to use her in connection with the [#301p] MAGISTRATE, Sidney at work on new main sheet drums for George Nichols [VANITIE], aluminum gaf for RESOLUTRE, have discovered $4000 variation from first HMCo business figure [i.e. reducing annual loss]" (Source: Emmons, Robert W. Letter to N.G. Herreshoff. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_26550. Subject Files, Folder 6, formerly 90-95. 1920-02-02.)
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"[Item Description:] reports from the [HMCo] works, schooner [#827s OHONKARA] is well along with the inside finished, Stone boat [#374p ALERT] has been set up and second payment received, four of the S boats in different stages, there now being 13 in all, and the construction time taking about 13 days per boat, four of the 12-footers in different stages, have not yet begun on [#725s] Resolute's mast, as they have been delayed in getting out the stock on account of the very heavy snow, working on the club topsail yard, almost all the masts for the 20-footers [S-class] done, inventory looking up, they having found a good deal more lumber than they at first thought they had [thus improving the disastrous balance sheet], have just succeeded in getting the government to put up the boat for sale that we wanted for a tender [for RESOLUTE], are rapidly getting back our crew for RESOLUTE, many of the old men are turning up, I agree with you regarding the expense of running the plant, and the overhead, which I think Jim Swan has under estimated, and we must make up our mind to charge more on all our contract work, drafting room, store room, depreciation and expenditures for repairs of plant have been running pretty high, canvas [for RESOLUTE] not arrived yet, influenza afflicts workers, hard winter slowing down work, George Nichols was in Boston yesterday, costly VANITIE alterations, [#301p] MAGISTRATE to be readied, if we wish to get contract work out on time the bulk of the workmen must not be diverted, Sydney has made no complaint as to the machine shop, and I understand the main sheet gear [designed by him for RESOLUTE] is coming along all right, friends of mine plan to come down on the 25th of this month, Robert Saltonstall who has two of your 12-footers [#744s ROBIN and #750s JUNCO] is one of them" (Source: Emmons, Robert W. Letter to N.G. Herreshoff. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_26690. Subject Files, Folder 7, formerly 90-95. 1920-02-12.)
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"[Item Description:] Decided to lengthen #725s RESOLUTE's new mast by 3ft, please advise about increase of mainsail hoist, #301p MAGISTRATE engines being inspected right now but may not use her at all if we charter a steamer as tender for RESOLUTE, regarding S boats, [James] Swan informs me that the last one was completed in just over ten days, also, that Vincent is not on that job, but is doing well building 12-footers, your guess about George [Nichols] having spent $10,000 is hardly sufficient, his figures now run pretty close to $25,000, this includes a suit of sails from Ratsey, costing $10,000, Swazey picked up two orders for launches when at Palm Beach [possibly #192003ep and #192004ep, two launches for Edgar M. Palmer's schooner GUINEVERE], and expects also a house boat, all work, to be done next summer, am glad [Sherman] Hoyt seems to think VANITIE is going to clean up RESOLUTE." (Source: Emmons, Robert W. Letter to N.G. Herreshoff. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_26850. Subject Files, Folder 7, formerly 90-95. 1920-03-04.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled notes booklet titled in ink 'No 378 notes HELIANTHUS 3rd [#378p] 1921'. Inside text beginning with 'No. 378. HELIANTHUS (3rd). Decided to build again for myself Feb 14, 1921. One strong reason was to give employment to some of our men and keep them in town, and also to have more work going on to benefit the shop. I had been working on the designs of such a boat as I would like, for my own cruising, last winter at Bermuda and this winter with no intent to build, simply amusement. The design is from a model I made for myself in 1914, and used at scale of 5/8in per foot for #300 [SHADOW III], and also for #301 [MAGISTRATE] at 1/2in per foot and 15in frames spaces for the MAGISTRATE. I decided to use the smaller moulds (5/8) and with 15in frame spaces.' Followed by very detailed dimensions and, beginning on May 7, 1921 with a daily logbook or technical events, including launch (June 23, 1921), trial (June 25, 1921), first cruise to New London (July 9, 1921 to July 12, 1921, then 'continued in Log Book'), haul out (August 15, 1921), another trial (August 21, 1921), another haul out (September 20, 1921), start on cruise to Florida (October 11, 1921), end of cruise (May 3, 1922), commissioning for next season (June 23, 1922), changes made to yacht to improve looks and speed (March 1923), new engine (May 28, 1923), new propeller from pattern made by NGH (June 6, 1923), bottom painting with 1 part camomel[? i.e. calomel, a poisonous mercury compound?] to 2 parts white zinc in spar varnish with some turps and sides light green with mast greenish yellow and fender strakes a little darker green and deck house ivory wright[?] (June 10, 1923)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Notes Booklet. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE02_02400. Folder [no #]. 1921-02-14 to 1923-06-23.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled pantograph hull sections with tracing marks annotated 'Model of SHADOW [#300p], 1916, 4/5 sections of model, 12in frame spaces. Model of MAGISTRATE [#301p], 1916, full sections of model but 15in frame spaces. Model of Pierce's [#370p TYARA] 4/5 sections of model but ? frame spaces. Model of Tiffany's [#375p PETUNIA], 4/5 sections of model, but 14 1/4in frame spaces' and note 'Used for HELIANTHUS 3rd'. On verso of gothic font 'Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, Bristol, R.I.' stationery. Marked 'about 1922'." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (?) (creator). Pantograph Hull Sections. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE04_02390. Folder [no #]. About 1922.)
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"[Item Transcription:] Handwritten (in ink) trials booklet titled '1911. Trial Trips and Experiments'. Relevant contents:
§23: #301p MAGISTRATE Trial Run mean speed 10.23kn (1916-06-29)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator) and Herreshoff, A. Sidney deW. (creator). Trials Booklet. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE07_04280. Folder [no #]. 1911-06 to 1926-05.)
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Note: This list of archival documents contains in an unedited form any and all which mention #301p Magistrate even if just in a cursory way. Permission to digitize, transcribe and display is gratefully acknowledged.

• Magistrate (HMCo-made index card)
• Magistrate (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: Magistrate
Type: Gasoline
Length: 63'3"
Owner: Vanderbilt, H. S.

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

• Magistrate
• 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: Magistrate
Type: 63' gasoline
Owner: Harold S. Vanderbilt
Year: 1916
Row No.: 396

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: 1916
E/P/S: P
No.: 301
Name: Magistrate
OA: 63' 3"

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.

"See also: Mystic Seaport, Daniel S. Gregory Ships Plans Library, Cox & Stevens, Inc. Collection. 1 sheet of plans for 63 ft. motorboat, MAGISTRATE (built 1916), designed by Nathanael G. Herreshoff. Date on plan is 06-10-1927. SP.1975.1.34.358." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. February 13, 2011.)

"Note that the HMCo name index card for #301p Magistrate incorrectly lists plan 2-91 as the primary plan. It should have been 2-90." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. October 30, 2014.)

"Price $17,194 from undated Memo 'Tentative report of receipts and expenses between Jany 1 1916 and July 1 1916, which might be reasonable to expect, not taking into consideration any further new work which may come in' in collection of the Herreshoff Marine Museum (HMM Unidentified / Non-Catalogued Folder MRDT #15 (old). Subject: HMCo Time Books. Financial Statements. 1878 - 1916.)." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. November 27, 2016.)

"Built in 166 days (contract to launch; equivalent to $104/day, 542 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 (45) from the 1917 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (Net Register Tons were reported as 40) and converting to lbs by dividing through 2000 (short tons). Note that this figure can only be a rough estimate because register tons as reported in Yacht Registers correlate only loosely with actual displacement figures." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. March 17, 2015.)

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