HMCo #380p Esmonda [Esmanda]

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Particulars

Construction_Record_Title.jpgName: Esmonda [Esmanda]
Later Name(s): Esmonds (1950s)
Type: Power Yacht
Designed by: Alden, John
Launch: 1923-6-6
Construction: Wood
LOA: 62' 0" (18.90m)
LWL: 61' 4" (18.69m)
Beam: 13' 0" (3.96m)
Draft: 3' 8" (1.12m)
Displ.: 45,031 lbs (20,426 kg)
Propulsion: Gasoline, Sterling
Built for: Whitman, Clarence
Amount: $21,000.00
Note(s) in HMCo Construction Record: Engine furnished by owner.
Last reported: 1957 (aged 34)

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.

Drawings

Main drawing Dwg 119-068 (HH.5.09790) Explore all drawings relating to this boat.

List of drawings:
   Drawings believed to have been first drawn for, or being first referenced to
   HMCo #380p Esmonda [Esmanda] are listed in bold.
   Click on Dwg number for preview, on HH number to see at M.I.T. Museum.
  1. Dwg 068-030 (HH.5.04834): Steering Arrangement, Rack and Gear Box, No. 203, 206, 207 (1899-11-16)
  2. Dwg 114-058 (HH.5.09557): Davit for 11'-6" Boat (1903-03-26)
  3. Dwg 084-069 (HH.5.06520): Detail of Booby Hatch (1913-06-24)
  4. Dwg 068-113 (HH.5.04923): Stearing Gear For (1917-11-09)
  5. Dwg 084-093 (HH.5.06544): Skylight (1919-03-25)
  6. Dwg 084-093 (HH.5.06544.1): Skylight (1919-03-25)
  7. Dwg 168-000 (HH.5.13239): No. 201 Twin Scr. Power Cruiser Lines (1923-01-12)
  8. Dwg 168-000 (HH.5.13238): No. 201 62' Tw. Sc. Power Cruiser Offset Table (1923-01-13)
  9. Dwg 119-069 (HH.5.09791): General Arrangement > Outboard Profile [62 ft. Twin Screw Power Cruiser] (1923-02-15)
  10. Dwg 135-000 [139-077] (HH.5.10999): Owner's Quarters Thwartship Bulkheads (1923-02-19)
  11. Dwg 135-000 (HH.5.11000): Bulkheads in Crew's and Owner's Quarters (1923-02-28)
  12. Dwg 095-143 (HH.5.07945): Deck House (1923-03-01)
  13. Dwg 135-000 (HH.5.11001): Owner's Quarters Plan and Fore and Aft Bulkheads (1923-03-08)
  14. Dwg 062-104 (HH.5.04469): Rudder Post Details (1923-03-20)
  15. Dwg 095-144 (HH.5.07946): Full Size Details of Pilot House (1923-03-28)
  16. Dwg 095-145 (HH.5.07947): Pilot House (1923-03-28)
  17. Dwg 095-146 (HH.5.07948): Shelter and Battery Boxes on Aft Deck (1923-03-30)
  18. Dwg 085-101 (HH.5.06687): Awning (1923-04-07)
  19. Dwg 119-068 (HH.5.09790): General Arrangement > 62' Power Cruiser General Arrangement (1923-05-25)
  20. Dwg 025-144 (HH.5.01899): Casting List (1923-06-22 ?)
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

"[1923-06-06] Wed 6: [Thermometer] 60 [to] 68 [to] 60 [degrees]. Fair & warm. L[igh] S [wind]. In p.m. two very heavy T[hunder] & L[ightning] storms. Launch Esmonda [#380p], Mr. Whitman's new Alden designed power boat. ...
"[1923-06-16] Sat 16: ... Mr. Whitman's 'Esmonda' [#380p] delivered in p.m." (Source: Herreshoff, Nathanael G. Diary, 1923. Manuscript (excerpts). Diary access courtesy of Halsey C. Herreshoff.)

"June 7, 1923
Trial of #380 [Esmonda], Alden designed power boat, length OA 62ft-0in, WL 61-4, beam 13ft-0in, draft 3ft-8in; 2 Sterling Model FM motors; Propellers 3 blade Columbian Architect 26in x 20in.
Upper half mile course, wind light SE
[Followed by tabulated trial run data with best speed being 14.1mph (= 12.25kn)]
The depth of water was not right for the speed and she dragged a very large wave." (Source: Herreshoff, N. G. Handwritten note in Experiments Booklet '1911 Trial Trips and Experiments' under date of June 7, 1923. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum.)

Other Contemporary Text Source(s)

"[Abstract of register or enrollment. Pos. 1020:]
Esmonda, gas screw yacht, of New York, N.Y. Built at Bristol, 1923. Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, builders.
25 tons; 58 ft. x 13 ft. x 5.4 ft. One deck, one signal mast, plain-head.
Enr[olled] and Lic[ensed], (temporary) (consolidated) (yacht) June 14, 1923. Owner: Clarence Whitman of New Yorl, N.Y. Mlaster: John A. Johnsen. Surrendered May 20, 1925 at New York, N.Y. ([Record at:] C[ustom] H[ouse, Providence])." (Source: Survey of Federal Archives, Work Projects Administration. Ships Documents of Rhode Island. Providence. Ship Registers and Enrollments of Providence Rhode Island, 1773-1939. Providence Rhode Island, 1941, s.v. Esmonda.)

"Clarence Whitman of New York owns the power-yacht shown above, which was designed last year by John G. Alden and built by the Herreshoff Mfg. Co. Esmonda, as she was named, was used during the season in Maine waters.
One of the features of this boat is the exceptional amount of breadth for a yacht of the class which permits an extraordinary amount of room below. Two 85-h.p. Sterlings drive her at 15 miles.
Length over all 62 feet 0 inches
Breadth 13 feet 0 inches
Draught 3 feet 6 inches. [Accompanied by plans showing inboard and outboard profiles, sections, and accommodations.]" (Source: Anon. "Power Cruiser by Alden" Rudder, May 1924, p. 36.)

"... The 62-foot power cruiser Esmonda, owned by Clarence Whitman of New York, a Herreshoff craft of 1923, is fitting at Reed-Cook's yard. Boothbay Harbor is the home port of the Esmonda, whose owner has a Summer home there. ..." (Source: Anon. "Notes From The Week's Log." Boston Globe, May 6, 1928, p. B22.)

Other Modern Text Source(s)

"1923. ... The yards were busy. Herreshoff was building a class of 11 [#882s Shanendowa, #880s Josephine, #881s Miss Q., #883s Thistle, #884s Fantasy, #885s Viking I, #886s Alert, #887s Pixie, #888s How Come, #889s Althea, #890s Tobasco] of the 15-foot waterline combination keel and centerboard knockabouts for members of the Watch Hill Yacht Club, and putting the modern jib headed, so-called Marconi rig on them, and also had on the stocks the 98-foot steel schooner Wildfire [#891s] for Charles L. Harding of Boston, a 65-foot twin screw cruiser [#380p Esmonda] for Clarence Whitman of New York, and a class Q sloop [#892s Grayling] for J. P. Morgan. ..." (Source: Davis, Jeff. Yachting in Narragansett Bay. Providence, 1946, p. 17.)

"Esmonda
Alden Design No. 201
Principal Dimensions (Imp.; Metric)
Length on Deck: ft/m 62'0; 18.90
Designed Waterline Length:ft/m 61'4; 18.69
Beam: ft/m 13'0; 3.96
Draft: ft/m 3'8; 1.12
Displacement: lbs/kg 45,031; 20,426
Type: Power Boat
Year Designed: 1923
Construction Material: Wood
Number Built: 1
Specifications: Yes
Original Name: Esmonda
Owner: Clarence Whitman, New York, NY.
Builder: Herreshoff Mfg. Co.,Bristol, RI." (Source: http://www.aldendesigns.com/99years/detail.php?ID=218&s=1, retrieved October 18, 2011.)

Archival Documents

"[Item Description:] Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, Inc. Tentative Financial Statements for the Period from January 1, 1923 to June 27, 1923. Tentative Comparative Balance sheet as at June 27, 1923 and December 31, 1922. Tentative Statement of Profit and Loss for the Period of January 1, 1923 to June 27, 1923. Including detailed profitabilty statements for several contracts including #380p ESMONDA (C. Whitman), Watch Hill 15s (#880s JOSEPHINE, #881s MISS Q., #882s SHANENDOWA, #883s THISTLE, #884s FANTASY, #885s VIKING I, #886s ALERT, #887s PIXIE, #888s HOW COME, #889s ALTHEA, and #890s TOBASCO), #891s WILDFIRE (C.L. Harding), #892s GRAYLING, 12 1/2-footers #893s COMET Jr. and #894s WREN" (Source: Lybrand, Ross Bros. & Montgomery Accountants (creator). Financial Statement. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_50550. Subject Files, Folder [no #], formerly 124?. 1923-07-02.)
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"[Item Transcription:] Handwritten (in ink) trials booklet titled '1911. Trial Trips and Experiments'. Relevant contents:
§52: #380p ESMONDA Trial Run best speed 14.1mph [= 12.25kn] (1923-06-07)." (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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"[Item Description:] Spreadsheet listing original contracts (from 1923 to 1940) by HMCo in the collection of HMM (apparently from the gift of Everett Pearson). Listed boats are: #380p, #381p, #388p, #389p, #391p, #392p, #393p, #395p, #886s, #933s, #934s, #954s, #955s, #962s, #983s, #999s, #1002s, #1017s, #1054s, #1055s, #1057s, #1074s, #1078s, #1122s, #1125s, #1130s, #1131s, #1147s, #1152s, #1153s, #1154s, #1156s, #1157s, #1164s, #1170s, #1173s, #1174s, #1175s, #1175s, #1176s, #1177s, #1179s, #1180s, #1191s, #1192s, #1193s, #1195s, #1196s, #1198s, #1199s, #1200s, #1201s, #1202s, #1203s, #1206s, #1207s, #1208s, #1209s, #1210s, #1211s, #1212s, #1213s, #1214s, #1215s, #1216s, #1217s, #1218s, #1219s, #1220s, #1222s, #1224s, #1236s, #1226s, #1227s, #1228s, #1230s, #1232s, #1234s, #1237s, #1238s, #1240s, #1241s, #1243s, #1244s, #1245s, #1246s, #1247s, #1248s, #1249s, #1250s, #1251s, #1252s, #1253s, #1254s, #1255s, #1256s, #1257s, #1258s, #1259s, #1260s, #1261s, #1262s, #1263s, #1264s, #1265s, #1274s, #1275s, #1277s, #1279s, #1280s, #1281s, #1282s, #1283s, #1284s, #1285s, #1286s, #1287s, #1302s, #1303s, #1315s, #1508s." (Source: Rickson, Norene (creator). Table. Herreshoff Marine Museum Collection Item LIB_4220. HMM Library Rare Books Room (HMCo Contracts), Folder [no #]. No date (2010s ?).)
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Note: This list of archival documents contains in an unedited form any and all which mention #380p Esmonda [Esmanda] even if just in a cursory way. Permission to digitize, transcribe and display is gratefully acknowledged.


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Registers

1923 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (#927)
Name: Esmonda
Owner: Clarence Whitman; Port: New York
Building Material Wood; Type & Rig K[eel], RD [Raised Deck], Pwr [Power], Twn [Twin Screws]
LOA 62-0; LWL 61-5; Extr. Beam 13-0; Draught 3-7
Builder Herreshoff Mfg. Co.; Designer John G. Alden; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1923
Engine 2 Gas Eng. 4 Cyc. 6 Cyl. 5 1/2 x 6 3/4; Maker Sterling

1925 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (#999)
Name: Esmonda
Owner: Clarence Whitman; Port: New York
Official no. 223009; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig K[eel], RD [Raised Deck], Pwr [Power], Twn [Twin Screws]
Tons Gross 37; Tons Net 25; LOA 62-0; LWL 61-5; Extr. Beam 13-0; Depth 5-4; Draught 3-7
Builder Herreshoff Mfg. Co.; Designer John G. Alden; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1923
Engine 2 Gas Eng. 4 Cyc. 6 Cyl. 5 3/4 x 6 3/4. 1926; Maker Sterling

1930 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (#1378)
Name: Esmonda
Owner: Clarence Whitman; Port: New York
Official no. 223009; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig K[eel], RD [Raised Deck], Pwr [Power], Twn [Twin Screws]
Tons Gross 37; Tons Net 25; LOA 62-0; LWL 61-5; Extr. Beam 13-0; Depth 5-4; Draught 3-7
Builder Herreshoff Mfg. Co.; Designer John G. Alden; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1923
Engine 2 Gas Eng. 4 Cyc. 6 Cyl. 5 3/4 x 6 3/4. 1926; Maker Sterling

1933 List of Merchant Vessels of the U.S. (#840.03)
Name: Esmonda
Owner: Francis T. Reeves (28 Sands Street, Waterbury, Con.); Port: New Haven, Conn.
Official no. 223009; Type & Rig Ga.s. [Gasoline engine, screw]
Tons Gross 37; Tons Net 25; Reg. Length 58.0; Extr. Beam 13.0; Depth 5.4
Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1923
Engine Horsepower: 250
Note: Crew: 1

1935 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (#1562)
Name: Esmonda
Owner: Francis T. Reeves; Port: Stratford; Port of Registry: New Haven, Conn.
Official no. 223009; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig K[eel], RD [Raised Deck], Pwr [Power], Twn [Twin Screws]
Tons Gross 37; Tons Net 25; LOA 62-0; LWL 62-0; Extr. Beam 13-0; Depth 5-4; Draught 3-7
Builder Herreshoff Mfg. Co.; Designer John G. Alden; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1923
Engine 2 Gas Eng. 4 Cyc. 6 Cyl. 5 3/4 x 6 3/4. 1926; Maker Sterling

1940 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (#1921)
Name: Esmonda
Owner: Francis T. Reeves; Port: Stratford; Port of Registry: New Haven, Conn.
Official no. 223009; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig K[eel], RD [Raised Deck], Pwr [Power], Twn [Twin Screws]
Tons Gross 37; Tons Net 25; LOA 62-0; LWL 62-0; Extr. Beam 13-0; Depth 5-5; Draught 3-8
Builder Herreshoff Mfg. Co.; Designer John G. Alden; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1923
Engine 2 Gas Eng. 4 Cyc. 6 Cyl. 5 3/4 x 6 3/4. 1926; Maker Sterling

1951 List of Merchant Vessels of the U.S.
Name: Esmonda
Owner: Gulf Breeze, Inc. (Louisiana); Port of Registry: New Orleans, La., 1730 Calliope St.
Official no. 223009; Type & Rig Ga.s. [Gasoline engine, screw]
Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1923
Note: Service: Y[a]c[h]t

1957 List of Merchant Vessels of the U.S.
Name: Esmonds
Owner: Felando, Anthony R.; Port of Registry: San Pedro, Calif., 847 N. 17th St.
Official no. 223009
Internet research shows Tony Felando to have been from a fishing family in San Pedro, CA of Croation decent. Esmonda seems to have been renamed to Esmonds at this time. It is not known if the vessel was used for leisure or fishing.

Source: Various Yacht Lists and Registers. For complete biographical information see the Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonné under Data Sources. Note that this section shows only snapshots in time and should not be considered a provenance, although it can help creating one.

Supplement

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: Esmonda [sic, i.e. Esmanda?]
Type: Gasoline
Length: 62'
Owner: Whitman, Clarence

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

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

Year: 1923 [sic, i.e. 1921c ?]
E/P/S: P
No.: 380
Name: Esmonda
OA: 62'
LW: 61' 6"
Notes Constr. Record: Alden design [sic, i.e. no such note]

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)

"Alden design no. 201; see The Rudder, May 1924, p. 36." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. May 2, 2008.)

Displacement from "Yachts Designed By John Alden - Alden Designs", www.aldendesigns.com/99years/downloads/designdatabase.xls, retrieved October 18, 2011.

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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