HMCo #592s Kuwana [Kewana, Kawana]

"[1902-12-06] Sat 6: Launched #592 [Kuwana] 1st of Bar Harbor Class & stepped mast.
[1902-12-08] Mon 8: Rigged #592 [Kuwana] and made trial in fresh NW breeze. ...
[1902-12-11] Thu 11: Very fine [with] l[igh]t NE [wind]. Measured #592 [Kuwana] with w[ei]g[h]ts representing full equipment and will have to take [out] about 1000 lbs of lead. ...
[1902-12-12] Fri 12: NE snow storm last night. Light N [wind] with a little snow. Hauled #592 [Kuwana] in S[outh] boat shop to cut off lead.
[1902-12-24] Wed 24: Fine & cool [with] NE [wind &] cloudy and threatening in evening. ... Launched #592 [Kuwana] after cutting off lead and hauled out at cove." (Source: Herreshoff, Nathanael G. Diary, 1902. Manuscript (excerpts). Diary access courtesy of Halsey C. Herreshoff.)

"Nos. 592 to 604 inclusive [#592s, #593s, #594s, #595s, #596s, #597s, #598s, #599s, #600s, #601s, #602s, #603s, #604s].
Bar Harbor Class.
Frame spaces 12 1/2".
Planking 1 1/8".
Timbers moulded 1 1/2" at head increasing 1/8 per foot.
Sided 1 7/8".
Keel steamed or bent 2 7/8" thick." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. [Penciled note in Offset Booklet HH.4.139.] No date [ca. October 1902]. Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection, MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA.)

"A contract for sixteen [sic, i.e. thirteen] sloop yachts of the thirty foot class was received this week by the Herreshoffs. The boats are to be of one design and are to be drawn by lot next spring. It is to be known as the Bar Harbor class and the yachts will be constructed in the building now in process of construction on the east side of Hope street, opposite the construction shops." (Source: Anon. "Bristol and Vicinity." Bristol Phoenix, October 3, 1902, p. 2.)

"BAR HARBOR, Sept 20 [1902]. --- ... Prospects for the yachting fraternity next season are excellent. There is to be a single-design class built which will be uniform in every particular, the various members to draw for their boats. Those who will build are V. Everett Macy, A. J. Cassatt, W. G. Ladd, H. L. Eno, Edgar Scott, Edward Morrell, R. Horace Gallatin, H. M. Sears, W. C. Allison, J. M. Sears, Antonio Y. Stewart, and T. G. Condon." (Source: Anon. "Bar Harbor Happenings." New York Times, September 21, 1902.)

"Work has begun on the first of the new class of 30-footers known as the Bar Harbor class. These boats are to be built in the new shop constructed this fall directly opposite the old construction shop. There are to be fourteen [sic, i.e. 13] of these boats built from the same mould, and will be drawn by lot in the spring." (Source: Anon. "Yachting." New York Tribune, November 16, 1902, p. 10.)

"... The latter part of the week a leaden keel was molded for the first of the fleet of new 30-footers, and it is now bolted to the craft. This new racing 30-footer was built in the south shop, but will soon be stored in one of the boat yards for the Winter.
The other new 30-footers will soon be set up in the new boat shop. ..." (Source: Anon. "Speed of New Cup Yacht." New York Times, November 17, 1902, p. B1.)

"The first [#592s Kuwana] of the Bar Harbor class of thirty footers being built at Herreshoff's shops, was given a trial trip in the harbor yesterday forenoon by Capt N. G. Herreshoff. A corking northwesterly breeze was blowing and the new boat showed great speed on all points." (Source: Anon. "Superintendent Resigns." Bristol Phoenix, December 9, 1902, p. 2.)

"Several of the Bar Harbor class of 30 footers are in various stages of construction in the new shop. The first of the yachts of this class which was given a trial trip of a week ago by N. G. Herreshoff, was hauled into the shop yesterday and is to have some of her outside lead ballast taken off. As a result of the trials the rest of the yachts of this class that are to be built will have a smaller lead keel than the first one." (Source: Anon. "At The Herreshoff's Shops." Bristol Phoenix, December 16, 1902, p. 1.)

"Kuwana, sloop, of Bristol.
Built at Bristol, RI, by Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.
10.46 gross tons, 8.71 net tons; 36.4 ft. x 10.4 ft. x 5 ft. [Register length x breadth x depth.]
One deck, one mast, overhanging head, overhanging stern.
Surveyed and measured, March 27, 1903." (Source: U.S. Customs Department, Bristol, R.I. Custom House Record Book, 1870s to 1904 (Collection of the Herreshoff Marine Museum), s.v. Kuwana.)

"[License issued to vessel under 20 tons. Pos. 140:]
Kuwana, sloop, of Bristol.
Built at Bristol, 1903.
8.71 tons; 36.4 ft. x 10.4 ft. x 5 ft. [Register length x breadth x depth.]
No specifications shown.
Lic[ensed] ([as] yacht) May 6, 1903. Owner: Herreshoff Manufacturing Company of Bristol. Master: N. G. Herreshoff.
Surrendered [license] Apr. 9, 1904 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. Bristol. Ship Registers and Enrollments of the Port of Bristol - Warren Rhode Island, 1941, s.v. Kuwana.)

"Bristol Yacht News. There are only three of the Bar Harbor thirty-footers yet remaining to be launched at the Herreshoff shops at Bristol. The Kuwana [#592s], Cricket [#602s], Arabian [sic, this is a Buzzards Bay 30, #564s ], and Indian [#599s] are rigged, have been tried under sail, and are ready to proceed to the eastward." (Source: Anon. "Bristol Yacht News." New York Times, June 9, 1903, p. 7.)

"The Herreshoff one-design Bar Harbor thirty-footer Kuwana [sic] has been sold by John B. Trevor to Evans R. Dick of the New York Yacht Club, through Stanley M. Seaman. The yacht is now being fitted out at Marblehead and will be used by Evans R. Dick, Jr." (Source: Anon. "E.R. Dick Buys Bar Harbor 30-Footer." New York Times, July 28, 1907, p. C8.)

"The Herreshoff one-design Bar Harbor 30-footer Kuwana has been sold by Mr. John B. Trevor to Mr. Evans R. Dick. New York Y. C. through the agency of Stanlev M. Seaman, 220 Broadway. New York. The yacht is now fitting out at Marblehead and will be used by Mr. Evans R. Dick, Jr., cruising along the Maine coast this summer. The one-design racing in this class at Bar Harbor has practically been broken up through the sale of many of the boats to other localities." (Source: Anon. "Yacht Sales." Forest & Stream, August 3, 1907, p. 186.)

"N/A"

"[Item Description:] Penciled pantograph hull sections titled 'Bar Harbor class [#592s, #593s, #594s, #595s, #596s, #597s, #598s, #599s, #600s, #601s, #602s, #603s, #604s]. 2nd model [Model 713]. 1st trial. Sc[ale] 3/4. Sept[ember] 25 1903 []sic, i.e. 1902'. With calculations arriving at a displacement of 337.5cuft [= 21600lbs]." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Pantograph Hull Sections. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE04_03990. Folder [no #]. 1902-09-25.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled pantograph hull sections with radials titled 'Bar Harbor Class. # 592 to 604 inclusive [#592s, #593s, #594s, #595s, #596s, #597s, #598s, #599s, #600s, #601s, #602s, #603s, #604s]. From finished model. Oct[ober] 2, 1902. Scale 1/16. W.l. 30ft 9in'. With tabulated calculations distinguishing between 'displacement body part' and 'displacement total' and arriving at a total displacement of 330.5cuft = 21160lbs." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Pantograph Hull Sections. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE04_04130. Folder [no #]. 1902-10-02.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled pantograph lead sections titled 'Nos. 592 to 604 inclusive [#592s, #593s, #594s, #595s, #596s, #597s, #598s, #599s, #600s, #601s, #602s, #603s, #604s]. Oct[ober] 7, 1902. 1/8 size'. With calculations (marked 'By planimeter') and note 'Required lead casting of 10000lbs with c.g. [at] 55.4[%] of w.l. = 17.05ft aft ...'. With note 'Dec[ember] 11, 1902. #592. With all w[ei]g[h]ts represented proved too deep in water and 1045lbs removed, was then 30ft 10 3/4in w.l. Have decided to take a piece of equal thickness off top of lead = 2 3/8in' and calculations to derive this amount." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Pantograph Lead Sections. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE04_09280. Folder [no #]. 1902-10-07.)
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"[Item Description:] HMCo Plan HH.5.02171 (029): Blueprint general arrangement plan with plan view and inboard profile titled 'Preliminary Plan of Bar Harbor Cruising Class [#592s, #593s, #594s, #595s, #596s, #597s, #598s, #599s, #600s, #601s, #602s, #603s, #604s]. Herreshoff Mfg. Co. Bristol, R.I. Scale 1/4in = 1ft. Oct[ober] 9, 1902'." (Source: Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. (creator). Blueprint. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Acc. 2004.0001.0028. WRDT08, Folder 3, formerly MRDE08. 1902-10-09.)
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"[Item Transcription:] Order book with carbon copy duplicates of instructions given by NGH. Relevant contents:
§34: Work Order '[For] [Unreadable. Buzzards Bay 30 #592s Class?] Machine shop. [When wanted] One set Nov. 15th. The rest March 1st 1903. Blocks & c. …' (1902)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Order Book. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE07_01320. Folder [no #]. 1897-01 to 1905.)
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"[Item Description:] Four handwritten (in ink) pages with tabulated data listing 'Shop No', 'Name', '[Tons] Gross' and '[Tons] Net' for a total of 100 HMCo-built boats and classes. Tonnage data is usually precise to two digits behind the decimal. Random comparisons suggest source of tonnage data to be official Custom House data. Boats mentioned are: #664s, #663s, #625s, #665s, #634s, #658s, #657s, #646s, #641s, #617s, #626s Class, #624s, #621s, #616s, #619s, #590s, #591s, #586s, #592 Class, #618s, #605s, #578s, #560s Class, #580s, #553s, #551s, #552s, #546s, #541s, #545s, #538s, #534s, #533s, #532s, #529s, #534s, #530s, #531s, #435s, #437s, #452s, #499s, #429s, #426s, #424s, #481s, #422s, #417s, #414s, #451s, #215p, #213p, #222p, #235p, #230p, #229p, #236p, #224p, #244p, #247p, #249p, #231p, #232p, #228p, #252p, #250p, #251p, #248p, #168p, #164p, #118p, #142p, #174p, #173p, #194p, #189p, #193p, #183p, #178p, #179p, #181p, #182p, #175p, #163p, #148p, #149p, #172p, #155p, #170p, #186p, #188p, #206p, #207p, #205p, #208p, #209p, #210p, #211p, #212p, #216p. Undated (the latest boat listed, WINSOME, was launched in 1907)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (?) (creator). Handwritten List. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE06_00220. Folder [no #]. No date (1907 or later).)
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"[Item Description:] Handwritten (in ink) rating rule-related table on two pages with dimensions LOA, LWL, overhang fore & aft, mean length, freeboard fore & center & aft, breadth deck & w.l., draft, cube-root (displacement), 1st mast mean length, 1st to 2nd mast, J, P1, H1, B1, G1, V1, T1, P2, P2a, H2, B2, Q2, Y2,T2, sail area, sqrt(SA), sqrt(SA - NYYC Rule) for #605s RELIANCE, #499s COLUMBIA, #725s RESOLUTE, #529s MINEOLA, #663s ISTALENA, #666s AVENGER, New York 50s (#711s, #712s, #713s, #714s, #715s, #716s, #717s, #720s, #721s), #411s GLORIANA, #685s ADVENTURESS, #617s COCK ROBIN II, #586s NELLIE, #709s JOYANT, #708s CORINTHIAN, #670s SENECA, Bar Harbor 31s (#592s, #593s, #594s, #595s, #596s, #597s, #598s, #599s, #600s, #601s, #602s, #603s, #604s), New York 30s (#626s, #627s, #628s, #629s, #630s, #631s, #632s, #633s, #635s, #636s, #637s, #638s, #639s, #640s, #642s, #643s, #647s, #648s), Newport 29s (#727s, #728s, #737s), #691s MORE JOY, #446s ALERION II, Buzzards Bay 550s (#733s, #734s, #736s, #738s, #741s), #617s COCK ROBIN II, #493s JILT, #732s SADIE, #460s KILDEE, Buzzards Bay 15s (#503s Class), Buzzards Bay 12 1/2s (#744s Class), #703s FLYING CLOUD, #669s ELEANOR, #722s KATOURA, #692s WESTWARD, #657s QUEEN, #719s VAGRANT II, #698s VAGRANT, #663s ISTALENA, and #743s HASWELL. With penciled note 'Measurements in ft & inches. Results in ft & decimals'. Undated (the youngest boat on this list is from 1914/1915 and this was probably prepared in preparation for NGH's sail area rating rule of 1914/1915)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Handwritten Table. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE15_00100. Folder [no #]. No date (1914 / 1915 ?).)
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Note: This list of archival documents contains in an unedited form any and all which mention #592s Kuwana [Kewana, Kawana] even if just in a cursory way. Permission to digitize, transcribe and display is gratefully acknowledged.

• Bray, Maynard. "Two Views of the Herreshoff Bar Harbor 31s." Day, Fritz and Frances. "Desperate Lark." Bray, Maynard. "Holding the Shape the Herreshoff Way." Wooden Boat #45, March/April 1982, p. 68-74. (520 kB)
  Document is copyrighted: Yes, used with permission. Copyright holder: Maynard Bray (text). Bar Harbor 31 class portrait with special emphasis on #602s Desperate Lark ex Cricket and detailed description of why Herreshoff boats have been able to hold their shape better over time than many other yachts.

• Kuwana (HMCo-made index card)
• Kuwana (MIT Museum-made index card)
• Kuwana and other BH31 class (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: Kewana
Type: J & M
Length: 30'8"
Owner: Trevor, J. B.

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

• Kewana
• Kuwana
• Effingham ex-Kuwana
• Southerly ex-Kuwana
• 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: Kewana
Type: 30' 8" J & M
Owner: T. B. Trevor
Row No.: 351

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.

Month: Oct.
Day: 03
Year: 1902
E/P/S: S
No.: 0592
Name: Kewana
LW: 30' 9"
B: 10' 4"
D: 7' 3"
Rig: J & M
K: y
Ballast: Lead O.
Amount: $4960.00
Notes Constr. Record: Bar Harbor Class double head rig?
Last Name: Trevor
First Name: J. B.

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.

"Sail No. BH-3 in 1921 as per New York Times of May 24, 1921, p. 23." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. April 1, 2012.)

"LOA 48ft 9in from pencilled note on construction plan 76-46." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. April 25, 2013.)

"Built in 64 days (contract to launch; equivalent to $78/day, 331 lbs displacement/day)." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. January 16, 2024.)

"Sail area 1492 sqft from untitled two-page rating-rule-related table handwritten (in ink) by N. G. Herreshoff with multiple dimensions for the most important Herreshoff-designed yachts. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum. MRDE15, Folder [no #]. Undated (the most recent boat dates 1914/1915 and the table was probably prepared in preparation for NGH's sail area rating rule of 1914/1915)." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. September 16, 2020.)

"Displacement 330.5 cu.ft. [= 21,152 lbs] from untitled two-page rating-rule-related table handwritten (in ink) by N. G. Herreshoff with multiple dimensions for the most important Herreshoff-designed yachts. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum. MRDE15, Folder [no #]. Undated (the most recent boat dates 1914/1915 and the table was probably prepared in preparation for NGH's sail area rating rule of 1914/1915)." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. September 16, 2020.)

"Designed disp. on 30ft-9in W.L., 21415 lbs." (Source: Herreshoff Manufacturing Company. Penciled note on construction plan 76-46.)

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