HMCo #634s Suzetta III
Particulars
Name: Suzetta IIILater Name(s): Ladrone (1911-1929), Scarab (1929-), CGR-6003 (ca. 1942), Scarab (1942)
Type: Sloop
Designed by: NGH
Contract: 1904-12-6
Launch: 1905-5-18
Construction: Wood
LOA: 60' 7" (18.47m)
LWL: 41' 10" (12.75m)
Beam: 12' 5" (3.78m)
Draft: 8' 6" (2.59m)
Rig: Sloop Double Head Rig
Displ.: 38,540 lbs (17,481 kg)
Keel: yes
Ballast: Lead outside
Built for: Herter, C. D.
Amount: N/A
Note(s) in HMCo Construction Record: Sold to A. P. Loring 1912 + Named "Ladrone".
Last reported: 1948 (aged 43)
See also:
Note: Particulars are primarily but not exclusively from the HMCo Construction Record. Supplementary information not from the Construction Record appears elsewhere in this record with a complete citation.
Model
Model number: 122Model location: H.M.M. Model Room South Wall Left
Vessels from this model:
3 built, modeled by NGH
Original text on model:
"COCK ROBIN (2nd) No. 617. Jan 1904 scale 3/4" per foot frame spaces 14" top of deck
MARGARET " No. 621 1904
SUZETTA No. 634 Dec. 1904 15" 1' deeper in water keel dropped 6 1/2" making 8' 6 3/4" draft." (Source: Original handwritten annotation on model. Undated.)
Model Description:
"39' lwl Cock Robin (II) and Margaret, cruising sloops of 1904. Also, with change in scale, 41'8" lwl Suzetta III of 1905." (Source: Bray, Maynard. 2004.)
Note: Vessels that appear in the records as not built, a cancelled contract, a study model, or as a model sailboat are listed but not counted in the list of vessels built from a model.
Offsets
Offset booklet number(s): HH.4.144
Offset booklet contents:
#617, #621, #634, #641 [39' w.l. sloops Cock Robin & Margaret, 41' 8" w.l. sloop Suzette III, 45' w.l. cutter Alice II].
Offset Booklet(s) in Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection. Francis Russell Hart Nautical Collections, MIT Museum, Cambridge, Mass. (Restricted access --- see curator.)
Drawings
Explore all drawings relating to this boat.List of drawings:
Drawings believed to have been first drawn for, or being first referenced to
HMCo #634s Suzetta III are listed in bold.
Click on Dwg number for preview, on HH number to see at M.I.T. Museum.
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Dwg 078-011 (HH.5.05729): Boom Hanging for No. 450 and 451, 481, 510 (1895-02-12)
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Dwg 084-009 (HH.5.06457); Booby Hatch for Steamer Florence (1900-01-22 ?)
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Dwg 079-038 (HH.5.05849): Gaff Jaws (1900-02-27)
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Dwg 068-037 (HH.5.04841); Stand for Steering Wheel and Compass # 546 (1900-09-07)
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Dwg 079-087 (HH.5.05896); Chainplates for # 560 to 567 (1901-09-18)
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Dwg 084-022 (HH.5.06470); Skylight for # 560 Class (1901-10-04)
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Dwg 068-047 (HH.5.04852): Steering Quadrant and Pinion 1 5/8" Dia. Rudder Stock, Braces for # 617 etc. [Note - Changes for 616, 646 and 703 in Red Ink] (1902-02-20)
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Dwg 110-003 (HH.5.08968): Sheave on Boom-End for Clew-Outhaul (1902-06-18)
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Dwg 110-026 (HH.5.08991); Travel[l]ers for Small Sail Boats (1903-12-09)
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Dwg 074-042 (HH.5.05327): Special Tobin Bronze Blocks for Wire Rope (1904-01-11)
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Dwg 081-033 (HH.5.06121); Spars for # 617 (1904-02-22)
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Dwg 110-027 (HH.5.08992): Riggings Details (1904-02-26)
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Dwg 064-067 (HH.5.04543): Rudder and Fittings # 617, 621 (1904-03-08)
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Dwg 114-064 (HH.5.09563); Davits (1904-03-19)
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Dwg 110-028 (HH.5.08993); Bobstay Plate and Nut for Forestay Bolt (1904-04-02)
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Dwg 074-043 (HH.5.05328); Bronze Turnbuckles (1904-04-12)
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Dwg 092-061 (HH.5.07530); General Arrangement > Mahogany Side Steps (1904-04-19)
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Dwg 130-096 (HH.5.10402): Sails > No. 634 42 1/2' W.L. Cruiser (1904-12-10)
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Dwg 024-033 (HH.5.01729): General Arrangement > Cabin Plan # 634 (1904-12-12)
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Dwg 127-167 (HH.5.10035): Sails > Sails "Suzetta III" (1904-12-17)
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Dwg 064-073 (HH.5.04549): Rudder Fittings # 641 and 634 (1904-12-29)
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Dwg 000-000 [025-000] (HH.5.01993): [Keel Bolt List, Construction List] (1905-01 ?)
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Dwg 110-034 (HH.5.08999): Forward Rigging # 641 Details 685 (1905-01-02)
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Dwg 110-036 (HH.5.09001): Rigging Details # 641, 634 (1905-01-05)
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Dwg 110-038 (HH.5.09003): 3/4" and 5/8" Turnbuckles for # 641 (1905-01-05)
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Dwg 001-041 (HH.5.00459): Construction Dwg > # 634 [Sailing Yacht 41'-8" W.L., 12'-5" B., 3'-6" D.] (1905-01-28)
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Dwg 001-041 (HH.5.00460); Construction Dwg > # 634 [Sailing Yacht 41'-8" W.L., 12'-5" B., 3'-6" D.] (1905-01-28 ?)
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Dwg 025-056 (HH.5.01807): List of Castings and Forgings (1905-02 ?)
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Dwg 096-087 (HH.5.08043): Sails > No. 634 42 1/2' W.L. Cruiser [Sail Plan] (1905-02-12)
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Dwg 081-042 (HH.5.06130): Spars # 634 (1905-04-04)
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Dwg 081-046 (HH.5.06134): Spars Boom & Spinaker (Also See Drawing 42) (1905-05-01)
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Dwg 085-061 (HH.5.06646): Stanchion Sockets for Gangway Stanchions # 634 and 641 (1905-05-10)
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Dwg 030-059 (HH.5.02276): # 634 60'-7" Length Overall, 41'-10" Waterline, 12'-5" Beam, 8'-6" Draft (1905-05-23)
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Dwg 110-046 (HH.5.09011): Arrangement Gaff Jaws # 634 (1905-06-16)
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Dwg 084-041 [141-001] (HH.5.06492): Skylights for Forecastle and Aft of Saloon (1906-10-08)
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Dwg 074-043 A (HH.5.05329); Bronze Turnbuckles (1927-03-07)
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Dwg 068-037 (HH.5.04843): Bowl for 5 1/4" Compass Steering Stand 68-37 (1928-02-24)
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Dwg 068-037 A (HH.5.04842): Stand for Steering Wheel and Compass (1934-03-07)
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Dwg 093-042 (HH.5.07647); Cabin Table - Revised Drawing (1936-03-03)
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
"[1904-12-07] Wed 7: Bent timbers for 634 42-1/2 wl [Suzetta III].
[1905-03-13] Mon 13: Launched #634 [Suzetta III] and moved #625 [Doris] to west end of n[orth] shop.
[1905-03-14] Tue 14: Launched #624 Sonya and fitted standing rigging. Fine & cold. L[igh]t NE wind. Hauled #634 [Suzetta III] into south shop." (Source: Herreshoff, Nathanael G. Diary, 1904 to 1905. Manuscript (excerpts). Diary access courtesy of Halsey C. Herreshoff.)
L. Francis Herreshoff
"Another interesting yacht of his design that was kept at Marblehead for some time was the 'Cock Robin II' ... designed to be just a good sailboat and not fit any particular rule. It is a good example of a model about halfway between the Universal Rule boats, with their short quarter beam and rather large displacement, and the older types, with long lines to sail on and no pot belly. There was another yacht built on the same molds but longer --- 'Suzetta III' --- which went to Blue Hill, Maine. These two boats were somewhat under-rigged but fast sailers on a reach in strong wind." (Source: Herreshoff, L. Francis. The Wizard of Bristol. The Life and Achievements of Nathanael Greene Herreshoff, together with An Account of Some of the Yachts he Designed. New York, 1953, p. 274-275.)
Other Contemporary Text Source(s)
"The sloop yacht Suzetta II, built for Dr. Herter of New York was launched at Herreshoff's yesterday. Her mast was stepped immediately and she is now completely rigged. She is of the racing type and is 39 feet on the waterline." (Source: Anon. "Bristol and Vicinity." Bristol Phoenix, May 19, 1905, p. 2.)
"[License issued to vessel under 20 tons. Pos. 260:]
Suzetta III, sloop yacht, of Bristol.
Built at Bristol, 1905.
14 tons; 44.8 ft. x 12.4 ft. x 5.3 ft. [Register length x breadth x depth.]
No specifications shown.
Lic[ensed] ([as] yacht) May 20, 1905. Owner: Herreshoff Manufacturing Company of Bristol. Master: N. G. Herreshoff, Bristol.
Surrendered [license] June 25, 1908 at South West Harbor. ([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. Suzetta.)
"The sloop yacht Suzetta II, recently built at the Herreshoff's for Dr. Herter of New York city was given a trial spin in the bay Wednesday [May 24, 1905] morning, but owing to the light wind the craft did not make a favorable test of her speed." (Source: Anon. "Bristol and Vicinity." Bristol Phoenix, May 26, 1905, p. 2.)
"The 42-foot Herreshoff designed auxiliary sloop Suzetta, which was purchased this spring by A. P. Loring, has been renamed by Ladrone." (Source: Anon. "Notes from the Week's Log." Boston Globe, June 25, 1911, p. 37.)
"Notice is hereby given that, under the Act of February 19, 1920, and in pursuance of authority granted by the Commissioner of Navigation, on the application of Theodore E. Ferris, the name of the gas yacht Ladrone, burden 19 gross tons, official number 201948, has been changed to Scarab. Philip Elting, Collector of Customs at the Port of New York. ..." (Source: Anon. "Legal Notices Marine Casualties Up to and Including June 26, 1929." Nautical Gazette, Volume 116, 1929, [p. 759?].)
Archival Documents
"N/A"
"[Item Description:] Penciled pantograph lead sections titled 'No. 617 [#617s COCK ROBIN II]. 37ft wl cruiser. Scale 18th. Jan[uary] 25, [19]04'. With calculations and note 'Weight of lead required 15370lbs with c.g. at 59.5% of waterline.' and calculations to determine weight of outside and inside [trim] lead. Also calculations and note 'Dec[ember 4] 1904. No. 634 [#634s SUZETTA III]. Lead keel to be dropped 6 3/4in deeper and 3 3/8in added to top of lead. ... Calculated[?] original w[ei]g[h]t 15100[lsb]. Wgt for 634 [#634s] calculated[?] 17220[lbs]. Mean wgt of #617 & 621 [#621s MARGARET] 14790[lbs]. Calculated addition 2120[lbs]. [Sum] 16918[lbs]'. Also note 'Dec[ember] 20 1904. No 641 [#641s ALICE II] Lead keel to be same as #634 but with 9[?] added to bottom of pattern = 4220lbs. Calculated wgt for #634 17220[lbs]. [Sum] 21440[lbs]'. [Note: Unexplained discrepancy: Compare weight of lead 17220lbs for #641s ALICE II with pantograph lead sections dated February 11, 1905 which require 29000lbs.]" (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Pantograph Lead Sections. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE04_08050. Folder [no #]. 1904-01-25.)
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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 Transcription:] Order book with carbon copy duplicates of instructions given by NGH titled 'Herreshoff Mfg. Co. Orders from N.G. Herreshoff'. Relevant contents:
§37: Work Order [For] #624s, #634s. [When wanted] March 1 & April 1, 1905. Chain cable from J.B. Carr Co. (1904-12-06)
§51: Work Order [For] #634s. [When wanted] Middle of May. Rigging [4 pages] (1905-02-09)
§55: Work Order [For] #634s. [When wanted] Middle of May. Blocks [2 pages] (1905-02-11)." (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:] Printed pamphlet titled 'Racing Rules. New York Yacht Club. 1924'. Incl. a printed 'List of yachts, the measurements of which are on file with the Race Committee. July, 1924.
Schooners
D 7 FLYING CLOUD
D 10 IROLITA [#663s ex-ISTALENA]
C 5 MARIETTE [#772s ]
E 14 NOMAD
F 22 NORKA
C 2 OHONKARA [#827s ]
D 8 PRINCESS [#658s ex-IROLITA II]
E 9 QUEEN MAB [#698s ex-VAGRANT I]
E 16 SHAWNA
C 12 SONNICA
C 7 VAGRANT [#719s ]
FF 1 WANDERER IX
D 22 WILDFIRE [#891s ]
Fifty Class
N.Y. 52 ANDIAMO [#716s ex-SAMURI]
N.Y. 55 CAROLINA [#716s ]
N.Y. 53 IROQUOIS II [#721s ]
N.Y. 54 MYSTIC [#715s ex-GRAYLING]
N.Y. 56 SPARTAN [#716s ]
Forty Class
N.Y.Y.C. 8 BANSHEE [#782s ex-PAULINE]
N.Y.Y.C. 2 COCKATOO [#775s ex-DOLLY BOWEN]
N.Y.Y.C. 12 IRIS [#777s ex-ZILPH]
N.Y.Y.C. 6 MISTRAL [#782s ]
N.Y.Y.C. 7 PAMPERO [#775s ]
N.Y.Y.C. 9 ROWDY [#777s ]
N.Y.Y.C. 3 SALLY ANN [#779s ex-JESSICA]
N.Y.Y.C. 10 SHAWARA [#782s ]
THIRTY CLASS
N.Y. 18 ADIOS [#647s ex-ANEMONE]
N.Y. 1 ALERA [#647s ]
N.Y. 7 ALICE [#632s ex-TABASCO]
N.Y. 15 BANZAI [#647s ]
N.Y. 8 CAROLITA [#633s ex-CARLITA]
N.Y. 4 COUNTESS [#629s ex-MAID OF MEUDON]
N.Y. 14 FIJI II [#639s ex-CARA MIA]
N.Y. 5 LENA [#630s ex-PINTAIL]
N.Y. 12 MINX [#638s ex-NEOLA II]
N.Y. 11 ORIOLE [#637s ex-ORIOLE]
N.Y. 13 PHANTOM [#648s ex-MINX]
0 Class
L.O. 1 GEORGIA
L.O. 4 GREY DAWN
L.O. 5 MAISIE
L.O. 3 NIMBUS
Various Classes
N 2 ALICE
N.Y. 58 BARBARA [#717s ] (Aux. Sloop)
P 1 BUTTERFLY [#586s ex-NELLIE]
M 15 LADRONE [#634s ex-SUZETTA III] (Aux. Yawl)
N.Y. 51 REVERY [#720s ex-ACUSHLA] (Aux. Yawl)
M 6 VENTURA [#717s ]
K 3 WINSOME [#717s ] (Aux. Ketch)'.
Of 49 yachts listed (including 11 NY30s, 8 NY40s and 5 NY50s plus 2 NY50s and 1 NY70 out of class) 37 or 75% were designed and built by Herreshoff." (Source: New York Yacht Club (creator). Printed Pamphlet. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE08_01830. Folder [no #]. 1924.)
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Note: This list of archival documents contains in an unedited form any and all which mention #634s Suzetta III even if just in a cursory way. Permission to digitize, transcribe and display is gratefully acknowledged.
Registers
1905 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (#1799)
Name: Suzetta III
Owner: C. A. Herter; Port: New York
Official no. 201948; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig K[eel] Sloop
Tons Gross 19.00; Tons Net 13.00; Reg. Length 44.8; LOA 60.4; LWL 41.7; Extr. Beam 12.4; Depth 5.3; Draught 8.4
Sailmaker Herreshoff M. Co.; Sails made in [19]05
Builder Herreshoff Mfg. Co.; Designer N. G. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1905
1906 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (#2814)
Name: Suzetta III
Owner: C. A. Herter; Port: New York
Official no. 117077 [sic]; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig K[eel], TC [Trunk Cabin], Cut[ter]
Tons Gross 19; Tons Net 13; LOA 60-5; LWL 41-9; Extr. Beam 12-5; Depth 5-4; Draught 8-5
Sailmaker H. M. Co.; Sails made in [19]05
Builder Her. M. Co.; Designer N. G. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1905
1912 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (#1644)
Name; Former Name(s): Ladrone; Suzetta III
Owner: A. P. Loring; Port: Beverly; Port of Registry: Salem, Mass.
Official no. 201948; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig K[eel], TC [Trunk Cabin], AuxCut[ter]
Tons Gross 19; Tons Net 13; LOA 60-5; LWL 41-9; Extr. Beam 12-5; Depth 5-4; Draught 8-5
Sailmaker HMCo.; Sails made in [19]05
Builder Herreshoff Mfg. Co.; Designer N. G. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1905
Engine Gas Eng. 4 St. 2 Cyl. [19]10; Maker Jaeger
Note: Pwr. install'd [19]10
1914 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (#1673)
Name; Former Name(s): Ladrone; Suzetta III
Owner: A. P. Loring; Port: Beverly; Port of Registry: Salem, Mass.
Official no. 201948; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig K[eel], TC [Trunk Cabin], AuxCut[ter]
Tons Gross 19; Tons Net 13; LOA 60-5; LWL 41-9; Extr. Beam 12-5; Depth 5-4; Draught 8-5
Sailmaker C&P [Cousens & Pratt Boston]; Sails made in [19]12
Builder Herreshoff Mfg. Co.; Designer N. G. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1905
Engine Gas Eng. 4 St. 2 Cyl 4 3/16 x 6. 1910; Maker Jaeger
Note: Pwr. inst. 1910
1917 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (#1674)
Name; Former Name(s): Ladrone; Suzetta III
Owner: A. P. Loring; Port: Beverly; Port of Registry: Salem, Mass.
Official no. 201948; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig K[eel], TC [Trunk Cabin], AuxCut[ter]
Tons Gross 19; Tons Net 13; LOA 60-4; LWL 41-8; Extr. Beam 12-4; Depth 5-4; Draught 8-4
Sailmaker W&S [Wilson & Silsby Boston]; Sails made in [19]16
Builder Herreshoff Mfg. Co.; Designer N. G. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1905
Engine Gas Eng. 4 Cyc. 2 Cyl 4 3/16 x 6. 1910; Maker Jaeger
Note: Pwr. inst. 1910
1920 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (#1596)
Name; Former Name(s): Ladrone; Suzetta III
Owner: A. P. Loring; Port: Beverly; Port of Registry: Salem, Mass.
Official no. 201948; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig K[eel], TC [Trunk Cabin], Aux Cut[ter]
Tons Gross 19; Tons Net 13; LOA 60-0; LWL 41-9; Extr. Beam 12-5; Depth 5-4; Draught 8-5
Sailmaker W&S [Wilson & Silsby Boston]; Sails made in [19]16
Builder Herreshoff Mfg. Co.; Designer N. G. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1905
Engine Gas Eng. 4 Cyc. 2 Cyl 4 3/16 x 6. 1910; Maker Jaeger
Note: Pwr. inst. 1910
1923 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (#1586)
Name; Former Name(s): Ladrone; Suzetta III
Owner: Theodore E. Ferris; Port: Glen Cove; Port of Registry: New York
Official no. 201948; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig K[eel], TC [Trunk Cabin], Aux Ywl [Auxiliary Yawl]
Tons Gross 19; Tons Net 14; LOA 60-0; LWL 45-0; Extr. Beam 12-0; Depth 5-4; Draught 9-10
Sailmaker W&S [Wilson & Silsby Boston]
Builder Herreshoff Mfg. Co.; Designer N. G. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1905
Engine Gas Eng. 4 Cyc. 4 Cyl 4 1/2 x 5. 1923; Maker Thorobred
Note: Pwr. inst. 1910. Alt. from Cut. 1922.
1925 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (#1675)
Name; Former Name(s): Ladrone; Suzetta III
Owner: Theodore E. Ferris; Port: Glen Cove; Port of Registry: New York
Official no. 201948; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig K[eel], TC [Trunk Cabin], Aux Ywl
Tons Gross 19; Tons Net 14; LOA 60-0; LWL 45-0; Extr. Beam 12-0; Depth 5-4; Draught 9-10
Sailmaker W&S [Wilson & Silsby Boston]
Builder Herreshoff Mfg. Co.; Designer N. G. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1905
Engine Gas Eng. 4 Cyc. 4 Cyl 4 1/2 x 5. 1923; Maker Thorobred
Note: Pwr. inst. 1910. Alt. from Cut. 1922.
1928 List of Merchant Vessels of the U.S. (#788.62)
Name; Former Name(s): Ladrone; Suzetta III
Owner: Theodore E. Ferris (30 Church Street, New York, N.Y.); Port: New York, N.Y.
Official no. 201948; Type & Rig Ga.s. [Gasoline engine, screw]
Tons Gross 19; Tons Net 14; Reg. Length 44.8; Extr. Beam 12.4; Depth 5.3
Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1905
Engine Horsepower: 7
Note: Crew: 7
1930 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (#3745)
Name; Former Name(s): Scarab; Ladrone, Suzetta III
Owner: George M. Pulver; Port: Larchmont, N.Y.; Port of Registry: Washington, D.C.
Official no. 201948; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig K[eel], TC [Trunk Cabin], Aux Ywl
Tons Gross 19; Tons Net 14; LOA 63-10; LWL 45-0; Extr. Beam 12-5; Depth 5-4; Draught 9-10
Sailmaker McClellan [Fall River]; Sails made in [19]30; Sail Area 1934
Builder Herreshoff Mfg. Co.; Designer N. G. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1905
Engine Gas Eng. 4 Cyc. 4 Cyl 4 1/2 x 5. 1923; Maker Thorobred
Note: Pwr. inst. 1910. Alt. from Cut. 1922.
1933 List of Merchant Vessels of the U.S. (#896.49)
Name; Former Name(s): Scarab; Ladrone, Suzetta III
Owner: Alfred P. Sirois (6531 South Maplewood Avenue, Chicago, Ill.); Port: Chicago, Ill.
Official no. 201948; Type & Rig Ga.s. [Gasoline engine, screw]
Tons Gross 19; Tons Net 14; Reg. Length 44.8; Extr. Beam 12.4; Depth 5.3
Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1905
Engine Horsepower: 7
Note: Crew: 7
1935 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (#4184)
Name; Former Name(s): Scarab; Ladrone, Suzetta III
Owner: A. P. Sirois. O. W. Sirois; Port: Chicago, Ill.
Official no. 201948; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig K[eel], TC [Trunk Cabin], Aux Ywl
Tons Gross 19; Tons Net 14; LOA 64-0; LWL 45-0; Extr. Beam 12-5; Depth 5-4; Draught 9-10
Sailmaker McClellan [Fall River]; Sails made in [19]30; Sail Area 1934
Builder Herreshoff Mfg. Co.; Designer N. G. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1905
Engine Gas Eng. 4 Cyc. 4 Cyl 4 1/2 x 5. 1922; Maker Red Wing
Note: Pwr. inst. 1910. Alt. from Cut., 1922. Pt. Reb.[uilt] 1931
1940 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (#5418)
Name; Former Name(s): Scarab; Ladrone, Suzetta III
Owner: Joseph Goldberg; Port: Chicago, Ill.
Official no. 201948; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig K[eel], TC [Trunk Cabin], Aux Ywl
Tons Gross 19; Tons Net 14; LOA 64-0; LWL 45-0; Extr. Beam 12-6; Depth 5-4; Draught 9-10
Sailmaker McClellan [Fall River]; Sails made in [19]30; Sail Area 1934
Builder Herreshoff Mfg. Co.; Designer N. G. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1905
Engine Gas Eng. 4 Cyc. 4 Cyl 4 1/2 x 5. 1922; Maker Red Wing
Note: Pwr. inst. 1910. Alt. from Cut., 1922. Pt. Reb.[uilt] 1931
1942 Lloyd's Register of American Yachts (#5286)
Name; Former Name(s): Scarab; Ladrone, Suzetta III
Owner: Hazel C. White; Port: Miami Beach
Official no. 201948; Building Material Wood; Type & Rig K[eel], TC [Trunk Cabin], Aux Ywl
Tons Gross 19; Tons Net 14; LOA 64-0; LWL 45-0; Extr. Beam 12-6; Depth 5-4; Draught 9-10
Sailmaker McClellan [Fall River]; Sails made in [19]30
Builder Herreshoff Mfg. Co.; Designer N. G. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1905
Engine Gas Eng. 4 Cyc. 4 Cyl 4 1/2 x 5. 1922; Maker Red Wing
Note: Pwr. inst. 1910. Alt. from Cut., 1922. Pt. Reb.[uilt] 1931
1947 List of Merchant Vessels of the U.S. (#450.19)
Name; Former Name(s): Scarab; Ladrone, Suzetta III
Owner: Albert L. Floyd (4-G Wilson Street); Port: Charleston, S.C.
Official no. 201948; Type & Rig Ga.s. [Gasoline engine, screw]
Tons Gross 19; Tons Net 14; Reg. Length 44.8; Extr. Beam 12.4; Depth 5.3
Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1905
Engine Horsepower: 121
Note: Service: Fsh. [Fisheries]; Crew: 2
1948 List of Merchant Vessels of the U.S. (#450.19)
Name; Former Name(s): Scarab; Ladrone, Suzetta III
Owner: Albert L. Floyd (4-G Wilson Street); Port: Charleston, S.C.
Official no. 201948; Type & Rig Ga.s. [Gasoline engine, screw]
Tons Gross 19; Tons Net 14; Reg. Length 44.8; Extr. Beam 12.4; Depth 5.3
Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1905
Engine Horsepower: 121
Note: Service: Fsh. [Fisheries]; Crew: 2
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: Suzetta III
Type: J & M
Length: 41'8"
Owner: Herter, C. D.
Source: Herreshoff Manufacturing Company. "A Partial List of Herreshoff Clients." In: Herreshoff Manufacturing Company. Herreshoff Yachts. Bristol, Rhode Island, ca. 1931.
From the 1930s L. Francis Herreshoff Index Cards at the Herreshoff Marine Museum
- Note: The L. Francis Herreshoff index cards comprise a set of some 1200 cards about vessels built by HMCo, with dimensions and / or ownership information. Apparently compiled in the early 1930s, for later HMCo-built boats like the Fishers Island 23s or the Northeast Harbor 30s are not included. Added to in later decades, apparently by L. F. Herreshoff as well as his long-time secretary Muriel Vaughn and others. Also 46 cards of L. F. Herreshoff-designed vessels. The original set of index cards is held by the Herreshoff Marine Museum and permission to display is gratefully acknowledged.
From the 1953 HMCo Owner's List by L. Francis Herreshoff
Name: Suzetta III
Type: 41' 1" sloop
Owner: C. A. Herter
Year: 1905
Row No.: 667
Source: Herreshoff, L. Francis. "Partial List of Herreshoff-Built Boats." In: Herreshoff, L. Francis. Capt. Nat Herreshoff. The Wizard of Bristol. New York, 1953, p. 325-343.
From the 2000 (ca.) Transcription of the HMCo Construction Record by Vermilya/Bray
Month: Dec
Day: 6
Year: 1904
E/P/S: S
No.: 0634
Name: Suzetta III
LW: 41' 8"
B: 12' 5"
D: 8' 6"
Rig: J & M DH
K: y
Ballast: Lead O.
Notes Constr. Record: Sold to A. P. Loring 1912 & Named "Ladrene".
Last Name: Herter
First Name: C. D.
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)
"Dimensions from docking plan dated 1905-05-23: HH.5.02276 (030-059) (001-041) '#634 60ft-7in length overall, 41ft-10in waterline, 12ft-5in beam, 8ft-6in draft'." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. May 21, 2014.)
"[Was loaned by her owner to the U.S. Coast guard and performed submarine search duty as a Coast Guard Coastal Picket Patrol in 1942 with the registration number CGR-6003.]" (Source: Wilbur, John. Private Email Communication with Evelyn Ansel, Curator Herreshoff Marine Museum, January 2022.)
"Built in 163 days (contract to launch; equivalent to 236 lbs displacement/day)." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. January 16, 2024.)
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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