HMCo #676s Quakeress III

"August 1907.
No. 676 [#676s].
[Also] 690 [#690s].
21' w.l. Raceabout with c[enter]b[oar]d.
Frame spaces 9".
S[heerline] is to under side of deck.
Deduct for Timbers [blank].
Deduct for planking 3/4".
Deck 3/4".
For changes in 690 [#690s] see latter part of book & # 28 frame." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. [Penciled note in Offset Booklet HH.4.156.] August 1907. Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection, MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA.)

"Yesterday morning the new 21-foot yacht, named the Quakeress III, and built at the Herreshoff boat shops for a Boston yachtsman, was given a trial spin in the harbor." (Source: Anon. "Notes and News of Local Interest." Bristol Phoenix, May 27, 1907, p. 2.)

"Essington Deb Les. Pa.
Dear Mrs. Herreshoff,
I am writing this to let you know about the success of QUAKERESS III [#676s]. In the sixteen races sailed she won 11 first prizes, 3 seconds and two thirds, in one of races when we finished third would have won but ran aground.
Never as yet been beaten in a good breeze, very fast on the wind. In this fall series won 4 firsts one second in five races sailed. This gave her the championship and the commodore's cup valued at $1000.
Truly yours,
Sam Cahoon
Monument Beach, Mass,
Oct. 24, 1909." (Source: Cahoon, Sam. [Letter to N. G. Herreshoff.] Herreshoff Marine Museum Correspondence, Folder 1_14 (new), (84) (old). Access courtesy of Halsey C. Herreshoff. October 24, 1909.)

"... A.C. Harrison and his brother had two more Herreshoff 21 footers. After Gadfly [#497s] came Quakeress [#501s], built in 1899 as one of two versions of the same model. The other was Cyrilla [#502s], built for noted sailor Bob Emmons who had a big summer place on upper Buzzards Bay. There were two different rudder configurations: the rudder on Quakeress was attached to the keel. Edward Wood in his book Sailing Days at Mattapoisett, 1870-1900, said that Quakeress won her class of eight at the Beverly regatta in 1899. The Harrisons' last 21 footer was Quakeress III [#676s] built in 1907 to a different rule, possibly the Beverly 21 ft. Restricted Class. ..." In: Woods Hole Historical Collection (Publisher). Spritsail, Volume 10, Number 2, Summer 1996, p. 23. http://www.woodsholemuseum.org/woodspages/sprtsl/v10n2-EarlyRace.pdf, retrieved February 10, 2011.)

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"[Item Description:] Penciled pantograph hull sections, calculations and displacement curve titled 'Model for 18 ft class. May 15, 1907. From finished model. Scale 1in. Wl 21' 9in. L 19 0 7/8in'. On verso of 'Herreshoff Manufacturing Company. Builders of Steam Yachts, Torpedo Boats, Launches, High Speed Marine Engines and Tubulous Boilers' stationery. Design may be related to #676s QUAKERESS III which may suggest that these sections were taken off Model 315 or, possibly more likely, Model 1534 which is believed a preliminary model for Quakeress III." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Pantograph Hull Sections. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Acc. 2004.0001.0397. WRDT04, Folder 34, formerly MRDE08. 1907-05-15.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled pantograph hull sections and calculations titled '2nd Model. 18ft class. May 21, 1907. Unfinished 21ft w.l. L - 19ft 6in'. On verso a second set of penciled pantograph hull sections and calculations titled '2nd Model. 18ft class. May 21, 1907. Preliminary. scale 1ft. w.l. 21ft. L = 19ft 9in'. These are crossed out with the words '[see] other side'. Design may be related to #676s QUAKERESS III which may suggest that these sections were taken off Model 1534." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Pantograph Hull Sections. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Acc. 2004.0001.0398. WRDT04, Folder 34, formerly MRDE08. 1907-05-21.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled pantograph hull sections titled 'No 676 [#676s] QUAKERESS III. August 16, 1907. 21ft Raceabout for Mr. Harrison of Phil[adelphia]. Scale 1/12. Model by Sidney'. With calculations arriving at total displacement of 92.7lbs = 59.25lbs and 92.8cuft = 59.45lbs. On verso of gothic font 'Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, Bristol, R.I.' stationery." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Pantograph Hull Sections. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE04_01550. Folder [no #]. 1907-08-16.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled pantograph lead sections titled 'No. 676 [#676s] 21ft Raceabout. Scale 1/4 size. QUAKERESS III'. With calculations and note 'Required 2780lbs lead with c.g. at .542 of w.l. ... 2780/.411 = 6760cui ...' and concluding with note 'Result. 6757cuin with c.g. on 26.85 frame space = 2775lbs'. Undated (pantograph hull sections for QUAKERESS III were drawn on August 16, 1907)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Pantograph Lead Sections. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE04_08690. Folder [no #]. No date (after 1907-08-16 ?).)
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"[Item Transcription:] [Penciled note:] This is [to] certify:
That I have this day measured and weighed the Raceabout QUAKERESS III (our no 676 [#676s] with the following result:
...
Weight with all equipment on board mentioned in rules with no other weights 5905lbs.
Signed N.G.H." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Note. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE03_00730. Folder [no #]. 1907-09-28.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled pantograph lead sections titled 'Lead for #690 [MAKABORO] (To be built on moulds of #676 [QUAKERESS III] modified). Scale 1/4 size. April 21, 1909'. With calculations and note 'Required 3000lbs lead with c.g. at .545 of w.l. ....' and concluding with note 'Result. With top at 3.3.0 till 1 1/2in aft [of] # 27 then sloping off at 45. 7356cuin with c.g. at 27.27 frame space = 3020lbs with c.g. at .545 of w.l.'." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Pantograph Lead Sections. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE04_08630. Folder [no #]. 1909-04-21.)
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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:
§85: Work Order [For] #676s. [When wanted] Sept. 16. Rigging [3 pages] (1907-09-05)." (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:] I am writing this to let you know about the success of QUAKERESS III [#676s]. In the sixteen races sailed she won 11 first prizes, 3 seconds and two thirds, in one of races when we finished third would have won but ran aground.
Never as yet been beaten in a good breeze, very fast on the wind. In this fall series won 4 firsts one second in five races sailed. This gave her the championship and the commodore's cup valued at $1000.
Truly yours, ..." (Source: Cahoon, Sam. Letter to N.G. Herreshoff. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_00750. Correspondence, Folder 1_14, formerly (84). 1909-10-24.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled table showing LOA, LWL, Beam, Draft, QBL, Stem, [symbol], sft[?] and Displ[acement] for KATOURA [#722s], WESTWARD [#692s], VAGRANT, QUEEN MAB [#698s], CONSTITUTION [#551s], RESOLUTE [#725s], WINSOME [#664s], 2nd IROLITA [#658s], DORIS [#625s], AVENGER [#666s], 50 Footers [#711s], ADVENTURESS [#685s], IROLITA [#591s], FLYING CLOUD [#703s], BELISARIUS [#1266s], NEITH [#665s], AZOR [#578s], NAULAKHA [#687s], SENECA [#670s], NY30s [#626s], SENTA [#688s], DOROTHY Q [#668s], FLIGHT [#607s], PLEASURE [#907s], QUAKERESS [#676s], KILDEE [#460s], and the 12 1/2ft Class [#744s]. With formulas for mean length L, Draft limit by rule and freeboard at three positions. Undated, on verso of NYYC invitation dated December 11, 1933 but listing of BELISARIUS which was built in 1934/1935 indicates that this was written at that time or later. Filed close to and possibly related to what appears to be an early version of NGH's 'Observations on the Proportions of Sailing Yachts' from July 1936." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Tabulated Dimensions. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE02_03040. Folder [no #]. No date (1936-07 ?).)
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Note: This list of archival documents contains in an unedited form any and all which mention #676s Quakeress III even if just in a cursory way. Permission to digitize, transcribe and display is gratefully acknowledged.

• Quakeress III (HMCo-made index card)
• Quakeress III (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: Quakeress III
Type: J & M
Length: 21'
Owner: Harrison, A. C.

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

• Quakeress III
• 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: Quakeress III
Type: 21' sloop
Owner: A. C. Harrison
Year: 1906
Row No.: 554

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: July
Day: 20
Year: 1907
E/P/S: S
No.: 0676
Name: Quakeress III
LW: 21'
B: 9' 6"
D: 3' 10.5"
Rig: J & M
K: y
Ballast: O. Lead
Amount: 2850.00
Notes Constr. Record: New Moulds
Last Name: Harriman
First Name: A. C.

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.

"LOA from Lloyd's Register 1935." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. December 2, 2010.)

"Built in 62 days (contract to finished; equivalent to $46/day, 95 lbs displacement/day)." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. January 16, 2024.)

"Weight with all equipment on board mentioned in rules with no other weights 5905lbs." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. Draft Measurement Certificate. September 28, 1907. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum, MRDE03.)

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