Launch - stm, 26'-3" o.a., cutter, for U.S. Fish Commission

Object summary

Title: Launch - stm, 26'-3" o.a., cutter, for U.S. Fish Commission
Object ID: HH.5.00163
Date made: 1882-09-12
Place made: United States, Rhode Island, Bristol
Maker: Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.
Object type: Plan
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection
On view: No

Description

A steam launch built to serve as a cutter for a U. S. Fish Commission research steam vessel Albatross, built in 1882 by Pusey and Jones in Wilminton, DE. Albatross was one of the earliest American large vessels built for scientific and fisheries research. The vessel had a very long career and was finally decommissioned at Woods Hole, MA in 1921. Catalog Notes: Weights list below title block; long note regarding boiler to the right of boiler stack on profile view. Related hull: 94p.

Additional Information

HMCo pattern number(s): 01401, 01402, 01546, 01442, 01992.5, 02069, 01758, 01408, 01999, 00081, 01451, 01450, 01655, 02343, 02342, 00082, 00023, 02344, 00066.5, 02339, 00045, 00046, 02345, 01478, 01703, 01704, 01705, 01706, 01707, 01367, 01368, 00203, 00204, 00202, 00216, 00211, 00245, 01545, 01537, 01536, 01299, 01298, 01998.5,

Related organizations

Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.

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