STEAM YACHT "ELEANOR" Designed by Charles R. Hanscom for Wm. A. Slater. 



The New Steam Yacht Eleanor. 



Thb Bath IroD Works of Bath, Me., have now under construction a 

 large and magnificent steam yacht to be named El°anor, and building 

 to the order of William A. Slater, Esq., of Norwich, Conn., a member 

 of the New York and Eastern Y. C. i 



The Eleanor has been especially designed to meet Mr. Slater's re- 

 quirements, by Naval Architect Charles Ridgley Hanscom, a gentleman 

 whose talents as a designer of all classes of vessels are well known 

 throughout the country. The principal ends sought in the vessel are 

 seaworthiness and strength, with large sail area and superbly finished 

 interior. , , , , 



It is Mr. Slater's intention to take a two years' cruise round the 

 world, and it is with this object in view that Mr. Hanscom decided to 

 build a yacht of large sail area, so that if at any time the engines or 

 coal should give out, her commander would find himself with an Al 

 full rigged barque under his command, perfectly competent to with- 

 stand any weather, and also to show her heels to the majority of sail- 

 ing crafts. , ■ 

 The principal dimensions of the Eleanor are: 



Length over all , 231ft. 



Length Lw.l 208ft. 



Length keel lWft 



Beam, extreme oin. 



Depth of hold 17ft. 5in. 



Mean draft A 3 lh 4ln - 



Displacement 1.136 tons. 



She is constructed of steel throughout, with water ballast tanks 

 forming a double bottom forward and aft of the machinery spaces. 

 The hull is minutelv subdivided by transverse and longitudinal bulk- 

 heads into a large number of watertight compartments, and no doors 

 are cut in the bulkheads below the waterline unless they are absolutely 

 necessary. The general arrangements of the vessel are shown in the 

 accompanying engravings. 



The cabin arrangements are ample and luxurious. The owner s 

 stateroom and study are fitted up in the m, modern and artistic 

 style, with bod. wardrobe, writing desk, etc. of carved mahogany. 

 The bathroom is fitted strictly from a sanitary standpoint and finished 

 in polished hardwood and marble Adjoining the owner's room is the 

 nursery, complete in all its appointments. On the opposite side of the 

 passage there is another suite of rooms, consisting of two staterooms, 

 nursery and bath, which are equally well fitted and finely finished. 

 These rooms, in connection with the linen closets and pantry, occupy 

 the space forward of the main saloon. 



The main saloon is finished in paneled mahogany, with polished 

 floor; luxurious couches are arranged on either side, while an open 

 fireplace lends its homelike glow to the surroundings. The saloon is 

 to contain an elegant upright piano, cabinet, etc. ; and oil paintings to 

 the value of about $60,000 will be added to please the eye. Abaft the 

 saloon are staterooms and bath for governess, nurse and female ser- 



Vft The house on main deck is of steel, finished in paneled mahogany 

 outside with brass rails and stanchions around top. Within the deck 

 house is located the dining room, social hall, pantry, laundry, drying 

 room, galley, captain's dining room and captain's stateroom. 



The dining room is finished in mahogany and furnished similar to 

 the saloon with open fireplace, sofas, an electric piano, etc. Abaft of 

 the dining room is the social hall, finished in harmony with the duung 

 room. A stairway of elaborate design leads to the saloon below from 

 this room. „ c 



On the starboard side there is a passage from the dining room tor- 

 ward, leading through pantry, galley, etc., thus maintaining commu- 

 nication between the after and forward part of the yacht without ex- 

 posure to the weather. Between the boiler and engine hatches is 

 located the laundry and drying room fitted with the necessary tubs, 

 racks steam pipes, etc. Forward of the boiler hatch is the galley, 

 flniBhed with white glazed tiles on the sides, and provided with range, 

 ice chests, dressers, sinks, and all necessary dish-racks, etc. Ihe cap- 

 tain's dining room and state room is tastefully finished in white ma- 



^(fn'the forward berth deck immediately forward of the boiler room 

 bulkhead, is the officers' mess-room and state-rooms, two guests state- 

 rooms and bath-rooms finished in ash, with front of berths, bureaus, 

 etc., of mahogany and fitted with marble wash-stands. Forward of 

 the officers' accommadation are the quarters for the petty officers, and 

 the forecastle for the crew. The ventilating and plumbing systems 



are most complete in all details. . , „ 



The propelling power consists of a vertical inverted direct acting 

 triple expansion engine with cylinders 18, 28 and 45in. diameter by 30m. 

 stroke. Steam will be supplied by two steel Scotch boilers, each 12 

 6^* long and 12' 5' diameter. The total grate surface 120sq. ft. , and the 

 working pressure 1651bs. The propeller is f our-bladed IV 4}a" diameter 



and 11' 6' to 12' pitch. The yacht is also provided with a Hyde 

 patent steam windlass, a Williamson steam steerer, and a distiller 

 and ice machine. She is fitted with a complete electric plant includ- 

 ing a powerful search light, and besides the ordinary signal and other 

 lights, the deck will be illuminated and everything done to give com- 

 fort to the guests, officers and crew. 



The vessel is bark-rigged, the area of her principal sails being 

 10,935sq. ft. The following are the dimensions of her spars: 



Length of mizzen mast, deck to hounds 43ft. 6in. 



mainmast, deck to hounds 51ft. 



foremast, deck to hounds 49ft 



mizzen topmast including top gallant.. 46ft. 6in. 



maintopmast, including top gallant 53ft. 4in. 



foretopmast, including top gallant 53ft. 4in. 



spanker boom 56ft. 



spanker gaff boom 34ft. 6in. 



main gaff 18ft. 



fore gaff '. 18ft. 



bowsprit 47ft. 6in. 



bowsprit outboard 34ft. 6in. 



foreyard 64ft. 



mainyard 64ft. 



foretopsa : l yard 48ft. 



maintopsail yard 48ft. 



fort top gallant yard 33ft. 



maintop gallant yard 33ft. 



The Eleanor will carry seven boats, as follows: One steam launch 

 28ft. 1-ng, one naphtha launch 25ft long, two 29ft lifeboats with a 

 capacity of twenty-eight persons each, one six-oared gig 28ft. long, one 

 dinghy 20ft. long, and the catboat Willie, 19ft. llin. in length, the lat- 

 ter being built for racing and pleasure sailing. The complement of 

 the vessel will be as follows: Captain, first and second officers, phy- 

 sician, three engineers, carpenter, four quartermasters, four appren- 

 tice boys, boatswain, fifteen seamen, four firemen, two messmpn, three 

 oilers, six stewards, four cooks, barber, two Chinese laundrymen and 

 two deck boys. 



The vessel will be under the command of Capt. C. W. bcott, for- 

 merly of the Sagamore. . . 



The workmanship and finish of the boat is of the highest order in 

 every department, and reflects great credit on both the designer and 

 builders, and without doubt will prove one of the finest pleasure 

 yachts in the country. 



YACHT NEWS NOTES. 



Yachtsmen will find plenty of entertaining reading in the last story 

 of the America's Cup and the racing which has resulted from it re- 

 cently published by the Outing Company, New York. The author, 

 Capt. A. S Kenealy. is an old sailor man and with a long experience 

 as a writer, his work on the Herald and various other New York pa- 

 pers being well known to yachtsmen. Old as the story is, his version 

 of "Yacht Races for the America's Cup" is bright, fresh and interest- 

 ing, including much in the way of anecdote and description to enliven 

 the plain narrative of challenges and races. The development of yacht 

 designing and construction in the last half century is incidentally de- 

 scribed in connection with the various races, and of itself makes an 

 interesting story; and the two chapters on the English cutter and the 

 American sloop are worth special mention. The descriptions of the 

 many Cup races are graphic and accurate, but in the portions relating 

 to the challenges and negotiations which have accompanied each race, 

 it is to be regretted that the writer has not made a personal study of 

 che first and last deeds of gift, but has been content to accept the 

 official views of the New York Yacht Club, and to waive all individual 

 judgment. The "New Deed" in particular is handled tenderly and 

 considerately, and the interesting history of its inception and execu- 

 tion is entirely omitted. Beginning with Maria and coming down to 

 the end of last season, with Navatioe's races included, and enlivened 

 by many illustrations, the book is likely to find favor with yachtsmen, 

 and the author's treatment is in most cases so fair and impartial that 

 the omission we have noted is all the more unfortunate as leading to 

 erroneous opinions in a very important piece of history. 



A new club, by the name of the Forest City Y. C. has been organized 

 in Cleveland with the following officers: Com., P. J. Martin; Vice- 

 Corn., J. Humphrey; See'y, Arthur Bryant; Treas., Anthony Cine. 



We have received from the Millbay Engineering Co. of Plymouth, 

 Eng., their catalogue of marine machinery. The company supplies 

 engines and boilers alone, ready to be placed in vessels, and also 

 builds launches, steam yachts, tugs eCnd steam craft generally. 



Murray & Tregurtha, South Boston, Mass., have recently completed 

 or under way, the following orders: A 30ft. X8ft launch with 85rn. 

 Tregurtha boiler and 5x7 engine for W. L. Wood, Pawtucket, K, I.; 



a 32in. Tregurtha boiler for S. E. Eldredge. York Harbor, Me. ; a com- 

 plete outfit for a 36ft. launch, comprising a 35in. Tregurtha boile? , 

 4i£ and 9x5 compound engine, steam pump, shaft, wheel, condensei, 

 etc., for C V. Sanders, Taunton. Mass.; a 10 horse power tandem com- 

 pound engine for H. P. Cashion, Newark, N. J. ; a4^£ and 9X5 compound 

 engine for Giles Avery. Groton, Conn. ; a 32in. Tregurtha boiler for 

 Eugene Cowin, Medford, Mass., and a 10 horse power compound 

 engine for Vice-Corn. W. H Russell of the Lynn Yacht Club, which 

 will be placed in his launch Vanita, built bv them last year. 



The annual meeting of the Owasco Lake Y. C, of Auburn, N.Y., was 

 held on March 30, the following officers being elected: Com., F. I. 

 Allen; Vice-Corn., G. C Smith; Sec.-Treas., C. I Avery; Meas., Douglas 

 Beardsley. The Commodore appointed as members of the regatta 

 committee W. E Case, C. E. Thorne, Douglas Beardsley, N. B. Burr. 

 The club resolved to hold three regattas during the season of 1894 upon 

 da< es to be decided by the committee. Among the additions to the 

 club fleet are th« two fin-keels El Chico, recently purchased by W. E. 

 Case, and Nemadjy, C. E. Thorne. 



The Seawanhaka C. Y. C. will give a musical entertainment at th« 

 town house, 7 East Thirty-second street, New York, on April 14, at 8:45 

 P. M. 



Lakeview, Mass., April 4.— The annual meeting of the Lakeview 

 Club was held April 2 and the following officers were elected: Presi- 

 dent, C M. Williams; Vice-President, C. A. Hanson ; Secretary-Treas- 

 urer, H. B. Long; Directors-O. F. Dodge, G. S. Davs, E. T. Kirscb- 

 baum, C. E. Fay. The treasurer's report showed the receipts to be 

 §436. 88: expenses. $412 46; cash in treasury, $24.42; increase in valu- 

 ation, $164 38; number of members, 46. A number of new sailing 

 dories will bs added to the club fleet the coming season. 



The new Yale Cor. Y. C. has challenged the Harvard Y. C. to a race 

 off New London during the week of the rowing race. 



Fanchon, sloop, has been sold for $25 and converted into a steam 

 launch. A few years back she was one of the champions on Lake Erie. 



The Seawanhaka Cor.Y. C. has extended the privileges of the Oyster 

 Bay house and anchorage to the New York, Atlantic, Eastern, Larch- 

 rnont, Corinthian of New York, American, New Bedford, Marine and 

 Field, Massachusetts. Riverside, New Rochelle, Corinthian of Phila- 

 delphia, and Baltimore Y. C, and the Royal IS ova Scotia Yacht 

 Squadron. The club will give a musical entertainment on April 14, at 

 8:45 P. M. 



A new edition, revised and extended, of W. H. White's "Manual of 

 Naval Architecture," is announced by John Murray, London. 



Ambassadress, schr., is announced for sale, after a short service in 

 the fishing trade. 



Waterhouse & Chesebrough have designed a fin-keel racer- for Mr. 

 Lynch, owner of the 25ft. Garilon. The yacht will be built by Mclntyre 

 and will be used about Greenport. 



The Haverhill Y. C has elected the following officers: Com., 

 Augustus Kilhv; Vice-Pres , H. A. Littlefield; Fleet Capt., George 

 Ellis; Sec'y. Ralph C. Shapleigh, 44 Washington street, Haverhill, 

 Mass.; Treas., A I. Jackson; Meas, John Goodeil. Trustees— John 

 Goodell, Augustus Kilby. George Graham. Regatta Committee- 

 Augustus Kilby, George Tuxbury, Wilfrid L Houle. 



Emerald, schr., J. R. Maxwell, is now at Tebo's. 



Wacondah, sloop. Henry Doscher. is the first yacht in commission 

 this season about New York, being launched on March 20. On March 

 31, when lying off New Rochelle, she was entered and robbed of a 

 yacht cannon and other articles valued at $500. Detectives have 

 found part of the goods at Glen Cove, where they were hidden by 

 Reuben Titus, of New Rochelle, who has been arrested. 



The New Rochelle Y. C. at a meeting on April .3 adopted the Sea- 

 wanhaka rule with the Larchmont table of allowances. The season 

 will open on May 19 with a catboat race. Eleven members were 

 elected. 



Glendoveer will be the name of the schooner yacht designed by H. J. 

 Gielow and building by A. C. Brown, Tottenville, Stateu Island, for 

 O. K. Dimock, She will be 70ft. over all, 53ft. l.w.l., 17ft. 6in. beam 

 and 7ft. draft. 



The South Amboy (N. J.) Y. C. has elected the following officers: 

 Com., Leonard Fur'man; Vice-Corn., Daniel C. Chase; Sect'y, Orlando 

 Perrine, Jr. ; Treas., Joseph A. Sexton ; Meas., Thomas Baker; Regatta 

 Committee: F. E. De Graw, Wilfred Smith, F. M Parker, Joseph 

 Smith and M. N. Roll. House Committee: C. B. Munday, Capt. J. D. 

 Worth and C. J. Voorhees. 



On March 23 the sloop Orion left Wallin & Gorman's yard, Bay 

 Ridge, for Nyack, with her owner, Mr. Footman, and her skipper. 

 Capt. James Furgueson, on board. When off Piermont a squall 



