A guide to the Vessel plans and chart, 1934-1953
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San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
2013
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A Guide to the Vessel plans and chart
HDC1673
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service2013, National Park Service
Title: Vessel plans and chart
Date: 1934-1953
Identifier/Call Number: HDC1673 (SAFR 23836)
Creator:
Garden, William
Underhill, Harold A.
Underhill, Harold A.
Physical Description:
8 items.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The vessel plans and chart, 1934-1953 (HDC 1673, SAFR 23836) is comprised of a 6 sheet plans set for LEON (built 1880; brigantine),
a plan for a topsail schooner, and a World War II era stream drift chart. The collection has been processed to the collection
level and is open for use without restrictions.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s):
In English.
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Field collection
Historical or Biographical Note
Biography: William Garden was born in Calgary, Canada in 1918 and moved with his family to Oregon in 1924 and then to Seattle,
WA. Garden was a naval architect and a prolific designer of yachts and other vessels. He authored two books, Yacht designs
and Yacht designs II.
Source: Mystic Seaport website, http://library.mysticseaport.org/manuscripts/Garden.cfm (last accessed 7/26/2013)
Agency history: Sebastian Cermeno (freighter: Liberty vessel) was hit on the port side with two torpedoes from U-511 on June
27, 1943.
Source: http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/2965.html
The vessel plans and chart, 1934-1953 (HDC 1673, SAFR 23836) is comprised of a 6 sheet plans set for LEON (built 1880; brigantine),
a plan for a topsail schooner, and a World War II era stream drift chart. The collection has been processed to the collection
level and is open for use without restrictions.
The 6 sheet ships architectural plans set for LEON (built 1880; brigantine) was drawn by Harold A. Underhill and includes:
sail and rigging plan; lines for scale model; general arrangement drawing; spar and rigging details; detail of deck fittings;
and construction detail for 1/8 inch scale plank built model. The single ships architectural plan is a diazotype drawing for
a 60 foot x 19 foot topsail schooner by William Garden for Captain Alfred Gronlund and includes an outboard profile, sail
plan, general arrangement and deck plan. The plan measures 81 cm x 89 cm (32 x 35 inches) (see separation sheet). The World
War II era stream drift chart is annotated in pencil with a report of a ship being torpedoed and sinking and 5 lifeboats launched;
the July 14, 1943 entry tells of spotting of a patrol plane "after 18 days in the life boat"; and the rescue by an Australian
destroyer (see separation sheet).
8 items in 1 folder
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ship models
Cargo ships
World War, 1939-1945--naval operations
Yacht building
Underhill, Harold A.
Garden, William
Diazotypes
Navigation charts