A guide to the United States Navy whaleboat sail plan, 1914 May 20
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A Guide to the United States Navy whaleboat sail plan
HDC1304
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service2018, National Park Service
Title: United States Navy whaleboat sail plan
Date: 1914 May 20
Identifier/Call Number: HDC1304 (SAFR 21363)
Creator:
Unknown
Physical Description:
1 item.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The United States Navy whaleboat sail plan (SAFR 21363, HDC1304) is for a 24-foot whaleboat (Standard Plan No. 221, Sheet
4). The blueprint was produced May 20, 1914 by the U.S. Navy Department, Bureau of Construction and Repair in Washington,
D.C. R.W. Watt, Chief Constructor, U.S.N. was Bureau Chief. It was retraced by Helen B. Stone at the Puget Sound Navy Yard,
and the name "Theodore G. Howe" is written in the corner. The blueprint shows the vessel in profile and has General Notes,
Alterations, Schedule of Material and lists Other Plans of This Set. The item is fragile and requires staff assistance for
use.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s):
In English.
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[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item
Number], HDC1304 (SAFR 21363), United States Navy whaleboat sail plan, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
SAFR-00001
This blueprint was part of a bulk accession from Golden Gate National Recreational Area when the San Francisco Maritime Museum
became a National Historical Park in 1988.
Historical or Biographical Note
A whaleboat is a long, narrow, flat-floored open boat, sharp at both ends, used on warships and merchant vessels. Also called
a whaler. Its length ranges between 20 and 40 feet. In the United States Navy, whaleboats fitted with engines, are used as
lifeboats. (Rene de Kerchove, International Maritime Dictionary, New York: 1948)
The United States Navy whaleboat sail plan (SAFR 21363, HDC1304) is for a 24-foot whaleboat (Standard Plan No. 221, Sheet
4). The blueprint was produced May 20, 1914 by the U.S. Navy Department, Bureau of Construction and Repair in Washington,
D.C. R.W. Watt, Chief Constructor, U.S.N. was Bureau Chief. It was retraced by Helen B. Stone at the Puget Sound Navy Yard,
and the name "Theodore G. Howe" is written in the corner. The blueprint shows the vessel in profile and has General Notes,
Alterations, Schedule of Material and lists Other Plans of This Set. The item is fragile and requires staff assistance for
use.
One item.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Whaleboats
Architectural drawings--Marine
shipbuilding