Document No 98: YACHT 'DAUNTLESS' RACING TOWARDS VICTORY | ||||||||||||||||||||
REF : 0 EDITION : 1870 DATE : 1870 COURSE : 0 DESCRIPTION SITE : The famed schooner yacht DAUNTLESS on a beam reach. The DAUNTLESS was modeled and built in 1866 as L'HIRONDELLE by Forsyth & Morgan at Mystic Bridge, Connecticut; in 1870 she was rebuilt by J.B. Van Deusen. In this operation 38 feet of her underbody was cut away and rebuilt with a lengthening of her waterline from 107 to 116 feet 5 inches. Bought by J.G. Bennett, Jr. of the New York Yacht Club, the DAUNTLESS had a wonderful career as a trans- Atlantic ocean racer and won the hearts of many admirers. NOTES AMERICA-SCOOP :LICENCE : Public domain |
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BATEAUX : DAUNTLESS | ||||||||||||||||||||
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