Nathanael Greene Herreshoff
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Nathanael Greene Herreshoff was an American naval architect, mechanical engineer, and yacht design innovator. He produced a succession of undefeated America's Cup defenders between 1893 and 1920.
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New York 30 class design
Reliance ahead of Shamrock III, Sir Thomas Lipton's 1903 America's Cup contender designed by William Fife
Herreshoff catamaran, Duplex, on the River Thames - built in 1877, was 31 ft long.
Nathanael Herreshoff climbing aboard Defender in 1895; photograph by John S. Johnston
Herreshoff torpedo boat, engraving from Harper's Weekly, June 1889Founders from United States 6
About this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Founders
Type
Founder
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1848 to 1938 · aged 90
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