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John Beavor-Webb
John Beavor-Webb (1849 - March 11, 1927) was a British and American naval architect. He was a designer of sailing yachts, including Partridge 1885, a UK National Historic Ship and the America's Cup challengers Genesta (yacht), ''Genesta'' (1884) and Galatea (yacht), ''Galatea'' (1885). John Beavor-Webb began his career in England but later worked in the U.S.A. where he designed very large steamyachts like J.P. Morgan's USS Gloucester (1891), ''Corsair II'' (1891) and USS Oceanographer (AGS-3), ''Corsair III'' (1899). Beavor-Webb was worth "more than $20,000" by the time of his death. His widow was disinherited but his three daughters each received a trust fund with an income for life. References 1849 births 1927 deaths American yacht designers British yacht designers Irish emigrants (before 1923) to the United States American naval architects {{Design-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partridge 1885
Partridge is documented as being the world's oldest, still fully operational classic racing yacht. History of Partridge "Partridge" was built in 1885 at the Camper and Nicholsons, Camper and Nicholson boatyard in Gosport, Hampshire, England, 'the oldest leisure marine company in the world'. The company was originally a shipyard in Gosport, Camper and Nicholson has since become a yacht and marina management company. Partridge is recognised as a UK National Historic Ship and was designed by John Beavor-Webb and launched on 2 June by Miss Nora Lapthorn. John Beavor-Webb began his career in England but worked in the US after the 1880s. In 1885, when Partridge was launched, his cutter Genesta competed in the America's Cup and he was working on the designs of a 90-ton cutter for a Lt. William Henn. Galatea (yacht) which also challenged for the America's Cup in 1886. Nora Lapthorn was the daughter of Edwin Lapthorn who was in charge of the Ratsey and Lapthorn sail loft in Gosport at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
America's Cup
The America's Cup, informally known as the Auld Mug, is a trophy awarded in the sport of sailing. It is the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one from the yacht club that currently holds the trophy (known as the defender) and the other from the yacht club that is challenging for the cup (the challenger). Matches are held several years apart on dates agreed between the defender and the challenger. There is no fixed schedule, but the races have generally been held every three to four years. The most recent America's Cup match took place in March 2021. The cup was originally known as the 'R.Y.S. £100 Cup', awarded in 1851 by the British Royal Yacht Squadron for a race around the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom. The winning yacht was a schooner called '' America'', owned by a syndicate of members from the New York Yacht Club (NYYC). In 1857, the syndicate permanently donated the tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genesta (yacht)
''Genesta'' was the unsuccessful English challenger in the fifth America's Cup in 1885 against the American defender ''Puritan''. Design The cutter ''Genesta'' was designed by John Beavor-Webb and built by the D&W Henderson shipyard on the River Clyde in 1884, for owner Sir Richard Sutton, 5th Baronet, of the Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes, Isle of Wight, England. She was built of oak planking on a steel frame. ''Genesta'' was skippered by John Carter. She was measured , weighing 80 tons. Career After a strong showing in the British yacht races in 1884, Sutton crossed the Atlantic Ocean to New York during the summer 1885 aboard ''Genesta''. Upon arrival, designer Beavor-Webb refused to let anyone see his yacht before the America's Cup race, beginning the tradition of secrecy which was over ruled for the 2017 event by the organisers.. After the Cup races, Sutton and ''Genesta'' won the Brenton Reef Cup, the Cape May Challenge Cup, and, upon returning to Britain, the first Roun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galatea (yacht)
''Galatea'' was the unsuccessful Scottish challenger of the sixth America's Cup race in 1886 against American defender ''Mayflower''. Design ''Galatea'', a gaff cutter, was designed by John Beavor-Webb and built in 1885 for owner Lieutenant William Henn, R.N. of the Royal Northern Yacht Club. Henn named her after HMS Galatea, on which he had served from 1862 to 1866. The all-metal ''Galatea'' had a steel frame, a lead-filled steel keel, and a riveted steel-planked hull, painted white. The deck was teak. Career ''Galatea'' was launched in May 1885. After a series of mostly losses in British races, the owner and his wife sailed to New York in the summer of 1886. ''Galatea'' lost both races in the September 1886 America's Cup in New York to the American defender ''Mayflower''. During these 1886 voyages, ''Galatea'' had a monkey named Peggy on board as a mascot. The monkey became ill and died and was buried in Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn () is a Boroughs of New York City, borough o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Gloucester (1891)
USS ''Gloucester'' was a gunboat in the United States Navy. She was built in 1891 as the yacht ''Corsair II'' for J. P. Morgan by Neafie & Levy of Philadelphia, to a design by John Beavor-Webb. The yacht was acquired by the Navy on 23 April 1898 and commissioned ''Gloucester'' on 16 May 1898 with Lieutenant commander (United States), Lieutenant Commander Richard Wainwright (Spanish-American War naval officer), Richard Wainwright in command. Service history ''Gloucester'' served in Cuban waters in 1898 with the North Atlantic Fleet, Blockading Station. She participated in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba on 3 July against Cervera's fleet. While the main fleets were engaged ''Gloucester'' closed with the Spanish torpedo-boat destroyers and driving them ashore as wrecks with her 6-pounder guns. The victory came with no casualties, which was attributed to "The accuracy and rapidity of her fire, making the proper service of the guns on the Spain, Spanish ships impossible." On 25 Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Oceanographer (AGS-3)
USS ''Oceanographer'' (AGS-3) was a survey ship of the United States Navy during World War II that produced charts chiefly of passages in the Solomon Islands area of the Pacific Ocean. Upon transfer to the Navy, she had initially briefly been named and classed as gunboat USS ''Natchez'' (PG-85). Before her World War II Navy service, she had been USC&GS ''Oceanographer'' (OSS-26), a survey ship with the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1930. From her launch in 1898 to 1930, she had been ''Corsair III'', a private steam yacht of American industrialist J. P. Morgan, except for a brief period during World War I. During that conflict, the United States Navy chartered her as patrol vessel USS ''Corsair'' (SP-159). She accompanied the American Expeditionary Force to France in 1917 and patrolled off the west coast of that country. After putting in for needed repairs in June 1944, ''Oceanographer'', after further inspection, was instead decommissioned in September and broken up for scr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital media, digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as ''The Daily (podcast), The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones (publisher), George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won List of Pulitzer Prizes awarded to The New York Times, 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national "newspaper of record". For print it is ranked List of newspapers by circulation, 18th in the world by circulation and List of newspapers in the United States, 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is Public company, publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 189 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newspapers
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1849 Births
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1927 Deaths
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American Yacht Designers
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