Samuel Havre Pine (November 1827June 3, 1904), was a 19th-century American ship designer and builder located in

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. He built the racing yacht ''Enchantress'' as well as many sailing

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s and

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s; steam yachts; and

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Early life

Samuel H. Pine was born at Morris River,

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in November 1827. He was the son of John Pine (1785-1876) and Elizabeth Bare (1789-1857). He married Alice Pauline Giberson on August 3, 1853 in Manhattan, New York. They had several sons, one being Charles Henry Pine (1857-1932) and one daughter who was married to Thomas F. Mathews, Assemblyman in the Thirteenth District.

Career

At age 15, he became interested in shipbuilding and was employed at a Port Republic, New Jersey

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. Four years later he worked for William Foulks in

. He then was employed as a foreman for

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(later mayor of New York). Under Westervelt, he built the

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. Soon after he worked for

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and was superintendent for the construction of the notable steamships Arizona (1865), Japan (1867) and Montana (1865) for the Pacific Mail Line, which were built at the foot of Java Street, Greenpoint. After the

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, Pine built a multitude of ships, including many well-appointed fast steam and sailing yachts for famous magnates of the day, including Jacob and Louis Lorillard. He built the schooner racing yacht ''Enchantress''; famous in its day for international racing and whose model resides at the New York Yacht Club. In April 1880, Pine built three revenue cutters for the Mexican Government. The dimensions were 65 ft. in length; 12 ft. breadth of beam; 5.5 ft. depth of hold. When

left the shipbuilding business, Henry Piepgras developed the Henry Piepgras shipyard at Pottery Beach, in Greenpoint. Pine had a partnership with Piepgras as both men built ships at the Piepgras & Pine shipyard. On May 1, 1885, the first steel yacht ever constructed in Boston was built at the Piepgras & Pine shipyard. Pierre Lorillard also built a yacht at the same shipyard. The steam yacht ''Tillie'' was lengthened in 1883 by Piepgras & Pine. The steel yacht ''Wanda'' was built in 1885 and launched from the yard of Piepgras & Pine. The copartnership ended on mutual terms on September 1, 1885.

List of sailing schooners and yachts

As a shipbuilder Pine built the following sailing schooners and yachts:

List of steam yachts

Pine built the following steam yachts:

Death

Pine died on June 3, 1904, in Brooklyn following an operation at the age of 77. He is buried in the family plot in Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery.

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