Feiseen

Feiseen was a 78 feet 9 inches (24.00 m) long steam yacht built in 1893 which set the water speed record on 25 August 1893 with a speed of 31.6 mph (27.5 kn).

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Feiseen at sea in 1893.
History
NameFeiseen
OwnerWilliam B. Cogswell
Commissioned1893
Maiden voyage1893
General characteristics
Displacement13 tons
Length78 ft 9 in (24.00 m)
Beam9 ft 8 in (2.95 m)
Draft3 ft 1 in (0.94 m)
Installed power600 hp (450 kW)
PropulsionQuadruple expansion steam engine
Speed31.6 mph (27.5 kn)

History

Feiseen was a 78 feet 9 inches (24.00 m) long steam yacht built in 1893 under commission by William B. Cogswell, and was designed by William Gardner and Charles Mosher. It displaced 13 tons and was powered by a quadruple expansion steam engine which could output 600 horsepower (450 kW).[1]

On 25 August 1893, Feiseen outpaced the Monmouth in a 7.25-mile race to break the water speed record with a speed of 31.6 mph (27.5 kn), previously held by the Adler.[2]

On 1 November 1893, the Brazilian government purchased Feiseen for an estimated cost of $20,000 (equivalent to $651,407 in 2022).[3] She had 9 feet added to her length, was renamed to Inhanduay and converted into a torpedo boat to be stationed on the Nictheroy.[4][5][6]

References
  1. "Yachts Built by Wood" (PDF). International Yacht Restoration School. 2006. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  2. "The Feiseen's Flight". The Wilkes-Barre Record. 28 August 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 10 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Six More Ships for Brazil". The New York Times. 1 November 1893. p. 1. Retrieved 10 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Yachts and Yachtsmen". The Boston Globe. 19 November 1893. p. 10. Retrieved 10 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Some of the crew of the Nictheroy return". The Brooklyn Citizen. 21 January 1894. p. 2. Retrieved 10 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Wilson, Herbert Wringley (1896). Ironclads in Action: A Sketch of Naval Warfare from 1855 to 1895. Little, Brown Book Group. p. 41.
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