The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-11
YAcHTIN G.

Launch OF the Schooner Yacht Prospero.
Yesterday morning, at twenty minutes past
eight, the new schooner yacht Prospero was
launched from the yard OF Messrs. Wallin h Costi-
gan, foot Of Court street, South Brooklyn. There
were large number Of persons assembled to wit
ness the event. and, Notwithstanding the early
nour. many ladies were among the spectators,
and were seated on the balcony OF the Brooklyn
Club House, where they obtained fine view OF the
proceedings. AS the yacht slid gracefully
and smoothly down the ways o shout
arose both from those on the vessel
and those on shore, and as the water
closed around her the sparkling wine flowed over
her bow and she was christened Prospero, after the
character OF that name In Shakspcare's well
known play "rhe Tempest" After she was tied
up to the wharf the men partook Of refreshments,
which had been provided for the occasion.
This yacht was built from paper plans of Mr.. A..
Cary Smith, who designed her, no model being
used. She is a keel yacht, but has many OF the
characteristics OF the centre-board boat, among
which is very hollow moor. She is very sharp for
ward and aft, and has q beautiful bow and stern.
She is, altogether, very pretty vessel.
The dimensions are as ollOws:-Length OF keel
O. leet; water line. ~ feet inches; over all. S3
feet inches; extreme breadth, 10 feet inches |;
depth, feet inches; displacement cubic feet
2,4X tonnage, 69.62; carpenters measurement,
lol.s0 tons; draught. feet inches; length Of
Is feet; loreboom n feet inches; foregan II eet
ioret0psailyard 80 feet; mainmast, 81 feet nches
mainOpmast, "a ieet; main boom, 4S leet inches
man gaf, ~ feet and maintopsail yard, "A feet.
Sne will be rugged with all lore and aft sails, IN
Guiding fOrestaysail. Her tOpsails. Jib topsal
and maintopmast staysail are very large, and Will
do good service In light winds. All the standing
rigging will be wire. s
The materials used in the construction OF this
yacht are the BEST Her frame Is OF hackmatack,
white oak and Spanish cedar. The planking Is OF
white oak, and Is treenaed from keel to water
line The deck frame is OF yellow pane, with hack
matack knees, and the planking 10 OF three-inch
white pine. The stancheons are Of locust; the
hatchway, companonway, skyligfts, &C., are Of
mahogany. The loremast partner, extending from
the lOreskylight to boObyhatch, and the mainmast
partner. extending between the two skyights on
the cabin are mahogany. She has trunk cabin,
fourteen inches high built OF white pine, with yell
low pine beams. Her internal arrangements are
not yet complete. When finished they VIII be the
fOllOwing:-rhe stairs will descend into the main
saloon, which Will be Il feet inches long. On each
rooms Tor the owner and his friends the captains
stateroom ann the retiring rooms Next comes the
galley, and beyond the forecastie for the men, One
OF the pecuartles of this yacht is that she has
cockpit the deck frames extending entirely across
Her spars are not yet in her, she having been
launched with only her ballast which is cast, and
consists Of about fifteen tons OF iron.
She has been rugged especially for cruising, and,
consequently. will have q comparatively small
spread OF canvas But, If one Is able to Judge OF her
sailing capacities by her model, 1t Is sale to say
she Will be among the first of the neet.