The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-09
LLOYD PHGNlX'S INTREPID.
a Steel AUXILIARY YACHT WITH AN
UNUSUAL SPREAD OF CdNHAS.

Other Yacht OF the Kind-Buut More fnr
Pleasure Purposes thnn RscinR-A Talk
with Her Owner on His Future Plans.
There will probably be over 100 new yachts
afoat this season. outside OF the cup defend
ers mono will attract more attention than Lloyd
PhoEnix's now steel auxiliary yacht. the In.
trepid, lust built Mt Neafo 4 Levy's yard. Phil.
adelphia. from designs OF J. Beaver-Wsbb.
Tho latter is opposed to making public any
thing in regard to his boats. so outside OF her
principal dimensions nothing could be learned
about tho new yacht. as the yard 10 strictly
guarded. Through tho courtesy OF her owner.
however. a Sun reporter. who visited tho yard
yesterday, received permission to examine
her as closely as ho liked.
The Intrepid is OF the type OF yacht flrst
made familiar TO Americans by the Golden
Fleece. now named tho Satanella. designed
and built in England by ]. S. White. and now
owned by Perry Belmont. The first American
auxiliary yacht built was the Sycamore. de-
signed in SSS for J. $. Slater of Norwich.
Since then Mr.. Webb has designed the Tito.
wana and Sultana. The Intrepid. while prob
ably being the smallest OF the lot. has by far
tho largest sail plan. Her mainsail is said to
contain over 5000 square feet OF canvas.
In addition to her tremendous spars and
enormous sail plan. the Intrepid contains q
number of new and novel features. In the
hif bihNVs hot VI ibeoi 10 Nv luotchu " IOEW oEOs
and then she docs not steer from the bridge.
but from a poop deck in tho stern. whence her
owner and his guests can get o clear view OF
the whole yacht. This Ia Mr.. Phnnix's own
idea. There are no social halls. smoking
rooms. or additional top hamper. as her decks
are perfectly clear with the exception OF Q
small deck house Just forward Of the poop
deck. which also answers the purpose OF o
bridge. While at sea under sail no one would
liz Al-A .I- l-l A.- IT, L..
ventilator shafts come of and her smoke.
stack disappears into the engine room like
jack-in-a-box.
The deck house. which is only about eight
feet square. is Just forward OF the poop deck.
and is intended to be used as a breakfast and
smoking room. 1t is finished in white and
gold. with woodwork OF mahogany. A wind
inE staircase OF polished mahogany leads By
n passageway to the owners stateroom. which
is in the extreme after part Of the boat and 10
known as n poop cabin. which is somewhat OF
a novelty in yachts. The interior decorations
are in white and gold. with mahogany trim.
mings. The room is furnished with o good.
sized bed. bureau. closets. lockers. and tables.
AIT OF this is a dressing room. with a bath tub
sunk In the floor. and fitted with every modern
convenience: on TIE port side 10 q private
to, the man ct the wheel.
iol "uIh VI VIZ oMucl n btuN5IOVus vi Luo
starboard side. are two porceIain-lined BATH
rooms AID closets. with a fine. large stateroom
side are two very large rooms; the orwnrdo n
OF which connects with tho saloon. The rooms
Bel. %; with h drawers anderneath. washbasiDs.
with hot and cold water. u good-siZed bureau
and roOmy lockers. r
The engine room. bulkheaded of from the
main saloon, is in the centre Of the yacht: On
tho port side Is the stewards nantry. fitted
silver drawers in fact, with every modern con-
venience. On the stnrhoard side Is, another
press. with m iron door communicating with
the engine room. IN the port side is q narrow
and on each side behind the walls are commo-
dious coat bunker.. IN the galley Is the oii-
sssiiiiini. ~ master's. mates. chief engineer.
and assistant engineers rooms orening of
on ei' inr , Itas. t9ssti"i h with z fa,I,sizsd hath =.
u buikheud from the officers quarters 10 the
iorecastle. which has splendid accom- mods-
NOUS storerooms on either side Of the boat,
The Intrepid is built entirely. q steel with
tho exception Of her interior fittings. which
ar" are 81 81 % teak. sbe h IS ris sss f ss n shrss. m Msasa
schooner; and has a triple-expansion engine.
shsrs is w nj. @ sfiSD e ST. tS has m a ssav Sn sSSs s4sa
two-blaled screw. seven feet in diameter.
iyr. Size dSe esr n p H sdu al bo inisrlsFs 5 wIen her esn ssi,.
board cutter. Two d dinsss. IL md Is feet ees' re-
suecttvely. ana n 20-foot naphtha launch.
The Intrepid is lU4 feet over all. 132 feet on
the water line. II feet beam. IS feet depth Of
held, and - feet Is inches draught OF water.
Her gross tonnage is 34Q.09 tons. and net
lore-apd-a,t schooner, and the area Of her sails
Is l2.Olni.U square feet. Her m~izzenmsst. from
deck to hounds. IL U5 feet q inches; main mast,
IL feet IS inches. and foremast, ~ feet inches.
to4mast. 43 feet 8 inches. and f~oretopmast. Al
feet 8 inches. The mizzenboom is 90 feet:
mninboom. SO feet. and foreboom. 81 feet. The
Inizzenguff is ;sI tect: maingaf. 81 feet 9
inches. and foreGnf. 81 feet q inches. while
her. sIuaresail boom Is 55 feet: bowsprit.
feet u inches, and outhoard. As feet.
She is fitted with inverted. triple expansion
engines. with cylinders ~. II, and 23la inches
in diameter by IA inches stroke Of piston. and
her boiler 3 8 feet q inches by ~ feet 3 inches.
while the diameter OF her wheel IL Z feet.
The lntrepid's officers are: Sailing master,
n. T. Nelson: mate. Chnrlcs Johnson: chief
engineer. f. {. Drake: assistant engineer.
Daniel Murphy. Mr. FhHnix said that hs
fit her out. In speaking oil his plans. he stated
tnat he would only use hor for cruising along
tho co9st this year. but next year he might go
abroad In her.