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).

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 William B. Cogswell's commission and 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 $603,185 in 2021).[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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