Helianthus III (yacht)
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The Helianthus III was a yacht
, built by Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (1848–1938) in 1924. She was a ketch-rigged wooden vessel, 62½' long on deck with a 13'-9" beam and 4'-6" draft. Before being lost at sea in the 1990s, she was docked at Annapolis
, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
.
She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1984.
Yacht
A yacht is a recreational boat or ship. The term originated from the Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt". It was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries...
, built by Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (1848–1938) in 1924. She was a ketch-rigged wooden vessel, 62½' long on deck with a 13'-9" beam and 4'-6" draft. Before being lost at sea in the 1990s, she was docked at Annapolis
Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It had a population of 38,394 at the 2010 census and is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C. Annapolis is...
, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Anne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is named for Anne Arundell , a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, England and the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. Its county seat is Annapolis, which is also the capital of the state...
.
She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1984.
External links
- HELIANTHUS III (yacht), Anne Arundel County, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust