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1881
An English member of the New York Yacht Club, Joseph R. Busk, owned Mischief. He lived near Newport, but he was not a naturalised American in 1881. However, it was his yacht that would be selected after elimination trials as the defender of the America's Cup. The important nationality clause, so important to the New York Yacht Club in the coming years was very circumvented early on…
It was the second all-metal yacht to be built in the United States, and was nicknamed 'The Iron Pot'.
1879 - 1884
Mischief owned by Joseph R. Busk
1884 - 1904
Mischief had four different owners.
1904
The boat was inspected off New Scotland. It was suspected being used for smuggling between the United States and Canada. After two years of uncertain status due to its seizure, Mischief was no longer registered as a yacht.
1906
Bought by the Mayflower Oil Company; the iron hull was used as a barge and for shipping oil in the Boston area.
1929
In 1929, it was towed and abandoned. Several passionate Boston yachtsmen pooled their resources to buy the wreck.
On May 26th, 1929, the long iron hull was towed offshore by an US Navy tug. After a last salute, they tried to scuttle it, without success. The warship Mojave had to bombard it and Mischief sank 'decently' before more than twenty yachts representing the most prestigious East coast yacht clubs.
MISCHIEF
1881
USA
Yacht Club: New York Yacht Club, New York, USA
Victorious defender of the fourth America's Cup challenge.
Owner: Joseph R. Busk
Centerboard compromise type sloop
Designer: Archibald 'Archie' Cary Smith
Builder: Harlan & Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Launched: 1879
Skipper: Nathanael 'Than' Clock
Afterguard: Edward A. Willard, H.B. Willard, W.H.H. Beebe, Frederick May, W.H. Mitchell
Data:
Construction -
Iron.
Dimensions -
L.O.A.: 20.57 m
L.W.L.: 18.59 m
Beam: 6.00m
Draft: 1.62 m (centerboard up)
Displacement: 79.2 tons
Sail area: 487 m2
Rating: 3932 (Cubical contents - CC Rule)
Mast: 21.48 m
Boom: 18.97 m
Bowsprit: fitted out, 8.43 m
Topmast: 11.98 m
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Year of building
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1879 |
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Launched
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1879 |
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Edition 4(1881)
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Crew
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Hull
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Wood |
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Mast
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Wood |
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L.O.A
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20.57 |
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L.W.L
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18.59 |
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Mast
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21.48 |
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Beam
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6 |
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Boom
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18.97 |
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Sail Area
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Displacament
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79.2 |
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Draft
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1.62 |
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Rating
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CC Rule |
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Ballast
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