Feiseen Explained

Feiseen was a 78inchesft9inchesin (ftin) long steam yacht built in 1893 which set the water speed record on 25 August 1893 with a speed of 31.6mph.

History

Feiseen was a 78inchesft9inchesin (ftin) long steam yacht built in 1893 under commission by William B. Cogswell, and was designed by William Gardner and Charles Mosher. It displaced 13 tons and was powered by a quadruple expansion steam engine which could output 600hp.^[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 31.6mph, previously held by the Adler.^[2]

On 1 November 1893, the Brazilian government purchased Feiseen for an estimated cost of $20,000 .^[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]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yachts Built by Wood. 9 February 2021. International Yacht Restoration School. 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20090325070130/http://www.iyrs.org/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/Public/pdf/RestorationQuarterly_summer2006.pdf. 25 March 2009. 11.
2. News: The Feiseen's Flight. The Wilkes-Barre Record. 3. 28 August 1893. 10 February 2021. Newspapers.com.
3. News: Six More Ships for Brazil. The New York Times. 1. 1 November 1893. 10 February 2021. Newspapers.com.
4. News: Yachts and Yachtsmen. The Boston Globe. 10. 19 November 1893. 10 February 2021. Newspapers.com.
5. News: Some of the crew of the Nictheroy return. The Brooklyn Citizen. 2. 21 January 1894. 10 February 2021. Newspapers.com.
6. Book: Wilson, Herbert Wringley. Ironclads in Action: A Sketch of Naval Warfare from 1855 to 1895. Little, Brown Book Group. 1896. 41.