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1878 – 1945 · Bristol, Rhode Island

Herreshoff Manufacturing Company

Bristol, Rhode Island

The most technically advanced boatbuilding operation in the world for forty years, and the yard that built every winning America's Cup defender from 1893 to 1920.

Founded
1878 by Nathanael and John Brown Herreshoff
Scale
From about 20 employees to more than 400; vessels up to 162 ft
Museum
Herreshoff Marine Museum founded on the site, 1971
  • Cup defenders 1893–1920
  • 1914 / 1919Herreshoff 12½ and S-Class

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