Guide to the Collection of lines plans of Rhode Island boatbuilder Frederic Nock
, 1909-1920
(bulk 1909-1920)
IYRS Maritime Library, Archives
449 Thames Street
Newport, RI 02840
Tel: 401-848-5777
E-mail: ffrost@iyrs.edu
Published in 2023
Collection Overview
| Title: |
F.S. Nock and Co. Lines Plans |
| Date range: |
1909-1920, (bulk 1909-1920) |
| Creator: |
Frederic S. Nock |
| Extent: |
19 ink plans
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| Abstract: |
Collection of 19 lines plans of various boats |
| Language of materials: |
English |
| Repository: |
IYRS Maritime Library, Archives
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| Collection number: |
5468 |
Scope & content
Collection of 19 lines plans, primarily for motor cruisers and launches, circa 1909 to 1920. The majority are pen and ink on thin textured fabric/paper, and a few, as noted below, were created using a blueprint-type process (but are gray or yellow-gray in color). Three drawings also have small areas of color applied in color pencil. All are titled and annotated either "F.S. Nock", "F.S. Nock N.A." or a similar variant. The sheet sizes range from 6 x 15 inches to approximately 20 x 45 inches.
Access Points
Subject Topics
Arrangement
19 separate sheets
Historical note
Frederic S. Nock was born in Birmingham, England, and emigrated to the United States as a child with his parents who settled in New York. He began designing yachts in 1895 and established the Narragansett Yacht Agency at Providence in 1896. In 1902 he purchased the yard at East Greenwich, RI previously owned by the John Saunders Marine Railway Company. Nock died in 1925.
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: |
There are no restrictions on access. |
| Use of the materials: |
Although IYRS Maritime Library has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. It is the responsibility of researchers or anyone wishing to quote this material to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Preferred citation: |
Frederic S. Nock Lines Plans, 5468, International Yacht Restoration School. |
| Contact information: |
IYRS Maritime Library, Archives
449 Thames Street
Newport, RI 02840
Tel: 401-848-5777
E-mail: ffrost@iyrs.edu
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Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION |
| Acquisition: |
Source of acquisition unclear. |
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| ABOUT THE FINDING AID |
| Author: |
Finding aid prepared by Francis Frost. |
| Encoding: |
Finding aid encoded by Francis Frost
2023 May 15 |
| Descriptive rules: |
Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
Inventory
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"Approximate Plan of 'Yankee II'
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"No. 273. Outboard Profile and Cabin Plan"
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"Shackles for Lifting Bolts"
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"Proposed 20ft O.A. Centerboard Knockabout"
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"No. 277. Outboard Profile and Cabin Plan"
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"Sketch Plan 71' 9" Foot Motor Yacht", 1924 [blueprint process]
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"Outboard Profile 70 Ft Flush Deck Cruiser"
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"Boat No. 348. Construction Plan" [with extensive detail on the wood to be used on this large launch: Philippine mahogany, stern; oak, rudder; Oregon or hard pine, cockpit; oak, engine floors; yellow pine or oak, engine stringers; white oak, stern; etc.]
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"No. 208 Cabin Plan" 1909
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"'Owaissa'. Mahogany Wind Shield" 1920
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"No. 198. Construction Plan...Drawing No. 1154" 1909
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"Rearrangement of Outboard Profile of 'Artmar II'" Nov. 1916
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"No. 238. Outboard Profile" 1912 [blueprint process]
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Three smaller outboard profiles, and one "Laying Down Table...", all blueprint process and all in reverse.
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