Heroine
Also known as: Heroine of Troy
Heroine is a wooden yacht built in 1903 by Forrestt & Co. of Wivenhoe to design number 85 from the office of A. Mylne & Co. She measured 17.475 metres over deck with a waterline length of 11.582 metres, beam of 3.353 metres and draft of 2.286 metres. Originally fitted with a 4-cylinder oil engine of 40 brake horsepower (B.M.C. '76), she carried 111.484 square metres of sail area. Her current status and whereabouts are not known.
Specification
Details
Registry & Identity
Design Archive
Sail PlanDesign No. 85
Unnamed Design
Designed 1903
Sister Yachts
7 other vessels built to the same design.
Historical Context
Design 85 dates to 1903, a formative period for A. Mylne & Co. The office, founded in Glasgow in 1896 by Alfred Mylne, had by this date established a substantial practice designing fishing vessels, small commercial craft, and private yachts for Scottish and English builders. The specification of an oil engine in Heroine reflects the early adoption of internal combustion propulsion in British yacht design—a significant shift from the sailing vessel tradition. Forrestt & Co. at Wivenhoe were among the regional builders engaged by Mylne's office to execute designs for owners in southern England. The lack of recorded detail about Heroine in surviving archives is not unusual for working vessels of this class and period; many small yachts and fishing craft of the Edwardian era have left minimal documentary trace.
Ownership
No ownership records held for this vessel.
Crew
No crew records yet. If you’ve sailed on this yacht, claim your place in her history.