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Nathanael Greene Herreshoff
Herreshoff circa 1898
Born
March 18, 1848 (1848-03-18)
Bristol, Rhode Island, US
Died
June 2, 1938(1938-06-02) (aged 90)
Bristol, Rhode Island, US
Other names
Nickname: Captain Nat
Occupation(s)
Naval architect Mechanical engineer
Known for
Designing motor and sailing yachts, especially America's Cup defenders between 1893-1920
Spouses
Clara Anna DeWolf
Ann Roebuck
Children
2, including Lewis Francis Herreshoff[1]
Relatives
J. B. F. Herreshoff, brother Charles F. Herreshoff, nephew L. Francis Herreshoff, son Halsey Chase Herreshoff, grandson
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Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (March 18, 1848 – June 2, 1938) was an American naval architect, mechanical engineer, and yacht design innovator.[2] He produced a succession of undefeated America's Cup defenders between 1893 and 1920.
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