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ROSS S. WINANS
Cigar Boat 1865

The Ross Winans was a "cigar boat" built by the Winans family, successful railroad engineers from Baltimore.  In the early 1850’s, they conceived the ideal that the most advantageous shape for an ocean-traveling ship would be a spindle.  The waves would wash easily over the decks, reducing rolling; the pointed hull would cut through the water with minimal resistance. 



The cigar ship was the most successful ship design of Ross Winans. It was built in Le Havre in 1865.  It was about 72 feet long and nine in diameter, and displaced 33 tons. This experimental boat had a complex system of propellers and a mechanism for driving them in various combinations.  It made a number of trial runs and ended up at Southampton with the Ross Winans. 

A Scientific American article repeats a Manchester Guardian account of yacht's channel crossing with seven passengers from Havre to Newhaven on 28 Mar 1866.  The article mentions a single submerged, three-bladed aft propeller with a diameter of four feet, ten inches. It carried a full load of coal and was submerged to just below the centerline. The account described how well the boat was handled in a heavy sea. 



This primarily wood model Ross Winans features plank-on-frame construction, similar to the way the real boat was built.  58" long x 8" wide x 19" tall (including base's dimensions.) 

Special clearance price $1,700   Shipping and insurance in the contiguous US included. Other places: $500 flat rate. This model is in stock and can be shipped within five business days.  

Learn more about the Ross Winans' cigar ship here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Winans