&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:The_America_Schooner_Yacht_-_New_York_Yacht_Club.jpg) The yacht America
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Owner |
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| Operator | Richard "Dick" Brown |
| Builder | William H. Brown |
| Cost | $30,000 |
| Laid down | November 1850 |
| Launched | May 3, 1851 |
| Christened | America |
| Renamed | Camilla (1856), America (1862) |
| Honors and awards | R.Y.S. £100 Cup, 1851 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1945 |
 Confederate States of America | |
| Renamed | Memphis (1860) |
| Fate | Scuttled (Jacksonville, 1862) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Gaff schooner |
| Tonnage | 100; 208 Thames Measurement[1] |
| Length |
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| Beam | 22 ft 10 in (6.96 m) |
| Depth | 10 ft 11 in (3.33 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Sail plan | 5,296 sq ft (492.0 m2) Upwind sail area |
| Armament | Two 24-pounder & one 12-pounder[2] |
| Notes | Hull material: Wood (white oak, locust, cedar, and chestnut) |
America was a 19th-century racing yacht and first winner of the America's Cup international sailing trophy.
On August 22, 1851, America won the Royal Yacht Squadron's 53-mile (85 km) regatta around the Isle of Wight by 18 minutes.[3] The Squadron's "One Hundred Sovereign Cup" or "£100 Cup", sometimes mistakenly known in America as the "One Hundred Guinea Cup",[4] was later renamed after the original winning yacht.
- ^ Memphis, Confederate Ships Afloat. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Naval History and Heritage Command
- ^ Bruzek, Joseph C. (November 1967). "The U. S. Schooner Yacht AMERICA". Proceedings. United States Naval Institute. pp. 174–176.
- ^ "America's Cup Held Here Since 1851" (PDF), The New York Times, February 22, 1920
- ^ "The Yacht America – Royal Yacht Squadron". Archived from the original on June 13, 2018.