Samuel H. Pine

19th Century Engraving of Samuel H. Pine

Samuel Havre Pine (New Jersey, 1827 – New York, 1904) was a 19th-century American ship designer and builder located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. His early career was marked by his position as superintendent to the construction of many notable ships in the shipyards of Jacob Aaron Westervelt (later mayor of New York) and Henry Steers.^[1] After the civil war, he built a multitude of ships, including many well-appointed fast steam and sailing yachts for famous magnates of the day - including Jacob and Louis Lorillard. He built the racing yacht enchantress; famous in its day for international racing and whose model presently resides at the New York Yacht Club. He died in Brooklyn following an operation at the age of 77. He is buried in Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery.

As Superintendent

Under Jacob A. Westervelt

• USS Brooklyn (1858)

Under Henry Steers

• Steamship Arizona 1865 for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
• Steamship Japan 1867 for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
• Steamship Montana 1865 for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company

As Principal Shipbuilder

Sailing Schooner/Yacht

• Enchantress schooner for Louis Lorillard, Designer, Robert Fish^[2]
• Sea Witch - Sailing Yacht^[3]
• Pilot Boat Edward Cooper^[4]

Steam Yacht

• Trophy for Jacob Lorillard
• Veto for Jacob Lorillard
• Reva 1886^[5]
• Arcady^[6]
• Idler for James McMillan^[7]
• Daring 1886^[8]
• Reverie 1890^[9]
• Venture1883^[10]
• Wanda 1885^[11]
• Wompanoag 1887^[12]
• EMU 1880^[13]
• Tillie 1882^[14]
• Sophia 1882^[15]
• Steam Yacht Rival^[16]

Steamships

• Paddle steamer Mary Patten for the Long Branch Steamboat Company 1893^[17]

References

1. New York Times Obituary 1904
2. A yachtsman's scrap book, Joseph Florimond Loubat, Brentano Brothers, 1887
3. Photo collection of Mystic Seaport Museum 1979.138.2
4. Photo collection of the Brooklyn Historical Society
5. Millionaires, Mansions, and Motor Yachts: An Era of Opulence By Ross MacTaggart, W. W. Norton & Company, 2004
6. USS Arcady (SP-577)
7. A New Yacht Launched, The New York Times, August 24, 1886
8. Photograph Collection of the Mystic Seaport Museum
9. J. S. Johnston yacht photography collection
10. Outing, Volume 7, 1885, p.361
11. Frank Leslie's popular monthly, Volume 20, Frank Leslie Pub. House, 1885
12. News For The Yachtsmen, The New York Times, May 22, 1887
13. Brentano's monthly: new series, Volume 3, 1880
14. Outing, Volume 7, 1885 p.719
15. Outing, Volume 7, 1885. 716
16. Photo collection of Mystic Seaport Museum 1993.6.285
17. Marine engineer and naval architect, Volume 15, 1894

External links

• Engineering, Volume 29, Office for Advertisements and Publication, 2.1880, May 21, 1880 - Description of the ships under construction at S. H. Pine Yard
• NYT Article about the Pilot Boat Edward Cooper, January 8, 1893
• Brooklyn Eagle, January 18, 1871, Description of the ships under construction by SH Pine Yard
• The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume 24, The Century Co., 1882 - Steam Yachting in America - Leading Builders
• A Chronological History of the Origin and Development of Steam Navigation,L.R. Hamersly, 1883
• Photograph Of S.H. Pine
• Photograph Of Paddle Steamer Mary Patten, Patten Point Yacht Club Web Site image