Biography of Ralph E. Winslow
Ralph Eldridge (Ralph E.) Winslow (1886-1957) naval architect and author was well known for both power and sailing yachts. In 1904 he began his career at the firm of Small Brothers, Boston, Massachusetts. He later worked for William H. Hand (1875-1946) and was chief draftsman at the firm of Swasey, Raymond & Page from 1909 to 1917. In 1917 he went to work for the Herreshoff Manufacturing Co., Bristol, Rhode Island. From 1920 to 1928 he was self-employed. From 1928 to November 1931 he was at Eldredge-McInnis, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts. After 1931 he was self-employed and later worked for the army during World War II. He continued to design sailing yachts until his death.
Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Ships Plans Division.
Restrictions on Use
Various copying restriction apply. Guidelines are available from the Ships Plans Division.
Index Terms
This collection is not included in the catalog of the G. W. Blunt White Library. Researchers who are interested in finding library material about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
Persons:
Hand, William H., 1875-1946
Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.
Document Types:
Ship’s plans
Occupations:
Yacht designers
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Administrative Information
Coll. 26, Ships Plans Division, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
| Vessel designs; 1922-1951 | ||||
| 26.1 | F. H. ANSON, 83 tug; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; Builder, Morrill;1922 | ||
| 26.2 | Unidentified 35′ yawl yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.3 | Unidentified 31’11” yawl yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; ca. 1926 | ||
| 26.4 | Unidentified 39’11” motor yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.5 | Unidentified 41’11 schooner yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.6 | DOWN NORTH, 66’9″ schooner yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; Builder, Obed A. Hamm; 1924 | ||
| 26.7 | Unidentified 21′ sloop yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.8 | Unidentified 36’7″ schooner or ketch; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; ca. 1945 | ||
| 26.9 | Unidentified cat boat or sloop yacht, 16′; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.10 | WEST WIND, 58’5″ schooner yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; 1927 | ||
| 26.11 | Unidentified 50’11 schooner yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.12 | Unidentified 40’4″ schooner yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; ca. 1927 | ||
| 26.13 | SKYLARK, 36’7″ ketch yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; 1928 | ||
| 26.14 | Unidentified 34’2 ½ ” yawl yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; 1928 | ||
| 26.15 | Unidentified 29’9″ yawl yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.16 | Friendship Ketch, 29’9″; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; ca. 1941 | ||
| 26.17 | Unidentified 45’3″ cutter yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.18 | Unidentified 30′ sloop yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.19 | Unidentified 29′ sloop yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.20 | Unidentified 38’2″ sloop yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.21 | CYGNUS, 49’6 1/4 ” ketch yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; 1934 | ||
| 26.22 | Unidentified 38’4″ yawl yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.23 | Unidentified 61’8″ ketch yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; ca. 1940 | ||
| 26.24 | Unidentified 29’11” ketch yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.25 | Unidentified 42’1 1/4″ ketch yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.26 | Unidentified 34’11” ketch yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.27 | Unidentified 34’1″ ketch yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; Builder, Bristol Yacht Building Co.; 1940 | ||
| 26.28 | MARBLEHEAD SAILER, 31′ sloop yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.29 | WINSLOW 20, 27’6″ sloop yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.30 | Winslow One-Design, 24’8″ sloop; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.31 | WINSLOW W-K, 24′ ½” sloop yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; ca. 1939 | ||
| 26.32 | FOUR-SUM, 28′ cutter yacht (power); | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; Builder, Malcolm Seavey & Co.; 1945 | ||
| 26.33 | WINSLOW 36, 36′ cutter yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; 1939 | ||
| 26.34 | EBONY QUEEN ex COTTER IV, 42′ sloop; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; Builder, Frank Jesse; 1940 | ||
| 26.35 | Unidentified 45’2″ aux. yawl yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; ca. 1940 | ||
| 26.36 | Unidentified 40’4″ yawl yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; ca. 1940 | ||
| 26.37 | WINSLOW 37, 37′ yawl yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.38 | WINSLOW 33, 33′ cutter yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; ca. 1948 | ||
| 26.39 | EVERYBODY’S Boat, 21′ sloop yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.40 | TUSITALA, 32’4 1/4″ ketch yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; Builder, Northeast Shipbuilding Co.; 1946 | ||
| 26.41 | WINSLOW 32, 32′ ketch yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; Builder, Northeast Shipbuilding Co.; 1947 | ||
| 26.42 | WINSLOW-WILLRICH 41, 41’2″ yawl yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.43 | WINSLOW-Durland 20, 20′ sloop yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.44 | WINSLOW-WILLRICH 48, 48′ yawl yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.45 | WINSLOW-NORTHEAST, 29′ ½” lobster boat; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; ca. 1947 | ||
| 26.46 | CHALLENGER, 21′ ½” sloop yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; Builder, Northeast Shipbuilding Co.; 1946 | ||
| 26.47 | SOBRAON, 36′ ketch yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; 1946 | ||
| 26.48 | TAMAR IV, 20′ sloop yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.48a | TAMAR IV, 20′ sloop yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.49 | Unidentified 35′ sloop yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.50 | WINSLOW 24, 24′ sloop yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; ca. 1947 | ||
| 26.51 | WINSLOW-ALLEN, 28’2″ lobster boat; | Designer, Bernard Allen & Howard Smith; 1950 | ||
| 26.52 | Unidentified 51′ yawl yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.53 | SINBAD, 34’6″ ketch yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; ca. 1947 | ||
| 26.54 | VALHALLA, 51’3″ ketch yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.55 | NORA MAY, 41’9″ ketch yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; Builder, Cayman Boats, Ltd.; ca. 1948 | ||
| 26.56 | DREAMER, 41’8″ ketch yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; ca. 1948 | ||
| 26.57 | WINSLOW 29, 28’9″ ketch yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.58 | Unidentified 35′ yawl yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.59 | JUNIOR SEAGOER, 29’7″ ketch yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; ca. 1948 | ||
| 26.60 | WINSLOW 34, 34′ cutter yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.61 | Unidentified 27′ cutter yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.62 | WINSLOW 26, 26′ sloop yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.63 | SUHAIL, 55′ ketch yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; Builder, Cayman Boats Ltd.; 1951 | ||
| 26.64 | Unidentified 35′ ketch yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.65 | Unidentified 51′ cutter yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.66 | Unidentified 44′ ketch yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.67 | Unidentified 59’6″ ketch yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.68 | TRADEWIND, 39’8″ yawl yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; Builder, D. C. McIntosh; 1956 | ||
| 26.69 | WIND WARD, 24’6″ sloop yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.70 | Unidentified 38’6″ cutter yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.71 | Unidentified 48’5″ ketch yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.72 | WINSLOW 30, 30′ cutter yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.73 | WINSLOW 348, 36′ yawl yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.74 | Unidentified 37’2″ ketch yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.75 | WINSLOW 25, 31’4″ cutter yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.76 | LURER, 31’7″ yawl yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; Builder, Liggett Boat Works; 1935 | ||
| 26.77 | ALONG-SHORE, 28’9″ sloop yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; Builder, National Marine Co., Inc.; 1939 | ||
| 26.78 | Unidentified 39’11” motor yacht; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; ca. 1947 | ||
| 26.79 | Tug, 77’2″ motor tow boat; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow | ||
| 26.80 | Race Point Surf Boat, 24’7″; | Designer, Ralph E. Winslow; Builder, Charles D. Gardner; 1922 | ||