Template:Did you know nominations/Archibald Cary Smith


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:35, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

Archibald Cary Smith

 * ... that Archibald Cary Smith designed the first American iron yacht?
 * Source 1 - Kenealy (1899), p. 62 "The first American iron yacht was the cutter Vindex, designed by Mr. A. Cary Smith in 1870 for Mr. Robert Center."
 * Source 2 - Vancouver Daily World, page 8 All the yachts were of wood with a single notable exception, the Iron cutter Vindex, designed by Mr. A. Cary Smith for Robert Center, the first American cutter, the first Iron yacht and the first yacht built from a design on paper Instead of from the wooden block model.
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bonded Vault heist

Created by Doug Coldwell (talk). Self-nominated at 15:35, 13 February 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg New, in time, long enough, sourced, inline hook citations check out, no apparent copyvios, QPQ done. --Usernameunique (talk) 22:22, 15 February 2018 (UTC)