Yacht Drawing 1920-1929 F.M. Hoyt, Naval Architect-Survivor Of Titanic Disaster, Original 23x25 Signed

[No.74,Signed] Original Ink/Vellum 23x25, Class "Q" Sloop (signed) by Frederick Mayfield Hoyt, a first class passenger of the Titanic and a close friend of Capt. Edward J. Smith RD RNR (1850-1912). Hoyt's rescue is one of the more remarkable among the Titanic survivors. According to The Patterson Morning Call of April 23, 1912, "after seeing his wife safely into the lifeboat, Hoyt ascended to the bridge, where he had a drink with Captain Smith before climbing to the lower deck to take his dive into the ocean." In a letter written nearly two months later, Hoyt tried to explain the sinking "...why they did not see the ice I cannot tell you...I have known Captain Smith well for the past sixteen years... he never took unnecessary chances.. The only explanation for their not seeing the ice that I can imagine, is this ---the sea was absolutely calm, not a ripple in the water, a brilliant star light in which you could see the reflection of every star; and I think the stars reflected from the ice just as they did from the sea and that the lookouts and bridge officers did not see the damn thing until they were right on top of it." Hoyt's observation was particularly cogent. He was a world class navigator and no stranger to sailing the North Atlantic. Hoyt navigated the schooner Atlantic in the Atlantic Kaiser Cup Race of 1905 and therein set a new mono hull record that would stand for nearly 100 years (the longest standing sports record in history).

Notes: Excellent, chipping and browning from sun-fade at edges

23" x .01" x 25"

Fine Art, Other

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