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Felucca Plutón

The Felucca Plutón was a very notable boat for its performance.[1][2][3][4] Built in Arenys de Mar, she was of the type "elastic felucca".[5]

Felucca Plutón
History
NamePlutón
Ordered1835
BuilderArenys de Mar ship yard (Spain)

She used to navigate as a coast guard ("maritime guard")[6] based in Benidorm.[7]

Nautical features

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The performances of the Plutón, from a nautical point of view, were highlighted by Lieutenant Pedro Riudavets.[8] This expert Menorcan navigator translated a treatise on sail construction (Sails and Sailmaking by Robert Kipping),[9] adding many aspects about lateen sails that were not included in the original: Elements of sail construction.[10][11]

Regarding the Plutón, Riudavets stated that it was one of the best feluccas built on the Catalan coast; He even indicated the proportions of the hull and rig that allowed such outstanding results. Basically good speed and great upwind ability (close-hauled angle: 4.5 quarters).[10] Riudavets' dedication and interest in "maritime safety" vessels seems demonstrated by his donation of three models to the Naval Museum.[12]

Dimensions

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The dimensions indicated in the table are based on the dimensions that appear in the reference work, originally published in Burgos feet (1 Burgos foot = 0.278635 m).[13] The importance of this unit of measurement in shipbuilding lies in the big amount of official documents about ships using the unit.[14][15]

Measurements Burgos feet Meters
Length 78 21.06
Width 23.5 6,345
Strut 7.4 1,998
Main mast 79 21.33
Mizzenmast 55 14.85
Boom 53.04 14.32
Mizzen-sheet-puller 42.9 11.58
Main lateen yard 132.6 35.80
Mizzen lateen yard 71.6 19.33
Main yard lower end 74.88 20.22
Main yard upper piece 105.30 28.43
Mainmast draft below deck 8 2.16
Mizzen mast draft 6 1.62
Distance of the mainmast forward of center 2 0.54
Distance of mizzenmast aft of center 3.4 9.19
Inside the bowsprit 10 2.7
Interior of the coaster 6 1.62
Angle of the mainmast with the vertical 18°
Mizzen mast angle aft 5°
Angle of the boom with the horizontal 15°

Professional tasks

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The handling of the Plutón as a customs ship was carried out by a company from Benidorm, Ors y García, founded in 1835 under the orders of Gaspar Ortuño.[16] In 1844 the Plutón belonged to the Spanish Navy.

Types of feluccas

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In the 19th and 20th centuries there were two types of feluccas: utilitarian feluccas (intended for ordinary transport) and fast feluccas called elastics (intended for coast guard functions,[17] privateering, smuggling and important transport). The elastic feluccas had finer lines, greater sail area and more slender sail shapes. The following images show two felucca-rigged boats still underway. Regarding the shapes and rigging, they could be considered utilitarian feluccas. Plutón was 21 meters long.

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    Felucca Sant Ramon. Length 15.50 m.
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    Felucca Sant Isidre. Length 14.65 m.

References

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  1. ^ de Navarrete, M.F. (1831). Diccionario marítimo español (in Spanish). Imprenta real. p. 1-PA272. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  2. ^ Reguart, A.S. (1792). Diccionario histórico de los artes de la pesca nacional. Diccionario histórico de los artes de la pesca nacional (in Spanish). la viuda de Don J. Ibarra. p. 296. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  3. ^ DCVB:Falutx
  4. ^ "Optimot. Consultes lingüístiques". Llengua catalana (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  5. ^ Reguart, A.S. (1792). Diccionario histórico de los artes de la pesca nacional. Diccionario histórico de los artes de la pesca nacional (in Spanish). la viuda de Don J. Ibarra. p. 296. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  6. ^ Bové, F. (1855). Proyecto de reglamento para el resguardo marítimo español (in Spanish). p. 5. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  7. ^ "Contrabando y vigilancia" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  8. ^ "Riudavets y Tuduri, Pedro Biografia". Todoavante.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  9. ^ Kipping, R. (1887). Sails and Sailmaking. Weale's rudimentary scientific and educational Series. Lockwood. ISBN 978-5-87664-849-5. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  10. ^ a b Kipping, R.; Tudury, P.R. (1860). Elementos de construccion de velas: Hauptbd (in Spanish). Imp. de T.Fortanet. p. 332. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  11. ^ Kipping, R.; Tudury, P.R. (1860). Elementos de construccion de velas (bvpb.mcu.es) (in Spanish). Fortanet. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  12. ^ Museo Naval (1862). Catálogo descriptivo de los objebtos que contiene el Museo Naval (in Spanish). Impr.de Luie Beltrán. p. 167. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  13. ^ "Vocabulario del comercio medieval". Página Principal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  14. ^ Nicieza, G. (2022). Leones del mar: La Real Armada española en el siglo XVIII. Clío. Crónicas de la historia (in Spanish). EDAF. p. 88. ISBN 978-84-414-4155-2. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  15. ^ Llovet, J. (1971). Constructors navals de l’ex-província marítima de Mataró. 1816-1875. Premi Iluro (in Catalan). Caixa d'Estalvis Laietana. p. 20. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  16. ^ Todo a babor (2022-10-13). "Gaspar Ortuño y el falucho Plutón". Todo a babor (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  17. ^ Madoz, P.; Madoz, P.S.; La Ilustración (Madrid) (1846). Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de ultramar. Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de ultramar (in Spanish). Est. Literario-Tipográfico de P. Madoz y L. Sagasti. p. 597. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
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