Defender was a sloop with all-metal construction: steel, aluminum, and manganese bronze. It was owned by William Kissam Vanderbilt, Edwin Dennison Morgan and Charles Oliver Iselin, and skippered by Henry C. Haff.
Defender defeated the New York Yacht Club's Vigilant then went on to defend the cup against British keel cutter Valkyrie III. Following the contest, Defender was towed to New Rochelle where it remained for another four years without sailing. It was rebuilt to race trials against the 1899 America's Cup defense candidate, Columbia. Defender was broken up in 1901.
Defender defeated the New York Yacht Club's Vigilant then went on to defend the cup against British keel cutter Valkyrie III. Following the contest, Defender was towed to New Rochelle where it remained for another four years without sailing. It was rebuilt to race trials against the 1899 America's Cup defense candidate, Columbia. Defender was broken up in 1901.
Specifications
Overall length: 37.5m
Length at water line: 27.17m
Beam (width): 7.03m
Draft: 5.81m
Displacement: 151.5 tonnes
Sail area: 1134.3 m2
Length at water line: 27.17m
Beam (width): 7.03m
Draft: 5.81m
Displacement: 151.5 tonnes
Sail area: 1134.3 m2
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