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{{Short description|Biography of Herman Lund, a highly accomplished Danish -American boatbuilder in Erie, PA. }}
 
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[[File:Herman Lund.jpg|thumb|Herman Ipsen Lund ]]{{Infobox person
| name = Herman Lund
| birth_datebirth_name = AugustHerman 22,Ipsen 1890Lund
| birth_placeimage = Bornholm,Herman DenmarkLund.jpg
| death_datebirth_date = June{{birth 30, 1981date|1890|8|22}}
| death_placebirth_place = Erie[[Bornholm]], PennsylvaniaDenmark
| death_date = {{death date and age|1981|6|30|1890|8|22}}
| death_place = [[Erie, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| occupation = Boat builder and designer
| spouse = Amber Brinck Lund
| children = Ethel, Charles, Elsie3
| mother = Jane Marie Ipsen
| father = Mathias Lund
| relatives = Grandchildren: James Lund, Amber Lund
| signature = Herman Lund Signature.jpg
}}
 
'''Herman Ipsen Lund''' (August 22, 1890 – June 30, 1981) was a Danish-American boat builder and designer known for his sailboats and powerboats.<ref name="Home Port Erie">{{cite book |last1=MacDonald |first1=Robert J. |title=Home Port Erie, Voices of Silent Images |last2=Frew |first2=David |date=1997 |publisher=Erie County Historical Society |isbn=1-883658-33-0 |location=Printed in Canada |pages=107-109}}</ref>
= Herman Ipsen Lund =
'''Herman Ipsen Lund''' (1890-1981) was a Danish American boat builder and designer known for the quality and craftsmanship of his sailboats and powerboats.<ref name="Home Port Erie" />
 
== BiographyPersonal life ==
Lund camewas from a long line of seamen and boatbuildersborn on his nativethe island of [[Bornholm|Bornholm, Denmark]] in 1890. His father. Mathias Lund, was captain of the three-masted [[schooner]], "''Veset''," thatsailing pliedbetween the NorthDenmark and Balticports Seas between Denmark,in England, Sweden, and Russia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=1950-06-11 |title=Erie's Master Boat-Builder |work=Erie Times News |url=https://goerie.newsbank.com/}}</ref>
 
HermanLund beganapprenticed histo boata buildingboat apprenticeshipbuilder at age 14 in his native Denmark. In 1907, atAt age 18, he moved to [[Erie, Pennsylvania]], where he tookobtained a boat-building job at Paasch's Boat Works.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |last1=Benson |first1=Mary |date=1988-06-19 |title=Determined Dane Left Legacy of Sleek Boats |publisher=Erie Times-News}}</ref> At age 21, he joinedand his uncle, Hans Hansen, to formfounded Hansen & Lund Boatbuilders. The training he receive during his apprenticeship allowed Lund to take lines off of half-hull models; giving him an advantage over other builders who had to rely on information given to them by naval architects. Being able to carve and take lines from his own half hull models allowed Herman to create many of his own designs.<ref name="Home Port Erie">{{cite book |last1=MacDonald |first1=Robert J. |last2=Frew |first2=David |title=Home Port Erie, Voices of Silent Images |date=1997 |publisher=Erie County Historical Society |location=Printed in Canada |isbn=1-883658-33-0 |pages=107-109}}</ref> He personally designed half of all the boats he built.<ref name="Welch" /> Herman Lund would go on to gain international recognition in boatbuilding.<ref name=":1" /> In their day, Lund built boats were considered among the finest afloat.<ref name=":0" />
 
Lund's training allowed him to transfer lines from half-hull models onto the full-sized project, a skill not universal among other builders. Lund extended this skill to create his own designs,<ref name="Home Port Erie" /> which comprised half the boats he built.<ref name="Welch" /> He became widely recognized.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
In 1913 [[Matthew C. Perry|Commodore Perry’s]] [[USS Niagara (1813)|Brig Niagara]], located in Erie, PA was in need of restoration. Hansen & Lund were subcontracted on the project.<ref name="Welch">{{cite news |last1=Welch |first1=Bill |title=Erie's Herman Lund: 60 Years of Boatbuilding Artistry |publisher=Erie Times-News |date=1977-09-10}}</ref> Shortly after the start of the "Niagara" project in 1913, Lund became sole proprietor when his uncle retired to Florida.<ref name=":1" /> Herman Lund later took charge of Niagara's rebuilds that took place in the 1930s and 1940s.<ref name="Home Port Erie" /> Lund also was commissioned handled the maintenance work on the [[USS Michigan (1843)|U.S.S. Michigan]] (later named the Wolverine) during the time of its active duty in Erie.<ref name=":2" />
 
In 1914 heHe married Amber O. Brinck. Herin 1914 , whose father, Charles Brinck, was stationedassigned atto the [https://www.eriemaritimemuseum.org/surfmenexhibitlife-saving Life Saving Stationstation at Millcreek,] PA. which includes [[PresqueMill IsleCreek, State Park|Presque IslePennsylvania]]. The Brinck family listed their residence as the Life Saving Station there.<ref name="Family Search">{{citeCite web |last1=Ipsen |first1=Jane |title=Jane Marie Ipsen FamilySurfmen SearchExhibit |url=https://ancestorswww.familysearcheriemaritimemuseum.org/en/MNBLsurfmenexhibit |access-VV5/jane-mariedate=2023-ipsen04-186212 |website=AncestorsErie FamilyMaritime SearchMuseum |language=en-US}}</ref>  
 
== Career ==
The Prohibition years would provide Lund with opportunities to build motor-launches for the Coast Guard to apprehend [[Rum-running|rum-runners]] operating between the U.S. and Canadian waters. Occasionally, Lund built boats would get into the hands of rum-runners and chases between the Lund built boats would take place.<ref name=":0" /> Lund would build nine Coast Guard patrol boats that were needed to stem the tide of liquor coming into Erie from Canada. Lund also recalled that he built a few fast boats during that time for men who paid in cash and were all named John Smith.<ref name="Welch" />
Lund became the sole proprietor of Hansen & Lund in 1913, upon the retirement of his uncle.<ref name=":1" /> In that year, the company obtained work in the restoration of [[Matthew C. Perry|Matthew Perry’s]] [[brig]], [[USS Niagara (1813)|''Niagara'']], in [[Erie, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="Welch">{{cite news |last1=Welch |first1=Bill |title=Erie's Herman Lund: 60 Years of Boatbuilding Artistry |publisher=Erie Times-News |date=1977-09-10}}</ref> Lund oversaw later refits of ''Niagara''.<ref name="Home Port Erie" /> His company performed maintenance work on the [[USS Michigan (1843)|''USS Michigan'']] (later the ''Wolverine'') during its active duty in Erie.<ref name=":2" />
 
During [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]], Lund built nine Coast Guard patrol boats to pursue [[Rum-running|rum-runners]] operating between the U.S. and Canadian waters,<ref name="Welch" /> some of which fell into the hands of the smugglers.<ref name=":0" /> Lund also built a few fast boats for men who paid in cash and often used the alias, "John Smith".<ref name="Welch" />
During the 1930s and 1940s Lund built steam powered fish tugs in the 50 to 60 foot range. More than 100 fish tugs operated out of Erie by the late 1920s. Lund’s yard was kept busy maintaining many of these boats as they aged.<ref name="Home Port Erie" />
 
During the 1930s and 1940s, Lund built steam-powered fishing tugs ranging from {{Convert|50 to 60|ft|m}}, part of a fleet of more than 100 in the late 1920s. Lund's yard maintained may of the tugs in the fleet.<ref name="Home Port Erie" />
During WWII, Lund and most of his men were recruited to Cleveland, Ohio to serve the war effort at Stadium Yacht Building Company. Lund served as superintendent of the yard were he would oversee the building of 27 [[Minesweeper|minesweepers]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cuneo |first=Robin |date=1994-06-06 |title=Lake Industry Played Vital Role in War Prep |work=Erie Daily Times |url=https://goerie.newsbank.com/}}</ref>
 
During [[World War II|World War I]]I, Lund, along with most of his men, worked on [[Minesweeper|minesweepers]] at the Stadium Yacht Building Company in Cleveland, Ohio. Lund served as superintendent over the construction of 27 vessels there.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cuneo |first=Robin |date=1994-06-06 |title=Lake Industry Played Vital Role in War Prep |work=Erie Daily Times |url=https://goerie.newsbank.com/}}</ref>
By 1950, Herman Lund estimated that he had built about 150 boats both power and sail.<ref name=":0" /> Herman Lund continued to build sailboats and motor boats until his retirement in 1964. He handed over his business to his son, Charles "Chuck" Lund. "Chuck" continued the business a boat repair shop until his death in 1969.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1969-11-14 |title=Charles H. Lund, 50, Custom Yacht Builder |work=Erie, PA, TIMES |type=Obituary}}</ref> The business was passed to Herman Lund's grandson, James Lund. The business changes hands several times before it was eventually razed in 2016 to make room for a parking lot.<ref name="Home Port Erie" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Skrypzak |first=Jerry |date=2016-03-03 |title="Jerry Skrypzak: More Erie landmarks razed" |url=https://www.goerie.com/story/opinion/columns/2016/03/04/jerry-skrypzak-more-erie-landmarks/25068406007/ |url-status=live |website=Go Erie}}</ref>
 
By 1950, Lund estimated that he had built about 150 boats both power and sail,<ref name=":0" /> which he continued to produce until his retirement in 1964, when he handed over the business to his son, Charles. His son ran the business as a boat repair shop until his death in 1969,<ref>{{Cite news |date=1969-11-14 |title=Charles H. Lund, 50, Custom Yacht Builder |work=Erie, PA, TIMES |type=Obituary}}</ref> when it passed to the next generation. Ultimately, the shop changed hands several times before it was razed in 2016 to make room for a parking lot.<ref name="Home Port Erie" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Skrypzak |first=Jerry |date=2016-03-03 |title="Jerry Skrypzak: More Erie landmarks razed" |url=https://www.goerie.com/story/opinion/columns/2016/03/04/jerry-skrypzak-more-erie-landmarks/25068406007/ |website=Go Erie}}</ref>
== 1961 List of Lund built boats registered in [[Lloyd's Register|Loyd's Register of American Yachts]]: ==
 
== 1961 list of boats ==
===== Loyds Reference Number, Yacht name, Length, Designer, Type, Year built =====
Lloyds reference number, yacht name, length, designer, type, year built{{plainlist|
<nowiki>#</nowiki> 385. "Apache" 39' [[Philip Rhodes|Philip L. Rhodes]] -- 27 Sloop 1939<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |title=LLoyd's Register of American Yachts |publisher=Waverly Press |year=1961 |edition=1961 |location=Baltimore, MD |pages=31-650 |language=English}}</ref>
* <nowiki>#</nowiki> 385 "Apache" 39' [[Philip Rhodes|Philip L. Rhodes]] -- 27 Sloop 1939<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |title=LLoyd's Register of American Yachts |publisher=Waverly Press |year=1961 |edition=1961 |location=Baltimore, MD |pages=31-650 |language=English}}</ref>
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>1467 "Chanter" 42' [[Charles Mower]] -- Ketch 1939<ref name=":4" />
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>1507 "Carina" [[Philip Rhodes|Philip L. Rhodes]] -- Yawl 1938<ref name=":4" />
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>2163 "Norbadore II" 39' [[Philip Rhodes|Philip L. Rhodes]] -- 27 Sloop 1940<ref name=":4" />
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>2133 "Eleanor III" 55' Herman Lund -- Bridge Deck Cruiser 1930<ref name=":4" />
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>2355 "Elf" 35' [[Philip Rhodes|Philip L. Rhodes]] -- Sloop 1938<ref name=":4" />
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>2453 "Enigma" 45' Chester A. Nedwidek -- Yawl 1931<ref name=":4" />
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>2467 "Falcon" 35' [https://classicyachtinfo.com/designer/sam-crocker/ S.S. Crocker] -- Auxiliary Sloop 1933<ref name=":4" />
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>3329 "Hallson II" 52' E.H. Scott -- Powerboat 1920<ref name=":4" />
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>3778 "Iris" 30' [https://atkin.mysticseaport.org/Sail/index4.html William Atkin] -- Sloop 1924<ref name=":4" />
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>4370 "Fleetwing" 34' [[Philip Rhodes|Philip L. Rhodes]] -- Lake One Design Sloop<ref name=":4" />
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>6663 "Red Wing" 39' [[Philip Rhodes|Philip L. Rhodes]] -- 27 Sloop 1940<ref name=":4" />
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>5802 "Nyorth" 50' [[Sparkman & Stephens]] -- Powerboat. 1955<ref name=":4" />
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>5885 "Mary Louise II" 42' Herman Lund -- Powerboat<ref name=":4" />
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>6491 "Time Out " 55' A.M. Deering -- Powerboat 1954<ref name=":4" />
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>6655 "Red Feather" 47' [[Charles Mower]] -- Powerboat 1928<ref name=":4" />
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>6695 "Sunshine" 65' Herman Lund -- Powerboat 1928<ref name=":4" />
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>8576 "Trident" 55'8" [[John Alden (naval architect)|John G. Alden]] -- Yawl  1930<ref name=":4" />
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>8607 "Tropic Bird" 37' Annapolis Yacht Sales -- Sloop 1956<ref name=":4" />
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>8641 "Twilight II" 54' [[Charles Mower]] -- Powerboat 1920<ref name=":4" />
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>8980 "Henrietta" 50' [[William Hand (yacht designer)|William Hand]] -- Powerboat 1918<ref name=":4" />
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>9281 "Fine Feather" 34' [[Philip Rhodes|Philip L. Rhodes]] -- Lake One Design Sloop 1938<ref name=":4" />
}}
 
== Known surviving boats ==
<nowiki>#</nowiki>1467. "Chanter" 42' [[Charles Mower]] -- Ketch 1939<ref name=":4" />
* "Curlew" 34 foot cutter sailboat restored at Arlet Boatworks LLC of Erie, Pennsylvania designer Charles G. MacGregor. Built 1938.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Heitzenrater |first=David |year=2010 |title=Koeler Cup |url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ff5fce3ff2ece20cbb1e3df/t/6043b352312d4e5dc7a18fa7/1615049557298/logseptoct2010pdf.pdf |journal=The Log |volume=8 |issue=5 |pages=4}}</ref>
* "Njorth" 50 foot powerboat located in Erie, Pennsylvania. Built 1950<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2023-04-04 |title=Yachting Journal Directory |url=https://www.yachtingjournal.com/directory|access-date=2023-04-04 |website=Yachting Journal}}</ref>
* "Zorba" 47 foot powerboat located in Charleston, South Carolina. Built 1930<ref name=":3" />
* "Eleanor III" 51 foot powerboat located in Onancock, Virginia. Built 1930<ref name=":3" />
* "Elf" 35 foot sailboat located in Cleveland, Ohio. Built 1949<ref name=":3" />
* "Bureau of Water" 38 foot powerboat located in Erie, Pennsylvania being restored by Erie Historical Society. Built 1929.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Palattella |first=Ed |date=2014-10-12 |title=Former Erie Bureau of Water boat floats toward new future |url=https://www.goerie.com/story/news/local/2014/10/11/former-erie-bureau-water-boat/24760478007/ |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=Go Erie}}</ref>
 
== References ==
<nowiki>#</nowiki>1507. "Carina" [[Philip Rhodes|Philip L. Rhodes]] -- Yawl 1938<ref name=":4" />
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<nowiki>#</nowiki>2163. "Norbadore II" 35' [[Philip Rhodes|Philip L. Rhodes]] -- 27 Sloop 1940<ref name=":4" />
 
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<nowiki>#</nowiki>2133 "Eleanor III" 55' Herman Lund -- Bridge Deck Cruiser 1930<ref name=":4" />
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[[Category:1981 deaths]]
<nowiki>#</nowiki>2355 "Elf" 35' [[Philip Rhodes|Philip L. Rhodes]] -- Sloop 1938<ref name=":4" />
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<nowiki>#</nowiki>2453 "Enigma" 45' Chester A. Nedwidek -- Yawl 1931<ref name=":4" />
 
<nowiki>#</nowiki>2467 "Falcon" 35' [https://classicyachtinfo.com/designer/sam-crocker/ S.S. Crocker] -- Auxiliary Sloop 1933<ref name=":4" />
 
<nowiki>#</nowiki>3329. "Hallson II" 52' E.H. Scott -- Powerboat 1920<ref name=":4" />
 
<nowiki>#</nowiki>3778. "Iris" 30' [https://atkin.mysticseaport.org/Sail/index4.html William Atkin] -- Sloop 1924<ref name=":4" />
 
<nowiki>#</nowiki>4370 "Fleetwing" 34' [[Philip Rhodes|Philip L. Rhodes]] -- Lake One Design Sloop<ref name=":4" />
 
<nowiki>#</nowiki>6663 "Red Wing" [[Philip Rhodes|Philip L. Rhodes]] -- 27 Sloop 1940<ref name=":4" />
 
<nowiki>#</nowiki>5802. "Nyorth" 50' [[Sparkman & Stephens]] -- Powerboat. 1955<ref name=":4" />
 
<nowiki>#</nowiki>5885 "Mary Louise II" 42' Herman Lund -- Powerboat<ref name=":4" />
 
<nowiki>#</nowiki>6491 "Time Out " 55' A.M. Deering -- Powerboat 1954<ref name=":4" />
 
<nowiki>#</nowiki>6655 "Red Feather" 47' [[Charles Mower]] -- Powerboat 1928<ref name=":4" />
 
<nowiki>#</nowiki>6695 "Sunshine" 65' Herman Lund -- Powerboat 1928<ref name=":4" />
 
<nowiki>#</nowiki>8576 "Trident" 55'8" [[John Alden (naval architect)|John G. Alden]] -- Yawl  1930<ref name=":4" />
 
<nowiki>#</nowiki>8607 "Tropic Bird" 37' Annapolis Yacht Sales -- Sloop 1956<ref name=":4" />
 
<nowiki>#</nowiki>8641 "Twilight II" 54' [[Charles Mower]] -- Powerboat 1920<ref name=":4" />
 
<nowiki>#</nowiki>8980 "Henrietta" 50' [[William Hand (yacht designer)|William Hand]] -- Powerboat 1918<ref name=":4" />
 
<nowiki>#</nowiki>9281 "Fine Feather" 34' [[Philip Rhodes|Philip L. Rhodes]] -- Lake One Design Sloop 1938<ref name=":4" />
 
== Known Surviving Lund Boats ==
"Curlew" 34 foot cutter sailboat restored at Arlet Boatworks LLC of Erie, PA designer Charles G. MacGregor. Built 1938.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Heitzenrater |first=David |year=2010 |title=Koeler Cup |url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ff5fce3ff2ece20cbb1e3df/t/6043b352312d4e5dc7a18fa7/1615049557298/logseptoct2010pdf.pdf |journal=The Log |volume=8 |issue=5 |pages=4}}</ref>
 
"Njorth" 50 foot powerboat located in Erie, PA. Built 1950<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2023-04-04 |title=Yachting Journal Directory |url=https://www.yachtingjournal.com/directory |url-status=live |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=Yachting Journal}}</ref>
 
"Zorba" 47 foot powerboat located in Charleston, SC. Built 1930<ref name=":3" />
 
"Eleanor III" 51 foot powerboat located in Onancock, VA. Built 1930<ref name=":3" />
 
"Elf" 35 foot sailboat located in Cleveland, OH. Built 1949<ref name=":3" />
 
"Bureau of Water" 38 foot powerboat located in Erie, PA being restored by Erie Historical Society. Built 1929.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Palattella |first=Ed |date=2014-10-12 |title=Former Erie Bureau of Water boat floats toward new future |url=https://www.goerie.com/story/news/local/2014/10/11/former-erie-bureau-water-boat/24760478007/ |url-status=live |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=Go Erie}}</ref>
 
== References ==
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