Ship portrait of the schooner yacht Alarm after it was enlarged from a 193 ton cutter in 1852. Launched at the Inman shipyard on May 10th, 1830, she exceeded all other cutters in terms of tonnage and was the final development of racing cutters at that time. She was one of the most famous of the early Squadron yachts. Probably as a result of America's influence, Joseph Weld, owner and designer, had her lengthened by 20 ft at the bow and rigged her as a schooner in 1852. This increased her tonnage to 248 tons.
