At the end of last week, we celebrated the 100 years of that iconic vessel.
She was the largest yacht launched in the USA at the time, and unless we have overlooked something, she still is the largest steam yacht ever built in the USA, and the second largest yacht (the prize for the largest going to the relatively modern "Cakewalk")
Many articles have been published about her, and the best by far comes from The Howorths
We have a trove of original drawings, and there are some more to be found at the Mystic Seaport Museum as well as in the historical collections of the Bowling Green State University.
I will attempt to make a selection and format them for posting here in time.
I can also recommend the book that has been written by Ineke Bruynooghe, a historian of the arts and the daughter of the man who saved the ship and had her rebuilt in 1998.
The book is out of print, but occasionally comes on the second hand market. I was fortunate to have bought it long before I was involved with the vessel.
She was the largest yacht launched in the USA at the time, and unless we have overlooked something, she still is the largest steam yacht ever built in the USA, and the second largest yacht (the prize for the largest going to the relatively modern "Cakewalk")
Many articles have been published about her, and the best by far comes from The Howorths
We have a trove of original drawings, and there are some more to be found at the Mystic Seaport Museum as well as in the historical collections of the Bowling Green State University.
I will attempt to make a selection and format them for posting here in time.
I can also recommend the book that has been written by Ineke Bruynooghe, a historian of the arts and the daughter of the man who saved the ship and had her rebuilt in 1998.
The book is out of print, but occasionally comes on the second hand market. I was fortunate to have bought it long before I was involved with the vessel.