Steam Yacht Collection

The steam yacht Wanderer (later named Vagus ) hoisting sails. Built by Robert Steele and Co, Greenock in 1878 for Charles Joseph Lambert as a private yacht

The steam yacht Boadicea at anchor. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The steam yacht Boadicea at anchor

The steam yacht Joyeuse, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The steam yacht Joyeuse, 1914

The 142 ton steam yacht Sapphire under way, 1920. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 142 ton steam yacht Sapphire under way, 1920. The Sapphire was built for the Duke of Bedford, by John Brown and Co. Limited, of Clydebank in 1912

The steam yacht Niagara, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The steam yacht Niagara, 1912

The steam yacht Chimaera, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The steam yacht Chimaera, 1914

The sailing yacht Sea Belle under way, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The sailing yacht Sea Belle under way, 1911

The steam yacht Surf at anchor, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The steam yacht Surf at anchor, 1912

The steam yacht Aldebaran under way, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The steam yacht Aldebaran under way, 1913

Steam yacht Liberty running east. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Steam yacht Liberty running east. Liberty was built for Joseph Pulitzer in 1908. Designed by George Lennox Watson she was one of the largest private yachts of her day

The luxury steam yacht Nahlin at anchor. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The luxury steam yacht Nahlin at anchor. Nahlin is a luxury yacht and one of the last of three large steam yachts constructed in the UK

The Deerhound rescuing a portion of the crew of The Alabama, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Deerhound rescuing a portion of the crew of The Alabama, 1864. American Civil War - view of the sea battle off Cherbourg on 19th June, '...from the plan and information supplied by Mr

The new imperial steam-yacht, Taliah, built for the Sultan, 1864. Creator: Smyth
The new imperial steam-yacht, Taliah, built for the Sultan, 1864. The yacht, constructed '...by Messrs. Samuda, made her trial-trip recently, with the Turkish Ambassador, M. Musurus, on board

Steam yacht Surf, ca 1903. Creator: Unknown
Steam yacht Surf, ca 1903

The Pacha of Egypt's Steam-yacht "Said", 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Pacha of Egypt's Steam-yacht "Said", 1858. Engraving from a Sketch by Mr. W. Woods, Etam-terrace, St. George's-hill, Liverpool

The King of Denmark's New Steam-yacht the "Falkin", 1858. Creator: Unknown
The King of Denmark's New Steam-yacht the "Falkin", 1858. This vessel, the property of his Majesty Frederick VII. King of Denmark, was designed and built by Mr

The New Steam-yacht "Cleopatra" built for Il Hami Pacha, Son of the Late Viceroy of Egypt, 1858. During her trial trip, although...the Cleopatra was worked by powerful engines

"The Emperor" Yacht for presentation by the British Government to the Emperor of Japan, 1857. 'This beautiful craft has been built and fitted in the Thames

Conqueror, August 8, 1891, 1891 Aug 8. Creator: Unknown
Conqueror, August 8, 1891, 1891 Aug 8

Scorpion, c1899. Creator: Unknown
Scorpion, c1899

Hanniel, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown
Hanniel, between 1880 and 1899

Vision, 1897 June 26. Creator: Johns Johnston
Vision, 1897 June 26

Viva, 1899 July 29. Creator: Johns Johnston
Viva, 1899 July 29

Veto, between 1890 and 1900. Creator: Johns Johnston
Veto, between 1890 and 1900

Vergana, 1899 June 22. Creator: Johns Johnston
Vergana, 1899 June 22

Tillie, 1892 June. Creator: Johns Johnston
Tillie, 1892 June

Silvia, 1895 July 20. Creator: Johns Johnston
Silvia, 1895 July 20

Sultana, 1897 June 15. Creator: Johns Johnston
Sultana, 1897 June 15

Soub [sic], Oyster Bay June races, 1898 July 12. Creator: Johns Johnston
Soub [sic], Oyster Bay June races, 1898 July 12

Spindrift, 1895 Aug 4. Creator: Johns Johnston
Spindrift, 1895 Aug 4

Saranac, 1899 July 15. Creator: Johns Johnston
Saranac, 1899 July 15

S.Y. [Steam yacht] Reverie, 1894 Sept 15. Creator: Johns Johnston
S.Y. [Steam yacht] Reverie, 1894 Sept 15

Nydia, 1895 Aug 4. Creator: Johns Johnston
Nydia, 1895 Aug 4

Nydia, near Southland Light, 1892 June 14. Creator: Johns Johnston
Nydia, near Southland Light, 1892 June 14

Nirvana, 1895 Aug 4. Creator: Johns Johnston
Nirvana, 1895 Aug 4

The New Jersey, N[ew] Rochelle, 1890. Creator: Johns Johnston
The New Jersey, N[ew] Rochelle, 1890

Neaira, 1892 July 9. Creator: Johns Johnston
Neaira, 1892 July 9

Nada, 1893 Oct 5. Creator: Unknown
Nada, 1893 Oct 5

Narwhal, 1895 Aug 4. Creator: Johns Johnston
Narwhal, 1895 Aug 4

Lagonda, 1893 June 18. Creator: Johns Johnston
Lagonda, 1893 June 18

Kanawha, Glencove [sic], N.Y.Y.C. [New York Yacht Club], 1897 Aug 7. Creator: Johns Johnston
Kanawha, Glencove [sic], N.Y.Y.C. [New York Yacht Club], 1897 Aug 7

Free Lance, 1896 June 11. Creator: Johns Johnston
Free Lance, 1896 June 11....patrol vessel, built in 1895 by Lewis Nixon of Elizabethport, New Jersey...loaned to the [US] Navy in May 1898 for use during the Spanish-American War

Corsair, Glencove [sic], 1897 Aug 2. Creator: Johns Johnston
Corsair, Glencove [sic], 1897 Aug 2. Private steam yacht of J. Pierpont Morgan...It was sold to the United States Navy for $225

Corinthia, 1897 Sept 6. Creator: Johns Johnston
Corinthia, 1897 Sept 6. Built for J. Adolph Mollenhauer, a member of the New York Yacht Club, also Commodore of the Pentaquit-Corinthian Yacht Club of Bay Shore...by the Gas Engine

Charlietta, between 1895 and 1900. Creator: Johns Johnston
Charlietta, between 1895 and 1900

Ballymena, Newport, 1895 Aug 4. Creator: Johns Johnston
Ballymena, Newport, 1895 Aug 4. "It appears that Ballymena ended her days as a supplier for rum runners in Gun Cay Harbor (Bahamas)"

Aurora, Newport, 1899 Aug 3. Creator: Johns Johnston
Aurora, Newport, 1899 Aug 3

Alicia, 1895 July 3. Creator: Johns Johnston
Alicia, 1895 July 3. Henry Flagler's steam yacht, custom built in 1890 by Harlan and Hollingsworth of Wilmington, Delaware. Flagler was and American industrialist and a founder of Standard Oil

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