Scientific American8y
The Fastest River Steamer Beaten by a Steam Yacht
she was badly beaten in a long run by a small steam yacht of very insignificant appearance ... two torpedo boats which are expected to run, when light, at the rate of 24 knots an hour, or nearly ...
The New York Times6y
PLANT SELLS STEAM YACHT.; Larchmont Commodore Disposes of Parthenia to Boston Yachtsman.
BOSTON, Mass., Jan. 13. -- Commodore Morton F. Plant, Larchmont Yacht Club, has sold his steam yacht Parthenia to H.E. Converse of Boston. The Parthenia was built by the Herreshoffs in 1902 ...
Scientific American8y
The Boston Steam Yacht
It is acknowledged that the steam yacht Voyageur de la Mer, built at Boston for the Pasha of Egypt, lias proved a failure. About the why and the wherefore of this, there are two sides to the story.