steam yacht
61USS Vixen (PY-4) — was yacht acquired by the U.S. Navy for operations in the Spanish American War, where she served with distinction during the Battle of Santiago. She was commissioned again for duty during World War I when she was assigned to patrol the U.S. East… …
62USS Vedette (SP-163) — otherships|USS VedetteUSS Vedette (SP 163) was a commercial yacht built in 1899. At the outbreak of World War I, the yacht was leased by the U.S. Navy, and was used as a patrol vessel in the North Atlantic Ocean. She served honorably during the… …
63USS Wasp (1898) — The seventh USS Wasp was an armed yacht that served in the U.S. Navy from 1898 to 1919 and saw service in the Spanish American War.Acquisition and Commissionig Columbia , a steam yacht built in 1898 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by William Cramp …
64SS Delphine — (yacht) SS Delphine Le SS Delphine quittant le port de Nice Noms : 1942 : USS Dauntless …
65Mark Twain — Mark Twain, photo by A. F. Bradley New York, 1907 Born …
66William Beebe — For the U.S. Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient, see William Sully Beebe. William Beebe William Beebe in British Guiana in 1917 …
67USS Noma (SP-131) — was a yacht loaned to the U.S. Navy during World War I by Vincent Astor of New York City. Noma was outfitted by the Navy with military equipment, including heavy guns, and commissioned as a patrol craft assigned to protect shipping from German… …
68USS Remlick (SP-157) — was a yacht acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was converted into an armed patrol craft and assigned to protect ships from German submarines in the North Atlantic Ocean. Post war she was decommissioned, stripped of naval ordnance… …
69Cunard Line — Cunard redirects here. For other uses, see Cunard (disambiguation). Cunard Line Type Subsidiary of Carnival Corporation plc Founded 1840, as the British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company …
70Building the Virginian Railway — began as a project to create an convert|80|mi|km|sing=on long short line railroad to provide access for shipping of untapped bituminous coal reserves in southern West Virginia early in the 20th century. After facing a refusal of the big railroads …
