&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Aquilo_(steam_yacht)_c1912.jpg) Aquilo circa 1912 in Vancouver harbor
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Aquilo |
| Owner | William Phelps Eno and others |
| Builder | George Lawley & Son |
| Cost | $120,000 |
| Yard number | 461 |
| Completed | 1901 |
| Out of service | September 1966 |
| Identification | U.S. Registry #107697; Canada #130842 |
| Fate | Caught fire at sea and sank. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Steam yacht. |
| Tonnage | 176 gross; 103 net |
| Length | 152.6 ft (46.51 m) over all;127.4 ft (38.83 m) registered; 125.5 ft (38.25 m) waterline length |
| Beam | 20 ft (6.10 m) |
| Draft | 9.3 ft (2.83 m) |
| Depth | 11.3 ft (3.44 m) depth of hold. |
| Installed power | compound steam engine, coal (later oil) fired boilers, three-cylinder triple expansion; cylinder bores 10.75 in (27.3 cm), 17 in (43.2 cm) and 27 in (68.6 cm); stroke 18 in (45.7 cm). |
| Propulsion | Propeller |
| Sail plan | schooner (auxiliary rig) |
| Speed | 12 to 14 knots in 1910 |
| Crew | fifteen (15) in 1910 |
Aquilo was a steam yacht which was built in Boston in 1901 for William Phelps Eno, a wealthy man who was the inventor of the stop sign. In 1910, Eno sold Aquilo and the yacht was brought to the west coast of North America, where it was operated principally in Puget Sound and coastal British Columbia. Aquilo had a long succession of wealthy owners. In 1966, the yacht caught fire and sank while en route from Seattle to Los Angeles.