Coronet (yacht)

CORONET (Wooden Hull Schooner Yacht)
Coronet in race, 1893
Coronet (yacht) is located in Rhode Island
Coronet (yacht)
Coronet (yacht) is located in the United States
Coronet (yacht)
LocationNewport, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°28′54″N 71°19′0″W / 41.48167°N 71.31667°W / 41.48167; -71.31667
Built1885
Built byC. & R. Poillon
ArchitectWilliam Townsend
NRHP reference No.04000571[1]
Added to NRHPJune 3, 2004

Coronet is a 131' wooden-hull schooner yacht built for oil tycoon Rufus T. Bush in 1885. It is one of the oldest and largest vessels of its type in the world, and one of the last grand sailing yachts of the 19th century extant. After numerous owners and decades of neglect, it underwent an extensive restoration at Newport, Rhode Island's, The International Yacht Restoration School beginning in 2010.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.