 El Primero 2015
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | El Primero |
| Builder | Union Iron Works |
| Cost | $250,000 |
| Launched | 5 August 1893 |
| Completed | August 1893 |
| Refit | 2017[1] |
| Identification | U.S. Registry #136385[2] |
| Status | In service as of 2019[3] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Inland steamboat |
| Tonnage | 103 gross; 73 regist.[2] |
| Length | 120 ft (36.58 m) length overall;[4] 108 ft (32.92 m) waterline length[4][5] |
| Beam | 18 ft (5.49 m)[4][5] |
| Draft | 5.5 ft (1.68 m)[4] |
| Depth | 8.7 ft (2.65 m) depth of hold.[4][5] |
| Installed power | Compound steam engine, three cylinder triple expansion; cylinder bores 8 in (20.3 cm), 12 in (30.5 cm) and 20 in (50.8 cm); stroke 12 in (30.5 cm);[4] 200 nominal HP; 225 indicated HP;[2] converted to diesel propulsion in late 1960s. |
| Sail plan | Schooner (auxiliary rig) |
| Crew | six (6)[6] |
El Primero is a steam yacht that was built in 1893. This vessel was once considered one of the most luxurious yachts on the West Coast of the United States, and was one of the few steam yachts to be operated on Puget Sound. The yacht has since been converted to diesel, but it remained operational as of 2010.
- ^ McFarl, Cydney (5 September 2017). "Historic yacht getting hull work in Port Townsend before heading back to water". Peninsula Daily News.
- ^ a b c U.S. Dept. of the Treasury, Bureau of Statistics, Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States (for year ending June 30, 1894)
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Leaderwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c d e f Manning, Thomas, The American Yacht List for 1896, Thomas Manning (1896), at 15.
- ^ a b c The 1896 Annual Merchant List gives the dimensions as length 111.5 ft (33.99 m), beam 17.8 ft (5.43 m) and 8.6 ft (2.62 m) depth of hold.
- ^ Californian illustrated magazine, Volume 4 edited by Charles Frederick Holder, Edward James Livernash, at 722.