Kanawha (1899)

Kanawha in civilian service, before World War I
History
United States
Name	1899: Kanawha 1918: Piqua 1919: Kanawha
Namesake	1899: Kanawha River 1918: Piqua, Ohio
Owner	1900: John P Duncan 1901: Henry H Rogers 1910: Executors of HH Rogers 1911: Abram Baudouine 1915: Morton F Plant 1915: John Borden
Operator	1917: United States Navy
Port of registry	1900: New York 1916: Chicago
Builder	Gas Engine & Power Co, and Charles L Seabury & Co, Morris Heights
Cost	$250,000
Launched	27 May 1899
Completed	28 July 1899
Refit	1911
Identification	US official number 161123 code letters KPDW by 1918: call sign NND
General characteristics
Type	steam yacht
Tonnage	475 GRT, 323 NRT
Length	208.4 ft (63.5 m)
Beam	24.4 ft (7.4 m)
Draught	9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) (mean)
Depth	14.8 ft (4.5 m)
Installed power	172 NHP, 3,200 ihp
Propulsion	2 × triple-expansion engines 2 × screws
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h)
Crew	with Black Star Line: 39

Kanawha was a steam yacht that was built in 1899. She was built for a member of the New York Yacht Club (NYYC), to replace a previous yacht of the same name. Henry Huttleston Rogers of Standard Oil bought her in 1901, and owned her until his death in 1909. The United States Navy used her as a patrol vessel in the First World War from 1917 to 1919. Marcus Garvey's Black Star Line acquired her in 1919 and renamed her Antonio Maceo.