MVUS 1898 listed sailing sloop yacht Alfredo
built 18989 at New York, and registered there ON107373
14grt 13nrt 33.3ftx12.0ftx5.0ft depth
with an auxiliary naphta engine


From newspapers
she sailed on 22 Jun 1898 NY for Cuba
under Captain "Johnny" O'Brien and his crew of 7 men
She is a 60ft sloop yacht , with an auxiliary screw operated by a Naphta engine. She is reported as built directly for Cuban Junta.

Reported constructed in a Bronx shipyard.

"The New York Times" of 19 Jun 1898 gives also a description:
50ftx12ftx5.5ft draught .


the Boston Daily Journal (Boston, Massachusetts) • 06-18-1898 • Page 2

There is a descriptiond and the fistory of the yacht,. which was completed in April 1898 by Gas Engine and Power Company and Charles L.Senbury & Co at Morris Height.

Note that [www.shipbuildinghistory.com]
uis divided into2 parts, and a list of Gas Power Co. is only a compilation.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/04/2018 06:27AM by Andreas von Mach.