Yacht Corsair I - Cramp & Sons Shipyard - 1880/1898 - Renamed "Kanapha"

Steam Yacht "Corsair"

Spirit of the Times 29 May 1880

Spirit of the Times 11 March 1882

There were Four Corsairs owned by the Morgan Family.

The first Corsair launched from Cramp & Sons Shipyard in Philadelphia.

The Second built next door at Neafie and Levy Shipyard 1891, Fishtown Philadelphia.

The third in Newburgh NY and the fourth in Maine.

Corsair I sold in 1891 and name changed to Kanapha / and or / Kanaphah.

 NY World 9 Nov 1891


Lost off Cuba September 5, 1898 - Inquirer 14 Sept 1898

NY Evening Post 29June1899

http://www.maritimequest.com/yatchs/corsair_1880_page_1.htm

Cramp & Sons - Launching of Corsair and Stranger - NY Daily Graphic 28 May 1880

 Also: USS Stranger 1880-1915


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