Viking (Yacht)
Biographical notes:
Steam yacht built in 1880 by John Roach and subsequently owned jointly by George S. Scott, George F. Baker, F.W. Pearsall, and H.C. Fahnstock. The Viking was sold to ex-governor of New York Samuel Tilden in 1884, and was eventually purchased by the United States government and used as a dispatch boat during the Spanish-American War in 1898.
From the description of Logbook, 1883 Aug.-1887 Aug. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58775198
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Subjects:
- Steam yachts
- Yachting
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Places:
- New York (State) (as recorded)
