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A. J. Goddard — American paddle steamer
A Klondike Gold Rush era sternwheeler built for transporting men and supplies on the Upper Yukon River in Canada. She was not suited for the larger sections of the turbulent Yukon River, so instead she carried passengers and equipment across Lake Laberge. LAUNCHED: 1898 → FATE: Sank October 22, 1901.

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Admiral, SS — American river steamboat (cruise ship; converted to diesel in 1974)
Was the largest river cruise ship in the world, sailing the Mississippi River from St. Louis. In 1979 she was converted to a land-based casino. She started out as the side-wheeled steel hulled steamboat, the Albatross, then became the Admiral in the 1940s. LAUNCHED: 1907 → FATE: Dismantled and sold for scrap in 2011.

America — American racing yacht; schooner
Won the Royal Yacht Squadron's 53 mile regatta around the Isle of Wight, August 22, 1851. The international sailing trophy, America's Cup, is named after her. During the American Civil War, she served in the Union blockading squadron off Charleston, then after the war as a training ship at the Naval Academy. LAUNCHED: 1851, May 18 → FATE: In disrepair, her remains were burned in 1945 at Annapolis.

American Queen — American river paddle steamboat; stern-wheeler
Largest steamboat ever built, as of 2012. In 2012 she participated for the first time in the Great Steamboat Race and came in second. LAUNCHED: 1995 → FATE: Still in operation on the Mississippi River.

Argo — Greek galley, legendary
The ship on which Jason and the Argonauts are said to have sailed from Iolcos to retrieve the Golden Fleece. Legend has it that the Argo was built by the shipwright Argus, and its crew were specially protected by the goddess Hera. LAUNCHED: 1300, BC, perhaps → FATE: Unknown.

Argonaut — American cabin cruiser
The vessel used in the American TV series Sea Hunt, starring Lloyd Bridges about a free-lance scuba diver, airing 1958-1961. Several cabin cruisers were utilized in filming. One notable model was the Trojan Express custom built by Trojan Yachts in 1960. LAUNCHED: 1958 → FATE: Inconclusive.

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Arthur Foss — American tugboat
One of the oldest wooden-hulled tugboats afloat in the United States. She was cast by MGM to play in the 1933 movie Tugboat Annie. LAUNCHED: 1887 → FATE: Renovated and on display at Seattle's South Lake Union Park.

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Asgard — British yacht
She is most noted for her use in the Howth gun-running of 1914. She was used for sail training by the Irish Navy in the 1960s and as the national sail training vessel from 1969 to 1974. LAUNCHED: 1905 → FATE: The restored Asgard is on permanent display in Collins Barracks, Dublin.

Australia II — Australian racing yacht
First winning challenge to the New York Yacht Club's 132 year hold on the America's Cup during the 1983 America's Cup Race. The legality of her winged keel, which gave her advantage in maneuverability and heeling moment, was challenged by the NYYC but upheld. LAUNCHED: 1982 → FATE: On display at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle.

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Azzam — Emirati luxury yacht, 180 meters (590 ft) in length; German built
As of 2019, the world's largest private yacht with extravagant features and accommodations. At an estimated cost of US $605,000,000, she has a top speed of over 32 knots and carries a submarine and a missile defense system. LAUNCHED: 2013, April 18 → FATE: At sea, but not for charter.

Belle of Louisville — American steamboat, paddle, stern-wheeler
Oldest continually operating river steamboat in the United States. She competes every year in the Kentucky Derby Festival event The Great Steamboat Race. LAUNCHED: 1914 → FATE: Restored in 1964, still in use at Louisville, Kentucky.

Birthday Present — American super-yacht
Super-yacht used int the movie Overboard. The custom motor yacht was actually the Aspen Alternative built in 2010 by Trinity Yachts LAUNCHED: 2018, movie release; 2010 yacht built → FATE: Inconclusive.

Black Pearl — American yacht
The world's largest sailing yacht capable of running carbon free. Her sails consist of freestanding rotating masts with rigid yards that acts as square rigs. She can accommodate 12 passengers and features an on-deck Jacuzzi, swimming platform, and a tender garage. LAUNCHED: 2016 → FATE: In service.

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Bluebird K7 — British hydroplane, jet powered
Set seven world water speed records between 1955-1964, reaching 276.3 mph or 444.7 km/h. She was developed and piloted by Donald Campbell. LAUNCHED: 1955 → FATE: Flipped and disintegrated at high speed on Coniston Water January 4, 1967, killing Donald Campbell.

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Bluenose — Canadian schooner, fishing and racing
Featured on the Canadian dime and once on a Canadian 50 cent postage stamp (see "Another IMAGE") and appears on some Nova Scotia licence plates. During its racing career Bluenose was never beaten and held the International Fisherman's Trophy for 18 consecutive years. LAUNCHED: 1921, March 18 → FATE: Struck a coral reef and abandoned off Haiti on January 28, 1946.

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Bras d'Or, HMCS — Canadian hydrofoil
The fastest unarmed warship in the world exceeding 63 knots (72 mph). As a project for the testing of anti-submarine warfare technology on an ocean-going hydrofoil, she was never fitted with equipment for warfare. LAUNCHED: 1968, July 12 → FATE: On display at the Musée Maritime du Québec.

Britannia, HMY — British yacht
Former Royal Yacht of the British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, and where Prince Charles and Diana took their honeymoon. During her service as Royal Yacht conveying members of the Royal Family and various dignitaries, she steamed 1,087,623 nautical miles or 2,014,278 km. LAUNCHED: 1953, April 18 → FATE: Decommissioned December 11, 1997, now a museum ship at Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Cairo, USS — American ironclad gunboat
First ship sunk by a naval mine and first vessel of the City class ironclads. Served with the Army's Western Gunboat Fleet during the American Civil War. Remnants of the gunboat are in a museum in the Vicksburg National Military Park. LAUNCHED: 1861 → FATE: Sunk by a naval mine in the Yazoo Riveron December 12, 1862.

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Cerberus, HMVS — Australian breastwork monitor; iron-clad
On her maiden voyage from Chatham, England to Melbourne, Australia, she traveled 123 days and over 12,700 miles (20,400 km) with the assistance of temporary sails and frequent stops to refuel wherever possible. During her life, she never left Port Philip Bay and never fired in anger. LAUNCHED: 1868, December 18 → FATE: Sunk as breakwater on September 2, 1926 off Half Moon Bay becoming a popular site for scuba diving.

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Christina O — Greek luxury yacht
Famous yacht of Ari Onassis and his wife, former first lady, Jackie Kennedy. Originally a Canadian built anti-submarine River-class frigate, after WWII, she was purchased by Onassis, refitted as one the largest yachts in the world, and hosted many famous personalities. LAUNCHED: 1943, July 18 → FATE: Available for charter cruises from many ports.

Clermont — American river steamboat
First enduring and financially successful steamboat, running on the Hudson River. She was never known as Clermont at the time, but North River Steamboat. After it was lengthened and refitted in 1808 at Clermont, NY, it was named the North River. LAUNCHED: 1807, August 18 → FATE: Retired in 1814, then scrapped.

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Conception, MV — American dive boat
One of the worst maritime disaster in California with the loss of 34 passengers. The boat had been refurbished at a cost of more than $1 million following an incident in 2005 when it had been stolen and run aground. LAUNCHED: 1981 → FATE: Caught fire and eventually sank off the coast of Santa Cruz Island, California, September 2, 2019.

Daimlier — German motorboat
The first commercial motor boat. Based upon a boat powered by a petrol engine tested on the Neckar river in Germany in 1886 by Daimler and Maybach. LAUNCHED: 1886 → FATE: Unknown.

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Eclipse — Russian luxury yacht, (German built)
One of the largest private motor yacht at 162.5 meters (533 feet), costing over a billion dollars. She has two helicopter pads, 24 guest cabins, two swimming pools, and several hot tubs, and is also equipped with three launch boats and a mini-submarine. LAUNCHED: 2009, June 18 → FATE: Still in use.

Eos — American three-masted Bermuda rigged schooner, built in Germany
The largest sailing yacht in the world with an overall length of 305 feet or 92.92 meters. With much of its length in the bowsprit, the length at the waterline is less than the Maltese Falcon. LAUNCHED: 2006 → FATE: Still in service.

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Floating Theater — American caravel
The first deliberately-planned showboat, created by British-born actor William Chapman, Sr.; replaced by a new steamboat with a stage and named Steamboat Theatre. In 1914, circus actors James Adams and his wife launched the James Adams Floating Theatre, a showboat that would tour the Chesapeake Bay. LAUNCHED: 1831, and 1836 → FATE: Both unknown.

Galeb — Croatian yacht, built as an Italian auxillary cruiser called Ramb III
Official yacht of former Yugoslavian president Tito and used for entertaining world leaders and celebrities. The Germans seized the boat in World War II and named it Kiebitz; after the war, the Yugoslavian navy converted it to a training ship; then in 1952, it became Tito's yacht. LAUNCHED: 1938,, then seized by Germany September 1943 → FATE: Being restored and is occasionally opened to the public.

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General Slocum — American river paddle steamboat, side-wheeler
Caught fire and burned to the water line in New York's East River on June 15, 1904 killing 1,021 people. She was named after Major General Henry Warner Slocum, 1827-94. LAUNCHED: 1891, April 18 → FATE: The remains were recovered and converted into a barge, which sank in a storm in 1911.

Gerda III — Danish lighthouse tender
During WWII, in 1943, she was used to smuggle about 300 Jews from Nazi occupied Denmark to Sweden. The rescue story is the subject of the 1991 film A Day in October. LAUNCHED: 1928 → FATE: On exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City.

Glomar Explorer — American deep sea research vessel
Built for a secret operation by the CIA to recover a sunken Soviet submarine, K-129 which was lost in April, 1968. She was converted into a deep sea oil drilling ship in 1997. LAUNCHED: 1972, November 18 → FATE: Currently operates as the GSF Explorer.

Gloriana — English royal barge, or rowbarge
The lead vessel of the flotilla celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, June 3, 2012. She is powered by 18 oarsmen, and can carry an additional 34 passengers and crew. LAUNCHED: 2012, April 18 → FATE: Still afloat.

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HD-4 — American hydrofoil
An early research hydrofoil watercraft developed by the Alexander Graham Bell. She set a world marine speed record of 70.86 miles per hour (114.04 km/h), that stood for almost a year. LAUNCHED: 1919 → FATE: Dismantled in 1921, laying for decades on the shore at Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia.

Higgins boat — American troop landing craft (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel or LCVP)
Troop landing craft crucial to the Allied victories in World War II. Designed by Andrew Higgins, nearly 20,000 were build. LAUNCHED: 1935 → FATE: Only a few survive and are being restored.

Honey Fitz — American yacht
Presidential yacht was renamed after John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, maternal grandfather of President John F. Kennedy. The yacht saw service during World War II as a picket ship off Fire Island, New York. She also served as a training ship for submarine crews. LAUNCHED: 1931 → FATE: Still in service as a pleasure boat.

Joyita — American luxury yacht, outfitted as a yard patrol boat
Found adrift in the South Pacific, her passengers and crew mysteriously missing in 1955. She is sometimes referred to as the "Mary Celeste of the South Pacific." She has been the subject of several narrations offering explanations ranging from rational to supernatural. LAUNCHED: 1931 → FATE: Broken up near Ovalau, Fiji in the 1970s.

Kaz II — Australian catamaran yacht
Three men sailing aboard their yacht mysteriously vanish without a trace off the north-eastern coast of Australia. The fate of her crew is still unknown and the circumstances in which they disappeared can be compared to that of Marie Celeste. LAUNCHED: 1989 → FATE: Unknown.

Kingston II — American tugboat
She assisted the launch of several U.S. Navy submarines including Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear submarine. Her ceremonial duties at the museum have included leading river parades of antique boats and welcoming visiting vessels from other nations. LAUNCHED: 1937 → FATE: On exhibit at Mystic Seaport Museum at Mystic, Connecticut.

Kon Tiki — Norwegian raft
Used by Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl to cross the Pacific. Heyerdahl used the craft in his 1947 expedition from South America to the Polynesian islands to show that people from South America could have settled Polynesia in pre-Columbian times. LAUNCHED: 1947 → FATE: On display in the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo, Norway.

Maggie — British Clyde puffer cargo ship
Appeared in the movie The Maggie which was released in the U.S. titled High and Dry. The story is about a clash of cultures between a hard-driving American businessman and a wily Scottish captain. LAUNCHED: 1954, movie release; boat origin unknown → FATE: Inconclusive.

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Majestic — American paddle steamboat, stern-wheeler showboat
The last of the original traveling showboats. Now the riverboat is a venue for comedies and musicals. LAUNCHED: 1920 → FATE: Currently docked at the Cincinnati Public Landing in Ohio.

Maltese Falcon — American full-rigged luxury yacht; now owned by a Englishman
The largest full-rigged luxury yacht in the world. She has 5 square sails on each of 3 masts that can be fully unfurled in 6 minutes. Some claim the Eos is larger. LAUNCHED: 2006 → FATE: Still in service.

Mayflower, USS (PY-1) — American yacht
She served as a private yacht, merchant ship, presidential yacht, and warship in 3 wars. She had many owners, as well serving as a presidential yacht 1905-1929. She was finally purchased by Israel in 1950 and renamed INS Ma'oz. LAUNCHED: 1896 → FATE: Broken up in 1955.

Minnow, S.S. — American express cruiser
A fictional charter boat on the hit 1960s television sitcom Gilligan's Island. There were actually four different boats used on the show. (See Original S.S. Minnow Found for more.) LAUNCHED: 1964, for the TV series → FATE: Series ended in 1967.

MTB 102 — British motor torpedo boat
The the fastest wartime British naval vessel in service at 48 knots and the smallest vessel to ever serve as a flagship for the Royal Navy. In 1944 she carried Winston Churchill and General Eisenhower to review the fleet for Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy, World War II. She appeared as herself in the 2017 war film Dunkirk. LAUNCHED: 1937 → FATE: On exhibit at Lowestlft, on the North Sea.

My AdyGil — New Zealand wave-piercing trimaran
Broke the world record for circumnavigating the globe in a motorized boat in 60 days 23 hours and 49 minutes. Participated in anti-whaling operations under the lead of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in the Southern Ocean. LAUNCHED: 2006, February 18 → FATE: Collided with a Japanese ship and sank on January 7, 2010.

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Normac, MS — American fire tug, later a ferry
Used as Captain John's Harbour Boat Restaurant, a floating restaurant in Toronto Harbour, from 1969-1981. She sank after being severely damaged when the ferry Trillium struck her in 1981. She was raised in 1986 and again refurbished as a restaurant as seen in "Another IMAGE". LAUNCHED: 1902 → FATE: Currently a floating restaurant in Toronto, Ontario.

Oneida — American yacht
W.R. Hearst's boat and site of the mysterious death of an American film producer that became a scandal and part of early Hollywood lore. The 2001 movie The Cat's Meow dramatized the fateful events on the yacht. LAUNCHED: 1897 → FATE: Sold as scrap August 21, 1940.

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Panay, USS — American river gunboat
The USS Panay incident; on December 12, 1937, a Japanese bombing attack on this U.S. Navy river gunboat and three Standard Oil Company tankers on the Yangtze River. Two newsreel cameramen were present on Panay and filmed much of the attack and afterward from shore as Panay sank. See Newsreel. LAUNCHED: 1927, November 10 → FATE: Sunk in December 12, 1937.

Pilar — American fishing boat
Ernest Hemingway's fishing boat. Pilar was a nickname for the American novelist's second wife, Pauline, and the heroine in For Whom the Bell Tolls. LAUNCHED: 1934, April → FATE: On display at Hemingway's former home, Finca Vigía, near Havana, Cuba.

Pilot — Russian icebreaker
World's first steam-powered and metal-ship icebreaker. Originally been built as a steam-powered propeller tug. LAUNCHED: 1864 → FATE: Unknown.

Proteus — American catamaran
First vessel of the wave adaptive modular vessel-type. Developed by Marine Advanced Research, she has been nicknamed "The Spider Ship" because four legs connect the superstructure to the outriggers. LAUNCHED: 2007 → FATE: In active service.

PT 109 — American motor torpedo boat
Commanded by Lieutenant John F. Kennedy. The movie of the incident PT 109 was made with President Kennedy's approval provided the events be historically accurate, and the profits go to the survivors of PT 109 and their families. LAUNCHED: 1942, June 18 → FATE: Rammed and sunk in the Solomon Islands by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri on a moonless night, August 2, 1943 during World War II.

PT-73 — American PT boat
Patrol boat in the TV sitcom McHale's Navy. The real-life PT-73 was built on August 12, 1942, and was destroyed by the crew in January, 1945. LAUNCHED: 1962, 1966 for the TV series → FATE: Inconlusive.

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Rhone, RMS — British packet ship
Sunk during a hurricane with the loss of approximately 123 lives. The wreckage is now a popular diving site and was used in the 1977 film The Deep that featured Jacqueline Bisset in a wet T‑shirt. LAUNCHED: 1865 → FATE: Wrecked in the British Virgin Islands on October 29, 1867.

Riptide — American yacht
Boat in the TV series by the same name about two detectives. She was first shown at the 1938-39 New York Boat Show. LAUNCHED: 1939 → FATE: Restored and still in use as Southwind.

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River Queen — American sidewheel steamer
Closely associated with President Abraham Lincoln and General Ulysses S. Grant while operating on the Potomac River during the American Civil War. In March 1865, Abraham Lincoln met with his generals aboard the River Queen to discuss strategy for the end of the Civil War. LAUNCHED: 1864 → FATE: Burn to the water line in 1911, July

Sailrocket 2 — Australian speed sailboat
Built to capture the class D sailing speed record, piloted by the project leader Paul Larsen at 65.45 knots in Walvis Bay, Namibia. In 2008, before crashing, the first Sailrocket reached a reported unofficial speed of 52.22 knots. LAUNCHED: 2011, March → FATE: Still racing.

Saluda — American river paddle steamboat, side-wheeler
Worst river steamboat accident in US; a tragedy for the Mormon Church. Over 100 passengers out of 175 were killed, including 28 Mormons. There were several dozen survivors. LAUNCHED: 1846, (sunk in 1847, raised and repaired) → FATE: Boilers exploded and destroyed the boat on the Missouri River near Lexington, Missouri, she sank April 9, 1852.

San Pablo — American gunboat
Featured in the movie Sand Pebbles starring Steve McQueen. After filming was completed, she was sold and renamed the Nola D, received significant modifications, and eventually used as a base camp for a seismic exploration company. LAUNCHED: 1966, movie release; actual ship September, 1895 → FATE: As the Nola D, she was taken to Singapore and scrapped in 1975.

Santana — American commuter yacht
The boat in the 1948 movie Key Largo, starring Humphrey Bogart. The boat used in the movie, with Bogart's character at the helm, was the name of Bogart's personal sailing yacht. LAUNCHED: 1926, probably → FATE: Unknown.

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Scandinavian Star, MS — Scandinavian ferry for cars and passengers
The ship was set on fire by an arsonist in 1990, killing 159 people. She had at various times the names of MS Massalia, Stena Baltica, Island Fiesta, Scandinavian Star, MS Candi, MS Regal Voyager, and finally MS Regal V. LAUNCHED: 1971, January 18 → FATE: As MS Regal V, she was broken up and scrapped May, 2004.

Sea Queen — American sport-fishing boat
Boat at the center of the movie The Breaking Point. This movie was based on Ernest Hemingway's novel To Have and Have Not which was made into an earlier movie with the same title, but in which the boat is called Queen Conch LAUNCHED: 1950 → FATE: Inconclusive.

Sequoia, USS — American yacht, 104-foot wooden
Served as the U.S. presidential yacht from 1933 until it was sold in 1977. She was purchased in 1931 by the U.S. Department of Commerce for Prohibition patrol and decoy duties. LAUNCHED: 1926 → FATE: Refurbished many time; now privately owned.

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Slo-mo-shun IV — American racing hydroplane
Winner of the 1950, 1952, and 1953 APBA Gold Cup Races; also set two straightaway speed records. Her hull was designed to lift the top of the propellers out of water at high speed, a technique called “prop riding,” which reduced drag. LAUNCHED: 1949, October → FATE: Wrecked in a pre-race test run in 1956; rebuilt and on exhibit at Seattle's Museum of History and Industry.

Solar Bark — Egyptian barge, or bark; Ancient funeral
The world's oldest intact ship; built for Khufu, King Cheops. She was discovered in 1954 sealed into a pit at the foot of the Great Pyramid of Giza. LAUNCHED: 2500, BC, circa → FATE: On display in a museum at the Giza pyramid complex since 1982.

Solar Sailor — Australian passenger ferry
First vessel to be efficiently powered by both wind and sun. She was a unique hybrid ferry propelled by solar or wind energy, battery, or diesel. LAUNCHED: 2000 → FATE: Currently operating in Sydney Harbour.

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Spirit of Chartwell, MV — English hotel barge
The Royal Barge used for Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, June 3, 2012. She originally sailed the Rhine River as the Van Gogh, designed to sail the waterways of Europe and venture into coastal waters. She was refitted in for the 2011 jubilee. LAUNCHED: 2009 → FATE: Still afloat.

Staten Island Ferry — American passenger ferry boats
A fleet of eight ferry boats sailing free of charge between Manhattan and Staten Island in New York. On October 15, 2003, the Andrew J. Barberi collided with a pier killing eleven people and injuring many others; NYC's deadliest mass-transit incident in 50 years. LAUNCHED: 1819 → FATE: Still in service.

Sundowner — British motor yacht
She participated in the Dunkirk evacuation as one of the "little ships" as well as a number of commemorations of the event. She was formerly owned by Charles Lightoller who was Second Officer aboard the ill-fated RMS Titanic and survived. LAUNCHED: 1912 → FATE: A museum ship at the Ramsgate Maritime Museum in Southern England.

Theodore Too — Canadian tug boat
Full size imitation tugboat based on the fictional tugboat Theodore from the television show Theodore Tugboat. She is the ambassador of the U.S. National Safe Boating Council and mascot to the U.S. Coast Guard participating in several tall ship events. LAUNCHED: 2000, April 18 → FATE: Still in service.

Victoria and Albert, HMY — British royal yacht; twin-paddle steamer
First steam powered royal yacht built in Britain. The Queen and Prince Albert loved cruising around the coast of England. The yacht was renamed Osborne after the launch of HMY Victoria and Albert II January 16, 1855. LAUNCHED: 1843, April 25 → FATE: Scrapped, 1868.

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Vital Spark — British Clyde puffer cargo ship
Star of the book series and British TV comedy series, The Vital Spark about the adventures of the boat captain and his crew. The BBC Scotland TV program The Vital Spark (1959-1974 series) was set in the western isles of Scotland in the 1930s, based on the books by Neil Munro LAUNCHED: 1931, book published; 1959 for the start of TV series; boat built in 1943 → FATE: The boat is to be restored as a tourist attraction with the Inveraray Maritime Museum.

Vulcan — Scottish barge
The original barge was the first all iron-hulled vessel to be built; the replica was the last Scottish vessel built using traditional riveting techniques. The iron canal boat named Trial, built by John Wilkinson in 1787, was not all iron. In 1988, a replica of the Vulcan was constructed. LAUNCHED: 1819, original ship; replica, 1985 → FATE: The original was sold for scrap 1873; the replica now sits decaying at Coatbridge, in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Walk-in-the-Water — American paddle steamboat, stern-wheeler with two masts
First steamboat on Lake Erie and the eastern Great Lakes. Two large paddle boxes amidship housed her paddle wheels. LAUNCHED: 1818, August 23, first voyage → FATE: Grounded on the beach south of Buffalo, NY, October 31, 1821.

Wanderer — American yacht
The boat in the 1992 comedy movie Captain Ron; starring Kurt Russell and Martin Short. The movie received mostly negative reviews. LAUNCHED: 1992 → FATE: Inconclusive.

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Western Flyer — American fishing boat
Known for its use by John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts in their 1940 expedition to the Gulf of California.. After Steinbeck's voyage, the ship was returned to commercial fishing, harvesting sardines, perch, and crab. Twice in 2012 the boat sprang leaks and sank and refloated each time. LAUNCHED: 1937, July 3 → FATE: Being restored to its historic glory by the Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-Op.

World is not Enough — American super yacht
Fastest yacht in the world. She cruises at 50 knots and can reach speeds of up to 70 knots. LAUNCHED: 2005 → FATE: Still in use.

X-craft submarine — American miniature submarine
Deployed September, 1943 against German warships based in Norway. These midget subs would be towed to their target area by a full-size submarine. Of the 20 built, seven were lost, 12 scuttled or scrapped. LAUNCHED: 1943 → FATE: Only one has survive and is on display at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum.

The number of All Countries Boats, Yachts, and Small Craft listed is 78

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First Ship on each page
Page	Ship Name (Country and Type)
1.	Admiral, SS (American river steamboat)
2.	Asgard (British yacht)
3.	Bras d'Or, HMCS (Canadian hydrofoil)
4.	Eclipse (Russian luxury yacht)
5.	HD-4 (American hydrofoil)
6.	Majestic (American paddle steamboat)
7.	Panay, USS (American river gunboat)
8.	River Queen (American sidewheel steamer)
9.	Slo-mo-shun IV (American racing hydroplane)
10.	Vital Spark (British Clyde puffer)

All Countries Boats, Yachts, and Small Craft
1.	Admiral, SS American river steamboat
2.	America American racing yacht
3.	American Queen American river paddle steamboat
4.	Argo Greek galley
5.	Argonaut American cabin cruiser
6.	Arthur Foss American tugboat
7.	Asgard British yacht
8.	Australia II Australian racing yacht
9.	Azzam Emirati luxury yacht
10.	Belle of Louisville American steamboat
11.	Birthday Present American super-yacht
12.	Black Pearl American yacht
13.	Bluebird K7 British hydroplane
14.	Bluenose Canadian schooner
15.	Bras d'Or, HMCS Canadian hydrofoil
16.	Britannia, HMY British yacht
17.	Cairo, USS American ironclad gunboat
18.	Cerberus, HMVS Australian breastwork monitor
19.	Christina O Greek luxury yacht
20.	Clermont American steamboat
21.	Conception, MV American dive boat
22.	Daimlier German motorboat
23.	Eclipse Russian luxury yacht
24.	Eos American three-masted Bermuda rigged
25.	Floating Theater American caravel
26.	Galeb Croatian yacht
27.	General Slocum American river paddle steamboat
28.	Gerda III Danish lighthouse tender
29.	Glomar Explorer American deep sea research vessel
30.	Gloriana English royal barge
31.	HD-4 American hydrofoil
32.	Higgins boat American troop landing craft
33.	Honey Fitz American yacht
34.	Joyita American luxury yacht
35.	Kaz II Australian catamaran
36.	Kingston II American tugboat
37.	Kon Tiki Norwegian raft
38.	Maggie British Clyde puffer
39.	Majestic American paddle steamboat
40.	Maltese Falcon American full-rigged
41.	Mayflower, USS (PY-1) American yacht
42.	Minnow, S.S. American express cruiser
43.	MTB 102 British motor torpedo boat
44.	My AdyGil New Zealand wave-piercing
45.	Normac, MS American ferry
46.	Oneida American yacht
47.	Panay, USS American river gunboat
48.	Pilar American fishing boat
49.	Pilot Russian icebreaker
50.	Proteus American catamaran
51.	PT 109 American motor torpedo boat
52.	PT-73 American PT boat
53.	Rhone, RMS British packet ship
54.	Riptide American yacht
55.	River Queen American sidewheel steamer
56.	Sailrocket 2 Australian speed sailboat
57.	Saluda American river paddle steamboat
58.	San Pablo American gunboat
59.	Santana American commuter yacht
60.	Scandinavian Star, MS Scandinavian ferry
61.	Sea Queen American sport-fishing boat
62.	Sequoia, USS American yacht
63.	Slo-mo-shun IV American racing hydroplane
64.	Solar Bark Egyptian barge
65.	Solar Sailor Australian passenger ferry
66.	Spirit of Chartwell, MV English hotel barge
67.	Staten Island Ferry American passenger ferry
68.	Sundowner British motor yacht
69.	Theodore Too Canadian tug boat
70.	Victoria and Albert, HMY British royal yacht
71.	Vital Spark British Clyde puffer
72.	Vulcan Scottish barge
73.	Walk-in-the-Water American paddle steamboat
74.	Wanderer American yacht
75.	Western Flyer American fishing boat
76.	World is not Enough American super yacht
77.	X-craft submarine American miniature submarine