June 21, 2014 - Another very striking and impressive vessel that was cruising around the harbor on Sat during the Charles W Morgan celebration was the Cangarda - a 126’ luxury steam yacht, built in 1901 in Wilmington, Delaware. She is the last surviving luxury steam yacht in the US, and one of only three remaining in the world.
The Cangarda has quite a history. She has gone through 7 owners, a change of name then back to her original. In her early years she hosted princes, dukes and future kings, and other dignitaries. During WWII she was loaned to the Royal Canadian Navy as a training vessel, and came back in bad condition. In1999 after a restoration project failed due to neglect and other reasons, she suffered a sinking of the gutted hull in Boston harbor. Fortunately, the original machinery and the beautiful Victorian woodwork and interiors had been dismantled prior to that, and stored. And then in 2007, there was a very scary, close to disastrous launch of the newly restored boat.
The Cangarda and many other sailing and motorized vessels accompanied the Charles W Morgan for all, or part of the way, on this leg of its historic 38the voayage from New Port, RI to Martha’s Vineyard.
For those interested, here is a link to a more detailed history of the Cangarda . Also, on that page is a video of that near disastrous launch in 2007.
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