LUXURIOUS YACHT
OWNED BY AMERICAN FINANCIER. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Received April 11, 1 p.m. NEW YORK, April ip. Mr J. P. Morgan’s new luxurious yacht, the Corsair, was launched today after the financier’s daughter had cracked a quart of 1915 vintage champagne over the bow. It is the firet time since the enforcement of prohibition that such a christening has occurred. The luxurious vessel carries a crew of 58 men, has an overall displacement of 2712 tons, and a cruising radius of 25,000 miles. All the exposed woodwork is of Indian teak.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 116, 12 April 1930, Page 2
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95LUXURIOUS YACHT Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 116, 12 April 1930, Page 2
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