One of Yachting’s Dozen: William K. Vanderbilt Jr.‘s Alva
This luxurious yacht was named Alva, after Willie K.'s mother, Alva Vanderbilt Belmont. It was powered by two diesel engines with an auxiliary eletric motor. The main living room's overhead was 15 feet high, while the stateroom overheads were 9 feet high.
Yachting’s Dozen: Alva
2011年10月4日 · Why this yacht matters: Alva was a favored name for yachts in the Vanderbilt family. The first Alva was a 285-foot three-masted steamer named for William K. Vanderbilt’s wife. The second, commissioned and named after his mother by William K. Vanderbilt II, and built by the Kiel yard in Germany, was designed by Cox & Stevens.
William Kissam Vanderbilt II - Wikipedia
William Kissam Vanderbilt II (October 26, 1878 – January 8, 1944) was an American motor racing enthusiast and yachtsman, and a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family. He was born on October 26, 1878, in New York City, [1] the second child and first son of William Kissam Vanderbilt and Alva Erskine Smith.
The Vanderbilt Museum presents Moments in History: The Alva ... - YouTube
The custom-built Alva, 264-feet long, was his largest and grandest yacht– a marvel in its time. In it, he and his wife, a few friends, and a large crew circumnavigated the globe in 1931-32....
Vanderbilt Museum notes 75th anniversary of the sinking of the Alva
On Aug. 5, the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum marked the 75th anniversary of the yacht’s wartime service and recalled its tragic sinking on Aug. 5, 1943. Aboard the Alva, steaming out of Kiel on March 5, 1931, William and Rosamond Vanderbilt began the ship’s inaugural voyage from Europe to Miami and then New York.
Divers find luxury Vanderbilt yacht - UPI Archives
1981年9月6日 · A four-man team of divers said they found the Alva, a 285-foot yacht owned by William K. Vanderbilt, which went down off Cape Cod on a foggy morning in 1892. No lives were lost. In her day,...
Museum Marks Vanderbilt’s 1931 Global Ocean Journey, New …
The summer of 2013 marks the 82nd anniversary of the epic voyage of the Alva — William K. Vanderbilt II’s custom-built, 264-foot yacht — on which he circumnavigated the earth. He favored lucky numbers and began the journey when he weighed anchor in Northport Bay on the seventh day of the seventh month: July 7, 1931.
Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog - Video of the Week: The Vanderbilt …
The custom-built Alva, 264-feet long, was his largest and grandest yacht– a marvel in its time. In it, he and his wife, a few friends, and a large crew circumnavigated the globe in 1931-32. Along the way, he collected countless marine and natural-history specimens and cultural artifacts for his growing museum.
Mr. Vanderbilt’s yacht, The Alva! | Check out this video
Check out this video featuring Mr. Vanderbilt’s yacht The Alva! #vanderbilthistory. Comments. Most relevant. Sue Darbyson. Excellent presentation and composition, Killian. Can we get the …
VANDERBILT'S YACHT SUNK; THE ALVA RUN DOWN BY THE …
BOSTON, July 24 -- William K. Vanderbilt's handsome steam yacht Alva was run down and sunk on Nantucket Shoals at 3:20 o'clock this morning by the Metropolitan Line steamer H. F. Dimock,...
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