A static display model of the steam yacht Corsair (II)

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A static display model of the steam yacht Corsair (II)
A solid hull model with black painted topsides, green bottom and a gold waterline. The deck of the model is planked in mahogany and is fitted with numerous details which include: jackstaff, anchor davits, anchors, anchor windlass, bollards, deck plates, skylights, cabin structures, search lights, deck railings, ship's wheel, binnacle, engine telegraphs, ladders, ventilators, funnel, signal cannons, five ship's boats on davits, docking wheel, flagstaff, propeller, and many other details. The model is displayed on two brass pedestals and displayed in a mahogany framed glass case and stand.
52½ x 15¼ x 58½ in. (133.3 x 38.7 x 148.6 cm.) cased on stand

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Built for J. Pierpont Morgan in 1890, the Corsair served as flagship during his reign as Commodore of the New York Yacht Club. In April 1898, Morgan sold her to the US Navy for $225,000. The Navy converted her to a dispatch vessel and patrol gunboat, and named her USS Gloucester. She was sold out of the Navy in 1919 and into commercial service. The Corsair was destroyed in a hurricane at Pensacola, Florida.

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