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crew's launch, two 22-foot lifeboats, and an 18-foot dinghy. She was powered by four
Seabury boilers with two oil burners to each and two triple-expansion steam engines with cruising speed of about 16 knots and range of 3,000 miles at that speed or 6,000 at 12 knots. Electricity was furnished by a 15 kW and a 30 kW General Electric generating set. She was fully equipped for navigation and had a ship stabilizer as well as gyrocompass built by
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402:. By mid September 1940 agreement had been reached on sharing routes, part of Pacific defense plans reached at a Wellington, New Zealand conference, resulted in plans for the ship's surface shuttle being replaced by its use as a floating transit hotel in Nouméa's harbor while the wartime political situation on the French island was resolved with the September 19 arrival of de Gaulle's representative
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Australia before it acquired landing rights in Australia. By September 1940 the ship was in Sydney for overhaul. The combination air-sea link between San Francisco and Sydney, made necessary by early British air lines' opposition to landing rights, was to be on a seven-day schedule with the ship's
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was a far cry from the cramped quarters of the old XPBS, and I remained aboard over night, reveling in comforts previously enjoyed by Pan Am's customers. But the yacht was of no further use to Pan Am. Their service to New
Zealand had been discontinued. The yacht was to be turned over to Sverdrup to
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After Curtis' death on June 7, 1933, the ship was laid up much of the time until sold to Pan
American Airways in 1940. Records related to the later sale of the vessel to the U.S. Army in 1940 mention "Corres. re: M. V. Southern Seas, including "A narrative relating to purchase and operation of the
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smoking room, and some accommodations on the main deck. Half of the lower deck was reserved for the owner and guest with six guest staterooms. The owner's apartments were created to resemble those found in a fine home ashore. The ship had a number of boats, the owner's 30-foot launch and a 24-foot
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crowds in public areas. Changed plans were indicated by early
September with reports in connection with a report of high level visitors, including Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, chairman of Pan American's directors, arriving by Clipper in Auckland by way of Nouméa that the yacht was purchased as a
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and described as the largest and most completely fitted vessel of the kind since World War I had put a stop to such construction. She was launched 3 April 1920 with Curtis and a large party of friends as witnesses, including Curtis' captain, A. W. Rich. The ship was expected to be fitted out and
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By May 1941, the ship was described, in contrast to a somewhat shabby but free Nouméa, as lying a half-mile out in the harbor, a "dazzling white motor yacht" the "embodiment of smartness and comfort" with
American officers and drink stewards, Melanesian deck hands and Japanese waiters that make
440:, along with other company property, was taken over by the U.S. Army and the seaplane base was kept operational by two Army Engineers, Captain MacCasland and Lieutenant Sauer, after Pan American evacuated its employees shortly after 7 December. On 30 Dec. 1941 the M.V.
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dining room and that he stationed the ship to facilitate meetings. Comparing his use, and its position as his second home, he told the reporter "Most yacht owners show an annual run of three thousand miles. Ten thousand miles of cruising is no unusual figure for the
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was purchased from Pan
American Airways Inc. by the U.S. Army District Engineer (Hawaii) for the sum of one dollar while settlement was reached on value of the ship. The ship had been recommended for use as a transport supporting U.S. Army construction of
275:. At the outbreak of World War II, the vessel was taken over by the U.S. Army for use as a passenger and cargo ship until grounded on a New Caledonian reef. The ship was salvaged by the U.S. Navy, repaired in New Zealand, commissioned 23 December 1942 as
388:"floating air base" and not as a surface connection to Australia. The tense political situation contributing to these decisions is noted in a report of Mr. Vanderbilt's description of Nouméa with crowds demonstrating in favor of
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The ship was used as a quarters ship in
Auckland, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Nouméa, Gilbert Islands, Marshall Islands and the Marianas where she was located at Guam at the end of the war. During the time that
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reporter Rose C. Feld, Curtis stated "Yachting is not a hobby with me. It is a necessity. I spend half my time on this ship." He noted that most of his meetings with his staff or directors were held in the
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and towed her from New
Caledonia to New Zealand, where she was docked while the holes in the hull were patched and repairs were made on the main engines. The homeport and navy yard of the
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The political situation's resolution in Nouméa resulted in the ship and routes being under Free vice Vichy French control of the Pan
American air link until U.S. entry into the war.
520:, but she had never been there due to her extended operations in the forward areas. When the ship was first commissioned, Commander South Pacific Fleet, who at that time was
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to work directly under Rear Admiral J. D. Price, U3 Navy, who was Commander Naval Operating Base, Okinawa. The ship arrived in Okinawa with the 15 September typhoon. During
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served as barracks ship, accommodating officials of the United States Government and newspaper correspondents, she compiled an impressive guest list including two vice
317:. In 1925, the steam plant was replaced with two diesel engines. The ship had a crew of 39, and Curtis spent considerable time and did much of his business aboard.
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was being used in February 1942 for accommodating airbase construction personnel in Nouméa harbor with a meeting aboard described by Captain Norman Miller in
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having sunk ships and been active off New Caledonia in mid-August 1940 and even flying a reconnaissance aircraft over Nouméa that observed pro-
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Pan American Airways acquired the ship and made modifications for use as a "hotel" ship and surface link for its Clipper service based in
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In the meeting, they decided Sverdrup would fly from Nouméa to Suva, Sverdrup's headquarters, with the former yacht following.
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4 boilers each with two oil burners & two triple expansion steam engines, replaced in 1925 with twin B&W 6 Cyl diesels
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twenty luxurious staterooms providing the sea link for forty passengers at a cost of about ÂŁ24 Australian.
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on an island charting assignment, the ship struck an uncharted reef and her engine rooms were flooded.
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with some work surveying islands for suitable field locations.
1253:"Nouméa, Pacific Outpost . . . Where Frenchmen Retain Freedom"
773:. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Navigation. 1920. p.
547:. The ship remained there until June 1943, when she left for
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Consolidated Shipbuilding Company of Morris Heights, New York
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578:, where she again assumed the duties of a barracks ship.
1450:. World War 2 Fact Files. London: Macdonald and Jane's.
528:; however, he decided against it, and from that time on
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passengers feel like millionaires at least for a night.
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After Curtis' death in 1933, the yacht was purchased by
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THE PACIFIC AIR ROUTE: Important Changes Foreshadowed (
1202:. Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld). 5 September 1940
604:, where she arrived on 27 June 1944. On 8 August 1944,
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The war in Europe was intruding with the German raider
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was named "Yacht of the Year" in the May 1920 issue of
1418:. Naval History & Heritage Command. Archived from
1004:"Section 3 – Publications, US Army Corps of Engineers"
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of 15 ft (4.6 m). The ship had a full load
1098:. The West Australian (Perth, WA). 10 September 1940
1072:. The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW). 10 September 1940
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1066:"Sydney Morning Herald; photo lower right of group"
346:"; Bill of Sale from Mrs. Curtis (wife of owner of
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110:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USCG #219815 registry)
2124:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in October 1945
1124:. Examiner (Launceston, Tasmania). 22 August 1940
1046:. The Argus (Melbourne, Victoria). 22 August 1940
524:, considered the possibility of using her as his
246:by the then Consolidated Shipbuilding Company of
1176:. The West Australian (Perth). 3 September 1940
1535:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in July 1942
1285:. The Courier-Mail (Brisbane). 16 October 1940
1228:. The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 September 1940
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1325:The Corps Of Engineers: The War Against Japan
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2484:Patrol vessels of the United States Navy
1349:Miller, Norman M; Cave, Hugh B. (1945).
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1386:. Naval History & Heritage Command
1092:"Pacific Air Service—Luxury At Nouméa"
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1353:. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company.
770:Merchant Vessels of the United States
420:Pan American Clipper at Nouméa, 1941.
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2504:Ships built in Morris Heights, Bronx
979:The Steam Yachts; An Era Of Elegance
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118:Sunk typhoon, Okinawa 9 October 1945
304:The yacht had three decks with the
2494:Maritime incidents in October 1945
1448:American Gunboats and Minesweepers
1259:. The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld)
155:70.104 m (230.00 ft) LOA
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1279:"Vichy Group Evicted From Nouméa"
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2489:Maritime incidents in July 1942
2474:Ships of the United States Army
1196:"Pro-British Feeling In Nouméa"
1151:Royal Australian Navy 1939–1942
741:The first, built 1907, became
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1011:U.S. Army Engineers in Hawaii
846:. Shipspotting. Feb 18, 2013
805:Day, Thomas Fleming (1920).
660:, National Commander of the
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1148:Gill, G. Hermon (1957).
1040:"Yacht As Air Line Link"
906:"Camden Yacht Harbor 3C"
840:"Shipspotting: LYNDONIA"
315:Sperry Gyroscope Company
248:Morris Heights, New York
1869:HM Motor Gun Boat
131:General characteristics
1446:Lenton, H. T. (1974).
955:"Cedar Crest: History"
927:Feld, Rose C. (1922).
886:Feld, Rose C. (1922).
708:Gross register tonnage
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566:In February 1944, the
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1480:Lyndonia (ship, 1920)
1323:Dod, Karl C. (1987).
1222:"Suva To Be Air Base"
975:Hofman, Erik (1970).
743:USS Lyndonia (SP-734)
667:On 7 September 1945,
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539:On 12 January 1943,
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259:Pan American Airways
1601:Christopher Newport
1351:I Took The Sky Road
1170:"American Visitors"
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462:I Took The Sky Road
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1020:on 5 December 2013
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