El Primero

I was really excited on a walk this afternoon, to find this lovely ship in restoration! What a beautiful old steam yacht. Information from Wikipedia. El Primero was a steam yacht built in 1893. This vessel was once considered one of the most luxurious yachts on the West Coast of the United States, and was one of the few steam yachts to be operated on Puget Sound. The yacht has since been converted to diesel, but it remained operational as of 2010. El Primero constructed at San Francisco, California, was the first steam yacht built on the west coast of the United States. The yacht had an auxiliary sail rig. The steam engine was rated at horsepower, driving the vessel at a maximum speed of 13.5 knots.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Primero