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| Career |
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| Name: |
Kestrel |
| Builder: |
George Lawley & Son |
| Launched: |
1892 |
| General characteristics |
| Length: |
63 ft (19 m) |
| Propulsion: |
Steam |
Kestrel is located in the George C. Boldt Yacht House on the Saint Lawrence River in Jefferson County, New York. The vessel was built in 1892 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 12, 1977 when she was located in West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Kestrel was donated to the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority which owns and operates Boldt Castle.[2]
History
Kestrel was designed by D. Crawford and built by George Lawley & Son at the South Boston shipyard in 1892.[3] In 1899, Kestrel was sold to Samuel Keyser of Baltimore, Maryland. In 1937, James A. Trowbridge of Norton, Connecticut purchased Kestrel. An overhaul and replacement of parts was done in 1957. Robert P. Scripps of New York purchased the yacht in 1972. The American Maritime Academy on Staten Island purchased the yacht from Scripps. In 1988, the yacht was acquired at auction by John H. Luhrs of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Luhrs had the steam engine completely repaired. In 2009, Luhrs donated Kestrel to the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority.[3]
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