Steam yacht Narwhal at anchor, New London

• Main Author: Goldenblum, W. H. (Creator)
• Format: Still Image
• Language: unknown
• Published: Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport 1887
• Subjects: Yachts; Schooners; Steam yachts; Sailboats; Boats and boating; Narwhal (Schooner); Robert Palmer & Sons; narwhal*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:4906

Port view of steam yacht Narwhal at anchor in New London. A cutter yacht, small steamer and Union Station are visible at right. Infrastructure Lifestyle Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. The Narwhal was built in Noank, 1886-1887 by Robert Palmer & Sons. Narwhal was designed by Gustav Hillman and owned by Norwich businessman Charles Osgood. Boat dimensions: 120' x 18' x 11'. The Palmer family's shipbuilding and repair facility, in operation from the mid-19th century until 1914, was one of the most prominent on the east coast. It was incorporated under several names, including Robert Palmer and Sons, and Robert Palmer & Son Shipbuilding and Marine Railway, and experienced substantial growth in the second half of the 19th century, specializing in the production of utilitarian barges and floats. Print torn on lower left corner. Bevelled white mount heavily toned and waterstained.