Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-30
/ P. Morgan Soon to Launch Largest
And Most Costly Yacht in the World
By PAUL HARRISON
lNEA Service Writer

1AAAAs AFALag 464 49, $50
| time John Pierpont Morgan goes
down TO the sea, IL will be In the
largest and most costly yacht ever
built. For the new Corsair, fourth
Morgan craft to bear that name. Is
no less than a private ocean liner.
II will be launched from the ways
Of the Bath Iron Works here on
April 10.
Although the yacht was planned
and constructed Secretly-even the
launching will be strictly a family
affair-The Herald. through NEA
Service. IS now able TO present a de-
tailed description of this most lux
urious Of floating palaces.
The Corsair is 343 feet In length
more than one-third the overall
measurement of the Leviathan,
largest Of sill ocean liners. The beam,
or breadth. Is AZ feet 6 inches-two-
thirds that OF many small passenger
liners.
Princess Of Seas
The cost Of the Corsair is upward
or s. $500, 900 and her tonnage will
be $3.50. The famous presidential
yacht Mayflower, recently withdrawn
from service by President Hoover,
was only a launch by comparison IL
was Of only $50 tons.
Two Morgan traditions bavN been
carried out with this new princess
Of the sea. All Of the Corsairs have
had black hulls with white super
structures. and rakiSh masts fore
and aft the single stacks. And this
yacht will be powered by steam, as
were all the others.
The economy Of Diesel engines
had no appeal to J. p. Morgan. nor
would he make any sacrifice TO
speed or power. That is why the
Corsair is fitted with the steam
turbines and electric drive which
only commercial liners can boast.
She Is a twin screw yacht with two
indenendent power plants. A third
turbine driven generator. capable OF
lighting a small city. supplies the
electric power fer living quarters and
controls.
MORGAN, like his father. who built
the other Corsairs. has spent much
OF his life on the water. but he
never crossed the ocean in his yacht.
Forty feet shorter. and a narrower
beam, ii was considered too sr~l
for comfortable transatlantic
travel. this in spite Of the fact that
1t vas placed in government service
during the war. as the gunboat
Gloucester. and for two vars was
used as an armed convoy.
But the multi millionaire money
king will not reed 10 send this new
yacht ahead of him to the Mediter-
ranean while he crosses on a mons
ter liner. The designers. Henry J..
Gielow. Inc. Of New York. have
planned 1t 10 ride low in the water
and to be fairly steady in any sea.
The motors Of 6000 horsepower WI
drive it through waves at a l6-knct
clip. and the cruising range will be
no less than $4,000 miles.
VIII Carry Few Guests
Since the Corsair is intended 10
carry but a few guests-Morgan
never sails with a large party
large forward and after decks have
been made possible, with the super
structure covering only about 200
feet OF the total length. There will
be three decks below the pilot
house, and two sets of quarters for
the ovner-one forward on the
boat deck and one aft on the main
deck. The latter. extending the
full beam of the boat. will include
a Stateroom. reading room, bath
and large clOSntr
Five similar staterooms. each more
than IS feet square, and with pri-
vate bath. are provided for family
and guests. These are on the star
board side. In similar position on the
port side, are pantry. galley and
laundry. Forward Of these and ex-
tending the entire width of the
yacht. Is a huge lounging room with
beamed ceiling and panelled walls.
It will have an open fireplace.
Still farther forward is the din
ing salon. finished like the lounge.
a breakfast room and an observa-
ton room. Lifeboats. launches. ra-
rio room and quarters for captcm
and crew are on the boat deck. The
Corsair Will be skippered by w p.
Porter, who has been 10 the employ
Of the Morgans for % years and who
was captain Of the older Corsair.
He will have crew Of SO. 10 Is estim-
ated that maintenance and opera
ton of the yacht will cost about
half a million dollars a year.
Furnished With Art Treasures
Some Of the Morgan art treasures
will be- uSed TO furnish the luxir-
ious craft. The only memento Of the
old Corsair will be the old wheel,
which vas removed before It was