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Clara Clarita : ウィキペディア英語版 | Clara Clarita
''Clara Clarita'' was a fast screw steamer originally built as a luxury steam yacht for New York financier Leonard Jerome (grandfather of British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill). On her trial trip, ''Clara Clarita''s original engine proved so ineffective it was removed before the vessel entered service and replaced by machinery from a different supplier. Jerome sold the yacht after only a short time and she was converted into a towboat, becoming the fastest such vessel in New York Harbor, before being converted into a fireboat in the same locality. In the 1870s, ''Clara Clarita'' underwent a third conversion, into a passenger steamer, in which role she set an all-time speed record for a steamer on Penobscot Bay. Her final conversion was into an oceangoing tug, some time after which her crew and captain were presented with a heroism award for a rescue at sea. The vessel was abandoned in 1908 after a long and varied 44-year career. ==Construction and design==
''Clara Clarita'' was built for Leonard Jerome in 1864 at Williamsburg, New York by Lawrence & Foulks,〔("Mr. Jerome's Yacht" ), ''Scientific American'', New Series, Volume 11, Issue 7, p. 106, 13 August 1864.〕 a company with a reputation for building fast and elegant steamers.〔Morrison 1909, p. 163.〕 Her construction was supervised throughout by W. W. Vanderbilt, Chief Engineer of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.〔 The vessel was named after Leonard Jerome's wife Clara and/or his daughter Clarita, also known as Clara. ''Clara Clarita''s frames and outer planking were of white oak, the latter inches thick. The cabin hatches and combings above deck were mahogany, "plainly but beautifully finished".〔 The vessel was in length along the keel, and on deck, with a beam of and hold depth of . She had a high bow, two raking masts, schooner-rigged, and a single raked smokestack. For protection, she was armed with two steel 12-pounder (5.4 kg) Wiard boat howitzers with brass carriages.〔 Overall, she was described as a vessel "of an exquisite model, every graceful line proclaiming her speed."〔Day, p. 92.〕
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