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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...destined to be the flagship for Coach E. J. Brown '96, has been lost at sea, it was reported yesterday. The powerboat left Greenport, Long Island, early last Saturday morning to make the voyage to Cambridge. It was piloted by two men, one of them the designer of the craft, and was expected to complete the run by Monday afternoon. After passing through the Cape Cod canal, however, the "Red Top" and its crew disappeared...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEW CREW LAUNCH IS LOST AT SEA EN ROUTE TO BOSTON | 4/25/1928 | See Source »

...whose pied throats pulsate languidly. Such catch Mr. Vanderbilt carried on his yacht Ara to Miami, Fla., where on an off-shore island he maintains his private aquarium and tropical bird reservation and where, insouciantly clad in bathing suit, slippers and tennis hat he directed the unloading of his craft...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Expeditions: Apr. 16, 1928 | 4/16/1928 | See Source »

Lured by a blue stretch of open water in front of the Weld Boat Club between the Anderson and the Weeks Bridges yesterday afternoon, the Leviathan, the mightiest craft in the University flotilla, carried a crew of Freshman rowing aspirants onto the Charles...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LEVIATHAN DEFIES FLOATING ICE CAKES | 3/9/1928 | See Source »

...done away with." The Commander said a few words concerning the financial practicality of salvaging sunken submarines: "A ship such as the S-51 costs in the neighborhood of three million dollars to construct; the cost for salvaging, allowing four-hundred thousand dollars for the reconditioning of the craft, is enough below this amount to make it worth while...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEGLECT IN S-4 SALVAGE IS DENIED BY ELLSBERG | 2/13/1928 | See Source »

...These craft, queens of their pampered class, compare feebly with their professional big sisters. The Leviathan is 907 ft. long; 59,957 tons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Down to the Sea | 2/6/1928 | See Source »

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