German Imperial yacht Iduna
This is the US built yacht Iduna (ex. Yampa), bought by Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany in 1897. My restoration and colorization of an image in the IWM archive.
Yampa, designed by naval architect Archibald Cary Smith, was built by Harlan and Hollingsworth in Wilmington (Delaware) for US rail baron and Congressman Chester W. Chapin in 1887.
"She was considered the best in her class until 1891. The Yampa was 135 ft (41 m) overall, 110 ft (34 m) at the water line, and her draft was 13.8 ft (4.2 m). She had a registered tonnage of 162 tons net and 170 gross, with a beam of 27 ft (8.2 m). She participated in various events related to the America's Cup, a trophy award for best in a match race between two sailing yachts of different countries¨.
(Wikipedia)
In December 1894 Chapin sold Yampa to Richard Suydam Palmer. Palmer took her to Southampton (England) in 1897 on the occasion of Queen Victoria´s Diamond Jubilee. From there he went to Kiel (Germany), where he anchored Yampa close to the Emperor´s yacht SMY Hohenzollern.
" The emperor liked the schooner and sought to purchase it. Palmer had left his business card on the SMY Hohenzollern and was informed that the emperor talked all day about how he liked the American vessel. The emperor immediately then took steps to acquire her for himself, and bought the yacht from Palmer in December 1897. The schooner was a birthday present for his wife Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. The ship went to Southampton to be refitted to the emperor's luxurious specifications. The German Royal family took many cruises on the Yampa which carried the Empress's flag; she was renamed Iduna and participated in several European regattas. In 1898, she competed in the international Emperor’s Cup regatta. That same year, she was outfitted to race against the schooner Rainbow."
(Wikipedia)
PS
I have received this additional information from Wolfgand Hasenbrink:
""Iduna"had survived the war(1914-18) well, in 1918 the Kiel butcher M.Glaser bought the yacht who sold her in 1920 to the Hamburg merchant Hans Lemp. In 1921, the American Herbert Howland acquired "Iduna"and christened her to the original name "Yampa". Next owner was the Norwegian Melson who renamed her "Atavella". In 1934 the ship unfortunately burned down completely and was stuck from the Lloyd's Register."
German Imperial yacht Iduna
This is the US built yacht Iduna (ex. Yampa), bought by Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany in 1897. My restoration and colorization of an image in the IWM archive.
Yampa, designed by naval architect Archibald Cary Smith, was built by Harlan and Hollingsworth in Wilmington (Delaware) for US rail baron and Congressman Chester W. Chapin in 1887.
"She was considered the best in her class until 1891. The Yampa was 135 ft (41 m) overall, 110 ft (34 m) at the water line, and her draft was 13.8 ft (4.2 m). She had a registered tonnage of 162 tons net and 170 gross, with a beam of 27 ft (8.2 m). She participated in various events related to the America's Cup, a trophy award for best in a match race between two sailing yachts of different countries¨.
(Wikipedia)
In December 1894 Chapin sold Yampa to Richard Suydam Palmer. Palmer took her to Southampton (England) in 1897 on the occasion of Queen Victoria´s Diamond Jubilee. From there he went to Kiel (Germany), where he anchored Yampa close to the Emperor´s yacht SMY Hohenzollern.
" The emperor liked the schooner and sought to purchase it. Palmer had left his business card on the SMY Hohenzollern and was informed that the emperor talked all day about how he liked the American vessel. The emperor immediately then took steps to acquire her for himself, and bought the yacht from Palmer in December 1897. The schooner was a birthday present for his wife Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. The ship went to Southampton to be refitted to the emperor's luxurious specifications. The German Royal family took many cruises on the Yampa which carried the Empress's flag; she was renamed Iduna and participated in several European regattas. In 1898, she competed in the international Emperor’s Cup regatta. That same year, she was outfitted to race against the schooner Rainbow."
(Wikipedia)
PS
I have received this additional information from Wolfgand Hasenbrink:
""Iduna"had survived the war(1914-18) well, in 1918 the Kiel butcher M.Glaser bought the yacht who sold her in 1920 to the Hamburg merchant Hans Lemp. In 1921, the American Herbert Howland acquired "Iduna"and christened her to the original name "Yampa". Next owner was the Norwegian Melson who renamed her "Atavella". In 1934 the ship unfortunately burned down completely and was stuck from the Lloyd's Register."