''Atalanta'' was a

steam yacht A steam yacht is a class of luxury or commercial yacht with primary or secondary steam propulsion in addition to the sails usually carried by yachts. Origin of the name The English steamboat entrepreneur George Dodd (1783–1827) used the term ...

built in

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William Cramp & Sons William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Company (also known as William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Company) of Philadelphia was founded in 1830 by William Cramp, and was the preeminent U.S. iron shipbuilder of the late 19th century. Company hi ...

in 1883 for the financier

Jay Gould Jason Gould (; May 27, 1836 – December 2, 1892) was an American railroad magnate and financial speculator who is generally identified as one of the robber barons of the Gilded Age. His sharp and often unscrupulous business practices made hi ...

History

Atalanta was built for Jay Gould the same year that American Yacht Club was founded and its inclusion in the club's fleet of steamships was considered a great coup. Gould died in 1892, and it was sold to the

Venezuelan Navy ) , mascot = , battles = Venezuelan War of Independence and the Battle of Lake Maracaibo , anniversaries = July 24, Birthday of Simon Bolivar, Navy Day and Battle of Lake Maracai ...

in 1900 where it served as the gunboat ''Restaurador'' (Restorer). It was captured by the

Imperial German Navy The Imperial German Navy or the Imperial Navy () was the navy of the German Empire, which existed between 1871 and 1919. It grew out of the small Prussian Navy (from 1867 the North German Federal Navy), which was mainly for coast defence. Wilhel ...

during the

Venezuelan crisis of 1902–03 Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of V ...

and put into service under a German flag as part of the blockading squadron. After the crisis, it was returned to the Venezuelans. It was renamed ''General Salom'' and continued in service until 1950.

Gallery

RESTAURADOR, Olaf Rahardt.jpg, ''Restaurador'', Olaf Rahardt Restaurador - Cura¢ao.jpg, Restaurador - Cura¢ao Restaurador – dt Besatzung.png, German Crew with Lieutenant Commander Titus Türk (1902)

References

1883 ships Gilded Age Gould family Gunboats of the Imperial German Navy Steamships of the United States Steam yachts Patrol vessels of Venezuela Ships built by William Cramp & Sons {{ship-stub