''Caritas'' was a private power

yacht A yacht is a sailing or power vessel used for pleasure, cruising, or racing. There is no standard definition, though the term generally applies to vessels with a cabin intended for overnight use. To be termed a , as opposed to a , such a pleasu ...

constructed in 1922 for sugar magnate J. Percy Bartram, a member of the

New York Yacht Club The New York Yacht Club (NYYC) is a private social club and yacht club based in New York City and Newport, Rhode Island. It was founded in 1844 by nine prominent sportsmen. The members have contributed to the sport of yachting and yacht design. ...

. Launched at the shipyards of

George Lawley & Son George Lawley & Son was a shipbuilding firm operating in Massachusetts from 1866 to 1945. It began in Scituate, then moved to Boston. After founder George Lawley (1823–1915) retired in 1890, his son, grandson and great-grandson upheld the busin ...

at Neponset, Boston, Massachusetts, it was designed by the naval architect firm

Cox & Stevens Cox & Stevens began in 1905 as a yacht design and commercial brokerage in New York City. The original principal partners were Daniel H. Cox, Irving Cox, and marine engineer Colonel Edwin Augustus Stevens Jr., son of renowned designer Edwin August ...

of New York. The deckhouse, pilot house, and all exterior

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were made out of

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wood. Furnishings and equipment on ''Caritas'' were worthy of being classed among the handsomest and most luxurious yachts of the time. ''Caritas'' was powered with a pair of 125 hp Winton gasoline engines and a speed of 12 mph. She would later be known as ''Merdonia'', ''Spitfire'', ''Lockwood'', ''Largo'', and ''Aleta''.

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Info Page for Motor Yacht ''LYNIE JANE'' by George Lawley & Son Corp
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