File:Ship White Heather, by Thomas Willis.jpg

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Thomas H. Willis (1850-1925)
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
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English: Ship White Heather, by Thomas Willis

Oil on Canvas with Silk Embroidery, Circa 1890, 22 x 36 ½ Inches, Signed LR.

The steam yacht WHITE HEATHER, later known more famously as APACHE. In this view, WHITE HEATHER flies the American ensign and the burgee of the New York Yacht Club, dating this work to around 1901 when she was purchased by Harrison Drummond a well-known member of the NYYC. Drummond’s private signal is likely the swallowtail pennant depicted on the mainmast.

WHITE HEATHER was built by the prestigious firm of John Reid and Company at Glasgow in 1890 for R. Cecil Leigh of the Royal Albert Yacht Club. At 443 tons x 198’L x 28.2’B x 13’D, WHITE HEATHER was one of the largest sailing yachts of her time. She spent much of her career cruising the Mediterranean where she was widely praised for her size and elegance. In 1904 she was purchased by Edmond Randolph of New York who changed her name to APACHE.

As APACHE, she raced in the 1905 Kaiser Cup from New York to England. The winds were not strong enough to support her lofty bark rig and she finished last, several days after the rest of the fleet. She is notable as the first yacht of record to be equipped with a Marconi radio, which is said to have filled an entire stateroom.
Date circa 1901
date QS:P571,+1901-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source/Photographer Vallejo Gallery

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