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Steam Yacht Cyprus Description of the Extensive Alterations Which She Has Undergone Since She First Came Out VERY interesting undertak- A ing in steel shipbuilding has just been successfully carried through under the' supervision of Messrs. Cox & Stevens, namely, the enlargement of the seagoing steam yacht Cyprus, originally de- signed and built under the § su- pervision~-of this firm or' naval architects for Daniel C. Jackling, of Salt Lake City, Utah, the original construction as well as the altera- tions having been carried out by the Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Co., of Seattle, Wash. . Cyprus, as originally built, was a notably large vessel, not only being the largest steam yacht ever built on the Pacific coast, but being outclassed in size by only four steam yachts owned by Americans and built in American shipyards. The building of this vessel was in the nature of an LOUNGE ROOM OwneRr"s Room LIBRARe GUESTS, STORAGE] SERVANTS | QUARTERS * Ww. T. Fw. WIRELESS experiment for Mr. Jackling, who ex- pressed himself as wishing to deter- mine by his experience with a not too large or costly yacht just ex- actly what he would ultimately re- quire in the way of a larger vessel to meet his permanent needs. ; With this object in view, a steamer type of hull with straight stem and elliptical stern was determined upon in order to produce the most sea- worthy vessel that could be _ con- structed, and an overall length of 231 feet was selected as being sufficient to secure the accommodation, speed and steaming radius desired. Cyprus was consequently built on the dimensions determined and was delivered to Mr. Jackling in the sum- mer of 1913. As the Pacific ocean, by reason of the long distances hetween harbors and the extremely heavy weather often encountered, is a much GvueESTS Music ROOM QUARTERS ENGINE ROOM CREWS QUARTERS INBOARD PROFILE cifie. coast, going as far south a more trying cruising ground than the. Atlantic or the Mediterranean, Mr. Jackling had serious misgivings fe- garding the comfort at sea under these conditions in a vessel of such relative- ly small dimensions as Cyprus in comparison to the regular coastwise steamers operating in the same' waters. Immediately upon having the vessel turned over to him by the builders, Mr. Jackling, in company with the designers, put to sea ina heavy gale and tried Cyprus out thor- oughly under conditions calculated to test her seaworthiness to the utmost. Subsequently Cyprus steamed to.San 'Francisco, encountering heavy weather the greater part of the way, and during the late summer and _ fall. of 1913 cruised extensively along th entrance to the Panama canal. = During these various trips, Mr. CHART ROOM PANTRY DINING ROOM GUESTS QUARTERS STEWARDS i 4 j I . ( NCH' 2\' CREWS LAUNCH' 33' CRUISING -- aN S = Oopos000000000 ° Ti NooooooooooooD Bel foxy e DoOoooooDooDoDO| (a) ESI) Clo Oopoo000000Dc0 OWNERS room LOUNGE Ofer} v v y v O MUSIC Room UB. oF 0 ENGINE BOILER GUN ROOM ENGINE Room GALLEY HATCH BOILER ROOm : QO ee UPPER DECK ST. ROOM N DECK coLD STORAGE SEAMEN ca LOWER DECK ENGINE ROom RW.TANK BOILER Room Fw TAVK STORES HOLD PLAN INBOARD PROFILE AND DECK PLANS OF THE STEAM YACHT CYPRUS