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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[May 3, 1902. 
AZTEC DESIGNED BY GARDNER & COX FOR A. C. BURRAGE, 1902. 
Aztec. 
The steam yacht Aztec, one of the largest pleasure 
vessels -ever built in America, was launched from Mr. 
Lewis Nixon's "Crescent Shipyard at Elizabethport, N. J., 
on April 22. Aztec was built from designs made by 
Messrs. Gardner & Cox, and the work has been done 
under their supervision. The yacht is owned by Mr. A. 
C. Burrage. of Boston, and when completed will be one 
of the finest and best equipped steam yachts injhe world. 
The vessel was designed for deep-sea cruising, and every- 
thing possible was included in her construction to make 
her independent of coaling stations, etc. She has a steam- 
ing radius of 6,000 miles at a speed of twelve knots with- 
out recoaling. 
Owing to some novelties in her design, the yacht has 
unusually large accommodation. In order to have some 
portion of the living quarters on the upper deck, the top- 
sides have been carried up to the hurricane deck, and in 
this way a large amount of cabin room is gained, far in 
excess of that afforded by the usual deck houses. 
Although the yacht's freeboard is unusually high, the 
designers have handled the design so skillfully that it is 
not especially conspicuous ; on the contrary, it gives an 
appearance of greater seaworthiness and stability. Aztec 
will compare favorably in good looks with any of the 
English vessels which for so many years past have been 
considered the acme of perfection of the naval architect's 
work. The yacht will be painted white above water and 
will have a deep red bottom, with a light green ^copper 
strake. 
Aztec is 250ft. over all, 215ft. waterline, 30ft. breadth, 
13ft. 31'n. draft and 22ft. 6in. deep. She is built entirely 
of steel, and is heavily plated and framed throughout. 
Aside from the longitudinal and transverse water-tight 
bulkheads, she has a double bottom capable of holding 
over 100 tons of water. In this way she is doubly pro- 
tected against accident, whether it be collision or from 
going ashore. 
The decks are of steel, covered with clear white pine. 
The deck houses are also of steel, covered with teak. All 
hatches, companionways, side ladders, waterways, rails, 
in fact all the deck fittings, are also of teak. 
The yacht's accommodations are not only well laid out, 
but are luxuriously fitted and splendidly lighted and venti- 
ANEMONE OWNED BY J. MURRAY MITCHELL, 
ALVJNA DESIGNED BY A, S. CHESEBOROUGH OWNED BY CLEMENT A. GRISCOM 
