Title

Steam yacht 'Liberty', 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Caption

Steam yacht 'Liberty', 1914. 'Liberty' was built for Joseph Pulitzer in 1908. Designed by George Lennox Watson she was one of the largest private yachts of her day. She served as a Royal Navy hospital ship during World War I. 'Liberty' was especially fitted with ramps and soundproofing due to Pulitzer's blindness and extreme sensitivity to noise, and was nicknamed The Tower of Silence.

Date

1914

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Reference

HRM19F00_249

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

70,9Mb (2,6Mb) / 19,4in x 14,2in / 5811 x 4267 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation England boat boats country schooner ship ships war location century steam boat first world war concept isle of wight Navy B&W MONOCHROME warfare World War I WWI naval warfare water transport black & white black and white B W World War One 1910s 20th century Royal Navy 1st World War steam yacht WW1 hospital ship photograph Joseph Watson Joseph Pulitzer Pulitzer Kirk and Sons of Cowes Kirk & Sons of Cowes Cowes Kirk & Sons of William Umpleby Kirk Kirk William Umpleby Arthur Henry Kirk Arthur Henry Edgar WP Kirk Edgar WP boat view under way George Lennox Watson George Lennox starboard bow screw steamer Ramage & Ferguson Ltd Arthur Henry Kirk Edgar WP Kirk William Umpleby Kirk Joseph Pulitzer George Lennox Watson Ramage & Ferguson Ltd photograph