The Bath Iron Works built the Eleanor for William A. Slater in 1894 and at the time it was the largest and most luxurious American-built yacht of its day. In the following two years it sailed around the world with a crew of 32.
In about 1900 it was sold to Charles F. Baker, Jr and renamed the Wacouta. With America's entry into the World War 1 in 1917, the ship was donated to the US Navy to be converted to a patrol boat and renamed the Harvard and used as a convoy escort. On July 15th of that year, it rescued 30 survivors from the Exford and another 59 the following day from the Trelissick. In 1919 it was returned to its former owners and then sold to Greek owners for passenger service between Greece and italy. It was still in operation into the 1950s but final fate is unclear.
- Launched: 1894
- Length: 232 ft (71m)
- Bredth: 32 ft (10m)
- Draft: 13ft (4m)
- Displacement: 1136 tons
- Engine: 1 triple expansion steam engine of 1000hp (745kW)
- Sail area: 13,215 ft2 (1225m2)
- Cost: $300,000