Jean Baptiste Rives
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Jean-Baptiste Jassont Lafayette Rives was a French adventurer who served in the court of the Kingdom of Hawaii. His name was sometimes spelled John Reeves by English speakers. Some sources give other
Baptism on Uranie in 1819
In the royal box at London, 1824
Cleopatra's Barge
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Cleopatra's Barge was the first oceangoing yacht built in the United States. It was built in 1816 at Salem, Massachusetts by shipbuilder Retire Becket for owner George Crowninshield Jr. Crowninshield
Jean Baptiste Rives
…tension between different denominations of Christians would be a long-lasting conflict. The king appointed Rives as appointed captain of the royal yacht Cleopatra's Barge after its purchase in January 1821, but probably served in only an honorary capacity since he was not known for his maritime skills. About 1822, Rives…
1818 painting by George Ropes in Peabody Essex Museum
Captain Benjamin Crowninshield
In the Harbor of Genoa, Italy
King Kamehameha II known as "Liholiho"