USS Oneida (SP-432)
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USS Oneida was the proposed name and designation of an American steam yacht considered for use as a section patrol craft during World War I. In July 1917 the seagoing yacht was ordered taken by the U.
The Oneida, in the July 1916 issue of the yachting journal The Rudder
Commodore E. C. Benedict (1834–1920) aboard the Oneida, soon after purchasing the yacht in March 1913
Elias Cornelius Benedict
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Elias Cornelius Benedict, nicknamed Commodore was an American banker and yachtsman from New York City. He specialized in the gas and rubber industries. He was president of the Commercial Acetylene Gas
USS Oneida (SP-432)
…in international waters, but the yacht was never acquired and instead remained in private hands. It was the second of two yachts named Oneida by owner Elias Cornelius Benedict, a prominent New York City banker and one of the world's leading yachtsmen. In 1922, after Benedict's death, the Oneida was purchased by publisher…
E.C. Benedict, c. 1913 (aboard Oneida)
Indian Harbor, built by “Commodore” E.C. Benedict, 1895, on an-80 acre waterfront peninsula. The home and outbuildings were designed by Carrere & Hastings, who collaborated with renowned Olmstead, Olmstead & Eliot on the landscape. The home, although modified, still stands today.
EC Benedict Yacht Oneida leading the way and yacht sapphire following.