Correspondence from Vincent Astor regarding donating the Noma to the US Navy Appraisal Value of Yachts

1917-04-10

U.S. National Archives
United States

images relating to Vincent Astor donating his yacht the Noma to the Navy.

This roster indicates the value of various yachts and motorboats which were taken over for government use. Astor's Noma is the highest appraised ship at $250,000. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Papers as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, FDR Library.

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Title: Correspondence from Vincent Astor regarding donating the Noma to the US Navy Appraisal Value of Yachts
Creator: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum of the National Archives and Records Administration
Date: 1917-04-10
Location: Washington, DC

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