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Image of Yacht Fantome at Ballard locks, Seattle, circa 1962
2009.23.1048
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Yacht Fantome at Ballard locks, Seattle, circa 1962

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The Fantome was a steel-hulled sailing yacht built for Great Britain’s Duke of Westminster in 1927, and later acquired by beer baron Ernest Guinness. It sailed into Seattle in 1939 and became stranded by the outbreak of World War II. After the war, King County blocked its departure in an effort to recover property taxes from Guiness. The vessel ended up resting at anchor in Portage Bay for a total of nearly 14 years. The Fantome was ultimately acquired by Windjammer Barefoot Cruises in 1969 and converted into a luxury sailing vessel.

This photo shows the Fantome passing through the Ballard locks in Seattle.

Caption by Walt Crowley, from "SV Fantome, former fixture on Seattle's Portage Bay, sinks in Caribbean hurricane on October 27, 1998," History Link essay 4140 at http://www.historylink.org/File/4140.
ID Number: 2009.23.1048
Date: Circa 1962
Creator(s): Vallentyne, John, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 acetate negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, John Vallentyne Collection, 2009.23.1048
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
Subjects: Lake Washington Ship Canal, Maritime

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