Built 1929

Pictured in 1987. Built in 1929 as a private yacht for the famous gangster Al Capone just in time for the Great Depression, the 140' Consolidated motor yacht was later owned by American Can Corporation and used as a corporate yacht. In the 1940's The Americana was used by the US Navy as a sub chaser in WWII. The Americana later found a home in California as John Wayne's private yacht for many years. Today The Americana runs on rebuilt GM engines made in 1929 using the original engine-order telegraph system.

The Americana was built during prohibition. There is a button on the bridge that rings a bell in the bar in the event the captain sees any Federal agents coming. The bar tender closes himself inside the bar hiding himself and all the illegal liquor.

All the interior wood is original 1929 custom teak.

The Aft Teak Deck. The brass fittings all original 1929.