S. Y. RHOUMA
Rhouma I and Rhouma II * Sir George Bullough's Ocean Going Steam Yachts.
Rhouma I and Rhouma II * Sir George Bullough's Ocean Going Steam Yachts.
PHOTOGRAPHS OF VISITS TO THE ISLAND OF MADEIRA APRIL 1899, 1901 AND 1904.
Written from first hand, on-going research and illustrated by George W. Randall,
co-founder in July 1996 and former
Vice-Chairman of Kinloch Castle Friends' Association.
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A FULL HISTORY OF RHOUMA I (ex Maria)
and RHOUMA II (ex Triton)
FOLLOWS THIS APPRAISAL OF CHARLES DIXON'S PAINTING OF
A FULL HISTORY OF RHOUMA I (ex Maria)
and RHOUMA II (ex Triton)
FOLLOWS THIS APPRAISAL OF CHARLES DIXON'S PAINTING OF
RHOUMA I AT COWES SAILING REGATTA IN AUGUST 1896.
Official Number: 102379 in Lloyd's Register of Yachts.
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.Mr. Ninian Stewart is the recorded owner of Maria for the year 1896/97.Charles Dixon's oil painting depicts Rhouma at Cowes Regatta held in August dated 1896 clearly flying George Bullough's personal pennant on the main mast.The former Triton must have undergone major work to her superstructure shortly after the yacht's purchase by George Bullough. .
Charles Dixon's oil painting of Rhouma at Cowes Regatta, August 1896..
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Mr. Ninian Stewart is the recorded owner of Maria for the year 1896/97.
Charles Dixon's oil painting depicts Rhouma at Cowes Regatta held in August dated 1896 clearly flying George Bullough's personal pennant on the main mast.
The former Triton must have undergone major work to her superstructure shortly after the yacht's purchase by George Bullough.
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Charles Dixon's oil painting of Rhouma at Cowes Regatta, August 1896.
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*    .  NOTE: Official Number: 115677. Signal letters: TJGP Previously: 102379 NGVP .  >< >< >< >< ><>< >< + >< ><>< >< >< >< >< FROM ISLE OF RUM DEER FOREST RECORD BOOK 1916 HM YACHT SAYONARA (ex Katoomba) VISITS RUM Auxiliary Patrol Vessel .     . 
Lloyd’s Yacht Register 1902 - 1903.  ..       THE ISLAND OF MADEIRA WAS A POPULAR DESTINATION FOR SY RHOUMA.        Madeira April 1904. .  Madeira Album.      Left: Sir George Bullough's personal flag. Right: The Burgee of the Royal Thames Yacht Club.   Forest and Stream - 27 May 1899.   * <> * < > * < BOER WAR SERVICE > * < > * <> *    Captain Robert L. Foxworthy was born in 1867 at
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| Sir George Bullough's personal flag flown from the foremast. |
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RHOUMA
II (ex Triton)
A still floating metamorphosis full of surprises ... ... ...First hand research written and illustrated by George W. Randall .
References at conclusion of Post.
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SY RHOUMA II (formerly TRITON)
Following the death in 1912 of her owner, James Coats, Triton was sold the following year by his executors to
Sir George Bullough, and renamed Rhouma II.
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James Coates, jnr., commissioned and owned Triton from 1902.
He died in 1912, his executors sold the yacht the following year
to Sir George Bullough who renamed her, Rhouma.
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| Original classification stamp on the main drive shaft: LLOYDS. No. 205A 11.2.02 (i.e. 11 February 1902) |
Lloyd's did not record a register of yacht ownership 1916 - 1918.
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After the war, in 1919, Rhouma was returned to her owner, Sir George Bullough who sold her to Mr. Vincent Grech.
Mr. Grech retained Rhouma up to 1923 when the yacht was sold to Captain Oswald Liddell and renamed Osprey.
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In 1923 Rhouma II was lengthened, had an upper-deck and cabins fitted and converted to run on fuel oil instead of coal in Scott Shipbuilding & Engineering Company's drydock at Greenock, Scotland. (M/Y Madiz - Historic Timeline) *  .  |
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Painting depicting HMS Hiniesta in Loch Foyle, the Royal
Standard at the
mast head, as she transports King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, and Princess Elizabeth
to Londonderry after arriving at Belfast by air for their Ulster Tour, July 1945.
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Hiniesta was decommissioned in 1949 and returned
to Sir Frederick George Preston who is recorded as owner in 1949, the year of
his death.
Ownership
was retained by Sir Frederick’s Exors, until 1951, in which year Mr. Benjamin
Meeker of London is recorded as “Proprietor” of Hiniesta.
Regrettably
Lloyd’s Register for 1952 and 1953 was unobtainable, but at some point Hiniesta, now renamed President Roberts, was registered to
President Roberts Inc., an International Trust Company based in Liberia, “linked
to Joseph Jenkins Roberts, Liberia’s first president”, and photographed at
anchor (below) with a Plumb Bow.
A MYSTERIOUS NEW OWNER ... ...
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Lloyd’s Register for
1954 records Camper & Nicholson of Southampton as owners.
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Scale model of S.Y Triton
later Rhouma II, Osprey, Hiniesta, President Roberts and finally, Madiz.
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| Plate relating to scale model of Triton - G. L. Watson Archive.
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but is recorded by Lloyd's Register in 1977.
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| Image from Daily Motion. Poirot is a production of UK Independent Television - ITV. |
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1993 Prince Trading Corporation (Costas Keletchekis), Monrovia and Athens.
In 1997 Madiz led the yacht parade at the Monaco Classic Yacht Week.
In 1997 Madiz led the yacht parade at the Monaco Classic Yacht Week.
2002 Registered U. A. E. (United Arab Emirates).
2003 Prince Trading Corporation (C. Keletchekis)), Athens.
2003 - 2006 Madiz underwent a three year major overhaul and refit
2003 Prince Trading Corporation (C. Keletchekis)), Athens.
2003 - 2006 Madiz underwent a three year major overhaul and refit
at the Kelaidis Shipyard, Perama, Greece,
resulting in Lloyd's Classifying the yacht
resulting in Lloyd's Classifying the yacht
2011 Registered Valletta, Malta.
2013 Registered owner Prince Trading Corp, Monrovia, Liberia.
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Madiz entered the dry dock facility in January 2004.
Madiz was in dry-dock for seventeen months during which every aspect of the vessel was inspected, overhauled or replaced as required, including testing the drive shafts, renewal of the bearings and realignment of the main engines.
(Image above from: A Celebration - The Remarkable History of Madiz - 2007.)
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Originally 147 feet in length the ship has been lengthened in her lifetime by 35 feet.
The original plumb bow is today raked giving a sleek modern appearance.
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DARK BLUE Ballast Water Tanks * LIGHT BLUE Guest Accommodation
PINK Guest Internal Areas * YELLOW Crew Accommodation * LIGHT GREEN Service Areas
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TODAY MADIZ IS FOR SALE AT $10,500,000
SPECIFICATION:
Current Home Port: Valletta, Malta.
Length overall: 181.76 feet
Width: 22 feet
Draft: 13 feet
Gross tons: 359
Net tons: 107
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| A full set of plans were drawn up for the 2004 refit and approved by Lloyds. (M/Y Madiz website) |
Fuel consumption: 45 gallons per hour at 10 knots
Speed: 10 - 11½ knots
Fuel capacity: 50 tons (approx. 10,000 gallons)
Water capacity: 40 tons(approx. 8,500 gallons)
Range: 2,750 nautical miles
Engines: 2 - 650 H.P. MTU Mercedes Maybach
Generators: 1 - 105 KVA Deutz genset, 1 - 50 KVA Kubota genset.
Speed: 10 - 11½ knots
Fuel capacity: 50 tons (approx. 10,000 gallons)
Water capacity: 40 tons(approx. 8,500 gallons)
Range: 2,750 nautical miles
Engines: 2 - 650 H.P. MTU Mercedes Maybach
Generators: 1 - 105 KVA Deutz genset, 1 - 50 KVA Kubota genset.
Madiz also carries:
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One 6 metre (20 foot) classic launch, diesel propelled
Riva "Super Florida" classic speed boat
One inflatable with 35 H.P, engine
One PWC (Personal water craft - i.e. Jet ski)
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Accommodation; up to 12 guests
One owner cabin * 1 VIP cabin * 4 double cabins
Crew Accommodation: 10
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A vessel fit for a King and Queen
King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth on-board HMS Hiniesta during their "Victory Tour"
through Britain after World War II.
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I hereby list, gratefully thank and acknowledge
the many sources to which I have referred.
All have added to the previously fragmented, sometimes inaccurate story of these two amazing vessels.
REFERENCES: -
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Ninian Bannatyne Stewart (Ancestry)
New York Herald - March 1899
M/Y Madiz - Historic Timeline
New York Herald - 1 March 1899
Charterworld.com
The Lancet - April 1900
Report by the Central British Red Cross -
British Red Cross Society - 1902
Royal Navy Roll of Honour World War I - Date and
Ship/Unit by David Kindell 2009
Marine Traffic – Ernst Gert Schmidt
The Field - March 1900
British Navy Ships of World War I - Archive.is - 2013
British Navy Ships of World War I - Archive.is - 2013
The Marine Engineer - July 1893
The Steamship Vol. 8 - January 1897
Caledonian Marine Research Trust - 2017
Engineering - June 1893
Italian Ships No. 5
Forest and Stream - May 1899, March 1900, May 1902
Jane’s Fighting Ships - 1902, 1920
Accrington Gazette - March 1900
The Graphic - December 1900
Camper and Nicholson, Gosport
Camper & Nicholsons France S.A.R.L.
George W. Randall Research and Photographic Archive - 1992-2023
Report of the Portland Hospital
Alpha Yachting
The Anatolian - 2009
Oamaru Mail - June 1912
Planet News, Ltd., Johnson's Court, London, E.C. 4
The Daily Telegraph
Prince Trading Company
James Edition.com - May 2016
Encyclopædia Britannica - 11th Edition
Collezione Guido Alfano - 1913
Bonhams Knightsbridge, London - Marine Art Sale
2008
Clyde Built Ships - Website
Coats Viyella - Coats Group plc
En.Unionpedia.org
Kategorie Motor Yacht
Super Yacht Intelligence - Blohm & Voss
The (Christchurch, New Zealand) Press - 18
N0vember 1922
Scot Polar Research Institute
The Steam Yachts by Eric Hofman - 1970
Scientific American - July 1903
Ships of the Royal Navy WW I
Caledonian Maritime Research Trust
British Naval History of World War I
Daily Motion - Problem at Sea
Mackintosh-Architecture/Glasgow University
Italian Ships No. 5
Forest and Stream - March 1900
The Field - March 1900
Yacht Charter Fleet
British Movietone Pathé News
Independent Television U.K. (I.T.V. Trouble at Sea images.)
All the World's Fighting Ships - F. T. Jane - 1901
All the World's Fighting Ships - F. T. Jane - 1901
World War I at Sea – Ships of the Royal Navy
Marbnet Maritime Business Network
Engineering Volume 69 - July 1900
Scottish Natural Heritage - Kinloch Castle
NUVO
The Rudder - September 1903
Scott Polar Research Institute -
Department of Geography Cambridge University
A Celebration - The Remarkable History of Madiz - 2007
Kenneth Clark: Life and Civilisation by James
Stourton - published 2016
Naval History and Heritage Command - US NAVY
Civilian Ships - Namouna (Steam Yacht 1882) Ibiblio
Steamship Historical Society of America Website
Lloyd's Register Marine Communications
Lloyd's (Annual) Register of Yachts
National Maritime Museum, London
Google / Wikipedia
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REVIEWED BY AUTHOR 16 JANUARY 2026
George W. Randall Research and Photographic Archive
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