Defoe Shipbuilding Company as a Presidential Yacht. It was called the "Barbara Anne" by President Eisenhower after his granddaughter, the "Honey Fitz" by President Kennedy in honor of his maternal grandfather John Francis Fitzgerald, and the "Tricia" by President Nixon after his daughter. In 1941, the name of the company was changed to Defoe Shipbuilding Company. During World War II, all production went to the war effort. From 1939 to 1945, the company built 154 ships, including four s, 13 destroyer escorts, 11 destroyer transports (converted destroyer escorts), patrol craft, and numerous landing craft of various types. The brand-new Defoe family yacht even
American Promise (yacht) became the first featured film in the PBS series, "Adventure". It first aired in March 1987. Morgan's voyage was also the focus of a series of psychological papers, including an entire issue of the "Journal of Personality" devoted to analyzing Morgan's life, his experience of the voyage, and the ways in which it may have affected his personality development. American Promise (yacht) The American Promise was a yacht used by Dodge Morgan in 1985-1986 for a record-breaking 150-day, 27,000-mile solo circumnavigation of the planet. The "American Promise" is a 60-foot Bermuda rigged sloop, boat that was designed by 1974 America's