CSS Yarnell, Admiral Yarnell  

The Harry E. Yarnell . John William Bays designed the Yarnell, a grey destroyer-like boat 60 X 131/2, 14 foot beam and its hull contained one hundred and twenty precisely measured and hand-molded white oak ribs.; below its red cedar deck it had two seventy-one horsepower Buda diesel engines; it was 22 tons drew 4 foot of water and carried 10 tons of pig-iron ballasts and cruised 10 knots. It had Fore & Aft, single one-pound ceremonial cannons which were enclosed within simulated turrets. It bore the block number '224'. Built by Wilfred "Bud" Craft for the Culver Military Academy; it was the Culver Military Flagship. Was a replica of a twin-funneled destroyer.

Named for Adm. Harry Yarnell, Culver Naval School Director. Christened in, the ceremonial bottle of champagne being broken over its bow by Mrs. Allen R. Elliott, wife of the Academy’s retired executive officer at Fourth of July ceremonies. and on 26 Aug. 1979 for some reason it sank to the bottom of the lake. Tt was a popular part of the Culver fleet until 1984. By then, the timber problems encountered during construction had been exacerbated by wear and tear, and the diesel engines required constant attention. The Yarnell was retired from service and demolished during the winter; another states that it was sunk in the lake and is now used by divers for practice and learning.

Sank in Aug. 1979