El Primero (constructed in San Francisco, California) was the first steam yacht built on the west coast of the United States.

[3] El Primero transported four different presidents, including William Howard Taft when he came to Seattle to visit the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in 1909.

[8] After Perkins' death in 1955, the yacht went to his heirs and was later purchased by Sy Devening who was doing business as Puget Sound Excursion Lines, who converted it to diesel power.

With the vessel still in need of restoration, as of January 2010 the new owner was considering taking the yacht to Mexico or Thailand to have the work done.

[3] 2013 Ship proudly berthed and displayed at Bremerton, Washington Marina for maintenance, tours, and public functions.