[1] She had a single screw, driven by a three-cylinder triple-expansion engine that was rated at 137 NHP[2] and gave her a speed of 14+1⁄2 knots (27 km/h).

[4] On the morning of 26 January 1914, Frederick William Vanderbilt's steam yacht Warrior ran aground on a sand or mud bank near the mouth of the Magdalena River on the Caribbean coast of Colombia.

She was carrying Mr and Mrs FW Vanderbilt and their guests: the Duke and Duchess of Manchester, and Lord Falconer.

[5][6] The Tropical Fruit Company steamship Almirante reached Warrior the next day, and sent a lifeboat which rescued the Vanderbilts, their guests, and their personal servants.

[5][6] By 6 February, all but ten of Warrior's crew had been rescued, and were aboard the Tropical Fruit Company steamship Metapan, which took them back to the US.

[7][8] By 10 February, a hurricane had driven Warrior further ashore; smashed Relief's windlass; and caused the tug to lose both of her anchors.

[8] By 13 February another seven members of the yacht's crew had abandoned ship, leaving only the captain and two crewmen aboard Warrior.