▁finally ▁h ul ked ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁ ▁History ▁Bu ilt ▁by ▁Robert ▁Ste ele ▁and ▁Co , ▁Green ock ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁for ▁Charles ▁Joseph ▁Lam bert ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁y acht ▁named ▁W ander er ▁and ▁described ▁as ▁" the ▁most ▁lux ur ious ▁private ▁steam ▁y acht ▁ever ▁built ". ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁registered ▁with ▁the ▁Royal ▁Y acht ▁Squadron ▁and ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁R YS ▁W ander er , ▁based ▁at ▁Cow es , ▁Is le ▁of ▁W ight . ▁▁▁ ▁On ▁her ▁sh ake - down ▁cru ise ▁in ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁B isc ay , ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁she ▁was ▁dis m asted . ▁ ▁The ▁crew ▁managed ▁to ▁cut ▁away ▁the ▁broken ▁rig ging ▁and ▁she ▁reached ▁Fal mouth ▁under ▁her ▁own ▁power . ▁The ▁high ▁pressure ▁steam ▁engines ▁also ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁so ▁problem atic ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁replaced ▁before ▁she ▁went ▁into ▁service ▁with ▁the ▁Lam bert ▁family . ▁During ▁the ▁repair ▁works , ▁additional ▁accommod ation ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁po op ▁de cks ▁fore ▁and ▁a ft . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁Lam bert , ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁under to ok ▁a ▁ 2 - year ▁world ▁cru ise ▁on ▁board , ▁covering ▁almost ▁ 4 9 , 0 0 0 ▁miles ▁and ▁published ▁an ▁account ▁on ▁their ▁return ▁titled ▁The ▁Vo y age ▁of ▁the ▁" W ander er ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1