The Minnehaha weighed 1127 tons and cost $72,000 to build. It was known as the "Green Yacht of Derry".The Minnehaha is named after the heroine of Longfellow's epic poem "The Song of Hiawatha".

Minnehaha, renamed Tigris III ... (Image: The Association of Dunkirk Little Ships) These boats have fascinating histories and connections to the Dunkirk evacuation. MB278, built in 1914 at ...