SHAMROCK IV yacht

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SHAMROCK IV yacht

Post by aukepalmhof » Tue Oct 14, 2014 8:10 pm

SHAMROCK IV built as a yacht by Camper & Nicholson, Gosport, Hampshire for Sir Thomas Lipton a member of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club.
Designed by Charles Ernest Nicholson.
26 May 1914 launched.
Displacement 108.3 ton. Dim. 33.63 x 6.35 x 4.16m. (draught), length on waterline 22.86m.
Sail area 971.70 m².
Was the challenger under skipper William Burton for the 1920 America Cup against the USA yacht RESOLUTE.
1932 Broken up. Much more info is given on:
http://america-scoop.com/index.php?opti ... 72&lang=en

Grenada Grenadines 1987 35c sg1580, scott1477 (She is the green hulled yacht in the foreground.)
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamrock_IV
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