Shamrock (yacht)
J. Thorneycroft & Co. | |
| Launched | 26 June 1899 |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Sir Thomas Lipton |
| Racing career | |
| Skippers | Captain Archibald "Archie" Hogarth |
| America's Cup | 1899 |
| Specifications | |
| Displacement | 156.9 metric tonnes |
| Length |
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| Beam | 7.46 m (24.5 ft) |
| Draft | 6.15 m (20.2 ft) |
| Sail area | 1,214.30 m2 (13,070.6 sq ft) |
Shamrock was a racing yacht built in 1898 that was the unsuccessful Irish challenger for the 1899 America's Cup against the United States defender, Columbia.
Design
Shamrock was designed by third-generation Scottish boatbuilder,
Shamrock (also known as Shamrock I, to distinguish her from her successors) was built in 1898 under a shroud of secrecy, and christened by Lady Russell of Killowen at its launch on 26 June 1899.[3] Shamrock featured a composite build, with manganese-bronze bottom and aluminium topside clinkerbuilt over a steel frame and a pine decking.[4]
Career
She was initially skippered by Captain Archibald Hogarth.
During her trials she raced against the 1895 America's Cup challenger,
References
- ^ Inkersley, Arthur (May 1899). "The progress of the America's rival" (PDF). Outing. Vol. 34, no. 2. p. 214. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ Arthure, Humphrey (1983). Thornycroft: Shipbuilding and Motor Works in Chiswick. H. Arthure. p. 16.
- ^ "The Shamrock launched" (PDF). The New York Times. 27 June 1899.
- Thomas William Lawson; Winfield Martin Thompson (1903), The Lawson History of the America's Cup, p. 203
External links
- "America's Cup's AC-clopaedia: Shamrock I". Archived from the original on 10 August 2011.
- "The 19th Century Yacht Photography of J.S. Johnston".
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