Shamrock IV
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Shamrock IV | |
| Yacht club |
 Royal Ulster Yacht Club |
|---|---|
| Nation |
 United Kingdom |
| Designer(s) | Charles Ernest Nicholson |
| Launched | 26 May 1914 |
| Owner(s) | Sir Thomas Lipton |
| Fate | Broken up 1932 |
| Racing career | |
| Skippers | William P. Burton |
| America's Cup | 1920 |
| Specifications | |
| Displacement | 108.3 tonnes |
| Length |
33.63 m (110.3 ft) (LOA) 22.86 m (75.0 ft) (LWL) |
| Beam | 6.35 m (20.8 ft) |
| Draft | 4.16 m (13.6 ft) |
| Sail area | 971.70 m2 (10,459.3 sq ft) |
Shamrock IV was a yacht owned by Sir Thomas Lipton and designed by Charles Ernest Nicholson. She was the unsuccessful challenger in the 1920 America's Cup.[1][2]
See also
- Shamrock, 1898 yacht
References
- ↑ "First Yacht Race For America's Cup Starts, Noon Today" (pdf). New York Times. 15 July 1920. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ↑ "America's Cup's AC-clopaedia: Shamrock IV". Retrieved 2012-04-22.
External links
- The International Yacht Race Technical article, Marine Engineering, July 1920 by C. A. McAllister including photos.
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