Yacht completed by Grimston Astor, Ltd, believed to be largest all aluminum vessel of her class built in United Kingdom; length oa 60 ft; breadth 14 ft 9 in.; draft 2 ft 9 in.; displacement 14 tons; max speed 15 knots; hull design based on that of survey vessel Ain-Al-Bahr; aluminum sheet forms tensioned shell or stressed envelope which can be strengthened by insertion of athwartship frames and bulkheads to withstand wringing strains. (See also - Engineer v 194 n 5036 Aug 1 1952 p 157-8)


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    Title :

    Motor yacht "Tonquin"


    Additional title:

    Engineering


    Published in:

    Engineering ; 174 , n 4515


    Publication date :

    1952


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Motor yacht "Tonquin"

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