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 - Engineering v 174 n 4515 Aug 8 1952 p 188-9)
Motor yacht "Tonquin"
Engineer
Engineer ; 194 , n 5036
1952
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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