Built by Vosper Ltd for S.Niarchos, with owner's fittings, furniture and decorations installed by Schlichtenwerft yard in Germany; length oa 102 ft, breadth molded 25 ft, depth molded 11 ft 1 1/2 in., draft aft about 7 ft; power for propulsion is provided by 3 Bristol Siddeley marine Proteus, type 1260, gas turbine engines each with output of 3500 shp at 11,000 rpm; plan. (See also Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 98 n 3 July 20 1961 p 73-5; Engineer v 211 n 5501 June 30 1961 p 1087-8; Shipbldr and Mar Engine-Bldr v 68 n 645 Aug 1961 p 481-4; Mar Eng v 66 n 9 Sept 1961 p 58-9, 137)


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    Title :

    50-knot gas turbine yacht "mercury"


    Additional title:

    Mar Engr Naval Architect


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1961


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    50-knot gas turbine yacht "mercury"

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1961


    50-knot gas turbine yacht "mercury"

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1961




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