Word: gosport
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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Shamrock V. In Camper & Nicholson's yard at Gosport, England, the Countess of Shaftesbury christened the Shamrock V for Sir Thomas Lipton. It is a heavy boat, 77 ft. long, "made," said Builder George Nicholson, "to last a quarter of a century, maybe more." Its hull is of mahogany on a steel frame. The deck of the Shamrock IV was only half an inch thick and made of plywood, but you could load bricks on the two-inch planks of the Shamrock V. It will be much less speedy than the graceful boats which raced for the America...
April 14-Launching of Shamrock V, Sir Thomas Lipton's new America's Cup contender; at Gosport, England...
April 14-Launching of Shamrock V, Sir Thomas Lipton's new America's Cup contender; at Gosport, England...