Valkyrie III (yacht)

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"Valkyrie III" in drydock in Brooklyn, NY in 1895. Photograph by John S. Johnston.
"Valkyrie III" in drydock in Brooklyn, NY in 1895. Photograph by John S. Johnston.

"Valkyrie III" was the unsuccessful British challenger of the ninth America's Cup race in 1895 against American defender "Defender".

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[edit] Design

"Valkyrie III," a keel cutter, was designed by George Lennox Watson and built by D & W Henderson & Company, Meadowside, Partick on the Clyde, Scotland in 1893 for owners Lord Dunraven, Lord Londsale, Lord Wolverton, and Captain Henry McCalmont of the Royal Yacht Squadron.

"Valkyrie III" had a steel frame, a hull planked with American elm and teak, and a pine deck.

[edit] Career

"Valkyrie III", 1895. Photograph by John S. Johnston.
"Valkyrie III", 1895. Photograph by John S. Johnston.

Valkyrie III was launched on May 27th, 1895. After a few mixed test races (for which it was later criticized for lack of previous competition) it sailed to New York to prepare for the ninth America's Cup.

Valkyrie III was beaten by "Defender" in all three Cup races. Owner Lord Dunraven claimed the Americans had cheated, creating a huge, public controversy which briefly jeopardized the future of the America's Cup race.

In 1899 Valkyrie III was refitted and sailed as a trial horse for Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock I, and in 1901 Valkyrie III was broken up.

[edit] Specifications

  • Overall length: 39.31 m
  • Length at water line: 26.65 m
  • Beam (width): 7.92 m
  • Draft: 5.97 m
  • Displacement: 166.9 tons
  • Sail area: 1172.52m2

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