TS Vanadis
The hull of the turbine yacht TS Vanadis |
| Career (U.S.A.) |
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| Owner: |
Mr. C.K.G. Billings |
| Builder: |
A. & J. Inglis |
| Launched: |
1908 |
| Homeport: |
New York |
| General characteristics |
| Displacement: |
1,092 GRT |
| Length: |
249½ feet |
| Beam: |
32½ feet |
| Propulsion: |
Steam Turbines & Triple Screws |
| Sail plan: |
Schooner |
| Speed: |
16½ knots |
The turbine yacht TS Vanadis was designed by Clinton Crane of Tams, Lemoine & Crane in New York, built at A. & J. Inglis, Pointhouse, Glasgow and launched in 1908. She was ordered by Mr. C.K.G. Billings of New York. She was built of steel, rigged as a triple screw schooner and, unusually, was powered by steam turbines. Capable of 16½ knots at full speed, she was registered at 1,092 tons gross and measured 249½ feet in length with a 32½ foot beam. She was sold in 1916 to Mr. M.F. Plant. She was then used by the Russian Navy under the name of Poryvs from 1917-1919. Sold to Baron de Linder and renamed Finlandia. In 1925 she was bought by Lt. Cmdr. Montague Grahame-White for his charter business and renamed to Ianara. Sold for the last time in 1935, she was reportedly broken up in 1938.[1]
References
- ^ The Royal Thames Yacht Club's steam yacht Ianara
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