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Designer: GL Watson
Rig: Bermudian Ketch
Year Built: 1937
Built By: Dickie & Sons, Tarbet, Scotland
LOA m / ft: 17.6m / 56′6″
LOD m / ft: 14m / 46′
LWL m / ft: 12.5m / 41′
Beam m / ft: 4.3m / 14′9″
Draft m / ft: 2.3m / 7′9″
Construction: Construction began in May, 1936 and delivered to her owner in April, 1937. According to the original specifications, the cruising auxiliary ketch yacht No. 570 has the approximate dimensions as follows: length overall, 566; length between perpendiculars, 490; length on waterline, 410; breadth extreme, 129, and depth from top of covering board to underside of wood keel amidships, 89. The information also indicates that the yacht was built under Lloyds Special Survey. She was built of Burmese teak, dried outdoors for eight years. The frames are oak (18 centimeters). The teak planks were 4 feet long and 45 mm thick. Her teak deck is 45mm thick.
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