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VIID engine, and a length of only 24 feet 6 inches (7.5 m). The attention to detail is evident in the thousands of duralumin countersunk screws with the slots all in line with the water or air flow.
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In February 1933, with the success of his Power-Napier engine to which he had exclusive rights, Scott-Paine issued his challenge for the Harmsworth Trophy. Within less than ten weeks, he had designed and built
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Following a fire on board which was quickly put out and the boat repaired, a record breaking attempt was made on 16 November 1933 on Southampton Water by Scott-Paine and Gordon Thomas.
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workshops. The result was revolutionary, with stringers of metal-reinforced wood and aluminium cladding, a single 1,350 horsepower (1,010 kW)
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designed a new propeller after the existing designs proved unsatisfactory. Testing was carried out in great secrecy on
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The team sailed for America in August 1933 and the contest was held on the
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National Maritime Museum
Hubert Scott-Paine
Rolls-Royce
'R' engine
winning entrant
Schneider Trophy
Garfield 'Gar' Wood
Miss America X
Harmsworth Trophy
Hythe
Napier Lion
George Selman
Southampton Water

St. Clair River
Algonac, Michigan
Venice
Prince of Piedmont's Cup
Count Volpi Trophy
National Maritime Museum
ISBN
1-85455-026-8
"Cleaning and reinterpretation of Miss Britain III"
the original
Categories
Racing motorboats
Vehicles powered by Napier Lion engines

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