Engineering:Atmah (yacht)
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 Atmah during World War II
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| Name: | Atmah |
| Owner: | Baron Edmond James de Rothschild |
| Builder: | Fairchilds, Govan, Glasgow |
| Completed: | 1898 |
| Fate: | Broken up 1950 |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Type: | Yacht |
| Length: | 88.2 m (289 ft 4 in) |
Atmah was the personal yacht of Baron Edmond James de Rothschild.
Atmah was built by Fairchilds in Govan, Glasgow in 1898, and was 88.2 metres (289 ft 4 in) long, lengthened to 91.6 metres (300 ft 6 in) in 1901, and based in Le Havre.[1][2][3] During World War I she was on active service for the British Admiralty.[3]
In 1940, ownership based to James Armand de Rothschild, and the ship was used by the Admiralty during the war.[3] In 1947, she was bought by Chagris Steamship Co Ltd (Goulandris Bros), London, and converted to a passenger ship and renamed Aegean Star, before being broken up in La Spezia at the end of 1950.[3]
References
- ↑ "D/Y Atmah (b.1898, Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co.Ltd., Glasgow) - Norsk Maritimt Museum / DigitaltMuseum". https://digitaltmuseum.no/011014227237/d-y-atmah-b-1898-fairfield-shipbuilding-engineering-co-ltd-glasgow. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ↑ "The Family ‹ Family interests". The Rothschild Archive. https://www.rothschildarchive.org/family/family_interests/yachting. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Screw Steamer ATMAH built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. in 1898 for Baron Edmond Rothschild, Paris, Yacht". clydeships.co.uk. http://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?ref=6378. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
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