Atmah during World War II
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History | |
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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]
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmah (yacht).
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