Atmah (yacht)

Atmah during World War II

History
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

1. ↑ "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.
2. ↑ "The Family ‹ Family interests". The Rothschild Archive. https://www.rothschildarchive.org/family/family_interests/yachting. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
3. ↑ 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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