Title

Close up of Shamrock's Deck. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Caption

Close up of Shamrock's Deck. 'Shamrock', designed by William Fife, was Sir Thomas Lipton's first (1899) challenger to the America's Cup. She was 128 ft overall length and carried 13,492 sq ft of canvas.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Reference

HRM19F00_003

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

74,0Mb (2,0Mb) / 20,2in x 14,2in / 6062 x 4269 (300dpi)

Keywords

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